The man was just joking about AK-47s, you see. And he happened to take a pleasure trip to…Pakistan’s northwest frontier…to go shooting with his family (you know, that skeet shortage in England and all). Nothing to see here. How dare anyone think that suspicious! It must be yet another attack of Islamophobia! “Muslim leader’s protest […]
Archives for May 2008
Would-be jihadist women irked at Zawahiri’s instructions to stay home
They want to join in the fight to impose a system that would give their husband the right to beat them and have multiple wives, give them half the inheritance of a male relative, and make their testimony in court worth half that of a man. But to restrict them from waging armed jihad to […]
Texas public school principal requires students to get instruction from CAIR
Unindicted co-conspirator CAIR teaches a class, with the school principal defying orders not to let it happen. “Islam-promoting principal defied order to protect kids: Students required to attend CAIR indoctrination event,” by Bob Unruh for WorldNetDaily (thanks to all who sent this in): A public school principal in Texas who arranged for an Islamic instruction […]
His pamphlet probably said “Join our dangerous cult that is rejected by mainstream, traditional Muslims”
In accord with the new guidelines. Or actually, since he is in Britain, it probably said, “Join our anti-Islamic activity.” “Dad denies jihad call,” from the Manchester Evening News, May 31 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): A FATHER-of-one has denied publishing a pamphlet encouraging terrorism. Amjad Mahmood, 29, and his wife Shella Roma, 27, of […]
Ontario “turns a blind eye to polygamy”
What is always striking about stories like this is the eagerness with which proponents of Sharia-approved practices regarded as unacceptable in the West attempt to invoke Western human rights laws to defend their behavior, while in countries enforcing Sharia law, Western standards of human rights are disregarded out of hand, or even deemed licentious. The […]
“Words matter”: Homeland Security rolls out newspeak campaign, cautions against use of terms like “jihadists,” “Islamic terrorists,” “Islamists” and “holy warriors”
Again, we see the argument that using those terms somehow “legitimizes” or “aggrandizes” the jihadist movement. But honestly, is the public deflection of the Islamic aspect of Islamic jihad going to hinder jihadists from making the connection, or will it hinder ordinary citizens seeking information? Obviously, it will be the latter. And when the public […]
Thought to be “weakened and isolated,” Indonesia’s Jemaah Islamiyah regroups, forges links with international jihadist groups
For those who would attempt to explain away worldwide jihadist activity as a series of unrelated regional disputes, networking like this poses an obvious problem, by pointing to common motives and a common goal: fighting non-Muslims in order to impose Sharia law. As Iraq is listed as one possible destination for Indonesian jihadists, some may […]
Stop the presses: Pakistan’s army, paramilitary forces “may be aiding Taliban fighters”
Friend and Ally Update. “U.S. questions Pakistan force’s allegiance, funding,” by Kristin Roberts for Reuters, May 30: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed paramilitary force in Pakistan’s lawless border area may be aiding Taliban fighters, according to American officials who say the support may cause Congress to freeze some security funds for Islamabad. Congress should feel […]
Australia: Spurned Islamic school sponsors resort to blackmail: Give us our school, or “You may have some very extreme imams or religious teachers getting through to the children.”
And therein lies an inadvertent admission of the presence and number of “very extreme imams or religious teachers” in Australia. Whoops. An update on this story. “Islamic school imbroglio takes new turn in Australia,” by Neena Bhandari for New Kerala: A new dimension has been added to the ongoing furore over the rejection of a […]
Chertoff: “Islam has been hijacked by ideologues”
Almost seven years have passed since 9/11, and we’re hearing the same thing from our leaders that we’ve heard since 9/12. It is a reminder that, at the highest level of government, policy decisions are driven — hijacked, if you will — by willful blindness to the roots of the ideology that motivates not only […]