This story vividly illustrates the bankruptcy of the common claim that jihadis are simply reacting to provocations from the U.S., Israel, or other Western entities. If that were so, there would be no reason whatsoever for jihad activity in Uzbekistan. “US Issues Uzbekistan Travel Warning,” from VOA News, April 26: The U.S. State Department has […]
Uzbekistan: Beatings and fines given to Christians for proselytizing
“They claimed that the Christian is a missionary and has violated the law.” Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Uzbekistan: “Tashkent, punishes those who lend or gift Bibles to children,” from Asia News, April 16 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Tashkent (AsiaNews/F18) – Beatings and a strong penalty for the Christian Baptist Galina Shemetova from Tashkent […]
Kyrgyzstan: Islamic jihadists provoked violence
Big surprise here. “Kyrgyzstan: violence provoked by Islamic militants,” from AP, June 24: BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan’s security agency claims relatives of the country’s toppled president have colluded with Taliban and other Islamic militant movements to provoke ethnic violence in the ex-Soviet nation. It’s statement Thursday says former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s relatives met in Afghanistan […]
Uzbek authorities force Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses underground
A few years ago a prominent American moderate Muslim insisted to me that in Uzbekistan Islam was moderate, peaceful, and pluralistic. Islamic Tolerance Alert from Uzbekistan: “Uzbek authorities force Christians, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, to go underground,” from
Islamic Rebels Claim to Hold Uzbek Town
The abuse rained down heavier than usual after I posted this last Monday. How dare I support the brutal Karimov regime? (I don’t.) How dare I say that the people who are revolting in Uzbekistan are jihadists? They’re just reacting to years of oppression. All right. But this just came in from AP (thanks to […]
Uzbekistan: Islamic Rebels Appeal for Putin’s Help
In my forthcoming book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades (Regnery) — or whatever they’re going to call it, as the artwork at Amazon shows a different title — I discuss how the Byzantine Emperor John VI Cantacuzenes appealed to Muslims for help in a dynastic dispute. They came into Europe, and […]
Uzbek Police Fire on Crowd
An Update on the Muslim Riots in Uzbekistan from CBS News, “U.S. Ally Fires On Its People” ANDIJAN, Uzbekistan – President Islam Karimov claimed Saturday that authorities tried to negotiate a peaceful end to protests, but that troops were forced to open fire when insurgents who had seized a government building attempted to break through […]
Muslim Riots in Uzbekistan
From AP via ABC News, “Violent Uprising Breaks Out in Uzbekistan” ANDIJAN, Uzbekistan — Thousands of people, many of them armed, took to the streets of an eastern Uzbek city on Friday, demanding freedom for 23 prominent businessmen on trial for alleged ties to an Islamic terror group. The protest quickly turned violent, with nine […]
US, Russia secretly remove uranium from Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has been touted as a bastion of Muslim moderation, but evidently neither the US nor the Russian governments believe that is entirely true. From AFP: WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States and Russia carried out a secret operation last week to remove weapons-grade uranium from the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, whose government is […]
Uzbekistan: Secret Police Interrogate And Beat Christians
Uzbekistan is reputed to be another beacon of Muslim moderation, but evidently that moderation doesn’t extend to dhimmis who dare to proselytize. Question: if Islam is so certain of its superiority as the last and perfect revelation from the true God, correcting and abrogating all previous revelations, why is it so unsure of itself as […]
Islamic Group Claims Uzbekistan Attacks
Why the attacks? Because the regime is practicing “injustice and brutality” against devout Muslims — here again, the core assumption is that devout Muslims will be on the side of the terrorists. From AP, : TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — A previously unknown Islamic group claimed responsibility Sunday for a recent string of bombings and shootings […]
Uzbekistan: Suicide Bomber Kills One
An Uzbek police officer in front of a mosque (Reuters) More Uzbek jihad. From AP: A woman blew herself up in Uzbekistan’s central Bukhara region Thursday, killing a man and critically injuring herself, police said. The blast occurred around 4 p.m. at a two-story apartment building, and police were investigating at the scene, said a […]
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 […]
More jihad in Uzbekistan
Tashkent checkpoint (AP) More Uzbek jihad. From AP: An explosion ripped through a district of the Uzbek capital Wednesday evening and caused casualties, according to a report, apparently the latest incident in a wave of terrorist-related violence that has gripped the city. Interfax news agency reported the blast hit the Sabir-Rakhimovski district, which is in […]
Uzbekistan Update
March 29 Terrorist Attacks (REUTERS) Reuters has an update on the situation in Uzbekistan (complete with quotes around the word “terrorist”, but that is just part of their “objective” “journalistic” “style”). TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed in a series of explosions and shoot-outs in Uzbekistan in “terrorist” actions aimed at […]
Jihad in Uzbekistan
Islam Karimov (Vestnik.com) That is, jihad in an Uzbeki market. From AP, : An explosion has ripped through the Uzbek capital Tashkent, killing at least two people, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. The Uzbek Foreign Ministry has blamed terrorists. Ministry spokesman Ilkhom Zakirov said that there were “several terrorist acts,” arrests had been made and […]