From the San Francisco Chronicle, with thanks to Green: Three former leaders of a defunct California charter school network have been arrested for allegedly embezzling public funds, the state Department of Justice said Monday after a three-year investigation. The Fresno-based GateWay Academy operated 14 public schools, with some as far away as Oakland and Pomona […]
Archives for November 2004
British Police Forces To Recruit More Muslim Officers
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, with thanks to Teri: London, 30 November 2004 (RFE/RL) — More Muslim police officers are on the streets in Britain and greater efforts are being made to improve relations between the police and the general Islamic population. Tim Mahony, spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), said that […]
Terrorism is Terrorism, UN Reform Panel Says
Hamas actually loses one at the UN. From CNSNews.com, with thanks to Nicolei: (CNSNews.com) – An international panel of experts studying ways to reform the United Nations apparently has taken a stance on terrorism that has long been resisted by the Arab-Muslim world. A report written by the panel reportedly states that terrorism against civilians […]
Mullahs want Iranian TV man in Britain dead
Sharia and Death Fatwa alert. From Iranian.ws, with thanks to The Informed Christian: Britain on Tuesday strongly condemned a UK-based Iranian exile TV presenter whose inflammatory broadcasts insulting Islam have provoked religious hardliners in Iran to call openly for his murder. But in a case with echoes of the Iranian fatwa against British author Salman […]
Anti-dhimmitude in Pennsylvania: Queen Noor of Jordan’s historical inaccuracies laid bare
Balanced? Historical whitewashing is balanced? From the Evening Sun of Hanover, PA, with thanks to The Informed Christian: The Junior League secured the American-born fourth wife of the late King Hussein to help celebrate its 75th anniversary as the guest speaker at 7 p.m. May 4 at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center. “She is timely […]
IRD’s Church Alliance for a New Sudan Commends Extraordinary Act of Forgiveness
A New Release from The Institute on Religion and Democracy: November 30, 2004 Contact: Faith J. H. McDonnell 202.969.8430 Sudan Council of Churches USA Sends Team to Minister to Darfurian Refugees: IRD’s Church Alliance for a New Sudan Commends Extraordinary Act of Forgiveness Until current peace talks brought a ceasefire, black African Muslims of Darfur […]
UK Police Make Arrests in Anti-Terror Raids
More Methodists arrested in anti-terror raids in Manchester, England. Breaking news from Reuters, : A Greater Manchester Police spokeswoman said she believed those arrested were held under immigration laws. She said no more details were immediately available.
Hamas leader indicates attacks on hold — while attacks continue
From AP, with thanks to Teri: JERUSALEM (AP) — A local Hamas leader indicated Monday the militant group would not attack Israelis during the Palestinian presidential campaign and would consider a formal truce with Israel in the latest signs of hope for renewed peace efforts in the region. However, just hours after Sheik Hassan Yousef […]
Pakistani gets life for blasphemy
Iqbal Ahmad has been sentenced to life in prison. He will be fortunate if he isn’t murdered before too long. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is mentioned in this story, but where are the international human rights groups? From the BBC, with thanks to Robert R.: Iqbal Ahmad, a member of the Ahmediya community, […]
Bangladesh stops women swimmers before they offend 100 million Muslims
Sharia alert. From the BBC, with thanks to Belisarius: Islamic groups have campaigned against women taking part in sport Bangladesh’s government has stopped women taking part in a swimming competition after pressure from an Islamic group. Radical Muslims threatened large demonstrations if the competition was allowed to go ahead. Last year the competition was held […]
A Hush Over Hollywood
Pat Sajak skewers Hollywood’s dhimmi silence over the murder of Theo van Gogh. From Human Events, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Picture this: Somewhere in the world, a filmmaker creates a short documentary that chronicles what he perceives as the excesses of anti-abortion activists. An anti-abortion zealot reacts to the film by killing the […]
Hirsi Ali vows follow-up to film ‘Submission’
The heroic lady Ayaan Hirsi Ali is one of the greatest and most courageous defenders of human rights on the planet today. From Expatica, with thanks to TH: AMSTERDAM “” Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali is working on a follow-up project to “Submission”, the controversial film made with murdered filmmaker Theo van Gogh. Hirsi Ali […]
DC Watson: An Open Letter to Islamic Organizations in America
Regular Jihad Watch poster DC Watson has sent us this respectful and well-documented series of questions from an American citizen to Islamic advocacy groups like the Council on American Islamic Relations, challenging the prevailing dhimmitude of most public discourse on Islam in America. “Relations”: the very word gives one the positive mindset of working as […]
American-Yemeni al-Qaida suspect indicted
From UPI, with thanks to Jeff Lastname: A Yemeni security court Saturday indicted an American of Yemeni origin on charges of belonging to al Qaida and attempting to kill three foreigners. Mohammad Jaber al-Bannaa pleaded guilty in the court, specialized in terrorism cases in the capital, Sanaa, to attempting to murder a Dutchman, an Austrian […]
Spencer on radio today
Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer will appear briefly on WABC New York’s “Rambling with Gambling” at 10:20 EST, and for a longer period tonight at midnight EST on “America at Night with Ernie Brown.”
Watch “Eurabia” at FoxNews.com
Fox now has all four “Eurabia” video segments available online. (Thanks to LGF.)
Iraqi security chief arrested in alleged assassination plot
How did the security chief of Najaf province come to be someone who would even consider starting a “terrorist cell”? Because no one is asking the right questions about Islam and jihad ideology. From AP, with thanks to Kemaste: (Baghdad, Iraq-AP, Nov. 29, 2004 9:12 AM) _ The governor of Iraq’s Shiite-dominated Najaf province says […]
Sign Petition to Punish Religious Leaders who Preach Violence and Justify Terrorism
From the Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism: The Free Muslims Against Terrorism (Free Muslims) have partnered with progressive Arabs and Muslims to hold religious leaders accountable for justifying violence and encouraging terrorism. The Free Muslims are petitioning the UN Security Council and the United States government to establish an international tribunal to prosecute religious leaders, […]
Iran says nuclear freeze won’t last long
Surprised? From Reuters, with thanks to JS: TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has reiterated it is only prepared to freeze its uranium enrichment activities for a few months and will not, as the EU and Washington want, permanently mothball facilities which could make atomic bombs. The comments, made by Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator on Tuesday, were […]
Holland: Trouble in a Multiculturalist Utopia
Michael Radu in a magnificent piece in FrontPage (thanks to Anthony) argues that the murder of Theo van Gogh shows the bankruptcy of multiculturalism “” which of course is exactly what it does. No one has ever suggested that Dutch filmmaker, columnist and self-described “buffoon” Theo van Gogh, who was murdered this month, was a […]