An entire Islamic party full of Misunderstanders of Islam — how on earth do these things keep happening? Behold the glorious complexity of Islam! So incredibly difficult are its peaceful teachings to grasp, that some of its most dedicated and devout adherents keep misunderstanding them and getting the crazy idea that Islam has something to […]
Tajikistan: Muslims shouting “infidel” murder Santa Claus
Misunderstanders of Islam in Central Asia shout “infidel” as they murder a man dressed as Santa Claus, and Tajikistan’s media says the murder didn’t take place on religious grounds. Have they been taking lessons from the U.S. media? “Santa killed by Muslim fanatics for being “˜infidel” in Tajikistan,” from News.am, January 2 (thanks to Silvester): […]
Tajikistan: BBC reporter gets three years in jail for ties to Islamic supremacist group
Ever wonder why the BBC is so consistently and fanatically pro-jihad, and intent on smearing freedom fighters? “BBC Reporter Sentenced for Links to Islamist Group,” from AP, October 14: DUSHANBE, Tajikistan October 14, 2011 (AP) A court in Tajikistan sentenced a BBC reporter to three years in jail Friday over links to a banned radical […]
With OIC-approved text, Tajikistan appeals to U.N. to stop Norwegian firm from republishing Muhammad cartoons
Priorities. This is what you use the United Nations for: stopping a private entity in a distant country from republishing some drawings in a book. Under any other circumstances, the absurdity would be obvious and rightly laughed off, but, of course, double standards abound. “Tajikistan urges UN to try to stop republication of Muhammad cartoons,” […]
Tajik authorities ban sales of Jesus cartoon
Christian proselytizing is forbidden, in accord with traditional Sharia provisions, even in this relatively secular post-Soviet republic. Islamic Tolerance Alert: “Tajik authorities ban sales of Jesus cartoon,” from AsiaNews, February 18 (thanks to C. Block Ness): Dushanbe (AsiaNews) – Tajikistan’s Religious Affairs Committee banned the sale of a Jesus Christ cartoon in Khorog, the administrative […]
Tajikistan: Jihadist attack kills 23 soldiers
Of course, it would be “Islamophobic” to note the remarkable uniformity with which jihadists “misunderstand” Islam in places so far removed from one another, whether in attacks inside the U.S., ambushes on churches in Indonesia, or even in Tajikistan. “‘Islamist gunmen’ kill 23 soldiers in Tajikistan,” from BBC News, September 19: Islamist militants in Tajikistan […]
Jihad/martyrdom bombers murder two, wound 25 in Tajikistan
First jihad/martyrdom bombing in Tajikistan in five years. The virgins were getting impatient. “Car bomber kills 2, wounds 25 police in Tajikistan,” by Roman Kozhevnikov for Reuters, September 3: DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Suicide car bombers struck a police station in Tajikistan on Friday, officials said, killing two officers and wounding 25 in an attack authorities […]
Jihadists arrested in Tajikistan
I can’t remember the last time we had a Tajik jihad update. Is there any place on earth where the tiny minority of extremists cannot be found? “Extremists detained in Tajikistan,” from Pravda, : Members of the banned Uzbek Islamic Movement were arrested on Monday in the city of Khudzhand in northern Tajikistan. “An Uzbek […]
Seven Jailed in Tajikistan
From Turkish Press, “Seven jailed in Tajikistan for membership in outlawed Islamic group,” : DUSHANBE – A court in Tajikistan handed down prison sentences of three to nine years Wednesday to seven people accused of belonging to an outlawed Islamic group Hizbi Tahrir and agitating for the overthrow of the Central Asian country’s government. “They […]
Jihad in Tajikistan
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The growth of radical Islam in Central Asia
Background on the jihad in Uzbekistan, from Asia Times. Note that the jihadis were from middle-class families: Recent reports Prior to the recent terror attacks in Uzbekistan which claimed at least 19 lives, a spate of reports from the region shows ongoing Islamist activity and law-enforcement efforts to contain it. One report details the state […]
Tajikistan: pastor at prayer shot dead
Christian missionary activity in Muslim countries has always been dangerous. Islamic law forbids any Muslim to convert to another religion, on pain of death. And dhimmi laws for Christians forbid proselytizing. This just in from Tajikistan, via the Barnabas Fund: “A pastor who was also an active missionary has been shot dead while he was […]