Shades of Hitler Youth. From the San Francisco Chronicle, with thanks to Leslie. Seventeen-year-old Osama Abu Asi knows what Hamas stands for: swimming lessons, horseback riding, potato sack races and other summertime fun — including religious education and paramilitary training. This is summer camp in the Gaza Strip, as organized by Harakat al-Moqawama al-Islamiyah, the […]
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“˜Sky” comes tumbling down
Now that liberal forms of Islam have been banned in Indonesia, the saga of the giant teapot has come to an end, from StarOnline, with thanks to Nicolei. JERTEH: The giant teapot and other key structures at the Sky Kingdom commune came tumbling down yesterday after the Besut District Council sent in it’s demolition squad. […]
Red Sea bombing suspect shot dead
From Reuters: CAIRO – Egyptian police shot dead one of the prime suspects in the bombings which killed at least 64 people in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on July 23, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. His wife was also killed and their four-year-old daughter was injured in an exchange of fire […]
World leaders see Saudi continuity after Fahd dies
From Reuters: BEIRUT – World leaders paid their respects on Monday to the late Saudi King Fahd but said his death would not affect their ties to the oil-rich kingdom, effectively ruled by his crown prince and now successor for the past decade. Western powers and Arab leaders hailed Fahd as a statesman who had […]
Jihad sole solution to Kashmir: Salahuddin
From the Pakistan Tribune: MUZAFFARABAD – Chairman Muttahida Jihad Council and Supreme Commander Syed Salahuddin said that jihad is the only way out for Kashmir problem. Speaking in favor of armed combat he said that pleading for table-talks with India will prove to be a futile endeavour on part of some Kashmiri leaders as India […]
Al Jazeera Net to offer travel services
The economic analysts here at Jihad Watch think this is a perfect fit. In the words of one analyst we contacted, “We all know how young Muslim men love to travel. This is a just win-win situation all around.” From Qatar’s Peninsula: DOHA: Al Jazeera Net, the electronic arm of Al Jazeera Channel has signed […]
Iran sets Monday deadline on nuclear deal; deadline delayed
The farcical negotiations continue with still more demands from Tehran. Uranium conversion is set to resume at Isfahan plant. From CNN: TEHRAN, Iran — The European Union has until Monday evening to provide Iran with a package of economic and political incentives in connection to Tehran’s nuclear program, an Iranian official said. Iranian Foreign Ministry […]
Jews are Poisoning Bananas says Imam
“Muslims sound alarm over schools” from Australia’s The Age with thanks to all who sent this in. The teacher could not believe what he overheard. The “visiting” imam was launching into a tirade against the Jews and Americans that bordered on the ludicrous. But then came the clincher, he recalled. “The imam told the students […]
Indonesian Muslim body forbids liberal Islam
From Reuters: JAKARTA – Indonesia’s top Islamic council issued a religious edict on Friday forbidding any liberal interpretation of Islam in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. “Religious liberalism is haram (forbidden),” said a fatwa, or doctrine, issued by the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) and seen by Reuters. “This is a reminder for Muslims to […]
Netherlands faces major terrorist threat: Official
From Reuters, with thanks to the One Who Must Not Be Named. AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands faces a “substantial” terrorism threat and must stage regular drills to boost readiness to cope with a possible attack, a senior government official told a Dutch newspaper yesterday. Tijbbe Joustra, National Coordinator for Fight against Terrorism, told Algemeen Dagblad in […]