Read it all here.Resistance to a new bill aimed at limiting foreign law in Pennsylvania courts serves as a case study of how Islamists and their allies operate: peddling falsehoods about Shari’a, painting Muslims as victims, and denying that anyone seeks to institutionalize aspects of Islamic law — even as they vigorously promote that very agenda. With similar legislation being debated across the U.S., understanding their tactics is critical.
At issue in Pennsylvania is House Bill (HB) 2029, which stipulates that “a tribunal shall not consider a foreign legal code or system which does not grant … the same fundamental liberties, rights and privileges” as guaranteed by the federal and state constitutions. Introduced in November, it follows the American Laws for American Courts (ALAC) model and makes no mention of Shari’a. A preliminary memo sent to legislators last June in the name of Rep. RoseMarie Swanger, HB 2029’s chief sponsor, does highlight Islamic law, but she later said that it had been circulated accidentally. Regardless, concerns about Shari’a are warranted due to its many provisions that conflict with the standards of American jurisprudence. For example, it disadvantages women in terms of inheritance, divorce, child custody, and other areas of family law. Shari’a already has shaped numerous cases nationwide, including in Pennsylvania, where one state court decided how assets should be distributed according to Islam.
Monday, February 13, 2012
CAIR’s Fight Against Pennsylvania Foreign Law Bill
Friday, January 27, 2012
Denying Islamists Federal Security Clearances
Federal departments and agencies tasked with safeguarding the U.S. must first safeguard themselves against Islamist infiltration. Recent news items about Muslims having security clearances rejected or revoked suggest that at least some government entities are forgoing political correctness and taking this problem seriously. More need to follow suit, but the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is determined to make life difficult for them.
The disclosures began last June when the Investigative Newsource (IN), then called the Watchdog Institute, published a report in the Orange County Register describing how a multiagency probe had led the Department of Defense (DoD) one year earlier to remove the secret-level clearance of Rahim Sabadia, president of Sabtech Industries, a California-based company that manufactures electronics and computer systems for military use. This kept his firm from completing work on a classified contract for the U.S. Navy. Apparently the Pentagon had expressed concerns about Sabadia’s “charitable contributions.”
Read it all here.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Blogging at Islamist Watch XXIII
Threats to Free Speech: A Tale of Two Terry Joneses
'Islamophobia' Defense Succeeds for Shooter of Aussie Cop
No Hijab, No Peace: Analyzing the Rye Playland Incident
Pew Poll Quantifies the Radical Minority of U.S. Muslims
Gallup's U.S. Muslim Survey: No Great Boon to Islamists
Belgian Burqa Ban Takes Effect — Who's Next?
CAIR Regularly Slams America on Iranian TV
Face of Controversial Philly Muslim Adorns City-Backed Mural
Friday, July 8, 2011
Blogging at Islamist Watch XXII
Prince Goes from 'Darling Nikki' to 'Darling Niqab'
Armageddon, Farrakhan, and Philadelphia's Islamic Festival
CAIR's 'Islamophobia' Study Distorts Philly Mosque Case
The Justice Department's PC-Heavy Press Releases
Have Christians Gone Overboard in Outreach to Muslims?
Everybody Remember Molly Norris Day
Muslims for Burqa Bans
Did a Polygamous Imam Lead Prayer in the Florida Legislature?
Sunday, May 1, 2011
May Christians Preach Outside a Philadelphia Mosque?
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Blogging at Islamist Watch XXI
Efforts to Ban the Burqa Go Well Beyond France
CNN 'Islamophobia' Piece Relies on Flagrant Deception
Boorish Anti-Muslim Protesters Aid Islamists
Violent Jihad Kills Muslims, 'Islamophobia' Does Not
Muslim Radicalization: Rebutting Peter King's Critics
Sexual Slavery in Britain and Its PC Enablers
Teachers Physically Assaulted by Islamists
Europe Wakes to Multiculturalism's Epic Failure
Monday, January 31, 2011
Blogging at Islamist Watch XX
Trend: Burn a Koran, Get Arrested
Burqa Bandits Target TD Bank
The Slow-Motion Exodus of European Jews
Ham and Other Troublesome Topics in Class
The Grinches Who Steal Christmas
A Muslim, Her Guide Horse, and Reciprocity
Hate Crime Stats: Where's the 'Islamophobia'?
Muslims in Christian Schools: Religious Friction 101
Monday, November 15, 2010
Blogging at Islamist Watch XIX
Oklahoma's Shari'a Ban and CAIR's Risky Response
Informal Honor Police Use Taxis as Patrol Cars
NPR Cans Juan Williams for Addressing Reality
Book Publishers' Continued Cold Feet over Islam
Celebrating Free Speech Victories
Kenny Gamble Nets Another $500K from Taxpayers
Trend: Christians Preach to Muslims, Get Arrested
Ramadan Accommodations: Tolerable vs. Troubling
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Blogging at Islamist Watch XVIII
Media Cite Professor Bagby, Not CAIR Bigshot Bagby
Professor Prothero, Meet the Burqa Bandits
The Ground Zero Mosque: Counterproductive to Islamists?
CAIR Becomes a Political Hot Potato
Ramadan Controversies Start Early
Pandering to Muslims at Taxpayer Expense
Self-Censorship: Et Tu, Penn Jillette?
The European June: Riots, Stonings, and Brawls
Monday, June 28, 2010
Blogging at Islamist Watch XVII
Islamic Dress and No-Win Situations
Virgin Mary Gets Dragged into the Burqa Fray
Here Come the Burqa Bans
Cordoba House Backer Feisal Abdul Rauf Loves Shari'a
Jihad on Camera: Hatred at UCSD, Lars Vilks Attacked
Trickle-Down Self-Censorship
Bear-Suit Muhammad and the Wages of Cowardice
Siraj Wahhaj Starts Health Clinics, Enjoys a Media Whitewash