Some of you may not be aware that every day we update not one, but two weblogs: Jihad Watch and Dhimmi Watch. Dhimmi Watch is dedicated to exposing the institutionalized mistreatment of non-Muslims in Muslim lands, as well as the supine intellectual capitulation of Western academics and public figures. Yet every day I receive numerous […]
Archives for 2005
North Carolina: Muslims push Quran oaths
An update on this story from the Greensboro News & Record, with thanks to Nicolei: GREENSBORO “” North Carolina judges should broaden their interpretation of state law to allow widespread use of the Quran for courtroom oaths, a group of Muslim leaders said Thursday. Muslims in other parts of the state have been allowed this […]
Arkansas: Student charged with planning Jihad
Arwah Jaber update from the JTA, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: (JTA) – A Palestinian-American student accused of planning to engage in terrorist activities waived his right to a court hearing. Arwah Jaber of Fayetteville, Ark., is charged with planning to travel to the West Bank to engage in jihad against Israel. His attorney […]
Muhammad and the Jews
An illuminating article from James M. Arlandson in The American Thinker (thanks to Looney Tunes): Everyone knows that many millions of the Muslims in the Arab world have a deep hostility towards Jews or “the Jew.” It seems to have reached a metaphysical level or has debased into an irrational state of mind. The question […]
Kurdish Converts to Christianity Ostracised By Society and Family
I co-wrote a book, Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics, with a Kurdish convert from Islam to Christianity, Daniel Ali. His own experiences coincide with what is detailed here in several important ways. From AINA, with thanks to Nicolei: North Iraq — The small but growing number of Kurds who convert to Christianity say they […]
Pakistan: Call to boycott American goods
Notice the third reason why. Now “the US” did this. From the Daily Times, with thanks to Nicolei: LAHORE: Tanzeem Hablillah, a non-government organisation, has called for Muslims to boycott American products. “Muslims should boycott American products because the US has desecrated the Holy Quran, ridiculed the Islamic way of life and made a woman […]
US considering Pakistan’s proposals to end terrorism and poverty: Noorani
“‘If the US extends the trade relief, Pakistan will easily be able to reduce the terrorist activities in the country,’ he added.” From the Daily Times, with thanks to Nicolei, who puts his finger on the problem by asking: “Have they asked why the Islamic militants are killing people who are helping to rebuild Iraq? […]
US Muslim woman files suit over headscarf issue
Clash of civilizations update from AFP, with thanks to Nicolei: Plaintiff Danine Hammond, 27, filed suit in Orange County in central Florida against the apartment complex where she had been scheduled to begin working in April 2004, after a supervisor told her that before starting her job she would have to remove her religious head […]
“We are Mujahideen for the sake of our nation”
A communiqué on “Rumsfeld’s Comments” from the Mujahideen Army General Headquarters in Iraq. Note the religious language: “victory or martyrdom” — yet the learned analysts will still refuse to take them at their word, to understand the intransigence of the jihad ideology that is behind those words, and will eventually call for negotiations with these […]
Belgium officials cancel lunch with Iranians after Iranians demand that beer not be served
What’s this? A European official showing some backbone (no doubt the Iranians will be praying, “May Allah rip out his spine“) and asking for common courtesy? Sack him! “No beer? No lunch!,” from Reuters, with thanks to Twostellas and Mr. Tickle: BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A lunch meeting between a leading parliamentarian in Belgium and counterparts […]