Cliff May asks common-sensical and thought-provoking questions. They’ll be ignored, of course. “Dear Mayor Bloomberg: A few questions you might want to ask before approving a mosque for Ground Zero,” by Cliff May, July 29: Your Honor: In regard to the proposal to build an Islamic center at the site of the 9/11 terrorist attack […]
Archives for July 2010
Cooperation among Iran, al Qaeda and other Sunni jihad groups more extensive than previously known
But of course, the learned analysts all know that Shi’ites and Sunnis will never work together! “Reports Bolster Suspicion of Iranian Ties to Extremists,” by Siobhan Gorman and Jay Solomon in the Wall Street Journal, July 27 (thanks to Moishe): WASHINGTON–Cooperation among Iran, al Qaeda and other Sunni extremist groups is more extensive than previously […]
Does the SIOA name disparage Muslims? No
Some time ago, my SIOA colleague Pamela Geller and I applied for a trademark registration for the name Stop Islamization Of America. It was rejected: the trademark office stated that “Islamization” meant “Islamic,” and that thus to say that Islamization must be stopped disparaged Muslims in general and linked them to terrorism. This is a […]
Muslim cleric: “Hitler was right to…do what he did to the Jews”
Mind you, Hussam Fawzi Jabar is an Islamic cleric. He has devoted his life to studying the Qur’an and Sunnah. And he doesn’t seem to have come across anything in that extensive study to make him reconsider his vile and genocidal anti-Semitism. Yet the myth persists that Islamic anti-Semitism is an import from Christianity or […]
Modern, moderate Indonesia: Mob of enraged Muslims attack mosque of heretical Muslim sect
The Ahmadis are considered heretics, and thus are fair game for this kind of persecution by mainstream Muslims. “Hundreds attack mosque,” from AFP, July 29 (thanks to Twostellas): JAKARTA – INDONESIAN police clashed with about 200 people on Thursday as the mob tried to attack a mosque in West Java belonging to a minority Islamic […]
Here we go again: U.S. reiterates backing of Pakistan’s “effort” against Al-Qaeda and Taliban
Despite all the evidence establishing that elements within the Pakistani government have aided Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, the U.S. is going to continue giving money to Pakistan and pretending that they’re fighting against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. After all, the money will never run out, right? “US backs Pak’s effort on war against terror,” from […]
British PM says Pakistan won’t be permitted to “export terror” — starting when?
The prime minister who has overreached in his fanciful definition of the “real Islam,” and fallen in line with jihadist propaganda by calling Gaza a “prison camp,” continues his losing streak in comments on Islamic jihad and foreign policy. Evidence of Pakistan’s double game far predates the WikiLeaks affair, which makes Cameron’s response dismally understated […]
FBI defends itself from charges it’s targeting Muslims; no one asks if any Muslims are targeting U.S.
Shock horror! The FBI spends more time on surveillance of Muslims than on surveillance of Amish! It’s racism! It’s “Islamophobia”! Tim McVeigh! Profiling! If only the facts weren’t so inconvenient, and Islamic jihadists weren’t still so active around the world. Not that the facts matter to these “civil liberties groups.” “FBI defends surveillance guidelines allegedly […]
UK: Students accuse bus driver of banning them from bus because of their Islamic dress — until video showed they were just being abusive
Yet another claim of victim status that turned out to be just the opposite. The fake hate crimes are, of course, a tactic for which the motivation is clear, and this incident is closely akin to those. “Claim of ‘Islamic veil bus ban’ thrown out,” by Ross Lydall in the Evening Standard, July 28 (thanks […]
Lower Manhattan Community Board denies landmark status for Islamic supremacist mega-mosque site at Ground Zero
But freedom-lovers once again showed up in force and made their voices heard. Above is video of remarks by my SIOA colleague Pamela Geller and by me. (Video courtesy the magnificent Pamela Hall.) The SIOA high command (Photo by longtime Jihad Watch commenter Awake — it was great to meet you!) Sharif El-Gamal (R), owner […]
Indonesia: Missionaries expelled for baptisms, converts from Islam sent to re-education camp
In the West, Islamic spokesmen always insist that Islam supports the freedom of conscience, and the freedom to change one’s religion. These people must be reading that notorious Misunderstood Qur’an. Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Missionary trio leave Aceh after anger at baptisms,” by Toni O’Loughlin in the Sydney Morning Herald, July 24 […]
Indonesian government releases new translation of the Qur’an, designed to reduce “potential to breed radicalism”
The Qur’an has been around for 1,400 years, and so has jihad violence, but now the Indonesian government has discovered the key: it’s all because of a faulty translation, doncha know! And now I am very happy to announce that I too have come into the possession of the Secret Decoder Ring hitherto solely in […]
New York City mosques to get extra protection during Ramadan
This Bloomberg News article says matter-of-factly that there has been “a rise this year in the number of hate crimes against Muslims,” and that’s why these extra police patrols are needed at New York City mosques during Ramadan. And certainly if there is any actual threat against these mosques, they warrant the extra police protection, […]
Arch-Misunderstander of Islam hits French veil ban: “Every single woman who defends her veil is a jihadi”
Translated as “holy warrior” in this AP piece. “Al-Qaida No. 2 slams France’s push to ban veils,” by Maggie Michael for Associated Press, July 28 (thanks to Maxwell): CAIRO – Al-Qaida’s No. 2 has slammed France’s push to ban the Islamic full-face veil and urged Muslim women to be “holy warriors” in the defense of […]
Berlin politician gets flak from Eurodhimmis for inviting Geert Wilders
I had the great pleasure of meeting Rene Stadtkewitz when I spoke for Pax Europa in Berlin last year. He is a measured, intelligent, well-spoken politician who is deeply aware of the nature of Sharia and the threat of the global jihad. But when he has tried to raise awareness of those things among his […]
Who is David Cameron to say what the ‘real Islam’ is?
This is worth the price of admission right away: “David Cameron was in Turkey yesterday endorsing Turkish membership of the EU, as blogger Laban Tall says, ‘doubtless driven by that grass-roots Tory pressure for a few million Turks to come to the UK.’” But all of it is worth reading. Cameron has just joined the […]
UK: Prison governor apologizes to Muslim inmates after serving non-halal meat
That headline should have read this way: “UK: Prison governor tells Muslim inmates complaining about non-halal meat that they should have respected British laws and thus not ended up in prison in the first place, but now that they’re there they should expect to be treated with the same respect they accorded the victims of […]
Wikileaks Afghanistan: powerful police chief was Iranian spy
Here again we see that those in authority had no mechanism for and/or no interest in distinguishing “moderates” who merited being given powerful positions in post-Taliban Afghanistan from Islamic supremacists and jihadists. And even they had cared to make such a distinction and tried to do so, how could they have gone about it? “Wikileaks […]
How much went to the jihad? U.S. can’t find $8.7 billion in Iraq funds
Winning hearts and minds. None could have gone to the jihad, you say? And why not, exactly? What effective safeguards were in place to ensure that those who received money in Iraq had no sympathies for the jihad? With the U.S. government in massive denial about the nature of the jihad doctrine and Islamic supremacism […]
Taliban vows “jihad” against Pakistani political party, says it is “enemy of Islam”
Here again we see that those whom Obama, John Brennan, and so many others insist have nothing to do with Islam explicitly take upon themselves the mantle of Islamic purity and authenticity. This is a cognitive dissonance that no one in authority is showing any signs of addressing, and yet it undercuts their entire strategy […]