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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

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American-born Imam: "Democracy in an un-Islamic system and we as Muslims should have nothing to do with it"

In the U.S. it is a clear sign of "Islamophobia" and "bigotry" to question whether Islam and democracy are compatible. This Islamophobic, bigoted New Mexico-born imam now lives in Yemen. He has previously called upon Muslims to leave the United...

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MSA Chapter Official: "Whether you vote for the white kafir or the half-black kafir, they will kill our brothers and sisters"

I had a delightful introduction to the Muslim Students Association on campuses all over the country over the last three weeks, and so this comes as no surprise to me -- but I expect that if anyone in the audiences...

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"It's unfortunate and sad that representatives of the media and groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch seem to show more solidarity with the accused terrorists than with the actual victims of terrorist attacks"

Over the last couple of days I have received a flood of supportive and encouraging emails from many, many people, and I am very grateful for them all. One of them was from the estimable Jane Novak, who writes again...

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Khalidi of the PLO

In reference to Raymond's post of Daniel Pipes' article below, the illustrious Martin Kramer (thanks to LittleGreenFootballs 2, a great new site I found recently) has a terrific summary piece on Rashid Khalidi's ties to the PLO, and his many...

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Daniel Pipes on Obama's ties to radical Islam(ists)

A nice summation, and reminder. See original article for documentation and links. "Obama's Connection to Sirhan Sirhan," by Daniel Pipes, November 2:From the perspective of a Middle East & Islam specialist, the just-concluding U.S. presidential election is extraordinary for the...

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Somalia: "Islamist fighters" take over town "peacefully"

Before spending too much time with that conundrum, this report confirms that "Most of Somalia's towns are now under Islamist control as analysts describe that it was simple for Islamists to seize towns as they received huge support from the...

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"An indispensable document for all people who want to know the truth about jihad and the Islamic effort to take over the West"

"Robert Spencer's Stealth Jihad proves that radical Muslims try to subvert America, not only by terror attacks but by a whole range of other tactics. Robert Spencer wrote an indispensable document for all people who want to know the...

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Ancient Indian temple targeted for attack

By "unidentified caller." "Threats to blow up temple in Assam," from the Times of India, November 3:MORIGAON: The priest of an ancient temple, Goranga, in central Assam's Morigaon district received three threat calls that the place of worship would be...

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Arabic newspaper: The "historic Obama intifada" set to begin

An "intifada" is a "shaking off" or uprising, and the Palestinian "intifada" against Israel has resulted in the murders of countless Israeli civilians. Does Abdelbari Atwane hope for the same civil unrest in America in the coming intifada he envisions...

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Russia helping Iran expand its power in the Caucasus

We have over the years posted a great deal of evidence of how Russia is aiding the global jihad, for its own short-sighted geopolitical reasons. It will, most likely, come to a point when it regrets this support. John VI...

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Taliban: "There's nothing to talk about"

So much for the recently touted notion of reaching out and "talking to the Taliban." "Taliban Two-Step: CanÂ't Sit Down Yet," by Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau for Newsweek, November 1 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm):Everyone's talking about talking to the...

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Fitzgerald: The Taliban is not monolithic

"The Taliban is not monolithic." -- from this article Of course it isn't. There are extreme radical extremists and there are moderate extreme radical extremists and there are radical moderate extremists and there are moderate radical moderate extremists and there...

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Spencer with fava beans and a nice chianti

My book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) is now available in Italian....

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Indonesia expecting unrest after executions of Bali bombers

Don't carry this book to Jakarta Tiny Minority of Extremists™ Update: the government of New Zealand is warning its citizens not to travel into Indonesia, as they could be attacked there in the wake of the executions of the...

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Tariq Ramadan says "war on terror" is a "bellicose and arrogant slogan"

Master of doublespeak In an endorsement of Obama entitled "A hope named Obama" in the Bangkok Post, November 1 (thanks to Weasel Zippers), Tariq Ramadan says this: [...] Since September 2001, the Bush regime has been obsessed by the...

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Dutch 10-12 year-olds learn in school: Wilders is Hitler, Wilders has no respect for people that look different

Shameful. A press release from the Dutch Freedom Party: Dutch youths will learn next week at school that Geert Wilders is to be compared to Adolf Hitler. They will receive nationally-distributed class material that states Â"Geert WildersÂ' film Fitna and...

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Fitzgerald: Jack Straw is a fool

Â"Muslim courts will always remain 'subservient' to English law, Jack Straw declared last night.Â" -- from this news article Jack Straw can say this will "never" happen and sit back on his woolsack -- yes, so can he, and so...

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Monday, November 3, 2008

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Syrian top dog: U.S. faces "painful" measures in retaliation for raid

Closing the American school and cultural center, he says, was just the beginning. Are the Syrians working on something with their bosses in Tehran? "Syria FM: US may face 'painful' measures over raid," from AP, November 2 (thanks to Eleutheria...

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Britain's Brown meets and shakes hands with al-Qaeda linked terrorists in Saudi Arabia

Now that you've seen the error of your ways, how about joining the "new world economic order," hmm? He also just got done imploring the Saudis for financial aid, going so far as to promise "business leaders in the...

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Stop the presses: Jihadist sentiments rising in Algeria!

We saw just over a week ago that jihadist sentiments were rising in the Middle East. Now we see that they're rising in Algeria also. In both cases the Salafists gain adherents by presenting themselves as the representatives of true...

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Blogging the QurÂ'an: Suras 61, Â"Battle Array,Â" and 62, Â"The CongregationÂ"

Jesus gives "glad tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad" About the Medinan sura 61 Abdullah bin Salam, one of the Companions of Muhammad, tells this story: Â"We asked, Â'Who among us should...

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Bali bomber's mother: "I feel that killing infidels isn't a mistake because they don't pray."

Multi-generational "misunderstanding" of Islam." Was she "radicalized" on the Internet? "Bali bombers await firing squads as Indonesia stands guard," from Agence France-Presse, November 1: Three Islamist militants convicted over the Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people awaited execution Saturday...

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UK: Muslim caterer sues police over sausages

Haram; worthy of lawsuit His job (caterer) may bring him into contact with pork products. According to his lawyer, "They [UK dhimmis] failed to accommodate him as they had a duty to do under the law." Which law, British...

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Thailand: jihadists eliminate last Buddhist family from village

A 72 year old mother and her 39 year old daughter. The mother was shot in the head and killed. The father was slain a year ago. Now no more Buddhists (i.e., "pagans," "mushrikin") in Narathiwat. "Last Buddhist family in...

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Morocco bans French magazine

For -- drum roll please -- "insulting Islam." See here for more on "insulting Islam" and the dire consequences involved. "Morocco bans French magazine L'Express International for 'insulting' Islam," from the Canadian Press, November 2:RABAT, Morocco — Morocco has banned...

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Iran: Politics force twist in apostasy case; court suddenly insists defendants never left Islam, acquits them

An update on this story. "Iran - Court finds way to acquit Christians of apostasy," from Compass Direct News, October 30: LOS ANGELES, October 30 (Compass Direct News) – An Iranian judge has ordered the release of two pastors charged...

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Sunday, November 2, 2008

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Life TV: "Islam and the Arts"

Rashid and Ahmed Life TVÂ's "Daring Question," hosted by Rashid and Ahmed, recently ran a show dedicated to examining Â"Islam and the Arts.Â" Rashid initiated the program by asking a simple and straightforward question: Would there ever have been...

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Spencer's Stealth Jihad coming soon

My eighth book, Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam is Subverting America without Guns or Bombs, will be published November 18 by Regnery Publishing. How do you like the cover? Did you know that Jihad Watch had a Recommended Books...

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Jihad group claims responsibility for India blasts that killed 76

"Our initial investigation points that these attacks were carried out by jihadi forces with the help of local militant groups." Which do you think is more likely -- that Muslims in India and the West will protest against this jihad...

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Missile Defense Agency chief: Iran will soon be able to strike US, Europe with missiles

But if we just sit down with them and talk it out, I'm sure they will forthwith beat these missiles into plowshares. "US defense official: Iran will soon have ability to attack Europe, US," from the Jerusalem Post, November 1...

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Amnesty International: "Woman" stoned to death in Somalia was 13-year-old rape victim

The jihadists insisted in earlier coverage that she had "submitted herself to be punished," in spite of the fact that she was carried, screaming and struggling, to her death. Perhaps she unwittingly "submitted" merely by alleging rape without the support...

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Pakistan: Police halt child wedding officiated by Muslim cleric

The cleric probably figured that if Muhammad could marry a six-year-old (and consummate the marriage when she was nine), what could be wrong with this? "Police halt wedding of boy, seven, to girl aged five," from The Guardian, October 31...

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Saturday, November 1, 2008

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Excommunicated

I'm sorry to say that my old friend Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs has written this: I'm done with Robert Spencer. And very, very disappointed in him. And: Jihad Watch and Dhimmi Watch are out of our RSS feeds....

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ETSU professor: Spencer event marked by "rudeness and hate" -- from the audience

I received this email this morning from Paul Kamolnick, a professor at East Tennessee State University who was instrumental in bringing me to the campus. He kindly gave me permission to publish it. Dear Robert, I want to sincerely thank...

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East Tennessee State University: The death of reasoned discourse

Over the last year, during three different Islamo-Fascism Awareness Weeks, I've spoken at seventeen university campuses all across the country. I've never been shouted off the stage, as have some other speakers. I have, however, been threatened, heckled, protested, and...

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Happy Halloween

Boo! Trick-or-treaters to the Jihad Watch offices in Secure Undisclosed Locationville will be given a free copy of Islam: What the West Needs to Know. Fewer calories than a Milky Way, and more informative!...

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Havin' fun killin' apostates and missionaries

I'm working now on my report on my speech at East Tennessee State University Wednesday night, and thought this deserved a separate post. The tone for the evening was set by a folder that Muslim students were handing out at...

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Hamas: "Marriage is the same as jihad"

Mass wedding celebration, courtesy Hamas According to Hamas, marriage is like jihad not (necessarily) because it is full of "struggle," violence, and perpetual animosity between the Dar al-Husband and the Dar al-Wife, but rather because it begets children, who...

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Iranian top dog: "America should be aware not to put its huge body on top of the suicide bombers' explosive devices"

"The Iranian people hate the US." But surely if we just sit down and chat we can hash things out and reach an understanding. Meanwhile, the saber-rattling steps up in intensity: "Iran threatens US with suicide bombers," from the Media...

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A student's report on my speech at East Tennessee State University: "Some of the worst mob mentality IÂ've unfortunately had to experience anywhere"

Wednesday evening I spoke at East Tennessee State University in the most virulently hostile atmosphere I've encountered on any campus in the country, courtesy the school's Muslim students and Muslim leaders from the local community. By tomorrow I hope to...

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OIC chief: Islamophobia is a new form of racism, except it's even worse than racism

Eklemeddin &#304;hsano&#287;lu insists that "Everybody is entitled to criticize anybody or anything," but he also says there must be a "red line" that places "insults" and mockery off-limits. Who draws that line? What if, for example, the criticism is found...

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Afghan women decry government's overtures to the Taliban

Such "intolerance" towards the Taliban. What, just because they threatened to hurl acid on the faces of unveiled women? "Afghan women decry Taleban talks," by Martin Vennard for the BBC, October 29 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm):Representatives of women from across...

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Do Christians and Muslims have equal rights?

If you go to the BBC link, you'll see two pictures: one of a mosque in Germany which is about to be drastically enlarged by the largely Turkish population; the other of a church in Turkey which is run as...

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Ex-Muslim: "Islamic extremism and terrorism are the mature fruit" of following "the sayings of the Quran and the thought and action of Mohammed"

Muslim apostate to Christianity, Magdi Allam, who was recently baptized by the Pope asks the latter to "make a pronouncement in 'a clear and binding way' on the question of whether Islam is a valid religion." In olden days, no...

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Indonesia: Vague anti-"pornography" bill passes to shouts of praise to Allah, protests from religious minorities

The "Ramadan gift" that this law was intended to be came a little late, but in the end, creeping sharia took a significant step forward. "The Indonesian parliament adopts anti-pornography bill," by Mathias Hariyadi for AsiaNews, October 30: Jakarta (AsiaNews)...

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Friday, October 31, 2008

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Al-Qaeda top dog prays: "O God, humiliate Bush and his party, O Lord of the Worlds, degrade and defy him"

Not that he is endorsing any party, Reuters hastens to assure us. "Qaeda wants Republicans, Bush "humiliated": Web video," from Reuters, October 30 (thanks to Sr. Soph): DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda leader has called for President George W....

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SUNY-Binghamton: An unwitting admission

One of the most striking elements of the response to the talks that I have been giving on university campuses all over the country is the never-yielding unwillingness of Muslim questioners to admit even the smallest point. They will dismiss...

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Somalia bombings have markings of Al-Qaeda, US official says

Depending on what one means by "al-Qaeda," perhaps. If this official means a leader in the core unit of al-Qaeda issued it, that would be unlikely; if by "al-Qaeda" the official means Islamists with the same ideologies, who may nonetheless...

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Spencer: Gates Woos Obama

In Human Events today I discuss how the Secretary of Defense seems to be wooing our media-anointed President-to-be by taking a hyper-PC line on the global jihad: Is Robert Gates hoping that if Barack Obama is elected president, he will...

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Jihadist suicide attacks kill dozens in Somalia

The northern part of the country had been relatively peaceful, but, you see, it was a completely wrong variety of peace (i.e., not the kind the jihadists promise), and thus, absolutely had to be stopped by any possible means. Somalia...

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Jack Straw: "Muslim courts will ALWAYS remain subservient to English law"

And this from Dhimmi Jack! Of course, he gets himself off the hook by explaining to Muslims that "the arguments against creating a parallel system of Sharia law in Britain were 'overwhelming.'" Read: "It's not my fault!" Still, he did...

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UK: Art gallery under attack due to "insulting" artwork

Insulting artwork involving Islam, that is. Along with smashed windows and doors, the gallery has been receiving "12 abusive phone calls a day and emails condemning the show. Staff had to call police last week after an angry woman came...

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U.K.: Muslim worker loses case against supermarket that made him transport alcohol on a forklift like any other employee

A small victory for the idea that workers should be treated equally and held to a uniform set of expectations, with none "more equal" than others. An update on this story. "Muslim worker loses out in Tesco booze bid," from...

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Somali stoning case: "We were told she submitted herself to be punished, yet we could see her screaming as she was forcibly bound, legs and hands."

Note the usual insistence that sharia law itself is just, but isn't being carried out properly. Part of that hinges on widely divergent views of what constitutes justice in the first place, but it is also worth noting how readily...

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Algeria: Christians accused of "blaspheming the name of the Prophet [Muhammad] and Islam" are acquitted

"...Pressure from outside has embarrassed the Algerian government very much." An update on this story. "Algeria - Christians acquitted in blasphemy case," from Compass Direct News, October 29: ISTANBUL, October 29 (Compass Direct News) – A court in northwestern Algeria...

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Report: Indonesian jihadists shifting strategy to target Christians

We have seen in many cases that Muslim casualties are a major liability for jihadist groups. Politically, it is a safer bet to stick to infidels, whose lives are worth less under Islamic laws concerning blood money (diyya) and retaliation...

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Under scrutiny, Indonesian cleric reconsiders marriage to 12-year-old, but no date set for annulment

Will he follow through with the annulment? Or will this move simply get the media off his back until the uproar dies down? In any event, this story has yielded one important development: The assertion that, at least for now,...

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Thursday, October 30, 2008

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Canada: Islamic terrorist found guilty of "some" charges

"Duped" into thinking he was only killing NATO forces, not UK civilians His "high-profile" lawyer insists that his client "was duped by the extremists into believing the group intended to wage an attack on NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, rather...

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U.S. experts and leaders suggest "talks" with Taliban

Apparently they believe that "the Taliban is not monolithic. Reports out of Afghanistan reflect a splintering among Taliban leaders, with some offering to take part in a democratic system and allow girls to go to school." More here. "Our view...

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Osama bin Laden: "The Jews are free to do whatever they wish with Muslim women"

Islamist Propaganda Alert. More on this story. "Guantanamo Yemeni claims 'al Qaeda's best video,'" by Jane Sutton for Reuters, October 29:GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A Yemeni prisoner watched an al Qaeda recruiting video with his Guantanamo...

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Australia's Jihad Jack free

He claims to have fooled al-Qaeda; did he fool the court as well? "Australia's 'Jihad Jack' free," from the Straits Times, October 29:MELBOURNE - AN AUSTRALIAN Muslim convert walked free on Wednesday after a years-long legal battle when a judged...

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Pakistan "summons" U.S. ambassador, protests missile strikes

But what is the alternative when mounting evidence indicates that the Pakistanis are double-dealing, and sometimes pre-warning the terrorists. Friend and Ally Update. "Pakistan summons U.S. ambassador over missile strikes," from China View, October 29 (thanks to Dionysios):ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29...

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U.K.: Only one Islamic "preacher of hate" deported in past 3 years

Meanwhile, Abu Qatada lives, eats, and shops on the government dole. That'll show 'em. "Just one 'preacher of hate' deported in last three years," by Andrew Porter and Caroline Gammell for the Telegraph, October 28: Ministers unveiled a 12 point...

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Forthcoming fatwa to ban Yoga

Dangerous kafir practice for Muslims; may cause "straying" "Why should we look for other alternatives to exercise and search for peace? Yoga could cause (Muslims) to stray from their faith because its movements are according to the style and...

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U.K: Leading Muslim doctor faces dismissal for saying homosexuals should face 'the stick of the law'

But he counters the accusations against him with the most believable, bulletproof explanation of all time for the offensive content of the letter: His son wrote it! Of course! "Top Muslim doctor faces sack for saying 'transsexuals are twisted and...

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Pakistan: 17-year-old girl's murder in land dispute covered up as "honor killing," tribal council approves

That's right: "Honor killing" as a defense, in yet another study in moral standards and priorities. "Another 'honor killing': 17-year-old Pakistani girl murdered," by Qaiser Felix for AsiaNews, October 2: Islamabad (AsiaNews) - Another honor killing against a girl in...

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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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"Only jihad by word and pen is left...Blood, blood, destruction, destruction"

Expect Muslims in America to denounce and demonstrate against Ali Hamza al Bahlul's misuse of the word "jihad" forthwith. Expect MSA's on campuses all over the country to hold rallies denouncing Bahlul's linking of jihad with blood and destruction. What's...

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Syrian foreign minister accuses U.S. of "terrorism" in raid on al-Qaeda cell

Just another reason to be prepared with follow-up questions when you hear Muslim interest groups and speakers issuing blanket condemnations of "terrorism": Since terrorism is a tactic, and not an ideology, the term can be applied strictly or loosely to...

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Revolutionary Guards commander: Iran arms "liberation armies" in Mideast

Shocking? Not at all. But the official confirmation from a Revolutionary Guards commander suggests he doesn't anticipate anyone trying to stop them. "Iranian commander: Iran arms Mideast 'liberation armies'," from the Associated Press, October 27 (thanks to Eleutheria ´H Thanatos):...

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Israeli military intel chief: Syria-Hizballah ties growing stronger

"If Israel's indirect talks with Syria were aimed at testing whether it might be possible to pull Damascus out of Iran and Hizbullah's orbits, then so far the test has failed." "Yadlin: Syria-Hizbullah ties growing stronger," by Herb Keinon for...

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UK: 17 year old Somali killed after being "repeatedly hit across the head with a samurai sword, baseball bat, machete and metal pole"

Reason? "Breaking Muslim rules by drinking alcohol." Couldn't they have simply taken him to one of the UK's sharia courts? "Somali youth was killed 'in row over alcohol and Islam,'" by Angela Balakrishnan for the Guardian, October 28:A gang of...

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Somali woman buried up to her neck and stoned by 50 men

Though not quite up to the neck, it must've been something like this The sharia court issuing this "punishment" says that she not only confessed to adultery, but insisted on being "punished for the crime she committed." "Woman stoned...

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The Message set for remake

History or Propaganda? According to the executive producer's reasoning for making the movie -- "to bridge the gap of understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims" -- one can't help but conclude the latter. "Prophet Mohammed film The Message set for...

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Conservative Christians and acute hearing

Listen for yourself and see if you too have "religious right" ears More on this story. "Minnesota Religious Right: MattelÂ's new dolls support radical Islam," by Andy Birkey for the Minnesota Independent, October 27:Jan Markell of the end-times movement...

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Indonesian cleric under fire for marrying 12-year-old plans to marry more girls despite possible criminal charges

"According to the [12-year-old] girl's parents and some witnesses, the marriage between Pujiono and her is valid according to religion (kawin siri), but it is not registered with the state." It's clear which brand of law Pujiono is going with,...

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Muslims behead Christian convert from Islam in Somalia

Mansuur Mohammed: This offends no one Last week at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Muslim students rolled their eyes and smiled with exasperation when I noted that all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence taught that the penalty for apostasy from...

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Fitzgerald: The duty of Jihad has to be defined accurately

The duty of Jihad has to be defined accurately, but also in a way that can easily be grasped by auditors, so that it does not exclude, but clearly includes, all of the current instruments that Muslims employ to further...

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Fitzgerald: Obama will have to reconsider

Obama once upon a time took tuition from, or at least listened intently to, the likes of Rashid Khalidi, a practiced performer on the subject of the Arab-Israeli conflict. And there were others too, who similarly presented the Arab case,...

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SUNY-Stony Brook: Manufactured outrage

Sanaa Nadim: Offended Last Friday night when I spoke at SUNY-Stony Brook, the new tactics about which I have written here, here and here were not as much in evidence as they had been at other campuses: students did...

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Melanie Phillips: Obama adopts the agenda of the jihadists

From "Is America really going to do this?," by Melanie Phillips in The Spectator, October 24 (thanks to all who sent this in): Obama assumes that Islamic terrorism is driven by despair, poverty, inflammatory US policy and the American presence...

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Raymond Ibrahim: Saudi calls for "interfaith dialogue" in context

Can't we all just get along? According to the Associated Press, Saudi King Abdullah recently said that he plans on attending a meeting in November at the United Nations in New York to further his "initiative to promote interfaith...

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Gaza students call US voters, asking them to support Obama

Why? Because "once he said the Palestinian people are suffering most in the world." Clearly Ibrahim Abu Jayyab thinks that Barack Obama is on the Palestinian side in their jihad against Israel. He hates Hamas, but of course Hamas is...

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Iraq: "We are killed because we are Christians"

The Christians in Iraq, although they have lived there longer than the Muslims have and have nothing to do with the United States, are considered, because they share the religion of the American "Crusaders," to be kuffar harbi -- infidels...

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Islamophobes gouge out Muslim's eyes -- no, wait...

If this really had been an "Islamophobic hate crime," of course, it would be front-page news all over the world. As it is, since the perpetrators were most likely jihadists, it will get no notice beyond this story. "Attackers 'gouge...

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Briton and South African shot dead in Kabul by their Afghan security guard

"Officials said that they remained unsure of the motive for the killing and were investigating the guardÂ's background," although infiltration is being acknowledged as a possibility. The grave difficulty that Westerners have in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere is that there...

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Indonesian Islamic leader defends child marriages

How could he not do so, given Muhammad's example? Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: "Indonesia: Islamic leader defends child marriages," from AKI, October 27 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Jakarta, 27 Oct. (AKI) – An Islamist party leader has defended...

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Landmark ruling in Niger: State guilty of failing to protect slave girl

The Guardian makes no mention, of course, of the fact that this girl's status as a slave and a concubine is sanctioned by Islamic law. "And all married women are forbidden unto you save those captives whom your right hands...

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Monday, October 27, 2008

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Syria claims US troops conduct raid inside Syria

"Syria condemns this aggressive act and holds American forces responsible for this aggression and all of its repercussions." A "developing situation." "'US troops' strike inside Syria," from the BBC, October 26 (thanks to Paul): US helicopter-borne troops have carried out...

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Al-Qaeda behind 2007 Glasgow terror attacks?

More on this story. "Al-Qaida appears to claim Glasgow attack," from the Associated Press, October 24:The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq has said his group is focused on attacks outside the country in a new audiotape in which he seemed...

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Muslim students: Bali bombers are "holy warriors"

The cognitive dissonance between what these students say and what I hear from Muslim students on university campuses in the U.S. is enormous. These students openly acknowledge the Islamic imperative of violent jihad; on American campuses, Muslim students profess outrage...

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Blogging the QurÂ'an: Sura 60, Â"She Who Is TestedÂ"

Karen Hughes: She was tested too The Medinan Sura 60 calls for an examination of the all-important but completely overlooked question of frames of reference: what is said is not always heard the way it is meant. Consider these...

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Women's rights, anti-FGM campaigner killed in Somalia

"Their organization campaigns for women's rights and against female genital mutilation but it was unclear who was behind the attack." My guess would be that it was militant Christian Fundamentalists. "Aid worker killed in Somalia," from AP, October 26 (thanks...

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Senior Iranian official: Hey, let's attack Britain

To attempt to deter America from attacking Iran, in a roundabout, Rube Goldberg sort of way. But the NATO agreement about mutual aid in the event of attacks would throw a bit of a wrench in the works. "Iranian official...

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Saudi King continues calling for more "interfaith dialogue"

All while Saudi children textbooks continue to teach hatred of all things non-Islamic. "Saudi king to attend November UN interfaith dialogue," from the Associated Press, October 26:The Saudi king said that he would attend a meeting at the United Nations...

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Texas company fined for complying with Arab boycott on Israeli goods

The company's invoices contained statements such as, "We certify that the goods enumerated in this Invoice are not of Israeli origin and do not contain any Israeli materials." "Texas company fined for complying with Arab boycott," by Michael Freund for...

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Swiss swimming laws "violate the principles of freedom" and "transgress on the rights of their minorities"

More on this story. "Mixed Swimming Worries Swiss Muslims," by Hadi Yahmid for Islam Online, October 26:BERN — A Swiss court ruling against exempting Muslim students from compulsory, mixed swimming classes has sparked a hot debate over respecting the religious...

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Pakistan: New details may re-open case of sisters kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam

An update on this story. "Pakistan: Girl's account re-opens custody fight for sisters," from Compass Direct News, October 24: ISTANBUL, Turkey, October 24 (Compass Direct News) – Lawyers for two underage Christian sisters who were kidnapped plan to renew a...

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Sunday, October 26, 2008

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Life TV and Jihad Watch

Daring Question's Rashid Unbeknownst to most English speakers, Islam is currently Â"under attackÂ" (at least thatÂ's how many Muslims depict it) from Christian, Arabic missionary satellite stations. Spearheading this phenomenon is Al-Haya (or Â"Life TVÂ"), a station dedicated to...

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Islamic Jihad: Palestinian discord due to a "slow down" against Israel

Israel: damned either which way. So now, all the civil strife between Hamas and Fatah is due to those organizations losing sight of the real enemy, Israel. Makes sense -- especially since this sort of thing has plenty of precedents...

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Al-Qaeda and the elections revisited

A good corrective by Walid Phares to the liberal media's insistence that al-Qaeda prefers McCain over Obama, and is actively trying to see to it that the former wins the election. "Walid Phares explains al-Qaeda 'endorsement' of McCain," by Rick...

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Eyeing Obama Administration, Defense Sec'y stops talking about "Islamist" terrorism

Hoping President Obama might let him keep his job, Gates toes the PC line and opts to ignore the one single explanation of their own motives and goals that the terrorists have offered to us. "As Obama era looms, Gates...

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Obama's friendship with Khalidi, who calls Israel a "racist" state with an "apartheid system" and says America has been "brainwashed" by Israel

Rashid Khalidi is a supporter of the jihad against Israel. He is a Columbia University professor whom Hugh Fitzgerald terms a "long-time propagandist for the Arabs and quasi-academic engaged for decades in the 'construction-of-the-Palestinian-identity' project." He is also not always...

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Palestinian pol: Unless we get a state, "instability" will continue

Of course, what Musa Abu Zaid doesn't tell you is that "instability" will continue even after the "Palestinians" get a state, as is made clear by his own organization's insistence on the total destruction of Israel. "Middle East: PNA, Without...

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Fitzgerald: When that old-time religion comes back

When that old-time-religion comes back, and that religion, or rather Total Belief-System, is Islam, that can only mean disruption and danger for Infidels. This holds true whether they are in Muslim-dominated lands (Copts in Egypt, Assyrians and Chaldeans in Iraq)...

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Fjordman reviews Ali Sina's Understanding Muhammad

The learned European essayist Fjordman here reviews Ali Sina's Understanding Muhammad. Since Fjordman has been accused of being a white supremacist and a neofascist, some people have also accused me of being a white supremacist and neofascist, because I...

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UK sharia courts are "institutions for male domination which treat women like second-class citizens"

More on this story. "Sharia rulings on divorces and disputes to be rubber-stamped by English courts," by Chris Hastings for the Telegraph, October 25:A Government decision to allow Islamic courts in Britain the right to rule on family disputes and...

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Democratic candidate for Congress: "We have nothing to fear from radical Islam"

When challenged, he "qualified" that assertion by saying "his comment about Islam was meant to address the threat of Islam to America's belief system, not its infrastructure." "WAAY-TV pulls ad about Griffith's 'Islam' remark," by Niki Doyle for the Huntsville...

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Switzerland: Muslim children can't be exempt from compulsory swimming lessons

Asking everyone in the country to abide by the same laws. How racist! How Islamophobic! "Federal Court overturns swimming ruling," from Swissinfo, October 24 (thanks to Gabrielle Goldwater): Children cannot be exempted from compulsory swimming lessons at school even for...

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Fitzgerald: Misunderstanding what would constitute a victory over the Jihad

Senior Tehran officials are recommending a preemptive strike against Israel to prevent an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear reactors, a senior Islamic Republic official told foreign diplomats two weeks ago in London. -- from this news article But "pre-emptive wars...

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Saturday, October 25, 2008

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Friday night textbook fun

Can you spot the difference between these two passages? If you can, I'll buy you a beer. Both are from The Western Heritage, by Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment, and Frank M. Turner. Ninth edition, Prentice Hall, 2007. It's an advanced...

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Russia: Jihad against slot machines

Morality: gambling? No way! Armed kidnapping? Fine. "Gunmen kidnap up to 15 in Russia's Ingushetia," from Reuters, October 24 (thanks to James): NAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) - Armed men drove into Russia's Ingushetia region and abducted up to 15 people...

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University of Scranton: The silent treatment

Tuesday night at the University of Scranton some members of the sponsoring group were nervous. The university had taken much longer to approve my speaking at the campus than they had taken to approve other speakers, and had made the...

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Fort Dix jihad video depicts gory decapitations and jihadi celebrations

Fort Dix Jihad Update. "Jurors in Fort Dix terror trial view tape from seized computers," by John P. Martin for the Star-Ledger, October 23 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): Jurors at the Fort Dix terror trial today watched videos of beheadings...

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UNC-CH: Ain't it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind

Last Monday night I spoke at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This was the campus I was most looking forward to visiting and simultaneously least looking forward to visiting, for a variety of reasons: I lived in...

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What Obama and McCain will do about the jihad

At last, someone takes up the issue of the nearly forgotten elephant in the living room. "Candidates On Fighting Islamic Extremism," from CBS, October 23 (thanks to Twostellas): Obama: * Says if he gets a shot at bin Laden, he...

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France: Nine convicted of plotting armed jihad

"[Safe] Bourada was one of 36 Islamic militants convicted a decade ago for providing support for bombings that terrorized France in 1995. He received a 10-year term, but won early release in 2003 under police surveillance." "9 convicted in Paris...

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Jordan arrests poet for insulting Islam

"[F]or combining the sacred words of the Qur'an with sexual themes. If convicted the poet could face up to three years in jail." Really, this is not so bad. After all, when the poet Ka`b bin al-Ashraf composed some amorous...

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Malaysia: Fatwa bans lesbianism and "tomboy" behavior among women

Short hair is out too. Saudi Arabia, of course -- always at the forefront of this sort of thing -- takes it one step further. Though many Saudi women are overweight, they are discouraged from going to gyms and disrobing...

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Algeria: Three Christians face three years in prison for "blasphemy charges"

How long before the sharia courts in England begin handing down similar sentences? "Three Algerian Christians Face 3 Years in Prison for Blasphemy," from ICC, October 23 (thanks to Kyros):Algeria (International Christian Concern)-On October 21, 2008, an Algerian court held...

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"It seems that the Afghan government has two faces, one for foreign countries and one for the people of Afghanistan ...The real face is very dark and extremist."

Two studies in priorities: First, Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security, which should -- should -- have its hands full with the Taliban and al-Qaeda, is devoting time and resources to cases like this. Second, where did those resources come from?...

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Malaysia: Student affairs officer hauled before authorities for sarcastic comment involving Islam

"We want the officer in question to be more responsible for his words because they touched on the sensitivities of Muslims." How many times have we heard or read similar words? How often are similar phrases uttered in Western educational...

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Friday, October 24, 2008

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Obama's ties to CAIR, Nation of Islam mean that he would "fail the standard security clearance process for Federal employees"

"Look, Barack, another unsavory CAIR op! Let's go shake his hand!" I have never credited the "Obama is a secret Muslim" rumors, but that is not the end of the story of Obama and Islam. In "Obama Would Fail...

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Fitzgerald: Who decided that we owed this to Somalis?

Eighty thousand Somalis, almost all of them Muslims, have been allowed into this country. What they have done can be seen in Lewiston, Maine, where their enormous burden on the benefits system left so little for the native poor, who...

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Stop the presses: Jihadist sentiments rising in Middle East!

What was AP's first clue? Anyway, it is clear from this article that the Salafists are gaining strength because they are able successfully to present themselves as the adherents of authentic Islam. This shows up most pointedly the ridiculousness of...

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"The Iraqi government is asking Christians to remain in Iraq, but is doing nothing to stop them from being slaughtered"

There are promises of action from the prime minister, but it would be pleasantly surprising to see concrete steps taken faster than could be measured on the scale of geological eras. "More violence in Mosul: father and son killed because...

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Somali apostate murdered at wedding

Reason? He converted to Christianity. "Somali Christian shot at Muslim wedding," from Mission Network News, October 23 (thanks to Kyros):Somalia (MNN) &#8213; According to International Christian Concern, a 22-year-old Somali Christian, Ahmadey Osman Nur, was murdered last month during a...

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Dayton "Islamophobic hate crime" hoax police report: "victim" blamed "black males"

Hate Crimes Racket Update: here are some interesting new developments on the Great Dayton Islamophobic Hate Crime Mosque Attack Hoax. The police report states that the "victim" claimed that the alleged attackers were black males wearing baseball caps. Given that...

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Chesler: The FBI was right to drop designation of Said murders as "honor killing"

How many more girls must die as they did? Over at Pajamas Media, in "The FBI Was Right. Why They Stopped Calling Yaser Said an Honor Killer," Phyllis Chesler says that the FBI's decision to stop calling the murders...

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Colombia: Authorities break up drug ring with links to Hizballah

More on Hizballah's activities across South and Central America. "Colombia says smashes drug ring with Hezbollah ties," from Reuters, October 22: BOGOTA - Colombian authorities said on Tuesday they broke up a drug and money-laundering ring in an international operation...

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Infidels try to win Muslim "hearts and minds" by offering money

Or, from an Islamic perspective, jizya: "Payment to Afghan Governor's family part of bid to win 'hearts and minds,'" from ABC News, October 23 (thanks to Dumbledoresarmy):Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says the ex gratia payment to the family of a...

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Musician defends offensive-to-Muslims Sony game

The musician behind the Koranic phrases -- "Every soul shall have the taste of death" and "All that is on earth will perish" -- that have offended Muslims turns out to be a pious Muslim himself, who does not "want...

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The jihad on Egypt's Christians

The little known but miserable facts of being Christian and living in Egypt. "The jihad on Egypt's Christians," by Michael Coren for the National Post, October 23 (thanks to Patrick P.):Last week I was supposed to interview Father Zakaria Boutros...

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Fitzgerald: Arab racism and black Muslims

You can find online complaints about Arab racism from black Muslims (or Black Muslims, that is members of the Nation of Islam, who are not considered real Muslims by the Arabs) in this country. Despite the universalist claims made for...

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Australia: Council rules that "racism" played no part in rejection of planned Islamic school

And which race is Islam again? An update on this story. "Council rejects plan for Islamic school," from the Australian Associated Press, October 23: A Sydney council says race played no part in its decision to reject a proposal to...

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U.K.'s highest court: Sharia law is "arbitrary and discriminatory"

The case at hand concerns a woman who would have her child taken away from her under sharia law if she were to be repatriated to Lebanon. It is, of course, highly ironic that Britain itself has now imported the...

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Thursday, October 23, 2008

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Iran mulling pre-emptive strike against Israel

And the outcome of the presidential election will help them make up their mind. "Top Iran officials recommend preemptive strike against Israel," by Barak Ravid for Haaretz, October 22 (thanks to James): Senior Tehran officials are recommending a preemptive strike...

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Al-Qaeda's Internet woes

More on this story. "Al-Qaeda websites 'hit by Western cyber attacks,'" from the Telegraph, October 22:Three al-Qaeda propaganda websites have closed down after reportedly coming under cyber-attack from Western intelligence agencies. The al-Ekhlas, al-Buraq and al-Firdaws websites, all linked to...

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Spain (Andalus) remains Al-Qaeda target requiring "cleansing"

So much for the notion that political concessions -- such as withdrawing from Iraq -- would make Spain safe from al-Qaedist terror strikes. A month after the Madrid bombings, the newly elected Socialist government withdrew Spanish forces from Iraq, adding...

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Yet another "al-Qaeda leader" killed, prior to detonating himself

Another one bites the dust. For a small, shadowy organization, al-Qaeda certainly has many "leaders." In the last two weeks, the media has reported the killing of any number of al-Qaeda leaders in various Muslim countries. "Saudi leader of Al...

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"White boy" terror suspect claims to have "fooled" al-Qaeda

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, death to you So now, along with the I-was-only-kidding line of defense used by jihadis and their lawyers, we can add "I-was-only-exploiting-al-Qaeda." Jihad-Jack Update. "Terror suspect Jack Thomas fooled al-Qaeda,...

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Pakistan: Al-Qaeda #4 killed

As we all celebrate this minor victory (it seems almost weekly now that an "al-Qaeda #" from country X is slain) we should also ponder this far more reaching question: will the slaying of individual terrorists -- be they Zawahiri...

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Indonesian police arrest 5 in al-Qaeda-linked plot against Jakarta fuel depot

Striving for spectacle and economic impact, along with loss of life. "Indonesian police arrest 5 over fuel depot 'plot'," from CNN, October 22: JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Police in Indonesia arrested five suspected militants Tuesday who they said were planning...

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Spencer: The Hate Crimes Racket

In Human Events today I discuss two recent anti-Muslim hate crimes -- and what really happened: Students at IllinoisÂ's Elmhurst College can rest easy: an arrest was finally made last Thursday in the alarming case of Safia Jilani, a Muslim...

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Saudis indict jihadists who wage jihad against the Saudis, world fooled again

AP plumps openly for the mujahedin, and drops all pretense of the idea that jihad is a spiritual struggle: "There is a degree of public sympathy for Saudis who carry out jihad in occupied Muslim countries." But still there is...

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Iran to continue executing minors

As this report indicates, though Iran had claimed it was going to commute juvenile executions, it has not. Same thing happened in 2004: Iran said it would ban the executions of minors, but failed. Welcome to taqiyya land (Shia...

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Saudi beheaded for beating wife to death

If he had only stopped at beating her, all would be well. One imam explains it thusly: "The [wife-]beating must never be in exaggerated, blind anger, in order to avoid serious harm [to the woman]. It is forbidden to beat...

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Female Kuwaiti cabinet ministers may face dismissal for not wearing headscarves

Never mind that Kuwaiti women are not required by law to wear them. But when the country allowed women to run for office, legislators added the vague stipulation that they must abide by "Islamic law." And they have wasted no...

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Turkey: Journalist told murderers of Christians that they wouldn't be prosecuted

Islamization of Turkey Alert: "Turkey: Suspect In Malatya Murders Expected State Support," from Compass Direct, October 21: MALATYA, Turkey, October 21 (Compass Direct News) – Lawyers and judges in the case of three Christians murdered here in April 2007 are...

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