And in another example of conflicting messages, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty responds to a question by a reader who heard some rumors about Islam Online: Question: As-Salamu`alykum, please clarify, someone I met said that your site is being hacked by Jews and not to read your site and is spreading this rumour. Please clarify as last [...]
Funk legend Rich James died on Friday, and they still don’t know what caused his death. Funk legend Rick James’ death remains a mystery after a post-mortem examination failed to determine the cause. James, 56, died in his sleep on Friday at his home near Universal City, in Los Angeles. His three children, daughter Ty [...]
When the Palestinians and their allies bring forth anti-Israel resolutions in the United Nations, they know they can count on the support of countries in the developing world, and certainly in Africa. But that support is no longer unanimous: On July 20, when the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to order Israel to tear down [...]
I have to hand it to the PLO Arabs. They seem to be less sexist than their Arab brethren. For a start, they ostensibly offer their girls and women many of the same opportunities afforded to the men. Palestinian girls wear camouflage uniforms and carry toy guns as a poster of the late Hamas leader [...]
Some good news concerning the Israeli “Mossad agents” in New Zealand. Two alleged Mossad agents, currently serving six-month jail sentences for attempting to fraudulently obtain New Zealand passports, are handling their predicament “incredibly well.” A senior New Zealand source told The Jerusalem Post that the two men – Uri Kelman, 30, and Eli Cara, 50 [...]
England have found a new official jester. And no, it is not Ken Livingstone. Nigel Roder has beaten six rivals by public acclaim to become England’s first official jester for more than 350 years, succeeding Muckle John who lost his job when King Charles 1 was beheaded in 1649. —- Unlike court jesters of old, [...]
The Jerusalem Post is carrying this AP story today: Report: Saudis arrest kingdom’s top terrorist Saudi police reportedly arrested the kingdom’s most wanted terrorist on Thursday, according to pan-Arab satellite TV station Al-Arabiya. The Saudi-owned station reported late Thursday that police captured Faris Ahmed Jamaan al-Showeel al-Zahrani in Abha, a town 800 kilometers (497 miles) [...]
..goes to this man: A migrant worker from Myanmar cut off his penis on Friday after drinking himself into a rage when his wife refused him sex, Thai police said. Po Dong, 29, a dock worker at the Thai port of Samut Prakan, attempted intercourse with his wife, Kate, on Thursday night. When she refused [...]
There is excitement in Israeli blogger land, as plans are already under way for an English-speaking Israeli blogger bash, to be held some time in late August – early September. If you are an English-speaking Israeli blogger who did not already know about this, click here and join the group. There is a poll to [...]
Everyone from Michele to Allah is having fun with this corny picture. I feel left out, so here’s my contribution. “If you think these are large, you should see the ones on my feet.”
