Palestinian “freedom fighter”? Mujahid fi sabil Allah? Why would he be locked up? Because, according to Muslims, “Jesus was indeed a Muslim and like the Muslims today [such as Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri, Mullah Omar, et. al.], called mankind to obey the law of God [sharia] as opposed to the law of man.” In […]
Archives for December 2008
Next Al-Qaeda target “most likely” to be UK
Due in part to the fact that Britain — particularly Londonistan — shelters “a substantial community of people who have links with, and can easily travel to, Pakistan.” “Al Qaeda may hit UK next,” from the Dawn, December 29: LONDON, Dec 28: Where is Al Qaeda going to hit next? tops a list of 14 […]
Female genital mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan: “we will never stop because Islam and our elders require it”
The mainstream media and Islamic advocacy groups in the United States constantly tell us that female genital mutilation is a cultural practice that has nothing to do with Islam. They do this despite the fact that the among the schools of Islamic jurisprudence, Shafi’is consider circumcision obligatory for women; Hanbalis say it is an honorable […]
Iran’s “Combatant Clergy Society” signing up volunteers to fight jihad against Israel
Combative clergy Combatant Clergy? But…but…don’t they have to study Islam to become clerics? And wouldn’t they get the picture, in all that study, that Islam is a Religion of Peaceâ„¢? Why is it that, all around the world, so many Islamic clerics seem to be Misunderstanders of Islam, and think that jihad has something to […]
Muslims bring child slaves to the U.S.
This story makes no mention of Islam, but it is Islam that enables this practice to continue: the Qur’an takes slavery for granted, and there has never been an anti-slavery movement in the Islamic world. It is only in the Islamic world that slavery is still practiced and tolerated. “Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa […]
UK: “The Government, the Opposition, the police, schools, the Church of England, the BBC and now Channel 4 are all helping Muslims construct a parallel Islamic state”
At last, someone says it. “Indulgence of Islam is harming society,” by Damian Thompson in the Telegraph, December 26 (thanks to all who sent this in): Channel 4’s decision to invite President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to deliver its “alternative” Christmas message may have been offensive to many people, but no one can say the station is […]
“When Christians kill Muslims, it’s the Crusades. When Jews kill Muslims it’s murder, and when Muslims kill Muslims, it’s like talking about the weather. Nobody really cares about it.”
That quotation comes from Dan Gillerman, in this posting from July. Gillerman’s observation is once again highly appropriate as Egypt fires on Gaza residents fleeing the territory and the Taliban kills 14 children, among countless other examples that appear in the news from one week to the next.
Suspected al-Qaeda operative at El Paso detention facility awaiting deportation after prison term
Mohamad Kamal Elzahabi’s story is all too familiar: He got into the U.S. on a student visa, and entered into a sham marriage to stay in the country. “Suspected operative for al-Qaida held at center in El Paso,” by Diana Washington Valdez for the El Paso Times, December 28: EL PASO — A Lebanese man […]
Afghanistan: Car bomb kills 14 children, Taliban claims responsibility
Despite Karzai’s statement below, there has been no eruption of outrage from the Muslim world — a reaction that is a certainty when non-Muslims fight back against jihadists. “Afghan car bomb kills 14 children,” from CNN, December 28 (thanks to all who sent this in): KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — A suicide car bomb blast near […]
Pakistani Taliban enforces sharia on tribal region
An update on the Taliban’s encroachment in Pakistan, while Islamabad diverts troops from the area. “Taliban “˜enforce sharia” in lower Orakzai Agency,” by Abdul Saboor Khan for the Daily Times, December 28: HANGU: The Taliban have announced the enforcement of sharia in the lower parts of Orakzai Agency, Taliban sources said. The Taliban announcement follows […]
Ban Ki-Moon, call your office: Egyptians open fire on Palestinians
All these Palestinians were trying to do was get out of Gaza. They lobbed no rockets into Egypt. They indulged in no genocidal rhetoric about wiping Egypt off the map and driving all the Egyptians into the sea. They never celebrated as heroes the murderers of Egyptian civilians on buses and in restaurants. Yet when […]
Hizballah Top Dog: “Northern Israel will burn as Gaza is burning”
“He speaks via a video hook-up from his hideout due to fears of assassination by Israeli agents.” What a lion! “Hizbullah Vows to Open Second Front in Gaza Conflict,” by Hana Levi Julian for Israel National News, December 29 (thanks to Carl in Jerusalem): (IsraelNN.com) Hizbullah terrorists have vowed to open a second front against […]
Palestinian photo-victimology
AP photo caption (thanks to James): Palestinian children and a man wounded in Israeli missile strikes are seen in the emergency area at Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. Israeli warplanes demolished dozens of Hamas security compounds across Gaza on Saturday in unprecedented waves of simultaneous air strikes. Gaza medics said at […]
Hamas threatens to “hunt down” Livni and Barak “inside the Knesset compound”
“The heroes in the Strip will continue to fight and prove the youth and fighters of Islam and the Palestinian organizations cannot be defeated.” “Fighters of Islam”? But this is a struggle for land, isn’t it? All the learned experts say so! “Hamas threatens to harm Livni, Barak,” by Ali Waked for Ynet News, December […]
Gaza jihadists send 20 rockets into southern Israel
Disproportionate Response. “Over 20 rockets launched on S. Israel — spokesman,” from KUNA, December 28 : GAZA, Dec 28 (KUNA) — More than 20 rockets were launched from Gaza on southern Israel, said a military spokesman on Sunday. The attacks did result in the injury of an Israeli citizen who was rushed to hospital for […]
Those evil Zionists: Israeli hospital treats Gazans
Hospital patients in bomb shelter, courtesy Hamas Which didn’t keep this hospital from being a target of Hamas rockets. “Fear of rockets sends Israeli hospital underground,” by Aron Heller for Associated Press, December 28 (thanks to Michael): ASHKELON, Israel — The largest hospital on Israel’s southern coast has gone underground. Wary of a missile strike […]
Hizballah Top Dog predicts divine victory for Hamas
The pious man Not that this has anything to do with religion. “Nasrallah Predicts Divine Victory for Hamas, Agitates Egyptians Against Their Government,” from Naharnet, December 28 (thanks to Michael): Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday ordered his resistance on maximum alert to confront any Israeli attack, and urged Egyptians to pressure their government into […]
“Popular” Saudi cleric issues fatwa inciting Muslims to “avenge” themselves upon Israel
Jumping on the bandwagon. While the Saudi king plays “diplomat,” the Saudi sheikhs command Muslims “to strike anything that has a link to Israel, calling it a legitimate target for Muslims everywhere.” “Saudi cleric issues fatwa urging Muslims to avenge Gaza raids,” from the Haaretz News, December 28: A Saudi Web site on Sunday reported […]
Thousands of Muslims protest against Al-Qaeda “hijacking” their religion — no, wait…
Pro-Hamas demo in Lebanon: “Oh our people in Gaza, you are honorable” — Hamas is honorable? Actually they’re protesting against Israel defending itself, after making nary a peep about the Hamas Qassams lobbed at Israeli civilians. And why are they doing this now? Because they know how to tug on credulous Western heartstrings. “Across Mideast, […]
Malaysia: Religious department to act against any blogger who insults Islam
But that’s just a religious department; it does not speak for Malaysia in general, and certainly not the government in particular, right? Actually, as this report indicates, “the police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission are still trying to trace the blogger said to have insulted Prophet Muhammad.” “Moderate Malaysia” Alert: “Religious department to […]