Will the Islamophobia never end? “NYC student pleads guilty to terrorism charge,” by Larry Neumeister for Associated Press, April 27 (thanks to Block Ness): NEW YORK (AP) — An American student who prosecutors say helped a friend deliver some protective clothing to an al-Qaida military commander fighting Americans has pleaded guilty to a single terrorism […]
Archives for April 2010
Fatwa calls for murder of Saudi Sheikh who said men and women can pray together
While so many captives to wishful thinking in the West continue to place their hope in Islamic reformers gaining a wide following, this is generally the fate of those who actually question Islam’s tenets. Islamic Tolerance Alert from the Kingdom of the Two Holy Places (and more on this story): “Head of the religious police […]
Hamas TV sermon: Iceland volcano was Allah’s punishment of Infidels
Not that the Palestinian war against Israel has anything to do with Islam. Oh, no. A few land concessions on Israel’s part will patch things up. “Hamas TV sermon: Iceland volcano was Allah’s punishment of Infidels,” by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook for PMW, April 27: A Palestinian cleric preaching on Hamas TV said the […]
Rally in Solidarity with Israel, April 25
Last Sunday I was in New York for the Rally In Solidarity with Israel in front of the Israeli consulate, cosponsored by SIOA (join SIOA here). Jihad Watch reader Christine kindly sent in the photos above. SIOA Executive Director Pamela Geller has more photos here, and she also spoke. Here’s the video:
Mumbai jihadists threaten “water jihad” against India
And meanwhile, Pakistan is still dragging its feet about prosecuting the perpetrators of the Mumbai massacre. Now, why is that? “Mumbai terrorist group threaten Indian ‘water jihad,’” by Rob Crilly in the Telegraph, April 27 (thanks to Joan): Pakistani terrorists behind the Mumbai attacks have threatened to launch a fresh jihad against India over disputed […]
Will the recent killings of two al-Qaeda leaders slow down the jihad?
In “Defeating Radical Islam: The Herculean Strategy” in Pajamas Media (via Middle East Forum), April 20, our old friend Raymond Ibrahim clears up some wishful thinking: Will the recent killings of al-Qaeda leaders Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayub al-Masri have any tangible effects on the “war on terror”? Vice President Joe Biden — who […]
SIOA CAMPAIGN OFFENSIVE: Fight for removal of Hamas-linked CAIR lawyer from NYC Human Rights Commission
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has on his New York City Human Rights Commission the CAIR lawyer Omar Mohammedi. Mohammedi was appointed to the Commission in October 2002. Mohammedi represents several organizations that are the defendants in a 9/11 lawsuit. One is the World Assembly for Muslim Youth (WAMY). About WAMY Lorenzo Vidino reports: […] […]
Spencer on ACT webcast last Saturday
Brigitte Gabriel, ACT member Michael Klein, and me Last Saturday I had the honor and pleasure of participating in freedom fighter Brigitte Gabriel’s American Congress for Truth webcast, “Radical Islam: A Threat America Must Take Seriously.” Other speakers were the superb Brigitte Gabriel herself, terrorism expert Walid Phares, former FBI agent John Guandolo, and American […]
Former Board Chairman of Hamas-linked CAIR may not have smooth sailing on his way to a place on Jacksonville, Florida’s, Human Rights Commission
Parvez Ahmed is the former National Board Chairman of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). He thus has no business being on a Human Rights Commission. Ray Holt deserves congratulations. “Councilman Changes Vote On Nomination: Parvez Ahmed’s Nomination To Commission Stirs Controversy,” from News4Jax.com, April 26 (thanks to Randy): JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An ongoing […]
Anti-free speech proceedings against Geert Wilders to resume in October
These are indeed criminal proceedings, but the criminals are those who are putting Wilders on trial. From the excellent Wilders On Trial site: Criminal proceedings to resume in October 2010 The criminal proceedings against Geert Wilders will continue in October of this year. The dates of absence of the people involved in the proceedings prevent […]
Recipient of Omid Safi’s defamatory email has her Facebook account suddenly disabled
Yesterday I posted here about how lowlife UNC professor Omid Safi falsely claimed that I threatened to kill him and family. I also wrote this email to UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp, cc’ing Safi’s department head Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp, Safi’s wali and fellow UNC professor Carl Ernst, and Safi himself: Dr. Thorp: Professor Omid Safi has […]
Spencer interviewed on the Qur’an, Obama, Ron Paul and much more
Yesterday I gave a lengthy and wide-ranging interview to NYC ITV. It is available in 36 parts (!) here — you can find links to the other parts on the lower right-hand side of the page. The first part is above.
Fitzgerald: “My Boy’s A Good Boy” Or, Ramy Zamzam, CAIR, and The New York Times
The ineffable New York Times carried a story last week, one that from first to last was designed – whether by the reporter, Scott Shane, or by his editors, is unknown – to tug at the heartstrings of the reader. And those heartstringed-tugged readers were to sympathize with the parents of Ramy Zamzam, one of […]
Spencer: Islamic War On Free Speech Heating Up
In Human Events this morning, I discuss four recent Islamic supremacist assaults on the freedom of speech in the United States: Four incidents recently showed anew how keenly Islamic supremacists want to shut down the freedom of speech–and how eager many Americans are to accommodate them. The most notorious incident was Comedy Central’s censorship of […]
Cartoonist behind “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day” backs down: “I said that I wanted to counter fear and then I got afraid”
“The only thing we have to fear…” An update on this story. “Cartoonist Molly Norris Erases ‘Draw Muhammad’ Gag,” from MyFox9, April 26 (thanks to all who sent this in): (CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) – In more fallout around the decision by Comedy Central to censor an episode of “South Park” that contained comedic depictions of […]
Underwear jihadist rails against “the Jews and the Christians and their agents” in “martyrdom” video
And he cited verses from the Qur’an to justify his actions. Funny how that keeps happening. “Underwear Bomber: New Video of Training, Martyrdom Statements,” by Matthew Cole, Brian Ross, and Nasser Atta for ABC News, April 26: New videos produced by al Qaeda in Yemen show the accused underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab and others […]
French Muslim in polygamy row: Hey, these ain’t wives, they’re mistresses
Clever man, this Lies. Gaming the System Alert: “French Muslim man hits back in polygamy row,” from Expatica, April 26 (thanks to Sr. Soph): A Muslim butcher who could be stripped of his French passport over allegations of polygamy hit back on Monday, insisting that he had not broken the law. Lies Hebbadj, an Algerian-born […]
Mauritania: Black students at Nouakchott University complain of “Arabisation”
As Hugh Fitzgerald has often noted here, Islam is a vehicle for Arab supremacism. The centrality given to Arabic, such that prayers cannot be offered and the Qur’an not properly recited in any other language, has led historically to clashes between Arab and non-Arab Muslims, with the former having a decided sense of superiority. “Negro-Mauritanians […]
U.K.: Atheist who mocked Islam and Christianity hit with “Anti-Social Behaviour Order” — but for which insult?
He also mocked the pope, but given the recent embarrassment over at the Foreign Office, the order, or “Asbo” can’t be about that. What if he just mocked Christian beliefs, and not Islam? Would authorities have pursued the case? And for that matter, if Taylor was accused of “causing religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress,” […]
Yemen: British ambassador escapes jihadist suicide attack
Two aspects of this story raise an eyebrow, given Yemen’s track record as a “bus station” for jihadists. One is the fact that the assailant was “known to authorities.” The other is an officials claim of “dozens” of arrests “as police raided addresses across Sana’a.” Now, if they knew where they were, why were they […]