Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak issued a letter of greeting to the Coptic Diaspora on the occasion of Easter, which Eastern Christians celebrated on 19 April. Voice of the Copts says President Mubarak’s letter contains Taquiah—dissimulation or falsehood permitted by Islam under certain conditions. (The word is also spelled “Taqiyya” in English.)
In last week’s [...]

I bet it’s coming in through Nova Scotia.
Napolitano: Talibans Smuggling Swine Flu Through Canada on Stolen Cruise Ships
Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano urged that we take action in order to stop “Talibans from smuggling swine-flu tainted bunnies through Canada on stolen cruise ships.”
The announcement came at a press conference Napolitano called for 8:00 am this [...]

Stewardship, a Christian financial support charity in the UK, finds that giving has increased three percent during the last six months.
Since October last year, some 30,000 Sovereign Account holders with the ministry have donated more than £24 million in support to charities, churches and mission workers.
Stewardship Chief Executive, David Jones, said: “Our clients tend to [...]

As far as the federal government is concerned, Canada Day is just another opportunity to curry favour with Quebec.  Naturally, the feds are incredulous that someone thinks there’s anything wrong with that. Quebec is entitled to its entitlements.
The Harper government was criticized yesterday over its spending for Canada Day celebrations, but it argued that there [...]

A Glasgow jewellery shop has decided to bar individuals wearing face coverings after being robbed by two men in Muslim female dress. BBC News reports.
ATAA Jewellers in the west end of Glasgow was raided by two Asian men entirely covered apart from their eyes.
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The two girls working at the time were left so shaken [...]