Here is the text of today’s fatwa, via CAIR (thanks to David Ouellette). It suffers from the same problem that I noted here and here: it condemns the taking of innocent lives and actions against civilians. It doesn’t address statements by Muslims to the effect that civilians in various places are not innocent, and are […]
Archives for 2005
American Muslim anti-terror declaration
This is not the text of the fatwa that was issued today, but it is a “Declaration of Support and Action Against Terrorism” signed by numerous American Muslim leaders. I expect it is similar to the fatwa, although we shall see. From the Muslim American Society’s site (thanks to David Ouellette), with my comments interspersed: […]
Moroccans Beat Up van Gogh’s Son, 14
You’d think the vast majority of decent, law-abiding Muslims (about whom we hear so much, but whom we never see taking action against the jihadists) would be coming up to Lieuwe van Gogh, son of the murdered Theo van Gogh, expressing their sorrow, and offering their condolences. Instead, this. From Rogier Van Bakel’s Nobody’s Business […]
American Muslim Scholars: Terror Violates Islam
Nearly four years after 9/11, during which time jihadists have carried out 2,647 terrorist attacks, American Muslim scholars have gotten around to condemning terrorism. It is unclear from this report whether in their fatwa they make the necessary distinctions: do they stipulate that American and British civilians are indeed “innocent civilians” and thus not to […]
Key London bombs suspect arrested in Zambia
Just in from the TimesOnline: A senior British al-Qaeda operative sought by authorities since the July 7 bombing attacks on London has been arrested in Zambia. The Los Angeles Times reported today that Haroon Rashid Aswat, a 30-year-old of Indian descent who grew up in West Yorkshire, was arrested last week and is being held […]
New York: Muslim cleric gets 75 years for conspiring to fund Al-Qaeda and Hamas
Al-Moayad update. Evidently this is yet another Muslim cleric who has misunderstood Islam. I expect Ibrahim Hooper will be on the phone to him forthwith to explain to him the error of his ways. “Yemeni Cleric Receives 75-Year Sentence,” from AP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday sentenced […]
The Real Suicide Bomb
From the superb Cox and Forkum (thanks to Solomon).
Bomb suspect ‘berated shopkeeper for not being proper Muslim’
As I have noted many times, it is the jihadists who in the Islamic community wear the mantle of being true and pure Muslims. No self-professed moderates have yet successfully challenged that. From The Telegraph, with thanks to Skeetstreet: The suspected terrorist accused of trying to bomb a tube train at Warren Street used to […]
The D.C. Watson Invitational: A Politically Incorrect Poll on Islam
DC Watson reacts to this poll with his own poll: The recently published Pew poll has announced that fewer Americans are linking Islam with violence, dropping from 44% in 2003 to 36% presently. No surprise here: the Council on American Islamic Relations has welcomed the results of this survey, which is in sharp contrast to […]
Fallaci: The Enemy We Treat Like A Friend Part II
Here is Part II of Oriana Fallaci’s latest (part I is here), again from the Mystery Achievement blog (thanks to JS): Will the massacre touch us too?–will it really touch us the next time? Oh, yes. I haven’t the slightest doubt. I”ve never had the slightest doubt. I”ve been saying this, too, for the last […]