Archives for April 2008

“I want to find someone on the earth so intelligent that he welcomes opinions which he condemns.” — John Jay Chapman

Imam Fawaz Jneid says he won’t debate him until he withdraws the film and apologizes — in other words, “I won’t debate you until you admit you’re wrong about what we’d be debating,” which is a neat trick if you get your opponent to agree. Wilders, however, shows no sign of being willing to play […]

The author of the book Alms for Jihad, about who is funding the jihadist movement, a book banned by its dhimmi publisher under Saudi pressure, has passed away. “Robert O. Collins, 75; UC scholar’s Bin Laden book was withdrawn by publisher,” by Jocelyn Y. Stewart for the Los Angeles Times (thanks to Twostellas): In a […]

“People who love soft methods and hate iniquity forget this, that reform consists in taking a bone from a dog. Philosophy will not do it.” — John Jay Chapman (Thanks to Morgaan Sinclair.)

Representative Sue Myrick’s plan to counter the jihad in the U.S. was unveiled six days ago. It should be being discussed on all national news and news feature shows, and Congress should be taking it up. Is that happening? 1. Investigate all military chaplains endorsed by Abdurahman Alamoudi, who was imprisoned for funding a terrorist […]

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” “” George Orwell (Thanks to R.)

Jihad Watch was the first to break this story, on Tuesday. I put in a FOIA request asking for this document, but haven’t heard anything back from State about my request — AP got it first. By Matthew Lee for AP: […] Federal agencies, including the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the […]

But of course Yemen can’t, and Yemen won’t, because Muhammad consummated his marriage with a nine-year-old when he was in his fifties, and he is the supreme example of conduct (Qur’an 33:21). “Yemen ‘should stop child marriages,’” by Nasser Arrabyee for GulfNews (thanks to Agnostichk): Sana’a: Human rights activists and lawyers should put pressure on […]

How is it that so many Islamic scholars end up becoming Misunderstanders of Islam? Anyway, it will be interesting to see how this shakes out: will Sharia win or lose? I expect the smart money will be on another victory for the guardians of religious purity. “Algeria passport veil ban protest,” from the BBC (thanks […]

If Israel gives up the Golan Heights, this is what will happen: the promises of peace will immediately prove hollow. Syrian troops will again stand on the mountaintops and fire down on Israeli farmers below. It would be a political, military, and societal disaster for Israel, and for the larger resistance against the global jihad. […]

Note again the religious foundation of his appeal. No matter how often Western authorities such as the EU and UN tell people like Geert Wilders to stop linking Islam with terrorism, that command will never make any sense as long as people like Al-Zawahri keep…linking Islam with terrorism. “Al-Qaeda No. 2 calls for help in […]

This venture is getting an extraordinary amount of attention for a new group, suggesting that it has people with money and power behind it. I’ve been inundated over the last few days with links to enthusiastic press reports about it — clearly a lot of people in the mainstream media and elsewhere have a great […]

Let’s see. He hindered a counterterrorism case, may have tipped off the jihadist more than once, and checked to see if his own name was on the terror watch list. For that he gets six months probation, from a judge who clearly has no idea whatsoever of the larger issues involved in the case. Will […]

Thousands of Christians trapped in churches as Muslims riot, looking for them. “Nigeria: Muslim Rioters Attack Christians In Kano: Claim of “˜blasphemy” in city market leads to looting, destruction,” from Compass Direct News (thanks to Morgaan Sinclair): KANO, Nigeria, April 23 (Compass Direct News) — Hundreds of Muslims took to the streets of this northern […]

Watch also for the 26-point plan for Islamization. “Pakistan-Based Militant Group Lashkar-e-Islam Vows ‘To Spread Islam Across the World,’” from MEMRI (thanks to Sr. Soph): In Pakistan’s tribal district of Khyber Agency, there is ongoing fighting for the control of the region — with occasional phases of truce — between the militant Islamic tribal group […]

Proportionate response? The efforts to make the dhimmis cower and fall into line continue. “Denmark evacuates embassies in Algeria, Afghanistan,” from The Associated Press (thanks to Twostellas): The Danish Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it has evacuated its staff from embassies in Algeria and Afghanistan because of threats after newspapers reprinted a cartoon depicting the […]

They had Qur’an and Hadith? So what? It’s not illegal to have Qur’an and Hadith. And in fact, the BBC story here doesn’t say that that’s what they had. But in fact, much of the incendiary material referred to in this article, albeit unattributed here, comes from Qur’an and Hadith — a fact that, of […]

Prophethood: it’s just not the growth industry it once was. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “‘Prophet’ jailed for contempt of Islam,” from Agence France-Presse (thanks to Twostellas): THE leader of an Indonesian sect who had controversially claimed he was a prophet has been jailed for four years for contempt against Islam. Ahmad Mushaddeq alias […]

“A reliable source has informed me that Condoleeza Rice has approved a new lexicon for State Department usage, absolutely forbidding the use of the terms “jihad” and “jihadist” by any State Department official.” — Robert Spencer Without intelligent use of the word “Jihad,” a word both accurate and useful (these qualities do not always coincide), […]

Among the report’s most worrying findings is the growth over the past three decades of uniquely Muslim roots to older European versions of anti-Semitism. Without discounting classical Christian Europe’s canards regarding secret Jewish conspiracies, the ritual slaughter of non-Jewish children and other allegations of Jewish evil, anti-Semitism in the Muslim world increasingly finds its own, […]