Note that Iqbal Sacranie, the voice of moderate Islam in Britain, is suggesting that Hamza is being treated unfairly. Search this site for Abu Hamza, read some articles, and tell me there isn’t a reasonable case for arresting this man. From the BBC, with thanks to EPG: Controversial cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been arrested […]
Archives for May 2004
Anti-dhimmitude in Holland? Immigrants must pass an integration examination
It will be interesting to see if this exam will try to determine if Muslims from Turkey and Morocco hope someday to institute Sharia in their new homeland. From Expatica, with thanks to Ali Dashti: Newcomers and settled immigrants will be forced to successfully pass an integration examination to prove they have integrated into Dutch […]
Turkish PM: No difference between Israel’s actions and acts of terrorists
Erdogan, standing before a portrait of another deeply moral statesman, Ataturk Speaking of myopic moral equivalence, here is one from Haaretz, with thanks to Ali Dashti. But where are the Israeli suicide bombers? I know that Israel is accused of targeting civilians. I also know that Palestinian Arab terrorists tend to hide among civilians. But […]
Pakistan: Blasphemy suspect attacked in police custody
From the Daily Times of Pakistan via the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, with thanks to Ali Dashti: Lahore, May 25: Samuel, a blasphemy suspect, is in critical condition at General Hospital after a police constable hit him on his head with a brick cutter on the morning of May 22. Constable Faryad, who attacked […]
Car Bombs Kill 1, Wound 25 in Pakistan
From AP, with thanks to DC Watson: KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Two car bombs exploded minutes apart by a language school close to the U.S. Consul’s residence in Pakistan’s biggest city Wednesday, killing a police officer and wounding 25 other people. The attack came days after police in Karachi said they smashed an Islamic militant […]
7 Al-Qaeda members sought in planned major US attack
The fact that one of the seven wanted Al-Qaeda members is an American citizen, a convert to Islam, speaks volumes. Of course, several converts have already won headlines in the war on terror: John Walker Lindh, Juan Padilla, Richard Reid, Jack Roche, etc. It is obvious why Islamic terrorist groups would want to recruit such […]
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South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson apologizes for comparing Republicans to ‘Taliban’
Johnson What’s so bad about American politicians comparing each other to Osama and the Taliban? Well, most American politicians aren’t mass murderers. This kind of rhetoric blunts the reality of jihad. From AP: Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson has apologized for remarks at a campaign rally in which he compared a segment of the Republican Party […]
“The ignorant majority of Muslims have a wrong interpretation of jihad”
Bashir Ahmad “The ignorant majority of Muslims have a wrong interpretation of jihad, which is to fight against non-Muslims. The true interpretation is that any struggle for good “” it could be against yourself “” is jihad.” How’s that again? The ignorant majority? Wait a minute. I thought we were dealing with a tiny minority […]
U.S. Troops Capture Lieutenant of Cleric
Step back for a minute and imagine an army led by a Buddhist monk or Christian priest, who was only one of many such clerics who preached violence from the pulpit and led armed forces. Then tell yourself that the Islamic identity of people like Al-Sadr and his lieutenant is incidental to what they are […]
This summer: “they are going to attack and hit us hard”
Here is a Fox story about the latest threats. Counterterrorism and law enforcement officials told Fox News Tuesday that they are extremely concerned that terrorist groups like Al Qaeda may be planning an attack during one of the major events scheduled for this summer. The comments came after a think tank study revealed that despite […]
American soldier feared Muslim deaths
I wrote about Sgt. Hasan Akbar’s attack on his fellow American troops in Onward Muslim Soldiers. Now comes confirmation of my contention there that he attacked them solely out of loyalty to Islam, not because of racism or anything else (contrary to widely published reports). From AP, with thanks to LGF: FORT BRAGG, N.C. – […]
Kidnapping the focus of latest issue of jihad manual
The SITE Institute has published excerpts of a training manual for Muslim kidnappers. The entire article is well worth reading at that site. One illuminating point is that the manual clearly sees kidnapping as an Islamic religious act, and even “” astonishingly enough “” as an opportunity to call people to Islam: “¢ Abide by […]
Senegal: Kids Beg for Hours to Fund Muslim Teachers
“When some 95 percent of the population is Muslim, tackling the talibe problem is a delicate business.” Why? These children are being abused. Surely no one outside of a tiny minority of extremists could countenance that? The dhimmi hesitation to offend Muslims by tackling this scandal speaks volumes about both non-Muslims and Muslims. From AllAfrica.com, […]
Michigan: Despite the outcry, mosque to proceed with loudspeaker call to prayer
From the Detroit News, with thanks to LGF: HAMTRAMCK “” A controversial noise ordinance allowing a mosque to broadcast daily Islamic calls to prayer over loud speakers is set to go into effect Wednesday. But it probably won’t go into effect because of a petition protesting the ordinance. But it probably won’t matter because the […]
Frenchman Is Sentenced for Aiding Terrorism Suspects
Another convert to Islam ends up mixed up with terrorists. Where, o where, is this grand religion of peace we keep hearing about? From the New York Times, : ARIS, May 25 “” A Paris court today sentenced a Frenchman with ties to a suspect in the Madrid train bombings to four years in prison […]
In Britain, cleric walks fine line between jihad, nonviolence
In both Onward Muslim Soldiers and Islam Unveiled I discuss the British Sheikh Omar Bakri, who has long boasted about using Britain’s freedom of speech to advocate the establishment of a Sharia state in Britain. Here is more about him, from the Dallas Morning News: LONDON — The puzzle of Sheik Omar Bakri Muhammad is […]
Al-Qaida Ranks Swelling Worldwide
Kids love him, too “” a tiny minority of kids, of course This story is an AP version (thanks to Jake) of the Reuters piece below. This one is far more concerned than the Reuters piece with portraying these findings as showing that the war on terror has failed. However: 1. Doesn’t the fact that […]
Qaeda has 18,000 militants
Well, if this report is true, we now have a count of the tiny minority of extremists: evidently, there are 18,000 of them. But of course Reuters “” and few analysts “” seem to care how these 18,000 were recruited, and whether such recruitment efforts are still effective among Muslims worldwide. From Reuters, with thanks […]
Madonna cancels Israel concerts after threat to her kids
Personally, I find the pop singer Madonna always tiresome and frequently contemptible; however, I am not interested in murdering her or her family, or even in preventing people from buying her records. Therein lies a key difference between the civilizations that are currently clashing. From Haaretz, with thanks to Tziona: Pop superstar Madonna recently canceled […]