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The British Museum tries to counter an ugly truth long captured in Western art. ... Objectively speaking, the “Slave Market” painting in question portrays a reality that has played out countless times over the centuries: African and Middle Eastern Muslims have long targeted European women—so much so as to have enslaved millions of them over the centuries. The Muslim demand for, in the words of one historian, “white-complexioned blondes, with straight hair and blue eyes,” traces back to the prophet of Islam, Muhammad, who enticed his followers to wage jihad against neighboring Byzantium by citing its blonde (“yellow”) women awaiting...

Actually the sheikh is right. This is prescribed and sanctioned, encouraged, under Islam's rules of engagement. Women are booty, the spoils of war. This is rampant in over a millenium of jihadi wars, land appropriations, cultural annihilations and enslavements. Obama say, "Respect it!" Jay Leno's wife, Mavis, say, "The Qur'an is more liberal with women than the Bible.". Geller say, "Defeat and destroy". East London Mosque hosts speaker who has called for Jewish women to be enslaved and 'pillaged' Andrew Gilligan I haven’t written about that self-proclaimed haven of moderation and tolerance, the East London Mosque, for a few weeks....

RIYADH (Reuters) - Sitting in the reception area of a Saudi newspaper office, we do nothing more damning than talk about the weather and the local press. The security guards eye us suspiciously -- so much so that I avoid crossing my legs to escape the impression of being overly casual with my female interlocutor. In almost any other country it would be a routine exchange. In Saudi Arabia, a public meeting like this between a man and a woman could ruin her reputation and besmirch a family's honor. The young woman explains in almost a whisper that we are...

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