Let them into the EU! From the BBC (thanks to all who sent this in): A priest from Turkey’s Syriac Christian community has been kidnapped in the country’s south-east, officials say. Edip Daniel Savci’s car was reportedly found abandoned near Midyat town in Mardin province on Wednesday. A local clergyman had received a phone call […]
Archives for November 2007
New York: “Very gullible” doctor who conspired to treat Al-Qaeda jihadists gets 25 years to do prison da’wa
He was duped, you see. Duped. “Doctor sentenced in NY terrorism case,” by Larry Neumeister for Associated Press (thanks to Sr. Soph): NEW YORK – A doctor convicted of conspiring to treat injured al-Qaida fighters was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison, with the judge reasoning that a sentence to deter others was needed […]
Fitzgerald: “Palestinians” and Israelis
A Jihad Watch reader recently took issue with my noting that the world had never heard of the “Palestinian” nationality before the 1960s: –˜You are absolutely wrong on all counts. First of all there was never any Palestine to begin with… so who exactly do you mean by Palestinians?’ There were also no “Israelis” as […]
Teddy bear teacher appears in court as Islamic fanatics demand execution
Execution. And the West continues to tiptoe around these madmen, instead of calling madness what it is. Muhammad Teddy Bear Madness Update from the Evening Standard (thanks to all who sent this in): A major security operation was under way today as a British teacher charged with inciting hatred and insulting religion was brought before […]
Illinois Muslim pleads guilty to jihad plot at mall
Talib Abu Salam Ibn Shareef, aka Derrick Shareef, is the fellow who said: “I swear by Allah, man … I’m down to live for the cause and die for the cause, man,” and also “I just want to smoke a judge.” Derrick Shareef Update, man. “23-year-old pleads guilty to ‘jihad’ plot at Rockford mall,” from […]
“Islam’s highest religious authority” in U.S. to serve up Thanksgiving leftovers
Tomorrow at the National Press Club there will be a historic event: the highest religious authority for Muslims in America, “in the spirit of this Season of Thanksgiving,” will present a fatwa denouncing terrorism to a leading Roman Catholic prelate and other religious leaders, who will reciprocate with their own statement praising diversity! “Historic Display […]
Garrison Keillor works out his Western guilt
Those shoes A year or so ago I was, as usual, in an airport when I spotted a very tall, shabbily-dressed man wearing red tennis shoes. As it happened, I was talking on the phone with Hugh Fitzgerald at that moment, and so I told him: “I just passed by Garrison Keillor.” Hugh urged me […]
Former British jihadist: Hirsi Ali, Spencer, Ibn Warraq helping Al-Qaeda
Ed Husain is the author of The Islamist, a book about how he entered and then left the jihadist group Hizb ut-Tahrir. He recently debated Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and has now written a piece in The Guardian, “Stop supporting Bin Laden,” about how Hirsi Ali, Ibn Warraq and I are — unwittingly, of course — […]
Jihadists crucify one, behead two in Thailand
Crucifixion: “The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment […]
Teacher charged in teddy bear case
Muhammad Teddy Bear Madness Update. This woman is being charged under a law against “insulting religion and inciting hatred” for allowing schoolchildren to name a teddy bear Muhammad. It’s an interesting illustration of how hate laws can be used. From CNN (thanks to all who sent this in): LONDON, England (CNN) — A British teacher […]
Former security guard at Andrews AFB accused of concealing ties to Islamic supremacist imam
The imam in question is Imam Musa, the Washington, D.C., Muslim leader who wants to establish an “Islamic State of North America” no later than 2050. “Guard Accused of Hiding Ties to Imam,” by Stephen Manning for AP (thanks to Marked Manner): GREENBELT, Md. (AP) “” A former security guard at Andrews Air Force Base […]
John Esposito Blames the Christians
Winfield Myers writes about the veteran dhimmi academic at Campus Watch: Who would assess the Christian response to the letter from Muslim leaders, “A Common Word between Us and You,” in the following words: This is an initiative that I think has some traction. And I know, there’s a desire on the part of a […]
Olmert, Abbas vow to “confront terrorism and incitement, whether committed by Palestinians or Israelis”
Curly, Moe, and Himmler Naked moral equivalence, endorsed by Olmert, Bush, and — of course — Abbas. Video here, of Bush reading from the joint statement. Story here: “Mideast leaders vow ‘new era of peace’” And at FrontPage: “Moral Inversion at Annapolis,” by P. David Hornik and “Palestinians: Aggressors, Not Victims,” by David Meir-Levi. Take […]
Tough talk from Sarkozy: “We will find the shooters”
Will his actions be just as tough? “Sarkozy Calls French Riots Unacceptable,” by Christine Ollivier for AP: PARIS (AP) “” French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that rioters who shot at police would be brought to justice as violence that rocked Paris suburbs appeared to ebb. It was the first time Sarkozy, who had just […]
Did Kenyan party promise Sharia for Muslims in exchange for votes?
Muslim leaders deny it. The very idea, however, that such a promise would win them votes — which doesn’t seem to being challenged by anyone involved — belies the Western dogma that only a tiny minority of Muslims reject Western pluralistic government and mores. “Kenyan Muslims deny Sharia claims,” from the BBC (thanks to all […]
Somali Immigrant Gets 10 Years for Plotting With Al Qaeda to Blow Up Ohio Shopping Mall
Nuradin Abdi Update. From the Associated Press: COLUMBUS, Ohio “” A judge on Tuesday sentenced a Somali immigrant to 10 years in prison for plotting to blow up an Ohio shopping mall with a man later convicted of being an Al Qaeda terrorist. Nuradin Abdi, a cell phone salesman before his arrest, will be deported […]
7-year-old Sudanese student defends teacher jailed for insulting Islam over teddy bear named Muhammad
The UN and the human rights organizations should be rushing to protect this child. Muhammad Teddy Bear Madness Update: “Student defends Briton jailed for insulting Islam,” by Opheera McDoom for Reuters (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A 7-year-old Sudanese student on Tuesday defended his British teacher accused of insulting Islam saying he […]
Bonnie Prince Charlie: East has what the West lacks
The East, that is, Islam, or at least Sufi mysticism. Attending a whirling dervish ceremony in Turkey, Charles waxed enthusiastic: When they had finished the Prince gave a speech on Rumi’s appeal in the 21st century. “Whatever it is, it seems to me that Western life has become deconstructed and partial.” The East, on the […]
Iran mulling bribe for Europe
Not that the dhimmi Eurocrats will need much of a push to do their bidding. “Iran May Seek to Lure Europe with Gas,” from Spiegel (thanks to Twostellas): Iran wants to use its massive gas reserves to wield influence over Europe. But if offering to supply Europe with gas via a pipeline through Turkey doesn’t […]
Interludes
The Jihad Watch Interludes are now to be found, collected for easy clickable reference, on the upper left of the homepage, under the photograph of Oriana Fallaci. That link leads here, where you will find an explanation of why they’re on the site. In order to make more likely that these selections do not lie […]