Arab citizens of Israel continue to pose a threat to their “nation.” “Israeli Arab Members Of Islamic Jihad Cell Plotted To Target Air Force Pilots & Scientists,” from Infolive, August 28: Two Israeli Arabs suspected of setting up an Islamic Jihad cell near Ramallah and plotted to assassinate air force pilots and scientists were arrested […]
Archives for August 2008
Venezuela cozies up to Iran, Hizballah
¿Por qué no te callas, Hugo? Jihad accelerating in South America, thanks to a short-sighted non-Muslim dictator. More on this story. “Venezuela Tightens Ties With Iran, Hizbullah,” by Hillel Fendel for Israel National News, August 29 (thanks to Bob): (IsraelNN.com) International terrorism experts fear that Venezuela will soon become a base for terrorist attack initiatives, […]
Bosnia: gay “festival” during Ramadan angers the faithful
They must not have gotten the memo that “jihad” is but another word for gay love. “Gay festival during Ramadan angers Bosnia Muslims,” by Maja Zuvela for Reuters, August 29: SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Plans to hold Bosnia’s first gay festival during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan were denounced by the Muslim community on Thursday […]
“Defending Islam,” hacker defaces thousands of Dutch websites
Defending Islam by defacing and breaking things. More on this story. “Defending Islam, hacker defaces thousands of Dutch websites,” by Andreas Udo de Haes for IT World, August 28: August 28, 2008, 09:54 AM “” WebWereld Netherlands “” A ‘hacktivist’ has hijacked numerous Dutch sites in retaliation for the anti-Islamic short film “Fitna” which was […]
Mookie calls it quits
When his future gleamed brighter “Sadr said the militia would now focus more on cultural programmes. ‘We have set a cultural programme for the Mahdi Army…’” A “cultural programme”? He doesn’t mean a series of Mozart concerts, or Shakespeare in the park. He means the transformation of Iraq into a Sharia state, proceeding by means […]
Hey kids! Enjoy a fun-filled summer at Camp Jihad!
Canoeing! Exploring! Automatic weapons training! Parody by Jihad Watch reader Bob, sung to the tune of ‘Camp Granada’ with apologies to Allan Sherman: Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah Here I am at Camp Jihad, Gaza Things are fun and en-ter-tain-ing Hamas gives us para-mi-li-tar-y training I learn warfare called ‘guerrilla’ and explosives that can kill ya […]
Malaysia: relentless “Muslim youth” still protest Avril Lavigne concert
First she was proclaimed too sexy, and that, among other things, jumping and shouting on stage were “banned” under sharia. Then, in an effort to not appear “closed-minded” or “childish,” the Malysian government reversed the decision and allowed the show to go on. But since when did governmental decisions interest the devotees of sharia? Of […]
UK: Muslim council chiefs order non-Muslim concillors to fast during Ramadan
Councillor Stephanie Eaton says: “Our community consists of a huge number of different religions, all of which should be valued, and no one religion should be accorded more status or influence than others.” She is, of course, right about that, but she and all British non-Muslims should have seen this coming. It was inevitable, given […]
UK: Shia man forces boys to flagellate themselves
And prosecution insists that his actions had nothing to do with Shia rituals or practices (at least they did arrest him, always a good sign for otherwise dhimmified regions). “Shia Muslim convicted of child cruelty after forcing two boys to flog themselves,” by Riazat Butt for the Guardian, August 28: A Shia Muslim was convicted […]
Fjordman: On Science and Religion
Here’s the latest from Fjordman: First of all, I’d like to say that I published an essay recently on why I don’t think Islam can be reformed. All of my essays can be republished online for free, but this one can also be republished in print, as long as I am credited as the author. […]
Yemen arrests 30 Misunderstanders of Islam plotting attacks on Saudi Arabia
Al-Qaeda hates the House of Saud for what they see as its hypocrisy. “Yemen says 30 al-Qaeda suspects planned attacks in Saudi Arabia,” from Middle East News, August 28: Sana’a, Yemen – Yemeni authorities have arrested 30 suspected members of the al-Qaeda terrorist network believed to have been plotting attacks in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, official […]
£20,000 from BBC charity appeals ended up in the hands of the 7/7 jihadist bombers
The chickens of multiculturalism are coming home to roost. “BBC”s Terrorists in Need: How did cash from the network’s telethons for children end up in the hands of the 7/7 London bombers?,” by Mike McNally for Pajamas Media, August 27: Those familiar with the BBC”s bias towards and promotion of the Islamic faith and its […]
Whitewashing jihad to a sexy modern soundtrack
A Shafi’i manual of Islamic law that was certified in 1991 by the clerics at Al-Azhar University, one of the leading authorities in the Islamic world, as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy, stipulates that “the caliph makes war upon Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians…until they become Muslim or pay the non-Muslim poll tax.” It adds […]
BBC presenter complains: TV not showing humanity of Taliban
Compassion. “TV reporters are not showing the Taliban’s humanity, says BBC presenter,” from the Daily Mail, August 25 (thanks to Anne Crockett): A BBC presenter has attacked coverage of Afghanistan’s ongoing war, claiming TV reporters are not covering the ‘humanity of the Taliban’. Lyse Doucet, a presenter and correspondent on BBC World News, was speaking […]
Buffalo: Principal of Islamic school ousted after taking student as second “wife”
Many aspects of this story raise an eyebrow, but one item in particular is that “Interviews with several Muslims reveal a mixed view on additional marriages under Islamic law. Some said it is not allowed under United States law and therefore is forbidden; others said it can be permissible under Islamic law anyway. We have […]
Russia: bank cards with zero annual percent now available to Muslims
Leave it to the Russians to shrewdly give in to sharia, only to profit. “First Bank Cards for Muslims Issued in Russia,” from IC, August 27: For the first time ever in the banker history in Russia special plastic cards for Muslims are now available for the followers of Islam. The cards are produced by […]
Iraq: girl suicide bomber may have been forced into it by husband’s “female relatives”
And you thought your in-laws were bad. “Girl suicide bomber shows ‘al Qaeda’s desperation,’” from the New Zealand Herald, August 27: Police say they wanted to show “the desperate level al Qaeda has reached” when they released video footage of a teenage girl with an explosives vest strapped to her body. In the footage the […]
MILF murders government ceasefire monitor
…which apparently indicates that the ceasefire is over — as if that weren’t obvious already. “MILF rebels execute gov”t ceasefire monitor,” from AFP, August 28 (thanks to Mackie): Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) guerrillas have executed a member of the government’s ceasefire observer after being snatched by the Moro rebels during the recent heavy military-MILF […]
“We have a message: Muslim Americans are as American as apple pie”
“‘We have a message: Muslim Americans are as American as apple pie,’ Lalani said. ‘Ignoring us is the politics of exclusion and exclusion, I would suggest, is un-American.’” Fine. I don’t want to ignore Muslim Americans. I want to ask them questions about their stance on bringing Sharia to the U.S., and related matters. But […]
Dad Arrested for Kidnapping Daughter to Stop Marriage to Non-Muslim
Islamic law, of course, forbids a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man. Sharia Alert: “Dad Arrested for Kidnapping Daughter to Stop Marriage to Non-Muslim,” from AP, August 27: FRANKFURT, Germany “” Prosecutors in Stuttgart say they have charged a Turkish man with holding his daughter against her will in an alleged effort to prevent […]