There have been two disturbing pieces of news from Britain in recent weeks. The first came earlier this month when the King Fahd Academy, an Islamic school in Acton, admitted that it uses some pernicious textbooks. The books refer to Jews as “apes” and Christians as “pigs.” When confronted by the British media, a school official refused to discontinue using the books, explaining that “These books have good chapters that can be used by the teachers. It depends on the objectives the teacher wants to achieve.” That statement is probably true, as far as it goes. The King Fahd Academy is, as you might have guessed, funded by Saudi Arabia. The second story appeared last week in the London Telegraph under the headline “Father killed family for being too western.” Mohammed Riaz was a 49-year-old man living with his wife and four daughters in Lancashire. An immigrant from Pakistan, Mr. Riaz was concerned because his eldest daughter, a 16-year-old girl named Sayrah, said she wanted to be a fashion designer when she grew up. He also worried that his other three daughters, ages 13, 10, and 3, might not want arranged marriages. So one night last October, while his family was sleeping, Mr. Riaz sprayed gasoline throughout his home. And set it on fire. His wife and four girls died. As a Telegraph story noted, Mr. Riaz “centred his life on the local mosque.” (After setting the fire that killed his family, Riaz set himself on fire, too. He was rescued by emergency responders, but died two days later.) Honor killings, anti-Judeo-Christian propaganda being taught in schools funded by foreign countries. Such is the state of affairs across the pond. Mark Steyn looks smarter every day.
