Hmmm, now why might that be? “Muslim groups still MIA on terror,” by Adam Brodsky in the New York Post, January 19 (thanks to Pamela): […] Another law-enforcement source tells me CAIR and other groups have been worse than useless: To this source’s knowledge, US Muslims have played virtually no role in foiling local plots. […]
FMCAT condemns Al-Qaeda, suicide bombers
A message from the Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism: Resolution of Condemnation by Muslims Against Al Qaeda, ALL Suicide Bombers and other Terrorists On Friday, March 11, a remarkable thing happened in Madrid, Spain. A large number of clerics from the Islamic Conference of Spain issued a very tough fatwa (religious opinion) which condemned Osama […]
Moderate Muslims March in Phoenix
Professor Daniel Pipes
UK Muslims urged to fight terror
Iqbal Sacranie (BBC) What? You mean they haven’t been doing this all along? From ABC: Britain’s Muslim leaders are urging followers of Islam to cooperate with the authorities to fight terrorism. There is fear in the Muslim community that it will be stigmatised following the arrest of eight suspected terrorists and the seizure of half […]
Islam 101 tries to bridge gap
Here’s a feelgood story from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle about clearing away post-9/11 misconceptions about Islam. Of course, the main misunderstanding is about jihad: On Sept. 11, 2001, just after he watched the World Trade Center towers fall on television, Aly Nahas received a call from a rabbi offering him shelter. The rabbi was […]
“Yes to Iraq, no to terrorism”
“We demand that all criminals, whether they are Saddam [Hussein] loyalists or al-Qaeda members, be chased and tried for their crimes against the Iraqi people,” said Ali Sahib, an Iraqi who “lost his daughter in a recent suicide bombing.” This was the most encouraging statement in a BBC report about the Iraqi anti-terror rally, in […]
Saudi Columnist: “We Are the Problem and Not America”
Is Saudi Arabia coming to its senses? According to IMRA, “on November 30, 2003, Dr. Muhammad Talal Al-Rasheed, columnist for the English language daily The Saudi Gazette, wrote an article titled ‘Senseless Violence, Senseless Death.’ The article is in reaction to the murder of Saudi Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Rasheed of Hail by ‘Islamists’ […]
Bahrain: crackdown on jihadists
Middle East Newsline reports that “Bahrain plans to impose a series of measures as part of a long awaited crackdown against Islamic unrest. “The Bahraini Cabinet has drafted legislation meant to impose stiff penalties on those convicted of what was termed terrorism. Officials said the new laws would be in accordance with those of other […]