No surprise here. Given the dogmatic insistence at the highest levels that Islam is a Religion of Peace, MI5 probably wouldn’t even have known the proper questions to ask in order to try to determine if recruits had such sympathies, and if they did know those questions, political correctness would have made them not dream […]
Archives for July 2009
Nigeria: Gun battles follow death of “Education is Sin” leader
If the ideology that demanded the imposition of Sharia by force had been invented by the sect leader, the game would be over. For that matter, as long as Sharia is in effect in Nigerian states, there will be pressure — including violent outbursts — for more of it. This is because Sharia, believed to […]
Thousands of Muslims rampage, destroy Christian village after family accused of blasphemy
The violence was incited, on the slimmest of evidence, at the local mosques. Islamic Tolerance Alert: “PAKISTAN Christians flee after Muslims destroy village,” from UCANews, July 31 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): KORIAN, Pakistan (UCAN) — Smoke was still rising from the Christian village of Korian in Punjab province on July 31 after it was completely […]
Education Jihad: Taliban deprives one million children of schooling
School’s out for summer, school’s out forever, school’s been blown to pieces. “Education Is Sin” Update: “One million children face threat to education in NWFP,” from AFP, July 31 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): ISLAMABAD: The United Nations warned on Thursday that one million children could have their education interrupted in areas, where conflict with the […]
Yeah, sure, Judge, I wrote a book about jihad, but I don’t believe in it anymore, and anyway, I was depressed
He was depressed, you see, and unskilled, and that led him to Misunderstand Islam. The judicial rulings in “Provisions of the Rules of Jihad”? Ignore them. They are of no importance. He was depressed, remember. He was unskilled. And he doesn’t believe any of it, either. “Jihad book editor ‘renounced terrorism,’” by Katelyn Catanzariti for […]
Spencer: A Muslim leader condemns “Islamist extremism,” but does he go far enough?
In “Muslim Leader Condemns Terrorism” at FrontPage this morning, I note that an Islamic leader in Long Island is “angry” about the actions of jihadist Ibrahim Vinas. But what is he really going to do about it? Nayyar Imam, leader of the Islamic Association of Long Island, is angry. “We are really angry “” this […]
US Consulate in Jerusalem website assumes Jerusalem is Palestinian, says nothing about Israel
Dhimmitude from the State Department. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it, but it’s true: the US Jerusalem Consulate website seems to assume that Jerusalem is Palestinian territory. Israel? What’s that? Pamela over at Atlas Shrugs points out that the Consulate site says nothing about Israel at all. See Atlas for details, and check […]
Phares: North Carolina: Meet Taqiyya Jihad
Mrs. Boyd Dr. Walid Phares is the director of the Future Terrorism Project at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and the author of The Confrontation: Winning the War against Future Jihad. His Web site is here, and here is an interview he gave to Dina Gusovsky of Russia Today TV, where he establishes a […]
“Bosnia is a base for Islamic terrorists who live here in safety, operate training camps and prepare cadres for attacks in third countries”
Tiny Minority of Extremists Alert, and Keystone Kops all around. “Balkans: Bosnia ‘a haven for Islamist terrorists’,” from Adnkronos International, July 30: Belgrade, 30 July (AKI) — Bosnia has become a haven for Islamic terrorists who feel protected by local authorities and are planning terrorist acts in various countries, experts on terrorism said on Thursday. […]
“This isn’t an Islamic court. It’s a court of infidels!”
Background on the leading North Carolina jihadist suggests that he has long been a hardcore true believer. “Members of arrested US jihadi group visited Pakistan in 2008,” by Sami Abraham for The News International, July 30 (thanks to James): WASHINGTON: The US Federal authorities are looking for an eighth alleged member of a North Carolina […]
Jihadist behind Jakarta bombing was targeting UK soccer team: “These players are Christians, so Muslims should not honor and respect these enemies of Allah”
Wait a minute! Doesn’t Islam respect the “People of the Book”? Perhaps Honest Ibe Hooper or Brave Ahmed Rehab of CAIR could place a call to Noordin Mohammed Top to explain to him how he is Misunderstanding Islam. Can’t they? “Terrorist blames Jakarta blasts on soccer,” from UPI, July 30 (thanks to Block Ness): JAKARTA, […]
Christian woman faces 40 lashes in Sudan for wearing trousers
Indecent Sharia is not supposed to apply to non-Muslims — but it does. An update on this story. “Christian Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers,” from the Daily Mail, July 30 (thanks to all who sent this in): A Christian woman who faces 40 lashes for wearing trousers in Sudan made a dramatic […]
Iraqi troops attack Iranian group opposed to the mullahs’ regime
The Mujaheddin-e Khalq is deservedly classified as a terrorist group, so the point of this story is not whether or not the Iraqis should have moved against the MEK. The point of this story is that it demonstrates yet again the Iraqi regime’s anxiousness to please the mullahs: the U.S. didn’t want the Iraqis to […]
‘The Myth of Eurabia’ ““ Newsweek’s front page and main article ignores Bat Ye’or’s analysis and turns down a reminder ‘letter’
A report from David G. Littman on this Newsweek article and what happened after it was published: Newsweek decided to enter the Eurabian arena by adorning the front cover of its European edition (July 20, 2009) with a white turban and a clear message for the world at home and at large: “THE MYTH OF […]
Shoe Bomber sues to resume his jihad from prison, Obama caves in
Yet another Which-Side-Is-Obama-On Alert: “Revenge of the “˜Shoe Bomber”: The terrorist sues to resume his jihad from prison. The Obama administration caves in,” by Debra Burlingame for the Wall Street Journal, July 29 (thanks to Pamela): Last May at the National Archives, President Barack Obama warned that “more mistakes would occur” if Congress continued to […]
Pakistan confirms Sharia will stay in effect in Northwest Frontier
As we said here the other day: “The truce is long dead, but now the region is stuck with the implementation of Sharia that occurred as a result of the truce.” And the now-arrested Sufi Muhammad, who brokered that agreement with the Taliban, most definitely got what he wanted. “Sharia is still the law of […]
Gaza Muslim bludgeons his daughter to death with an iron chain because she owned a cell phone
Yet another honor killing — the 9th in Gaza since the beginning of 2009. “Rights groups: Gaza man suspected of killing daughter for owning cellphone,” from the Jerusalem Post, July 29 (thanks to M. P.): A Gaza man is being held on suspicion he bludgeoned his daughter to death with an iron chain because he […]
Spain: Muslim stabs his daughter 20 times in attempted honor killing
A manual of Islamic law certified by Al-Azhar as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy says that “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” However, “not subject to retaliation” is “a father or mother (or their fathers or mothers) for killing their offspring, or offspring’s offspring.” (‘Umdat […]
Nigerian army attacks “Education Is Sin” jihadists
It’s all about poverty, of course — as you can see in the final paragraph quoted below. Never mind that Osama bin Laden is an immensely wealthy man. Never mind that study after study has shown that Islamic jihadists tend to be wealthier and better educated than their peers. It has to be about poverty, […]
Chicago Trib blogs the CAIR/ALA war on free speech: valid journalism or vicious bias?
In “Valid criticism or vicious stereotypes?” at the Chicago Tribune’s Seeker blog, Manya Brachear offers a predictably slanted take on the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ thuggish and defamatory war on free speech at the American Library Association. First, the setup: this article is about “persistent and false stereotypes about Islam,” and wouldn’t you know it, […]