From the Spanish-language El Mundo, with thanks to Alex. My rough translation of part of the article: Four prisoners of Kosovar Albanian origin were wounded after suffering a violent attack at the hands of Islamist inmates in the Penitentiary Center of Mansilla de las Mulas in León, because of their refusal to observe Ramadan. The […]
Archives for October 2004
Arafat’s illness not life-threatening
The ailing mujahid is expected to recover. From Reuters, with thanks to Kemaste: CLAMART, France (Reuters) – Medical tests carried out on ailing Palestinian President Yasser Arafat have ruled out leukaemia or any other life-threatening condition, senior aides say. “The latest tests have found that President Arafat does not suffer from any life-threatening illness and […]
Beheaded Japanese Hostage Found in Baghdad
The body has been identified as Shosei Koda. From The Scotsman, with thanks to Kemaste: The Japanese government confirmed today that a decapitated body found in Iraq is that of a Japanese man taken hostage by Islamic militants earlier this week. The body found in central Baghdad yesterday has been identified as Shosei Koda, 24, […]
Terror threat in Australian prisons
This is happening in American prisons also. From The Daily Telegraph, with thanks to Kevin: AS many as six of the State’s most dangerous prisoners have become supporters of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden after converting to radical Islam while in jail. Intelligence obtained by the Corrective Services Department reveals some of the inmates to […]
U.S. warns of possible attack on Qatar hotels
From CNN, : WASHINGTON (CNN) — The United States warned Americans in the Gulf state of Qatar Friday to avoid major hotels in Doha over the next week due to the possibility of a terrorist attack. “The embassy advises Americans to continue to avoid major hotels in Doha during the upcoming week. The embassy is […]
Kashmir: jihadists torture, kill father and son
From the Press Trust of India, with thanks to Twostellas: JAMMU: Terrorists on Saturday shot dead a man and his son and critically injured his daughter after brutually torturing the trio with hot iron rods in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said. A group of four to five Hizbul-Mujahideen terrorists barged into […]
Pakistani kids imbibe lessons on jihad
A new story about something we have noted here many times: Pakistan’s schools are “universities of jihad,” and the Pakistani government is disinclined to do anything about it. From the Press Trust of India: NEW DELHI: It is not just in seminaries, jihad and shahadat (martyrdom) are keywords in the curriculum of primary schools in […]
Jihad in Liberia
No indication in this piece as to why the “violence between Muslims and Christians” erupted. However, in nearby Nigeria, the international media routinely portrays jihad violence as “Muslim/Christian strife.” This reminds me of the Liberian cab driver who drove me across Washington last year. He was nursing hopes of returning home and running for President […]
Bangladesh: emerging hub of terror
“Bangladesh is the next favoured destination of the Al Qaeda.” From The Daily Pioneer, with thanks to Fanabba: The global war on terrorism, it appears, is missing a critical battlefront: Bangladesh. While US-led forces are concentrating on Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, forces of terror are regrouping in Bangladesh, a perfect haven for sundry groups operating […]
New Zealand politician: Burqas case a matter of principle
A press release from the New Zealand First party. I am not in New Zealand and know little about this party, but Winston Peters, the party leader and a member of the New Zealand Parliament, raises a good point in this press release: will New Zealand live under one system of laws, or declare Muslims […]