Might the jihad extend even into the courtroom of those who are being tried for pursuing it? Why not? From Expatica, : The Spaniard Enrique Cerda and Pakistani Ahmed Rukshar were due to go on trial accused of helping raise funds in connection with Fheik Mahammed, said to be Al Qaeda’s ‘No 3’. Fheik Mahammed […]
Archives for 2005
Bangladesh: Journos targeted by jihadists
“Death threats are becoming a pervasive part of daily life for journalists in Bangladesh.” We don’t see that so much in this part of the world because so many journalists are so eager to do the jihadists’ bidding that threats are unnecessary. “Bangladesh: Journalists targeted in rising tide of Muslim extremism,” from the South China […]
Al-Zawahri says al-Qaida behind London blasts
As has long been known. And of course, al-Zawahri’s talk about the hypocrisy of the West will resonate powerfully with many in Europe and the U.S. — many if not most of whom will not realize that he wants to replace Western societies with Sharia, which will go harder on human rights than they probably […]
Fitzgerald: Sunnis, Shi’a, and the Future of Iraq
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald explains why Iraq cannot be made into a model anything: Before, or at least while, history is rewritten, and the Americans and other Infidels are somehow blamed for any future Sunni-Shi’a clash, let’s get it straight. For 1300 years or so the Sunnis have been attacking the Shi’a. […]
Dubai: Man who “slandered Islam” jailed
What did he say? “This is unfair. This is not Islam. I don’t recognise this in Islam.” What was happening? He was getting a parking ticket. Sharia alert: “Man who slandered Islam jailed,” from GulfNews, with thanks to Sr. Soph: Dubai: A public relations officer who was found guilty of slandering Islam after receiving a […]
Malaysia: You converted to Christianity? No you didn’t
Islam is a room with no exit door. But at least she is not being tried as an apostate, an offense which in traditional Sharia law carries a death penalty. “Appeal to delete “˜Islam” from IC rejected,” from The Star, with thanks to Sparta: PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by a woman […]
Spencer: The Hijab That Wasn’t
My summation of the CAIR photoshopped hijab in FrontPage: Last Friday night I went on Alan Colmes” radio show to discuss Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney”s suggestion that American mosques be wiretapped. Romney was right, I said, because American Muslims in general had not taken any concrete steps to separate jihadists and those with jihadist sympathies […]
Jihad in Thailand Escalates
As Jihadwatch has noted in the past, Thailand is rapidly becoming one of the main fronts in the worldwide struggle against jihadism. Aided by Al-Qaeda linked groups based in Southeast Asia, along with Thais trained in camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the local Islamic insurgency is beginning to threaten the very stability of the overall […]
“Moderate” Jordan leads the world in hatred of Jews
And shows a healthy majority approving of suicide bombings, also. What was that again about a tiny minority of extremists? “Poll: Jordan top anti-Jew nation; Russia most pro-Christian,” from the World Tribune, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Jordan leads the Islamic world in its antipathy for Jews according to a new poll by the […]
Saudi Arabia: Jihad in Iraq Wrong Says Grand Mufti
Sorry to be a Glass-Half-Empty guy again, but what took you so long, Sheikh Abdul? Saudis have been streaming into Iraq for over two years now. But of course, this declaration was prompted by Zarqawi’s declaration of war against the Shia. It isn’t so much the jihad against non-Muslims that upsets him; he just wants […]