A dime game gets them a public caning, but they opt out. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Indonesian gambling convicts escape before caning,” from The Associated Press, January 30: JAKARTA, Indonesia — Three Indonesian men convicted of playing dominoes for money have escaped from jail moments before a public caning in devoutly Muslim Aceh […]
Archives for January 2010
Alabama boy joins the jihad
Here is an extensive profile of the American jihadist Omar Hammami, a.k.a. Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, and how he moved from a middle-class Alabama upbringing to the jihad in Somalia and a life full of hatred and violence. “The Jihadist Next Door,” by Andrea Elliott in the New York Times, January 27 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): […]
Obama’s National Security Adviser: Iran might “lash out” at Israel over pressure on nuke program
In other words: Israel, please don’t pressure Iran about its nuclear program. “Obama aide: Iran may lash out at Israel over pressure on nuclear program,” from the Associated Press, January 30 (thanks to Alexandre): President Barack Obama’s national security adviser cited on Friday a heightened risk that Iran will respond to growing pressure over its […]
Obama drops plan for Al-Qaeda propaganda offensive in NYC, looks for other places to hold 9/11 trial
Under pressure from the Mayor of New York, not because of some newly discovered concern for the American people and a desire not to give a propaganda platform to America’s enemies. “Trial for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed won’t happen in New York City, says official,” by Kenneth R. Bazinet, Wil Cruz and Samuel Goldsmith […]
Rudyard Kipling’s Ode to Gordon Brown
Courtesy Jihad Watch reader Marilyn: It is always a temptation to a rich and lazy nation, To puff and look important and to say: “Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you. We will therefore pay you cash to go away.” And that is called paying the Dane-geld; […]
Spain: Imam, president of local Islamic association, charged for harassing woman who didn’t wear veil
“She and her husband were accosted in the street by the imam, who told them they would be run out of the town” … in Spain. Eurabia Alert. “Imam in Spain charged for ‘harassing woman over veil’,” from the Telegraph, January 28 (thanks to Alan): The prosecutors are seeking a five-year jail sentence for Mohammed […]
Colorado: Misunderstander of Islam arrested on Amtrak train after speaking about Al-Qaeda and saying he hadn’t killed anyone yet
Probable prison convert, or prison jihadi. “Ex-con Ojore Nuru Lutalo arrested on Amtrak when passengers report him talking Al Qaeda, terrorism,” by Larry Mcshane for the New York Daily News, January 29 (thanks to Pamela): A recently released New Jersey prisoner was yanked off an Amtrak train in Colorado after fellow passengers heard him mention […]
Ex-Muslim Rifqa Bary in peril: Muslim parents call off deal protecting her
And they are using her unwise guilty plea to a charge of being “unruly” against her now. “Agreement between Rifqa Bary, parents to settle conflict short-lived,” by Meredith “Hijab” Heagney for the Columbus Dispatch, January 29 (thanks to Pamela): The agreement between Rifqa Bary and her parents to settle their conflict through counseling has ended […]
US Embassy trumpets Muslim aid to Haiti
Why only Muslim aid? “Public-Diplomacy Fail?” by Michael Rubin at NRO’s The Corner, January 29 (thanks to Mark): This showed up, in French, on the website of the U.S. embassy in Morocco, but here’s the English original, “Muslim Americans Strive to Help Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti.” The same story appears, in Arabic, on webpages affiliated with the […]
Another honor killing in modern, moderate Jordan
In 2003 the Jordanian Parliament voted down on Islamic grounds a provision designed to stiffen penalties for honor killings. Al-Jazeera reported that “Islamists and conservatives said the laws violated religious traditions and would destroy families and values.” “Jordanian jailed for sister’s ‘honour killing,’” from AFP, January 29 (thanks to Maxwell): AMMAN (AFP) – A Jordanian […]