Muslim-majority Azerbaijan bans Hijab in schools with Palki Sharma

Very recommendable news report with historical background!

(237) Muslim-majority Azerbaijan bans Hijab in schools | The Palki Sharma Show | IGR | India Global Review - YouTube

Morocco’s new female Prime Minister: ‘We Are Muslims, Not Islamists’

The new Prime Minister of Morocco is already coming out and making headlines!

The first female Prime Minister in the Arab world!

It does not hurt to remind that there is a difference between Islam and Islamism!

Morocco’s Prime Minister: ‘We Are Muslims, Not Islamists’ | Frontpage Mag "And that settles it. Doesn’t it?"

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri

43% of Young Voting Age Adults in America Support Sharia. Really!

Most of these young age adults probably do not even know what Sharia law is!

I suspect some serious flaws here!

"... But a new poll finds a disturbing trend among young Americans, that they support the Sharia in even greater numbers than Muslims themselves. “Poll: 4 In 10 Young Americans Support Sharia Law,” by Sarah Lee,  The Federalist, October 6, 2026: ..."

"A set of polls released this week by Our Republic and Rasmussen show a concerning trend among American youth, especially in light of recently revealed immigration numbers under [46th President]: A quarter of 18-35 voters polled would support a community implementing Sharia law as the legal code for the entire town, city, or state if the majority of residents living there desired its adoption. ..."

43% of Young Voting Age Adults in America Support Sharia | Frontpage Mag "And are enthusiastically ready to implement it in an American city."

Poll: 4 In 10 Young Americans Support Sharia Law "‘Groups perceived as marginalized are often treated sympathetically without much scrutiny of what those groups or their belief systems actually teach.’"

Thailand’s century-long southern conflict is heating up

Bad news! Again Muslims are involved in the violence!

(156) Thailand’s century-long southern conflict is heating up - YouTube

'Faces Must Be Uncovered': Prime Minister Meloni's Big Crackdown On Burqa, Niqab In Italian Schools

Food for thought!

(1) 'Faces Must Be Uncovered': Meloni's Big Crackdown On Burqa, Niqab In Italian Schools| Firstpost Live - YouTube

Five Years Into the Taliban’s War on Women. Really!

This seems to be one of the subjects du jour! It was repeated all over the news media in recent weeks or so!

Why don't the women in Afghanistan not go on a sex strike? Sometimes women's rights have to be attained by persistent non violent protest, strikes, debates etc. by women. If Afghan women desire more liberty and rights they have to do something about it.

"The most famous fictional example is the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, written in 411 B.C.E., where women stage a sex strike to force their men to end the Peloponnesian War.

In real life, a famous historical instance occurred in 2003, when Liberian women led by Leymah Gbowee used a sex strike alongside protests to force warlords to negotiate an end to a brutal civil war." (Google Search)

"... Here is what they inherited and destroyed. Between 2001 and 2021, Afghan women did not wait for anyone’s permission to become people. We became judges, close to 270 of them, ruling in courts that would not have let us testify a generation earlier. We [women] became members of parliament, provincial officials, ministers, generals. We built businesses, newsrooms, clinics, schools. I built mine, a media career and a company that let me walk into rooms my own mother was never allowed to enter, rooms I still remember the first time I sat in them, understanding exactly what it had taken to get there ...

Senior Taliban officials, negotiators, ministers, the men who signed the decrees banning Afghan girls from school, have spent the last five years quietly enrolling their own daughters in schools and universities in Doha and Peshawar. One of the men who helped design the architecture of Afghan women’s erasure has a daughter who became a doctor abroad, trained in the exact profession his government forbids Afghan girls at home from ever pursuing. ...

Their financial conduct tells the same story. A movement that claims religious purity as its governing logic has spent five years entangled in the opium and methamphetamine trade, in mineral deals with China cut behind closed doors, and in a mining economy worth an estimated one to three trillion dollars that flows almost entirely to a small circle of men from a handful of provinces, while the country they govern ranks among the hungriest on earth. Call it what you want. I call it a mafia that memorized scripture. ..."

Five Years Into the Taliban’s War on Women "Under armed occupation, gender apartheid [???] has become the governing order in Afghanistan—and the world is increasingly learning to live with it."

Nigeria: After Trump's Warning Abuja Signs Muslim-Christian Peace Accord

Good news! Blessed are the peacemakers!

(135) Nigeria: After Trump's Warning Abuja Signs Muslim-Christian Peace Accord | Firstpost Africa - YouTube

Why are Muslim American Politicians Uniformly Democrats? Really!

Good question, but is it true or just a historical coincidence? Are Republican muslims perhaps less prominent and/or more silent/less outspoken about their religious beliefs?

Or do the mainstream media avoid reporting on Muslim Republicans?

Caveat: I did not read the article.

"Muslim Americans are increasingly getting involved in American politics.

Most prominent are members of Congress Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Andre Carson (D-Ind.), and Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.).

Most prominent among several mayors is Democrat Zohran Mamdani in New York City.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, now running for the Senate seat in Michigan, could become the first Muslim in the U.S. Senate. ..."

Why are Muslim American Politicians Uniformly Democrats? | Frontpage Mag "The Unholy Alliance on full display."

The Story Behind Iran's Islamic Revolution

Recommendable!

(597) The Story Behind Iran's Islamic Revolution That Changed Everything | Vantage Edit - YouTube

U.N. Secretary-General Guterres again to Fast with Muslims in Strict Ramadan Observance in Turkey

Proves again what an utter fool this man is!

Does Guterres do similar things for other major religions? The lazy journalist of this article below did not tell, perhaps not even investigate!

U.N. Chief Guterres to Fast with Muslims in Strict Ramadan Observance "U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Turkey on Wednesday as part of what his office calls an “annual Ramadan solidarity visit,” where he is joining fasting Muslims while calling for the world to “eradicate the scourge of Islamophobia from every country and community.”"

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Disclaimer:

I am currently blogging from behind the Great Firewall of China.

My Internet service in China is very spotty. Thus, I am not able to blog as usual.

Pakistan brewery exporting after near 50-year ban

Good news! Are more Muslims discovering beer? 😊 Saudi Arabia is also loosening some of its strict alcohol regulations.

Saudi Arabia Quietly Lifts Its Alcohol Ban for some residents

Good news! In some countries progress is slower than in other countries! 😊

When will Saudi citizens claim discrimination and protest? Give me death or give me beer! Just kidding!

"Saudi Arabia is quietly permitting some residents to buy alcohol, breaking a longstanding taboo as the Islamic kingdom looks to expand its tourism sector, attract high-earning expatriates and modernize its conservative image.

Without making an announcement, the government in recent weeks has begun allowing non-Muslims with the premium residency status given to skilled or wealthy expatriates to buy beer, wine and spirits  ..."

Saudi Arabia Quietly Lifts Its Alcohol Ban - WSJ "The Islamic kingdom is loosening its laws against alcohol as part of a modernization push"

Why is it so difficult to deal with Islamist/Arab terrorists and coward mass killers?

Islamist/Arab are suicidal and fanatic!

They have no regard for human life. Mass killings of innocent civilians is their norm.

As cowards, they use the civilian population as protective shields by hiding and operating from within.

Some of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (Hadith) promise dozens of virgins to martyrs!

Western countries are too lenient on any Arab country or individuals who support these terrorists with money.

The coward killing of 11 Israeli athletes by Arab terrorists at the Olympic Games of Munich 1972 was my awakening to the issue at age 12. Who would abuse the games of peace and truce for committing such heinous murder and bloodshed? It culminated with 9/11/2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and more recently with the massacre on 10/7/2023 in Israel.

In a civilized world only peaceful protest like demonstrated by Mahatma Gandhi is acceptable!

May we call these Islamist/Arab terrorists scum of the earth? They should be prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned ASAP!

P.S. Don't get me wrong! The Arabs and Muslims in general are nice, kind and great people, but in their midst are some evildoers and their fellow travelers and their useful idiots.

My Christmas wish 2025

Can we not all get along in peace and prosperity? Christians, Jews, and Muslims!

Will it happen in my lifetime? I pray and hope!

The Arab Initiative Racing Against a Global Surge in Antisemitism

It would be wonderful if there are such initiatives among Arabs/Muslims in the Middle East and if these initiatives make a difference!

Caveat: I did not read the article.

The Arab Initiative Racing Against a Global Surge in Antisemitism "A team of translators is tackling antisemitism by confronting its roots in the Middle East through education, empathy, and a return to a forgotten tradition of [peaceful] coexistence."

Israel's President Herzog Hosts West African Muslim Leaders to Promote Israel-Africa Cooperation

Good news! Not all Muslims are terrorists, but too many are!

"President Isaac Herzog welcomed a delegation of senior Muslim religious leaders from five West African countries to Jerusalem on Monday, using the visit to foster interfaith cooperation and highlight Israel’s growing partnerships across Africa.

The delegation, organized by Israel’s Foreign Ministry, included imams and community leaders from Senegal, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, and Togo. Their mission, described as both spiritual and practical, aims to promote closer ties between Muslim communities in Africa and the State of Israel. ..."

Herzog Hosts West African Muslim Leaders to Promote Israel-Africa Cooperation

Incorporating Islamic values into a sexual education program in Indonesia

This seems to be a promising approach or initiative!

"A session [at the International Conference on Family Planning 2025 in Bogotà, Colombia] highlighting an effort to incorporate Islamic values into a sexual education program in Indonesia is one of several exploring ways to engage religious leaders, male allies, and other partners to boost sexual and reproductive health rights for all."

Global Health NOW: Gold Mining, Mercury, and the Amazon’s Mothers; and Dispatches from Bogotà: ICFP 2025

How dubious is the Muslim UK Secretary of State for the Home Department Shabana Mahmood?

Keir Starmer's government apparently has more surprises! Or what a fool is Keir Starmer?

This article below suggests she is quite dubious and should perhaps never have been appointed to the UK government.

UK Muslim Counterterrorism Minister Called White Men the Enemy | Frontpage Mag "“The people you see holding the English flag… are white and they are male and they’re bad people."

Official portrait (Source)

Morocco: Activist Lachgar Jailed for 30 Months for Blasphemy, Insulting Islam

No hero in my opinion! This feminist/LGBTQ activist "slammed the [Islam] as fascist and misogynistic"! The punishment for such extremism is certainly harsh, but this kind of provocation was over the top and unnecessary! What was the point?

Freedom of speech has some limits!

Thirty years after end of war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, tensions remain

Recommendable!