Here is an interesting profile of London’s dhimmi mayor “Red” Ken Livingstone, whom Hugh Fitzgerald has pilloried before in these pages. From Haaretz, with thanks to Sr. Soph. Ken Livingstone was born in Stratham, in south London, in June 1945, one month after the end of World War II. “I grew up in a world […]
Archives for August 2005
Extremists threaten Algerians in France
It is probably just a matter of time before we see high profile kidnappings in Europe as are described as being planned here. From UPI, . An Algerian terrorist group is calling on fellow extremists to track and strike government and civilian compatriots in France. In an Internet message, the Salafist Group for Preaching and […]
Top cleric held in Bangladesh for bomb blasts
Imagine, a prominent cleric! We’re shocked, shocked! From the Khaleej Times, . DHAKA – A prominent cleric in Bangladesh was arrested on Monday for his alleged role in the August 17 bomb attacks across the country which killed two people and injured 200, officials said. The cleric, identified as Maulana Fariduddin Mahfuz, was arrested at […]
Iraq draft says laws must conform to Islam
Most of the world is just hearing about this, but if you have been reading Jihad Watch you would know that there has been no change on this point since late July. Another I told you so update: “Iraq draft says laws must conform to Islam -text,” from Reuters, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: […]
Philippines: Rebels linking up with foreign jihadists
Jihad has always had an international character. Islamic theology stipulates that defensive jihad is fard ayn, or obligatory on every individual Muslim. Since a large number of jihad attacks throughout history, and the overwhelming majority of jihad activity today, is deemed defensive, it has been a recurring phenomenon throughout history that Muslims travel from far […]
Pakistani madrassas described as “nurseries of destruction” at UN
As we have pointed out here many, many times. “‘Pak madrassas nurseries of destruction,’” from the Times of India, with thanks to Vikrant: NEW DELHI: Several speakers at the recently-concluded 57th session of the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights sought a ban on madrassas run by religio-political parties in Pakistan, […]
Prosecutors: Recordings detailed “jihad” in Lodi terror probe
The defense, of course, described all this differently. From AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: SAN FRANCISCO – Federal prosecutors allege that secret recordings offer further details about a 22-year-old Lodi man they claim attended a jihad training camp designed to teach attendees how to kill people, a newspaper reported in Monday’s edition. The […]
Oh, and the temple was destroyed, but that’s not important…
From “Royal Mosque, a testimony to 700 years of history,” in Newindpress, with thanks to Kskat: RAJAHMUNDRY: The simple and unostentatious exterior of the Royal Mosque of Rajahmundry belies its uniqueness and historicity. It stands as a testimony to history spanning seven centuries. The Royal Mosque or Shahi Jamia Masjid is among the oldest mosques […]
Gaza pullout far from enough for peace: Abbas
Neville Chamberlain, call your office: it seems the Sudetenland won’t be enough. From AFP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: GAZA CITY (AFP) – Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas urged Israel to stop all its settlement activity in the West Bank if it was serious about peace as the evacuation of settlers from Gaza was put on […]
WMAL fires Michael Graham, earns the opprobrium of all free people
Joel Mowbray tells the shameful story in “CAIR 1, Free Speech 0” in FrontPage this morning. I hope you will let WMAL know — calmly and politely — what you think about this. After a three-week suspension, mid-morning host Michael Graham was fired over the weekend for his comment on July 21 that “Islam has, […]