So was the defense of a Bahraini woman who said she had the right to have sex with her boyfriend in a parked car. The presiding judge disagreed. From GulfNews: “[T]his is a democratic and free country,” the student, who is above the age of 21, told the judge sentencing her. Police said they found […]
Non-Muslims Slam State-Ordered Muslim Burial
An anti-dhimmi update to this Dhimmi Watch post. From Reuters: KUALA LUMPUR, 30 December 2005 “” Leaders of Malaysia’s non-Muslim religions condemned yesterday the state’s decision to give a man a Muslim burial against his Hindu widow’s wishes, and called for a review of their constitutional rights. “We are concerned that the fundamental rights of […]
Judge: No jurisdiction to overrule Sharia court decision
Shari’a alert from the AP: A Malaysian court on Wednesday rejected a Hindu widow’s claim over the body of her husband, who Islamic authorities say converted to Islam last year and should be buried as a Muslim. The ruling by the High Court threatens to blow up into a rare interracial and religious dispute in […]
Dadullah: My talks with them will only be for their destruction…
One appendage shy of human form has not dulled a Taliban commander’s cognisance of jihad. From the AP: In an interview late on Sunday, the commander, Mullah Dadullah, ruled out any reconciliation with the US-backed government of President Hamid Karzai and claimed the country’s new parliament — its first in more than 30 years, inaugurated […]
Iran says Muslim nations should unite
In support of this article posted at Jihad Watch back in August, Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) has stated their goal of a unified Islamic world. “We strongly support unity among Islamic nations”, the Majlis Speaker said, adding that such unity was critical in preserving the interests of the nations. Of course the “interests” of the Iranian […]
Saudi telecom stops text vote for Arab talent show
Islamic decree alert from our best and most “certified ally”. From Reuters: Saudi mobile operator Mobily has stopped users from text message voting for an Arab “Star Academy” competition because of an Islamic decree branding the reality show immoral, the company said on Monday. Saudi religious scholars last May condemned the hugely popular talent show […]
Why European women are turning to Islam
This report from The Christian Science Monitor purports to have the reason(s): PARIS – Mary Fallot looks as unlike a terrorist suspect as one could possibly imagine: a petite and demure white Frenchwoman chatting with friends on a cell-phone, indistinguishable from any other young woman in the café where she sits sipping coffee. And that […]
International fund: AIDS relief or blood money?
An update to this Dhimmi Watch post. From the AP: U.S. and European officials have agreed with Libya on setting up a fund to offer financial assistance to the families of AIDS-infected children in the Libyan city of Benghazi, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said Friday. The move is part of international efforts to secure the release […]
Forced conversions go on in Pakistan and Bangladesh
Journalist Irfan Husain describes the horrors of forced conversions in this report from the SouthAsia Network: MEET Sanno Amra and his wife Champa: a middle-aged Hindu couple. They live in a small, simple but spotlessly clean home in Karachi’s Punjab Colony. Until six weeks ago, they lived with their five children, reasonably content with their […]
Australia to resume training with Indonesia’s elite Kopassus commandos
All is forgiven for the instrument of terror used in the classic jihad against East Timor in the 1990s. From the AP: SYDNEY – Australian forces will resume training exercises with Indonesia’s Kopassus elite commando force next year, Defense Minister Robert Hill said Sunday. The maneuvers will be the first since Canberra suspended joint training […]
Al-Zawahri: Failure to join the jihad is a “malignant illness”
The good doctor reminds the believers of their duty to fight in the cause of Allah. From the AP: CAIRO, Egypt – Osama bin Laden’s deputy, in a new tape that surfaced Sunday, urged all Muslims to take up arms and said their refusal to join the fight against “the Cross and Zionism” was a […]
Muslims offer to guard Christian churches in Indonesia
Is this the protection afforded the dhimma once they have paid the jizya and feel themselves subdued? From Reuters: Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisation will provide volunteers to help guard churches across the world’s most populous Muslim nation. The move comes amid fresh fears of attacks on Christian buildings over the seasonal period and moves by […]
Replacement candidate: Islam is terror
From The Copenhagen Post: A few days after the Danish People’s Party (DF) punished its Copenhagen mayoral candidate for publishing racist remarks on her website, removing her from the post as the party spokesman on educational affairs, her successor went ahead and described the Muslim religion as a terrorist movement. Defeated mayoral candidate Louise Frevert’s […]
Christmas grim for Benghazi medical team
Sofia News Agency provides an update to this Dhimmi Watch report. Bulgaria’s seaside city of Nessebar has announced the launch of a Christmas campaign in support of the nurses jailed in Libya. The initiative “You are not alone on Christmas” will be held under the patronage of the chairman of the local Municipal Council Dimitar […]
Iran threatens counter-strike
From YNET News: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says recent Israeli statements on Iran’s nuclear project show Israeli government is frustrated from failure to bring international community to pressure Iran: ‘Zionist authorities are well aware that if they make a foolish mistake against Iran, Iran’s harsh response will be destructive and determined‘ – Roee Nahmias An […]
IAEA cannot question A.Q. Khan
A report concerning one of our dear allies in the war on terror. From ExpressIndia: Pakistan has ruled out permission to the IAEA to directly interrogate A.Q. Khan in order to unravel the proliferation network led by him, claiming it has been cooperating with the UN nuclear watchdog’s investigations. Reacting to comments by International Atomic […]
Kerala man may lose eye under Saudi Arabian law
Shari’a alert from WebIndia123: A man from Kerala jailed in Saudi Arabia for a brawl that partially blinded a Saudi national may lose an eye if the courts there decide to follow a new law. Naushad, 34, got into a tiff with a Saudi national and damaged the latter’s eye in the ensuing fisticuffs in […]
Attacking Islam Hinders Integration: Danish Muslims
Integration is a two-way street. This, this and this are cited examples that many Muslims living in Western lands do not nor ever will have a desire to integrate. From IslamOnline: Muslim activist blasted recent anti-Islam remarks by a Danish lawmaker, cautioning that recurrent attacks on their faith by politicians and some media hinder the […]
Iran ‘clean’ of al-Qaeda
Well, there you have it. If Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says their country is free of al-Qaeda terrorists, then it must be so, right? From the AFP: Iran has extradited all foreign members of the al-Qaeda network arrested inside its borders and is not holding any of the group’s leaders, the Islamic republic’s top […]
Militants’ new tack in cyber war
A new twist has emerged in the Internet Jihad. From the BBC: A message has been posted to several radical Islamist – or jihadi – websites announcing a competition to design a new site for a militant group in Iraq. The prize offered is the chance to fire missiles remote-controlled by computer at a US […]