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Archives for November 2003

Terror suspect hoped to become a “priest”

Nov 28, 2003 4:37 am By Robert Spencer

“Suspected al Qaida operative Sajid Badat was described today as a bright, well- educated man from a deeply religious family.” So says The Scotsman. He was, of course, “quiet” (has any suspect in a newspaper report ever not been quiet?): “Neighbours said the 24-year-old, arrested yesterday under the Terrorism Act, was softly spoken and respectful, […]

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Filed Under: journalistic bias, United Kingdom

“Whenever he spoke he was giving examples from the Quran”

Nov 28, 2003 4:21 am By Robert Spencer

This AP profile of Istanbul suicide bomber Gokhan Elaltuntas says that his path to radicalism began four years before he blew himself up in front of a synagogue, part of what appeared to be a coordinated chain of deadly suicide attacks. The article goes to Bingol, Elaltuntas’s Turkish hometown, to inform us that while devoutly […]

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Filed Under: Hizballah, Qur'an, Turkey

Jihad at Ohio State

Nov 27, 2003 8:16 pm By Robert Spencer

While American soldiers fight and die in Afghanistan and Iraq, students on the home front praise their murderers. During the Third Annual National Student Conference On Palestine Solidarity, held from November 7 to 9 at Ohio State University, “Islamist radicals gathered in America’s heartland to openly call for the destruction of Israel, the overthrow of […]

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Filed Under: Jihad in the U.S., United States

Dhimmitude in Iraq: Iraqis wrestle with Jewish factor

Nov 27, 2003 8:08 pm By Robert Spencer

“When Imam Mahdi al-Jumeili of the small Hudheifa mosque in Baghdad’s Shurti neighborhood met three American officers to resolve a dispute over soldiers entering the grounds of his mosque, his first question to them was ‘are any of you Jews’? When he was satisfied that none were, he allowed the meeting to proceed. Prior to […]

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Filed Under: dhimmitude, Iraq, Islamic antisemitism

More of the Elder interview with Spencer

Nov 27, 2003 4:37 pm By Robert Spencer

Larry Elder’s column today continues his discussion of Islam and jihad with Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer, from his November 10. The first part of this partial transcription can be found here.

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A ray of hope in Sudan

Nov 27, 2003 3:24 pm By Robert Spencer

Charles Jacobs, president of the American Anti-Slavery Group, and John Eibner, assistant to the international president of Christian Solidarity International, report in the Washington Times on a ray of hope in Sudan, where Christians have been enslaved and brutalized by Muslims for years: “For the first time in 20 years, Southern Sudan stands on the […]

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Filed Under: human rights, slavery, Sudan

Happy thanksgiving

Nov 27, 2003 3:10 pm By Robert Spencer

I hope all of you in the U.S. (and anywhere else where you might be observing it) are enjoying a peaceful and happy Thanksgiving. We are sipping champagne in the Jihad Watch headquarters now and thanking God for blessing us in this nation with relative peace and freedom, as difficult as those things are to […]

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Filed Under: United States

Al-Qaeda quietly relocates to Algeria

Nov 27, 2003 2:57 pm By Robert Spencer

The threat of Islamic terror is global, and cannot be attributed solely to Al-Qaeda. However, there are numerous indications that that organization itself is far from incapacitated, even if its involvement in some recent attacks may have been exaggerated. Middle East Newsline now reports that “Al Qaida operatives have been relocating to the southern Sahara […]

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Filed Under: Al-Qaeda, Algeria

Canada: Sharia’s dhimmi enforcers

Nov 27, 2003 2:50 pm By Robert Spencer

This WorldNetDaily report on the possible adoption of Sharia law by the Islamic community in Canada draws on the same source I used for my report on this on Tuesday. However, WND emphasizes one aspect of the report that I had overlooked: if Canadian Muslims adopt Sharia for their internal affairs, enforcement will still be […]

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Filed Under: Canada, dhimmitude, Sharia

On the job with a Taliban recruiter

Nov 27, 2003 2:23 pm By Robert Spencer

Where does the Taliban get recruits? In mosques and madrassas, says this profile of a Taliban recruiter in Pakistan from Asia Times. “Abdul Zahir’s day starts with morning visits to a number of mosques in the Pakistani border area with Afghanistan, where the faithful gather for the first of their five daily prayer sessions. And […]

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Filed Under: Afghanistan, dawah, Taliban

Radical Islam’s inroads in Indonesia

Nov 27, 2003 2:16 pm By Robert Spencer

Endy M. Bayuni of the Jakarta Post offers a clear-eyed assessment of the future of radical Islam and democracy in Indonesia: “Political Islam has been making significant inroads ever since Indonesia embarked on democracy in 1998. To the casual observer, the specter of Islamist political forces overrunning secular parties in democratic elections seems all too […]

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Filed Under: dawah, Indonesia

“Brave Saddam Hussein, God protect him and give him victory over the Jews and those who worship the cross”

Nov 27, 2003 2:07 pm By Robert Spencer

More indication that radical Islamic views are quite widespread in the Islamic world: “Several Islamist Web sites and message boards are encouraging visitors to send holiday greetings to Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.” (So says CNN. Thanks to LGF.) The report says that “the Web sites, which reflect radical Islamic opinion, opened their message […]

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Filed Under: Jihad doctrine

Israel seizes Saddam and Osama dolls — but the jihad for kids continues

Nov 27, 2003 2:00 pm By Robert Spencer

“Israeli customs officials have seized 400 Osama bin Laden dolls and 50 Saddam Hussein dolls saying they constitute incitement. The singing and dancing dolls, which carry toy guns, were discovered during a routine check of cargo at he port of Haifa, in northern Israel.” The top picture is of these dolls. The other three are […]

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Filed Under: Israel, Palestinian Authority

“I wouldn’t tell on a Muslim”

Nov 27, 2003 1:22 pm By Robert Spencer

An AP story about Iraqi policemen says that many Iraqi cops “expressed resentment toward the Americans, who are better armed and less vulnerable to attack. Several policemen referred to the resistance against the Americans as a jihad, or holy war, and said Iraqis had a legitimate right to fight occupation.” Also, “a group of police […]

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Filed Under: Iraq, Qur'an, United States

Islam and democracy: Saad Eddin Ibrahim and Ibn Khaldun

Nov 26, 2003 4:50 pm By Robert Spencer

Saad Eddin Ibrahim Today’s Wall Street Journal contains a piece entitled “Reviving Mideastern Democracy: We Arabs need the West’s help to usher in a new Liberal Age.” It was written by Saad Eddin Ibrahim, chairman of the board of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies in Cairo. Ibrahim was jailed in 2000 and again […]

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Filed Under: academia, Egypt

Suspected mastermind of the USS Cole bombing arrested

Nov 26, 2003 2:25 pm By Robert Spencer

Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal The New York Post reports that “a suspected mastermind of the USS Cole bombing was arrested by security forces in Yemen, and officials say he could provide tips about ongoing terror plots on the Arabian Peninsula.” Thanks to Internet Haganah.) “‘He’s a big fish. He’s a logistics guy in al Qaeda. He’ll […]

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Filed Under: Al-Qaeda, suicide bombing, United States

Bush appointee bites the hand that appointed him

Nov 26, 2003 1:18 pm By Robert Spencer

Khaled Abou El Fadl (Photo: PBS) “Professor Khaled Abou Al-Fadl,” according to MEMRI, “originally of Egypt, was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Commission on International Religious Freedom, where he is the only Muslim member. Recently he gave an interview to the Egyptian government weekly October in which he strongly criticized the American […]

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Filed Under: United States

“The Americans and their allies will face destruction sooner”

Nov 26, 2003 11:11 am By Robert Spencer

“Pakistan’s 138 million Muslims flocked to mosques on Wednesday to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, with hopes for peace with India tempered by defiant calls for jihad from Islamic radicals.” A tiny minority of extremists? Think again: “Hafiz Saeed, founder of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba guerrillas fighting India in Kashmir, attracted one […]

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Filed Under: Jihadist intimidation and thuggery, Pakistan, United States

Bahrain: crackdown on jihadists

Nov 26, 2003 9:50 am By Robert Spencer

Middle East Newsline reports that “Bahrain plans to impose a series of measures as part of a long awaited crackdown against Islamic unrest. “The Bahraini Cabinet has drafted legislation meant to impose stiff penalties on those convicted of what was termed terrorism. Officials said the new laws would be in accordance with those of other […]

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Filed Under: Bahrain, Muslims against terror

Buffalo jihadis tell all

Nov 26, 2003 9:46 am By Robert Spencer

“Six Yemeni-Americans recruited to a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan shortly before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have filled the government in on Al Qaeda leaders, their training methods and other topics, according to federal authorities.” So says AP. Among other things, the men reportedly explained “Al Qaeda recruiting methods, including ‘how to identify potential […]

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Filed Under: Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, dawah, United States

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