More work for poor, heavily burdened Ibrahim Hooper: after he has straightened out all those Turkish misunderstanders of Islam, he will have to trek to Pakistan to introduce this imam to Islam’s true, peaceful teachings. And maybe when he gets back he can explain to us how it is that so many Islamic clerics, who […]
Archives for December 2007
Netherlands: 3 in custody on suspicion of imminent inner spiritual struggle
Another Eurabia Alert. “3 held on Dutch violence fears,” from CNN: (CNN) — Dutch police raided five homes in Rotterdam early Monday, arresting three men suspected of planning an imminent act of violence, according to a spokeswoman for the Netherlands’ Justice Department. Two of the suspects, aged 31 and 32, are Dutch-Moroccan and the third […]
Jihadist threat cancels New Year’s celebrations in Brussels
Eurabia Alert. “Brussels cancels New Year revelry,” from Sky News: Traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations in Brussels have been cancelled over heightened fears of a terror attack. The Belgian capital is on high alert after police detained 14 people on suspicion of helping to plot a jailbreak for an alleged al Qaeda militant. Last week […]
Shock horror! Abbas urges dialogue with Hamas just weeks after US pledges $555 million to strengthen him against jihad group
If you’re surprised by this, call me. I’ve got a very nice deal I can make you on a lovely suspension bridge. “‘Peace partner’ ready to make nice with Hamas: Weeks after U.S. announced $555 million to bolster Abbas against terror group,” by Aaron Klein for WorldNetDaily.com (thanks to Doug): JERUSALEM — In a major […]
Interludes: Recent Entries
For those who have not been keeping up with the Interludes that have been put up, sometimes steadily and sometimes in fits and starts (all are are available for retrieval by clicking on the link under the photograph of Oriana Fallaci at left), here, by way of inveiglement, are #65-#135, a little more than half […]
Here’s an idea — how about 20,000 Muslims protesting against bin Laden’s jihad against non-Muslims?
Any takers? Anyone? Anywhere? Alevis? Anyone? “Muslim Minority Marches Against German Crime Show,” from Spiegel Online (thanks to all who sent this in): The popular German TV series “Tatort” has provoked an uproar within a segment of its Turkish community. Alevi Muslims, who practice a tolerant offshoot of Shiism, say the show has revived a […]
Barclaycard executive not in Sunni mood — sacked after making Shi’ite joke
“There Are No Jokes In Islam” Update: “Barclaycard chief forced to quit after making ‘joke’ about Muslims,” from the Daily Mail (thanks to Twostellas): A Barclaycard executive has been forced to quit after making an insulting remark about Muslims. Marc Howells, one of the company’s leading figures, left his £200,000-a-year job following the tasteless quip […]
Jihadists getting preferential treatment in jails in modern, moderate Morocco
In Morocco, I’ve been told more than once, they don’t have jihadists. Islam is different there. It’s a long way from Morocco to Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan. Yet Morocco too doesn’t seem free of jihadist sentiment. “Jihadists in Jails Win Leverage Over Their Keepers,” by Michael Moss and Souad Mekhennet for the New York Times […]
“Suspected separatist rebels” kill one, injure dozens in Thailand
They planted a string of bombs near entertainment venues. Now, what kind of “separatist rebels” would do that? Well, Colonel Prabphan Meemongkon tells us in paragraph 3 that they are “militants.” In paragraph 4 we find out that this happened in a “Muslim-majority region,” and in paragraph 9 we learn that the Thai South was […]
U.S. Special Forces On Standby To Safeguard Pakistan Nuclear Arsenal
In the event that the jihadists get close to it. From the National Terror Alert Response Center (thanks to Mackie): US special forces snatch squads are on standby to seize or disable Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal in the event of a collapse of government authority or the outbreak of civil war following the assassination of Benazir […]
The Profession of Death
Barry Rubin discusses the meaning of the Bhutto assassination. Much will be said about Benazir Bhutto’s assassination; little will be understood about what it truly means. I’m not speaking here about Pakistan, of course, as important as is that country. But rather the lesson–as if we need any more–for that broad Middle East which begins […]
Somalia: Hundreds of jihadists advance on Baidoa
The Somali jihad resurgent. “Somalia: Hundreds of Islamist militants advance on Baidoa,” from AKI (thanks to Sr. Soph): Jarail, 31 Dec. (AKI) – Several hundred Islamist militants belonging to the al-Qaeda linked ‘Young Mujahadeen’ group have gathered at a disused miliatary base 40 kilometres from the southern city of Baidoa, where Somalia’s transitional government is […]
Algeria: Islamic MPs ask for action against jihadists — no, wait…
“We condemn the government’s silence with regard to this phenomenon.” Hey, great! Finally some Muslim moderates are going to get to work against those Islamic jihadists, eh? Well, no. It isn’t Islamic jihadists they’re upset about. It’s Christian missionaries, of course. “Algeria: Islamic MPs ask for action against Christian missionaries,” from AKI (thanks to Insubria): […]
“Dismantled” Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades call for assassination of Palestinian PM Fayad
Some disassembly required. An update on this story. “Aksa Martyrs Brigades calls for Fayad’s assassination,” by Khaled Abu Toameh for the Jerusalem Post: Fatah’s armed wing, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, on Sunday called for the murder of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salaam Fayad for “collaboration” with Israel and the US. This was the first time […]
Allahu ak–
Whoops. No virgins. “Two suicide bombers die in botched Pak attack,” from Reuters : KARACHI – Two suspected suicide bombers were killed in Pakistan’s central Punjab province early on Sunday when the devices they were carrying exploded prematurely in an apparent botched attack on a former minister, police said. The blast in Haroonabad, in southern […]
Al-Azhar says women pregnant by rape must abort baby
The madness continues at Al-Azhar. From Agence France-Presse: CAIRO – AL-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s highest seat of learning, on Sunday declared that any woman pregnant by rape must abort the baby immediately in order to maintain ‘social stability’. ‘A raped woman must terminate the pregnancy immediately upon learning of the pregnancy if a trusted doctor gives […]
Savage suit: CAIR “has consistently sought to silence opponents of violent terror through economic blackmail, frivolous but costly lawsuits, threats of lawsuits and abuses of the legal system”
Savage’s CAIR suit is heating up. “Michael Savage lawsuit links CAIR to 9/11 plot,” from WorldNetDaily.com (thanks to Doug): WASHINGTON — It’s no longer just a charge of copyright violation in the case of Michael Savage v. Council on American-Islamic Relations. Now the radio talk star is going for the legal jugular in his battle […]
Turkey arrests five suspected misunderstanders of Islam
Maybe this book from Waqf Ikhlas Publications made them misunderstand their religion. “Turkey arrests five for al Qaeda links: report,” from Reuters: ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has detained five people for links with al Qaeda after police operations in four cities including the capital Ankara, Turkish TV reported on Sunday. The arrests follow the detention […]
“Jihad: war against non-Muslims to convert them to Islam”
Pop quiz! Who said that? Me? Serge Trifkovic? Greg Davis? Must have been one of us “Islamophobes,” no? Whoops! Nope! It comes from a book, Islam and Christianity, printed by a Muslim publishing house, Waqf Ikhlas Publications, and distributed by the modern, moderate, secular Turkish government to non-Muslims who come to work in Turkey. It’s […]
UK: The War On Terror Is Over — If You Want It
The learned architects of the current policy Close your eyes and repeat it over and over again: We are not in a war. We are not in a war. We are not in a war. The aimless death cult has nothing to do with Islam. The aimless death cult has nothing to do with Islam. […]