“‘From here, from this place, our nation and our masses are walking toward the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital,’ Abbas said.” From AP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: Tens of thousands of Palestinians crowded into Gaza City’s small fishing harbor Friday to celebrate the impending Israeli withdrawal from the […]
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Jihad in Sub-Saharan Africa
How is it that these “radical Islamists” are able to displace the Sufis? Could it be by appealing to the Qur’an and Sunnah? If so, what are the implications for the continuing ability of those Sufis to resist this radicalization? “Radical Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa,” from VOANews, with thanks to Uajeg: Traditionally home to the […]
UK: A citizen dissents from official multiculturalism and dhimmitude
“Dire results of theory of multiculturalism,” a letter from a Richard A. McLellan that appeared in The Herald (thanks to Uajeg): THE THEORY of multiculturalism and its malevolent companion, political correctness, arrived on these shores from North America and was quickly taken up by the liberal, urban political elite. These theories were foisted on the […]
UK: “At some point there will be another suicide or bombing group”
“Police and MI5 fear it increases the chance that more ‘self-sufficient’ units similar to the July 7 suicide cell are hiding in Britain.” If they had been reading Jihad Watch, they wouldn’t have been surprised — because they would have known that this ideology can appear in any Muslim community, whether or not an Al-Qaeda […]
Church Desecration Video Serves as Jihad Fund-Raiser
A disturbing and equally disturbing footage. From CNSNews.com, with thanks to Jim: (CNSNews.com) – A violent video showing the desecration of a church and the murder of a Serbian soldier is one of many “jihad” videos currently making the rounds in Western countries to raise funds for Muslim terrorists, according to counter-terrorism experts interviewed by […]
Sunnis Reject Calls for Federalism in Iraq
Edging toward civil war? Maybe — but in any case neither side seems concerned about the stipulation that no law can be made that contradicts Islamic law. From AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: BAGHDAD, Iraq – Angered by Shiite calls for a federal region, Sunni clerics urged followers Friday to vote against the […]
Police: 3 Men ‘Suspiciously’ Videotaping At Santa Monica Pier
“Police: 3 Men ‘Suspiciously’ Videotaping At Santa Monica Pier: Police Say Men Were Filming Access Roads, Security Structures,” from NBC4, with thanks to LB: SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Three men who were seen videotaping the Santa Monica pier in a suspicious manner have been identified and were seen videotaping in other communities, police said Thursday. […]
“The time has come to issue a fatwa to excommunicate Osama bin Laden and his followers from the world of Islam”
In “For Muslims, a role in the war on terror” in USA Today (thanks to David Ouellette), Mamoun Fandy outlines what a real moderate Muslim response to Islamic terror might look like. The world has not seen anything like this so far. Now why might that be? One reason, Ouellette points out, comes from The […]
FBI Issues Fuel Truck Terror Warning
Terror alert update from AP, with thanks to all who sent this in: LOS ANGELES “” The FBI has warned police that Al Qaeda cells might use fuel trucks as weapons to attack Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, but officials stressed Thursday the warning was based on uncorroborated intelligence. The warning was distributed Tuesday […]
Al-Arian Prosecutors Showcase Media
What? You mean Al-Arian didn’t tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth at all times? What are you, some kind of Islamophobe? Rumpled Academic Update from the Tampa Tribune (thanks to Sr. Soph): TAMPA – Lying to the media is not a crime in America. But prosecutors Thursday presented evidence that […]