For mishandling nearly two million dollars worth of charitable donations. Of course, it’s because the authorities “hated” his beard. “Dhafir gets 22 years in prison,” from the Post Standard, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Dr. Rafil Dhafir will spend the next 22 years in federal prison…. Dhafir, 58, was convicted in February of 59 […]
Archives for October 2005
Sources: Syria, Iran backed suicide bombing in Israel
1938 alert from WND, with thanks to JE: JERUSALEM — The suicide bombing north of Tel Aviv that killed five Israelis and wounded more than 30 this week was directly backed by Syria and Iran, security sources said. Meanwhile, a member of a terrorist groups reportedly involved in the blast told WND a Palestinian terror […]
Ahmadinejad’s Israel Remarks Split Iran
All is not rosy in Mullahland. From AP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: TEHRAN, Iran – Pro-democracy reformers denounced Iran’s hard-line president Sunday for calling for Israel’s annihilation, saying it harmed the country’s international standing. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Israel is a “disgraceful blot” that should be “wiped off the map,” prompting international […]
Girls’ beheading barbaric – Vatican
The Vatican comments on this attack, which was indeed barbaric. From The Scotsman, with thanks to Sr. Soph: THE Vatican yesterday called the beheading of three Indonesian schoolgirls from a Christian high school a “barbaric” attack…. The Vatican said the Pope was praying for renewed peace between the region’s people.
Selective Muslim Silence
Judith Apter Klinghoffer, senior associate scholar at the Political Science department at Rutgers University, and author of Vietnam, Jews and the Middle East, writes this at History News Network about the Denmark Muhammad cartoon controversy: So, here we are: part of the Muslim community is in the thrall of a totalitarian ideology which turns young […]
France: Church-state debate revived by call for mosque funding
What’s causing jihadist sentiments among French Muslims? Must be a shortage of mosques! Yeah, that’s it! If we fund mosques, any idea that Sharia must someday be imposed in France will vanish from among French Muslims! That seems to be the line of reasoning. But is there any evidence to back it up? Any support […]
Soldier, widow win judgment over Afghan battle
A blow against the financial jihad, and against Canada’s Al-Qaeda family. From AP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: SALT LAKE CITY – A soldier wounded in a firefight in Afghanistan and the widow of his slain comrade won a default judgment against the estate of a suspected al-Qaida financier. The lawsuit alleged the late Ahmed […]
Thousands Mark Al-Quds Day in London
“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” How many passing Londoners realized that this was a call for genocide and/or subjugation? From IslamOnline, with thanks to Sr. Soph: LONDON, October 31, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – At least two thousand demonstrators, including several anti-Zionism Jews, marched though London on Sunday, October 30, to mark […]
London bomber’s father: I don’t know what made my son become suicide bomber
Let’s see. Osama bin Laden was his hero. Hmmm. We may be getting warmer. “I don’t know what made my son become suicide bomber,” from the Yorkshire Post, with thanks to Bryce: THE father of Yorkshire suicide bomber Shehzad Tanweer has spoken for the first time about the “terrible act” his son committed on July […]
Aljazeera launches children’s channel in Amsterdam
Jihad for kids! From Expatica, with thanks to Sr. Soph: AMSTERDAM – Arabic television station Aljazeera launched a channel for children in Amsterdam on Friday. The channel will be available by satellite in the Netherlands. Programme buyer Lou Murrin told Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant that the channel will enable Arab children to identify with characters […]