Roger Sandall had an interesting piece in the January-Februrary issue of Quadrant (“… a lonely counterpoint to stultifying orthodoxies and dangerous utopias, the best of the Western cultural tradition,” according to our Prime Minister John Howard). Sandall addresses the issue of the increasing sexualisation of our culture, using the controversial comments of Sheikh Taj al-Din... Read More

Muslim Matters have a tribute to Waleed Shaalan, a Muslim graduate student who was killed in the recent Virginia massacre. Tariq Nelson is also advertising a fund that has been set up for his family (he leaves behind a wife and a young child). Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon. Read More

Melanie Phillips’ hand-wringing shrill polemic Londonistan seeks to sketch the radical Islamic underbelly of the nation’s capitol. Phillips who has no links to the Muslim community, has conducted no research or polling of her own, nonetheless seeks to interpret this diverse community to the world, and in doing so paints it in the worst possible... Read More

After discovering the word “Ismail Ax” on the arm of the Virginian killer, the bright minds of the blogosphere quickly identified the name as being part of the opening sentence of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. “This is an obvious reference to the book,” said one blogging anti-Herman harridan. “They hate our way of life and... Read More