It is understandable that Yousuf Youhana would have a convert’s enthusiasm. But it is noteworthy how immediately he expresses that enthusiasm in terms of supremacy. “One day Islam will be the world’s sole supreme religion: Yousuf Youhana,” from ANI, with thanks to Sparta: Pakistan cricket player Yousuf Youhana, a Christian by birth and the first […]
Archives for 2005
Mecca: Promoting Tolerance
The governor of Mecca makes the preposterous and contradictory claim that his city has a continuing role in “promoting tolerance and dialogue between various cultures.” From the here by a previous Arab News article. Concerning the prevention of non-Muslims from entering Mecca, the article states: “That Islam is tolerant is beyond doubt. But tolerance and […]
Iranian hard-liners consolidate power
In August, I wrote an article for FrontPage magazine entitled “Iran’s Most Radical Regime“, which warned that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, the fanatic secret police/para-military force that maintains the hardline tenets of the Khomeinist revolution, was rapidly taking over the levers of power in Iran. Unfortunately, my fears – shared by many others, of […]
Fear Pervades Danish Art Community
If the murderers of Theo van Gogh were seeking to deter other European artists from taking up Islam as a subject for artistic discussion, they have enjoyed some notable success. The latest news concerning radical Islam’s intimidation campaign in Europe comes from Denmark, thanks to Filtrat. Since the murder of the Islam critical Dutch film […]
Iran: if you tell us to stop, we’ll start again
OK, let me get this straight: Iran says it is not going to resume its uranium enrichment program unless the IAEA tries to stop that program. This makes about as much sense as those who tell me (and they are many) that I should not talk about the Islamic roots of modern jihad violence, for […]
Moderate British Muslims Reach Out
[Note from Robert Spencer: I am pleased to introduce yet another new Jihad Watch News Editor, Eric Schwappach. I hope our increased number of posters will enable us to improve our international coverage of jihad, which is already unparalleled anywhere — if I do say so myself!] Can moderate Muslims integrate their youth into British […]
Hamas street power on full display
One lesson learned from the insurgency in Iraq is the importance of “street power”, or the ability to put your soldiers or fighters in the streets, where they can effectively cow or manipulate the population. The importance of street power is becoming more and more obvious in Gaza, as reported by Reuters: Thousands of armed […]
Iran Readying for Conflict With US
Amir Taheri in Arab News details why it feels so much like 1938 these days: Incredible though it may sound there are signs that Tehran may be preparing for a military confrontation with the United States, and has convinced itself that it could win. The first sign came last June with the election of Mahmoud […]
The Disappearing Arab Christian
You can usually gauge the health of a society by taking measure of two social conditions: how the society treats women, and how it treats religious or ethnic minorities. The Muslim world’s failing with regard to the first condition is well-known, but its inability to successfully integrate with a sizeable Christian Arab community has received […]
UNC student journo fired for calling for profiling
More dhimmitude at my alma mater, where, of course, incoming students were made to read a partial and misleading translation of the Qur’an after 9/11 — violent sections omitted, of course. Now comes Daily Tar Heel columnist Jillian Bandes, who has been fired after writing a column entitled “It’s sad, but racial profiling is necessary […]