Thereby giving the global jihad a tremendous moral boost. More reckless dhimmitude and antisemitism from the UN: "Goldstone Report Empowers Terrorists," by Judith Apter Klinghoffer for History News Network, September 15: RICHARD GOLDSTONE'S COMMISSION CONCLUDED: There is evidence that both the Israeli army and Palestinian militants committed war crimes, and...
Noise ordinances and common sense win out this time. But it might not be too long before non-Muslims will simply have to get used to being awakened before dawn during Ramadan. To complain about the noise would be "Islamophobic." After all, remember that when the local authorities in Hamtramck, Michigan,...
It's a good thing the war on terror is over, or we would be seeing many more plots like this. I guess these guys are kind of like the Japanese soldiers who hid so deep in the jungle for so many years that they didn't know World War II had...
A curious story. I mean, what did they expect? "Taleban, Qaeda exploit youths going to Afghanistan for 'Jihad,'" from Arab Times, September 14 (thanks to James): KUWAIT CITY, Sept 14: The Public Prosecution has completed investigations into the so-called Kuwaiti Jihadists in Afghanistan who go to fight the foreign troops,...
Indonesia continues its march toward Sharia. More on this story. "Unease in Indonesia after Aceh passes strict sharia bill," from Deutsche Presse Agentur, September 15 (thanks to James):Jakarta - Some Indonesians expressed dismay Tuesday after the parliament in the staunchly Muslim province of Aceh approved an Islamic crime bill that...
The first caning for alcohol was of a Malaysian model. And now, a year in jail and six strokes of the cane for a little samsu. What fun these Islamic court judges will have when they're let loose in Europe. Sharia Alert: "Jail, caning for drinking," by Elizabeth Looi for...
This would be a superb strategy, since Wilders doesn't say anything about Islam that hardline imams don't say. Geert Wilders Trial Update. "Wilders' discrimination case in January," from Dutch News, September 14 (thanks to all who sent this in): The trial of MP Geert Wilders, who is accused of discrimination...
Winning hearts and minds. The French are hoping, of course, that this kind of treatment will blunt the force of the jihad against France. But this manifests -- yet again -- ignorance of the jihad doctrine. The Qur'an and Sunnah mandate that Muslims must wage war against unbelievers simply...
Here are accounts from Rifqa's friends Jamal Jivanjee and Brian Williams -- both of which differ significantly from the FDLE's findings. Rifqa Bary Update. "FDLE report on ex-Muslim runaway teen criticized: Report finds no 'credible' proof Rifqa Bary's life is endangered," by James A. Smith Sr. for Florida Baptist Witness,...
American Jihad Update. "U.S. court sentences man to life over al Qaeda camp," from Reuters, September 15 (thanks to all who sent this in):NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal court sentenced a Lebanese-born Swedish man to life in prison on Tuesday for trying to establish an al Qaeda...
Here is yet another example of how Pakistan's blasphemy laws are used to abuse and terrorize religious minorities in that country. "Punjab: young Christian man accused of blasphemy killed in prison," by Fareed Khan for Asia News, September 15 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Sialkot (AsiaNews) - The young Christian man...
Long ago I used to argue that the resistance against the global jihad and Islamic supremacism was not a Left/Right issue, but a national and civilizational defense issue, and that both liberals and conservatives should support it. I haven't said that in a long time, because so much of the...
Don't these "five Afghan men" know that Obama is President, and that jihad violence is only an invention of greasy Islamophobes? "UPDATE 5-New York homes raided in terrorism probe," by Edith Honan for Reuters, September 14 (thanks to all who sent this in): NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - New...
"The Qur'an: Israel Is Not for the Jews" is a piece I've written in the Fall 2009 issue of the Middle East Quarterly. Here is the editor's note:Editors' preface: Who has rights to the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River? Zionists cite biblical passages in which God...
We are in the process not only of redesigning the site but also of moving it to a new home, and this has entailed, as you may imagine, some technical difficulties. Someone pointed out yesterday that "ironing out the bugs" only made one's iron all sticky, and that is quite...
