It’s good that they were acquitted, but not so good that no one had the guts or the vision to stand up in the middle of the trial and say, “Wait a minute: we’re trying two Christians for offending Islam because they ate lunch during Ramadan? This whole proceeding is absurd.” Note also here, yet […]
Italy arrests “Frenchman” with ties to al-Qaeda
“The suspect had notes and a kit for making bombs.” That will be hard to explain away. “French terrorism suspect arrested in Italy,” by Angela Charlton for the Associated Press, October 3 (thanks to Sr. Soph): PARIS – Italian police have arrested a Frenchman suspected of links to a network recruiting fighters for Afghanistan, a […]
Algeria: Christians on trial for breaking Ramadan fast
Here is yet another example of how non-Muslims are compelled to observe Islamic rules and mores when in Muslim countries. And of course we see increasingly that when in non-Muslim countries, Muslims demand special privileges and accommodation for their practices. At no point is there ever any concession or gesture of good will from the […]
Islamophobes fire on crowded mosque — no, wait…
Actually it was Islamic jihadists. While Hamas-linked CAIR and other Islamic advocacy groups in the U.S. are in a fine froth these days about a supposed rise in “Islamophobia,” will they say anything about this? (And yes, CAIR has spoken out about events outside the U.S. before.) I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were […]
A firsthand account on an honor killing, Algeria, 1986
A crime against my neighbor in Algeria. June 1986 by Kahina Sara was 20, just finished her first year of collage in Batna. She was in love with a boy from school. But as her father had arranged a marriage for her with a Muslim man. Sara was to be married as soon as she […]
France: Priests and bishops refuse to baptize Muslim converts to Christianity, for fear of the consequences
Why do Muslims engage in violent intimidation? Because it works. Until people are willing to stand up and defy it, it will continue to work. “Christians and Muslims from Algeria to Italy in the footsteps of Saint Augustine,” from Asia News, August 13 (thanks to Twostellas): Rome (AsiaNews) – A group of Christians and Muslims […]
Head of Algeria’s Superior Islamic Council a Misunderstander of Islam, says that prison for violent husbands violates Qur’an
“Good women are obedient….As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them.” — Qur’an 4:34 But…but…doesn’t Qaher Sharif know that Islam protects women’s rights? He must be some kind of Islamophobe! “Algeria: Prison for Violent Husbands Is Against Koran, Mufti,” from ANSAmed, March 15 (thanks […]
Algeria: Muslims loot and burn Christian church while police fail to intervene, saying church lacked permit
“[An] officer denied police were caving in to Islamist pressure, pointing out that security forces regularly battle Islamist militants,” but that’s evidently only when it’s in the state’s interest to do so. For that matter, the “authorized venues” scheme is a means of maintaining control over non-Muslim communities, and as always, disobedient dhimmis lose their […]
Algerians jailed for eating lunch
Let’s see: it is forbidden to eat or drink during daylight hours in Ramadan. So is this “extreme Sharia,” or ordinary run-of-the-mill chummy Sharia? Eat the Salad Do the Time Alert from the BBC, with thanks to JE: An Algerian court has sent four men to jail for eating lunch in a restaurant during the […]
Algerian who fabricated details of al-Qaida plot to bomb US cities sent to prison
“War is deceit,” said Muhammad. “Algerian who fabricated details of al-Qaida plot sent to prison,” from AP, with thanks to Skeetstreet: INDIANAPOLIS — An Algerian man who lied about an al-Qaida plot to bomb five U.S. cities in an attempt to avoid deportation was sentenced Friday to a year in prison. Ahmed Allali, 37, had […]
US to expand anti-terror, oil interests in Africa
From the Taipai Times, with thanks to Counterterrorism Operations: The US is pouring more soldiers and millions more dollars into its anti-terrorism campaign in Africa, including in Algeria and chaotic Nigeria, both oil-rich nations where radical Islam has a following. A new north and west African effort outlined Wednesday in a statement from the US […]
24 jihadists seized in Algeria
You can reduce the number of the Tiny Minority of Extremists Who Misunderstand Islam in Algeria by 24. “24 suspected terrorists seized in Algeria,” from UPI, : Algiers, Algeria, Apr. 25 (UPI) — Algerian security forces arrested 24 terror suspects and the army had surrounded up 20 Islamic gunmen in the mountains, it was reported […]
Jihadists kill 16 people in attack near Algerian capital
From AP, with thanks to Susan: ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) – Suspected Islamic militants killed 16 people in a pre-dawn attack south of the Algerian capital on Saturday [October 23], an official statement said. It was the first bloodshed since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The victims, mostly youths, were driving to […]
Algeria: “We cannot invite people to Islam when our party is sinking in immorality”
Algeria’s radical Muslims in scandal and disarray. Much of the problem seems to come from the harshness of Islamic law itself, which sees “sexual assault” as the inevitable consequence of the simple presence of a man and a woman alone in a house. From Arab News, with thanks to Ali Dashti: Led by Abdallah Jaballah, […]
Algerian Military Says Terror Leader Killed
One of the most active Islamic radical leaders in North Africa has been killed. No doubt he was waging jihad in North Africa because of his rage over Abu Ghraib and Israel. From AP, with thanks to Ali Dashti: ALGIERS, Algeria — Troops killed one of North Africa’s most wanted Islamic militants, who had sought […]
Algerian Islamic rebels declare war on foreigners
From Reuters, with thanks to Nicolei: ALGIERS, June 13 (Reuters) – Algeria’s leading Islamic militant group, which has ties to al Qaeda, has declared war on foreign people and companies in the oil-rich north African country, an Islamic website said on Sunday. The “foreigners war statement” appeared shortly after the Salafist Group for Preaching and […]
Algeria on heightened alert before elections
The fallout from Madrid and Spain’s collapse continues. From Reuters, : Algerian authorities, on heightened alert ahead of presidential elections next month, have killed 17 Islamic rebels in separate attacks over the past week, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday. Seven of the militants belonged to the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, a hardline group […]
U.S. Special Forces fighting Salafists in southern Algeria
The U.S. is fighting against jihadists in Algeria. From the World Tribune: The United States has deployed Special Forces to the Sahara Desert battle a leading Islamic insurgency group with ties to Al Qaida. U.S. officials said a Special Operations Forces (SOF) unit was operating with Algerian troops in the southern part of the country. […]
“The conflict in the world today is a conflict between belief and unbelief”
This just in from MEMRI: “The Arabic-language daily Al-Hayat published an interview with Nabil Sahrawi, also known as Abu Ibrahim Mustafa, a leader of the Salafi Group for Da’wa and Fighting in Algeria. This group has been linked with Al-Qa’ida. Prior to publication, the interview, which is Sahrawi’s first, was posted on Islamist websites. “At […]
Al-Qaeda quietly relocates to Algeria
The threat of Islamic terror is global, and cannot be attributed solely to Al-Qaeda. However, there are numerous indications that that organization itself is far from incapacitated, even if its involvement in some recent attacks may have been exaggerated. Middle East Newsline now reports that “Al Qaida operatives have been relocating to the southern Sahara […]