Archives for August 2005

Washington and Patterson jihad update. “Officials Probe Alleged L.A. Terror Plot,” from AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: LOS ANGELES — A militant Islamic prison gang may have been behind an alleged plot to attack synagogues and National Guard installations on Jewish holidays or the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, investigators said. The […]

And not just Al-Qaeda. Caliphate in seven easy steps. From Der Spiegel, with thanks to JS: If there is anyone who might possibly have an inkling as to what al-Qaida are up to, it is the Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein. He has not only spent time in prison with al-Zarqawi, but has also managed make […]

An illuminating piece on Islam in Germany and World Youth Day in Cologne, from Sandro Magister in Chiesa (thanks to Paolo): ROMA, August 18, 2005 — The penultimate event of Benedict XVI’s visit to Cologne, before the vigil and Mass with the young people of World Youth Day XX, will be a Saturday, August 20 […]

Two weeks ago today, I wrote here that I would “probably” close comments at this site in two weeks. Most readers seem to have missed that “probably,” and took me to mean that I was absolutely going to shut comments down. However, in fact I wrote “probably” because I wanted to see what the reaction […]

While this behavior is not sanctioned by anything in Islam, it is a consequence of the dehumanization of women in Islamic law and custom. From The Independent, with thanks to Paolo: Noura Abdurrahi’s four children were crying from hunger, and she knew there was food in the house. But her husband, Musa, had locked it […]

Then we wonder why Pakistan is such a shaky ally. “In Pakistan’s Public Schools, Jihad Still Part of Lesson Plan: The Muslim nation’s public school texts still promote hatred and jihad, reformers say,” from the LA Times, with thanks to Joseph: LAHORE, Pakistan “” Each year, thousands of Pakistani children learn from history books that […]

Anis Al-Naqqash, author of the phrase “Islam Is One of the Greatest Advocates of Violence, When Violence Is Warranted,” is at it again. “Lebanese Terrorist-Turned-Researcher Anis Al-Naqqash on Hizbullah’s Al-Manar TV: In Support of Terror Attacks in London, the U.S., and Arab Countries” from MEMRITV, with thanks to Faustaw: Anis Al-Naqqash, a Lebanese researcher and […]

From the point of view of the perpetrators, this was done in the service of peace, and in obedience to Allah. This can be abundantly established from the words of those who share their ideology. But the learned analysts continue to look everywhere else they can for the possible motives and goals of those who […]

Convenient access to all of Europe and easy passage to the Middle East. From CNSNews via AINA, : Terrorists who previously targeted the U.S. are now in Bosnia, where they have access to a “one-stop shop” of jihad training camps, weapons and illegal Islamic ‘charities’ — all at the doorstep of Europe, terrorism experts said. […]

In FrontPage this morning, I discuss a few news items from the last few days in the US: As far as most Americans are concerned, the last jihad activity in the United States took place on September 11, 2001. But jihadists undeniably continue to be quite active in America. A number of incidents in the […]