The Office of National Statistics, paid for by us as you no doubt recall, has pulled a blinder to gloss over the third most popular boys’ name in Britain this year. The original post was spotted over at A Tangled Web, but it reminded TheEye of an amusing anecdote from Charles Saatchi. […]

…or not, as in this case. Once again when the strangeness of the Islamic judicial system is exposed to the cold light of day we find some interesting changes of mind. Lubna al-Hussein was put on trial for wearing clothing deemed indecent by Sudanese authorities was fined Monday, but will […]

RightWingNews notes that Iran is a theocracy, which means Islamic law and thus Islamic clerics, have great influence.   One of the clerics which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regularly consults has recently laid out the Iranian version of “enhanced interrogation techniques”. It is rather revealing, both about the mentality of those that […]

Every now and then you see a Top10 list of names given to newborns, and more and more frequently we notice variations of Mohammed becoming popular as the population demographic changes. However here’s one name you might not have noticed yet. From TheLocal in Germany: After a three-year legal battle, […]

Five years ago today, Chechen jihadists attacked a school and took more than 1,100 hostages. 334 adults and 186 young students died in the siege. Read the memories of Jim Hoft and watch the BBC video of interviews with surviving children of Beslan. AFP reports on the Beslan parents’ concern […]

Further signs of a slippery slope in Ireland, where a proposed new law could do all sorts of fun things (in a bad way) to the Irish courts system. The lawyers are going to have a field day. We read that: “The Irish government plans to bring into force a […]

“Muslim Demographics” is a fascinating YouTube upload. With over 10 million views the 7:31 min clip makes some startling claims about the direction that the population in Europe is headed. The BBC, which, how can one put it politely, is not known for its critical reporting of the Religion of […]

There are times when you have just got to know when to keep your mouth shut. Like when the Sergeant-Major asks for volunteers or McDoom is looking for replacement ministers. In a classic example of how not to do it, a Saudi man has been arrested for boasting about his […]

Let’s be honest – Islam and fashion do not go together! But where is the outraged voice of the Sisterhood? Cue silence…. A group of Sudanese women diners face up to 40 lashes – for wearingtrousers. The women have been accused of dressing ‘indecently’ while dining at a popular restaurant […]

Fancy a meat feast Pizza? If you, you might want to avoid Domino’s Pizza. Residents have threatened to boycott a Domino’s Pizza – after it took pork off its menu and now only offers halal food. Customers in Blackburn are angry that the managers of the store – which is […]