The young Muslims who post at the Islamic bulletin board www.clearguidance.com have been caught by their intrepid monitor, clearguidance.blogspot.com, dreaming of what laws the U.S. as an Islamic state will institute. The republican form of government, of course, will be over. And one wants to make the lives of the kuffar — the unbelieving dhimmis […]
Archives for January 2004
Young jihadis in Indonesia more hardcore than ever
The good news is that Jemaah Islamiyah, the Indonesian terrorist group, has been badly damaged — as have other similar groups around the world. But if you think that the global jihad movement is a spent force, think again: according to this piece in the Straits Times, “the second generation of Muslim terrorist leaders in […]
The Changing Threat of Al-Qaeda
From The Independent of Banjul, Gambia comes this assessment of Al-Qaeda current condition: “Today, al-Qaeda is in a period of transition, having temporarily lost its operating base, Afghanistan, and its sponsor, the Taliban. More significantly, its organizational effectiveness has been dented by the deaths or captures of so many of its operational leaders, members and […]
Pakistan to ban more jihadi groups
Despite Pakistan’s official moves against a host of jihadi groups, there are a host of others that are still at work: “Keen to stymie the negative impact of the two assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistan government is likely to ban more jihadi groups.” This from The Times of India, with thanks to […]
Prominent Ohio Islamic Leader Indicted
“A prominent Islamic clergyman was arrested Tuesday on an indictment alleging he concealed links to groups that committed terrorist attacks against Jews when he applied for U.S. citizenship a decade ago, officials said.” This from AP. “Imam Fawaz Mohammed Damrah, who leads the Islamic Center of Cleveland, Ohio’s largest mosque, is accused of withholding information […]
Jihad in Bulgaria
The trench-coated KGB types have cleared out of Bulgaria, and the jihadists have rushed in to fill the vacuum. But the Bulgarian government is on top of the situation, and has not hesitated to close Islamic centers that have been found to be fomenting terrorism and sedition: “Bulgaria has dismantled Islamic centres with possible links […]
Bangladesh: home to 48 Islamic militant camps
The tiny minority of Islamic extremists seems to be extraordinarily busy these days in Bangladesh: “With pressure mounting on Dhaka to act against North Eastern insurgent camps there, media reports say that there were at least 48 camps across Bangladesh to impart arms training to Islamic militants, some of whom are known to be close […]
Jihad in Houston?
They’re scratching their heads in Houston over this one: “A Saudi Arabian national who slashed a Jewish friend’s throat after apparently undergoing a religious reawakening has pleaded guilty to murder rather than face trial.” This from the Houston Chronicle, with thanks to Mrs. Obelix and Nicolei. Mohammed Ali Alayed, 23, faces up to 60 years […]
Indonesian police say arrested Islamic teacher is a terrorist leader
Yet more evidence of the hollowness of the still-prevailing view that Islamic radicals are a tiny minority that has “hijacked” the religion: another Islamic teacher has been arrested — this time in Indonesia — on suspicion of terrorist activity: “Indonesian police said Monday an Islamic teacher arrested in East Java province last week planned to […]
Controversial Muslim leader Tariq Ramadan coming to U.S.
The new Professor of Peace (Photo: Time) Tariq Ramadan, the European Muslim leader whose slickly ambiguous books and policy statements have been hailed by many as a new manifestation of moderate Islam and criticized by others as a deceptive stalking horse for radicalism, is coming to America — South Bend, Indiana, to be exact. He […]