Arab nations have made a living by using international organizations to do their bidding. The UN, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are just a few of the bodies who have shown an unequivocal bias towards the Islamic bloc. The UN’s Human Rights Council is the star of the show. In its brief history, it […]
Archives for May 2007
Britons kidnapped in Baghdad
By gunmen wearing police uniforms. The fact that it is apparently so easy to get these uniforms could be connected to the fact that there is no attempt made to ensure that those the government employs do not also support the jihad in some way. “Britons kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad,” by Nico Hines, Sam […]
D’Souzathon runoff
Yesterday, when Dinesh D’Souza called me the “Alan Wolfe of the right,” I offered an autographed copy of my book The Truth About Muhammad to the person who came up with the best “Dinesh D’Souza is the _____ of _____.” There were so many good entries, however, that we’re going to have to have a […]
What are they going to do about it?
In this week’s Jihad Watch videoblog at Hot Air, I survey some of what the Pew Research Center poll results tell us about Muslims in America, and ask, What is the Muslim community in America going to do about it — if anything?
Motorcycle bomb kills 4 in southern Thailand
Thai Jihad Update. “Bomb kills four in Muslim southern Thailand,” from Reuters: BANGKOK (Reuters) – A bomb planted on a motorcycle in a busy market in southern Thailand killed four people on Monday, the army said, the latest victims of a Muslim separatist insurgency in which more than 2,100 people have now died. “There are […]
Jihadists on trial in Mauritania
“The eight are suspected of receiving funding from part of the Saudi branch of Al-Qaeda to carry out attacks aimed at destabilising Mauritania.” “Up to 10 years jail requested for Islamists on trial in Mauritania,” from Agence France-Presse: NOUAKCHOTT (AFP) – A Mauritanian prosecutor on Monday requested up to 10 years behind bars for 25 […]
UK: 1,000 men living legally with multiple wives
Sharia Alert from…Britain: “1,000 men living legally with multiple wives despite fears over exploitation,” by Dominic Kennedy from the TimesOnline, with thanks to Looney Tunes: Polygamous marriage is flourishing as the Government admits for the first time that nearly a thousand men are living legally with multiple wives in Britain. Although the families are entitled […]
Grenade attack on Ethiopian crowd kills at least six
From Agence France-Presse: ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – At least six people died and 40 were injured Monday in a hand grenade attack on a crowd in eastern Ethiopia marking the anniversary of the 1991 ouster of a dictator, officials said Monday. The attack occurred in the main stadium in Jijiga, the capital of the Somali […]
Setback for Muslim sect’s ‘mega-mosque’ in London
Some good news from London: the Tablighi Jamaat should not be permitted to build this mosque at all. By Joanna Sugden in the TimesOnline, with thanks to Davida: An ultra-orthodox Islamic sect has delayed plans to build a “mega-mosque” in East London after the Government warned it could “raise tensions” in the community. Tablighi Jamaat […]
Pakistani authorities powerless to apprehend jihad terrorist
The government loses ground to the jihadists in Pakistan. This is, of course, a phenomenon about which we have posted many articles, and which once again demonstrates the power of the jihadists’ appeal to represent “pure Islam” — an appeal to which peaceful Muslims have never mounted an adequate response. “Pakistan losing territory to radicals: […]
Indian gov’t hearts-and-minds initiative falls flat
The Indian Army rebuilt shrines and mosques. Was the Grand Mufti of Kashmir grateful? Absolutely not: non-Muslims can’t fund mosque construction — that would be un-Islamic. In fact, he thinks it’s a conspiracy against the Muslim community! Outlandish? Not from his point of view. This is how hearts-and-minds initiatives are understood all too often. “Repay […]
In memoriam
Today is Memorial Day, and while Hugh grills the Jihad Watch burgers I thought I’d note that one of the reasons why the popular culture does not honor our fighting forces today or in general is that the politically correct mindset assumes that we have moved beyond all that. Conflicts don’t ever need to be […]
Remembering Tashbih Sayyed
My friend Tashbih Sayyed, a Jihad Watch Board member, died last week. When I got the news, I did not have words, and posted only this. Now, on Memorial Day, I wanted to try to make up for that. Tashbih Sayyed was that most rare of human beings: a man absolutely fearless in his commitment […]
‘Jihad recruiters’ held in Spain
Jihad recruitment in al-Andalus. Can anyone explain why Spain should admit anyone from Morocco into the country, given that this sort of thing goes on with apparently no opposition from other Muslim Moroccans in Spain? From the BBC, with thanks to WriterMom: Spanish police have arrested 14 suspected Islamist militants, mostly in the north-eastern region […]
Dinesh D’Souza’s History for Dhimmis
A few days ago Hugh and I answered Dinesh D’Souza’s question: “Can you name two previous wars that have been fought between the Shia and the Sunni?” D’Souza asked this question in the course of writing a paragraph that demonstrated yet again, as if fresh demonstration were needed, his abysmal ignorance of all things Islamic, […]
Blogging the Qur’an: Introduction
To understand the motives and goals of Islamic jihad terrorists, a good place to start is to explore what they themselves say about why they’re doing what they’re doing, and what they want. That leads directly to the Qur’an (or Koran), the Islamic holy book. The jihadists quote the Qur’an frequently and portray themselves as […]
Pakistan looks to curtail “abuse” of blasphemy laws
Trying to prevent abuse of laws that are themselves an abuse. The U.S. State Department provides this summary of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, Section 295 of the Pakistan Penal Code: Section 295(a), the blasphemy provision of the Penal Code, originally stipulated a maximum 2-year sentence for insulting the religion of any class of citizens. This sentence […]
Musician on controversial Flight 327 involved in similar incident on earlier flight
When Annie Jacobsen first wrote about Flight 327 in 2004, she was ridiculed as hysterical and smeared as racist. But now a new DHS report, released through a Washington Times FOIA request, appears to have vindicated her view that the flight was a probe or dry run by jihadists. “More details on Flight 327 released,” […]
Upgrading and downgrading
Sure is quiet around here. This evening we upgraded to the latest edition of Movable Type, complete with all the latest features, most of which I know little or nothing about at this point, and although the upgrade appears to have gone swimmingly, comments don’t seem to be back yet. The best minds of this […]
American jihad suspect extradited from U.K.
Syed Hashmi Update. “American extradited on terror charges,” from CNN: NEW YORK (CNN) — An American citizen has been extradited to the United States from Great Britain, charged with providing material support to al Qaeda, a federal prosecutor said. “This is the first extradition on terrorism charges from the United Kingdom, and it has yielded […]