Archives for 2005

Not only are they in Gaza; they’re in Syria, too. “Iraq’s Qaeda denies meetings in Syria – Web,” from Reuters, with thanks to Skeetstreet: DUBAI, May 20 (Reuters) – Iraq’s al Qaeda has denied U.S. accusations that an upsurge in car bomb attacks in Iraq was ordered at a meeting of insurgents in Syria, according […]

From the Shocked! Shocked! Department, via the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: A new Muslim terrorist group linked to al-Qaida has started operating in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Authority security officials told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. Jundallah, or “Allah’s Brigades,” consists mostly of scores of former Hamas and Islamic Jihad members, […]

Hamid Pourmand update. Iran must be moderating: he didn’t get the death penalty. (Actually the reason why he didn’t is most likely because of all the international attention that has been focused on this case.) “Iran Sentenced Protestant clergyman to three years in prison,” from Christians of Iraq, with thanks to Emergency Room: Tehran -­ […]

Life in the New Britain. From the UK Evening Times, with thanks to Twostellas: An asylum-seeker left his friend scarred for life after he claimed he had insulted a historical Islamic figure. Akbar Sagharloo slashed Mohammed Karami after bursting into his victim’s home in Maryhill, Glasgow. At Glasgow Sheriff Court, the 35-year-old Iranian, of Fountainwell […]

Wolfgang Bruno discusses the French referendum on the proposed European Constitution next weekend, which looks as if it will be a tight race. The EU Constitution, of course, is of cardinal importance in the context of Eurabia. Blocking it, says Bruno, is absolutely crucial if there is to be any possibility of stopping Europe’s descent […]

Daniel Pipes outlines some suspicious aspects of the case involving Azza Basarudin, the woman who bought a used Qur’an from Amazon.com and says she found it defaced. From FrontPage, with thanks to OBL r Us: Comments: This incident, far quieter than the Newsweek flap, is in its own way no less instructive or important. (1) […]

From the TimesOnline, with thanks to Twostellas: An unknown gunman has shot and killed a young Afghan female television presenter two months after pressure from religious conservatives forced her from her job fronting a popular youth music show. Police believe that the killing of Shaima Rezayee, 24, at her home in Kabul, was linked to […]

Jihad Watch Advisory Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald writes for Campus Watch in FrontPage about Columbia University”s new chair of Israel studies, Lila Abu-Lughod: Judging by the press coverage of Lila Abu-Lughod, a professor of sociology, her family background is of keen interest. Or possibly that background has proved to be quite useful. In the […]

Some are still trying to kindle the flames of jihad over the Qur’an toilet non-incident. Has anyone noticed that this could be the first time that the Muslim world has actually believed a story that was first reported by a Western media outlet? From AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: “Although the magazine that […]

Uzbek Unrest Update. From AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: KORASUV, Uzbekistan – Breaking through a wooden gate and firing only a single warning shot, Uzbek forces on Thursday captured a rebel leader who had proclaimed plans for an Islamic state in this border town. The arrest and takeover of the town of 20,000 […]