Three notes about Islamic anti-Semitism. Where is the tolerance that Muslim apologists so often claim is a hallmark of Islam? First, from the Jerusalem Post (thanks to all those who sent this to me, and apologies for my lateness in posting it): “A devout Muslim college student in Canada known for her pro-Israel views on […]
Archives for January 2004
Jihad in Taiwan targeting U.S.
“A top Taiwanese intelligence official confirmed for the first time on Monday that the island had been targeted by Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network and had beefed up security.” So says Agence France Presse, with thanks to Nicolei. “‘Through international information co-operative channels, the National Security Bureau has four times received warnings saying Taiwan’s […]
Nigeria: Six Die As Troops Quell Uprising By Muslim Extremists
More on the latest Sharia-related violence in Nigeria: “At least six people were killed when soldiers and police quelled an uprising by Muslim extremists who had attacked several police stations in Northeastern Nigeria over the past two weeks, a government spokesman said.” This from AllAfrica.com, with thanks to Nicolei. “Ibrahim Jirgi, the spokesman for Yobe […]
Al-Qaeda’s online training camp
Now you can get Al-Qaeda training online. MEMRI reports that “recently, Al-Qa’ida published the first issue of its online magazine ‘Al-Battar Training Camp — A Magazine Published by the Military Committee of the Mujahideen in the Arabian Peninsula.’ “‘Al-Battar’ is an alias of Sheikh Yousef Al-Ayyiri, formerly an Al-Qa’ida leader in Saudi Arabia and Osama […]
Egypt: Christian center attacked by army
“The Patmos Christian Centre has been attacked for the ninth time. In the fracas one of the employees was killed.” This from the Barnabas Fund, with thanks to Freedom Now News. “Today beginning at 11.30am local time the Egyptian army subjected the Patmos Christian Centre to an hour long attack. Five hundred soldiers descended upon […]
Spencer on CSpan link
You can watch Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer’s appearance on CSpan’s Washington Journal here. Scroll down and click on “Robert Spencer, Director, Jihad Watch.”
Jihad in Nigeria
“Niger has arrested seven suspected Islamic militants over an uprising in neighbouring Nigeria last week and has offered to extradite them, a Niger official said on Monday.” This from Reuters. “Militants stormed police stations and local government buildings in at least five towns in northern Nigeria last week in what state media called an attempt […]
Daniel Pipes on Tom Harkin’s dhimmitude
In WND Daniel Pipes zeroes in on the prevailing dhimmitude of American public discourse about Islam, via a response to Tom Harkin: “In comments to the American Jewish Congress in October 2001, I made the following statement, subsequently quoted on a PBS program: “‘I worry very much, from the Jewish point of view, that the […]
How Islamic extremists in the U.S. fund terror
Part 2 of WND’s important investigation into the recent Islamic conference in Florida has been published. Some highlights: “. . . the Islamic Society of North America has hosted other radical speakers and terror promoters, including Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a well-known ideologue of the Muslim Brotherhood movement, which spawned Islamic Jihad, Hamas, al-Qaida and other […]
Jihad money trail leads to Damascus
“Interrogations of recently arrested Islamic Jihad activists by the Shin Bet security service, along with indictments filed against the activists, reveal new details of how terror supporters abroad transfer funds to organizations in the territories.” So says Haaretz. “In a number of cases, such as the bombing of Maxim restaurant in Haifa last October, instructions […]