Category Archives: war on the arts
Is Music Forbidden in Islam?
While this is all very interesting it is also worth doing a google search on musicians killed in Islamic nations for doing music. Opposing Views: by John Green, Demand Media Islamic scholars differ on whether believers are allowed to play … Continue reading
Two men threaten Danish gallery
Original translation by: The Observer From this Danish site: The owner of Gallery Draupner in Århus, Denmark was earlier today threatened by two men. The Gallery has previously exhibited drawings of Muhammad. The two men wore uniform-like outfits and … Continue reading
Armed men “behead” Syria poet statue
H/T CB NOW Media: Unidentified members of an armed group in northern Syria have cut off the head of a statue honoring Abbasid-era poet Abu al-Alaa al-Maari, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday. “An armed group in … Continue reading
“I am not surprised. This neighbourhood has changed”
SDAMATT is doing really stellar work these days. Thanks Hermano Muslim girl band
‘A priceless heritage destroyed by Islamic barbarians’: Dawkins outrages Muslims with comments over extremists damaging library
H/T Bains Daily Mail: Richard Dawkins’s tweet over library in Timbuktu, Mali, causes offence Some of 600,000 followers say professor was unjustly attacking Islam Later clarifies he ‘does not of course mean all Muslims are barbarians’ By Mark Duell PUBLISHED: … Continue reading
Music festival in Saudi Arabia
I was all turned around about this issue. Saudi Arabia does have music festivals and I suspect a lot of them are Jimi Hendrix fans. H/T Magic Martin The answer to the ancient question is now known. If you give … Continue reading
Charlie Hebdo explains its reasons for doing a cartoon history of Mohamed.
A couple of quick points. As I have mentioned before, I think the reason they are doing this is to prove that Muslims react viciously and violently to any discussion of their religious dogma no matter how truthful or accurate … Continue reading
Familiar looking, ‘angry Santa’ painting, pulled from auction.
H/T Snaphanen.Dk Here is a google translation of a story about another work of art being censored for one reason or another and a spoiled Christmas celebration because of objections to a public tree.
Paintings outrage Islamic hard-liners in Pakistan
National Post also covers this H/T Magic Martin AP: By ASIF SHAHZAD The Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan‘s leading arts college has pushed boundaries before in this conservative nation. But when a series of paintings depicting Muslim clerics in … Continue reading
Muslims in Syria doing what Muslims do best.
These guys are destroying statues for allah. After all, one of Mohamed, the founding thug of Islam,’s most celebrated actions is when he slaughtered the quite decent people of Mecca and then had all their 360 archetypal statues destroyed in … Continue reading
Islamists silence the musicians who guide rural Mali
H/T EDL Buck CS Monitor: For centuries, griots have directed ceremonies, smoothed over disputes, and served as repositories of history and genealogy. Now in northern Mali they are out of a job. By John Thorne, Correspondent / November 27, 2012 Bamako, … Continue reading
My Meeting with Lars Vilks
By Fjordman I have been fortunate enough to meet several of the great personalities involved in the struggle against Islamic totalitarianism over the past few years. In 2012, I met two of them for the first time in southern … Continue reading
At last. Some artists finally recognize which side their bread is buttered on in the long term
Yes leftists who hand out the vast vast majority of arts grants are ultra-politically-correct and will crush any artist who dares speak up against totalitarian Islam and/or communism. But in the long term artists had better recognize that if they … Continue reading
Painting on wall of Modern Warfare 2 toilet upsets Muslims
Eurogamer: By Robert Purchese Published 8 October, 2012 Favela map pulled out of rotation by Activision. Activision’s developers have aggravated the Muslim community by hanging a painting above a toilet in Modern Warfare 2. The painting has holy teachings written … Continue reading
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