Boko Haram declares 'Islamic state' in northern Nigeria; Restaurant removes bacon sign after Muslim woman complains...more

Boko Haram declares 'Islamic state' in northern Nigeria
Militant group Boko Haram has said it has set up an Islamic state in the towns and villages it has seized in north-eastern Nigeria.

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was speaking in a video released to congratulate his fighters for seizing the town of Gwoza earlier this month...

Vermont restaurant removes bacon sign after Muslim woman complains  Call it a classic case of political correctness run amok. Citing safety concerns, Sneakers Bistro, a restaurant based in Winooski, Vermont, removed a sign that read, “Yield Sneakers Bacon,” Breitbart.com reported Saturday. According to Breitbart, the sign was taken down after a Muslim woman complained.

An online post by the woman said the sign was insensitive to those who do not consume pork. She also said that as a Muslim, she was personally offended...

Fallout from campus sexual assault hysteria: College men now suspicious of women ...Bloomberg reporters John Lauerman and Jennifer Surane interviewed multiple men from colleges like Harvard and Stanford who expressed concern over what was once known as a "hook-up culture" but is now labeled by feminists as "rape culture." The change in terminology ensures that all responsibility is placed on men, just because of their gender.

Take Malik Gill of Harvard University, who said he wouldn’t even give a female classmate a beer...

Governments across the world can track almost anybody who carries a cellphone ...It is unclear which governments have acquired these tracking systems, but one industry official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to share sensitive trade information, said that dozens of countries have bought or leased such technology in recent years. This rapid spread underscores how the burgeoning, multibillion-dollar surveillance industry makes advanced spying technology available worldwide...

Lawyer on Strategy to Retrieve Consecrated Host from Satanists: 'There's Beauty in Simplicity' ...To Caspino's knowledge, a suit based on property-rights' claims hasn't been used before to retrieve a Consecrated Host from people who have illicitly obtained one...