An excellent piece of commentary.

I can promise that regardless of your viewpoints on global terrorism, religion, and America — you’ll learn something from this.

[ Bin Laden Addresses The American People ]

From FreeKareem.org:

The family of Al-Azhar student Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman, accused of “contempt of religion”, has disowned him before his court verdict session on the upcoming Thursday. His father, a retired mathematics teacher, has demanded applying the Sharia [Islamic law] ruling on him by giving him three days to repent, followed by having him killed if he does not announce his repentance.

I find it hard to root for cultures like this. At times I lose all hope and succumb to feelings of superiority and contempt. This is one of those times.

This is a very interesting video about what the creator believes to be the hateful contents of the Quran. I have to say, the evidence is pretty compelling given the fact that it seems to be straight out of the book itself. But we still have to take into account the possibility of misinterpretation, being taken out of context, and bad translations.

Anyway, here’s the video by Nick Gisburne:

…this is what Majid Yasin, director of Bournemouth Islamic Centre, basically said recently about Muslims in the U.K. who don’t respect their laws.

If people don’t like this society, they should go back home to their own country. There are plenty of airports.

I am encouraged when I see clear thinking like this coming from what so many view as “the other side”. We can’t let extremists darken our view of an entire group. On another note, I hope this guy doesn’t get killed.