Islamization of Australia alert: “Anger over attack on Christmas,” from The Sunday Mail, with thanks to A: RELIGIOUS groups have launched an attack on Christmas — calling for it to be renamed and toned down. A leading Islamic body says the use of the term “Christmas” is politically incorrect because it excludes too many people […]
Archives for 2005
Fitzgerald: Islamophobia? Really?
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald has a few questions for those who would charge him with the spurious offense of “Islamophobia”: The word “Islamophobia” must be held up for inspection and its users constantly asked precisely how they would define that word. They should be put on the defensive for waving about what […]
Khatami: Dialogue between Islam, Christianity unavoidable
The former Iranian president speaks of a dialogue to attain peace, justice and freedom, but on whose terms? Examples abound in the Dhimmi Watch archives of just how one-sided that dialogue will be. From IRNA: Addressing a large number of Lebanese scholars, cultural figures and religious leaders, Mohammad Khatami said dialogue among religions can end […]
“Deviant Group” thwarted in Riyadh
From Reuters: Saudi security forces have arrested 17 suspected fighters in a series of raids around Riyadh, state television said. They also seized weapons and ammunition early on Saturday in the raids on 12 homes in the capital and nearby districts of Kharj and Mujamma, television quoted an Interior Ministry source as saying. Some of […]
Iran OKs Bill to Block Nuclear Inspections
If Iran has nothing to hide then why did the Guardian Council discuss, let alone approve of, this bill? From the AP: Iran’s hard-line constitutional watchdog approved a bill Saturday blocking international inspections of atomic facilities if the nation is referred to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions, state-run television reported. The ratification by […]
Al-Qaeda #3 killed in Pakistan
“Officials: CIA missile strike kills al-Qaida No. 3,” from NBC News, : ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The operational commander of al-Qaida and possibly the No. 3 official in the terrorist organization, Hamza Rabia, was killed early Thursday morning by a CIA missile attack on a safehouse in Pakistan, officials told NBC News. Pakistan’s president later confirmed […]
Reports: Russia Agrees to Sell Missiles to Iran
Even while the Iranians aid the Chechen jihadists. How short-sighted can you get? From AP, : MOSCOW “” Russia has agreed to sell more than $1 billion worth of missiles and other defense systems to Iran, Russian news media reported Friday, a move expected to draw a heated reaction from the United States. The Interfax […]
US clergymen met with Hizballah
Unconscionable indeed. “US clergymen met with Hizbullah,” from AP, : The top Presbyterian church official in Chicago has angered Jewish leaders in this city who say a meeting he and other Presbyterians had with Hizbullah last month was “unconscionable.” The Rev. Bob Reynolds, head of the Chicago Presbytery, said the meeting in southern Lebanon took […]
Cartoons of Mohammed cause death threat
The cartoon jihad in Denmark is escalating. Now the Jamaat-e-Islami party in Pakistan (which was founded by Maulana Maududi, whose jihadist theory I discuss in Onward Muslim Soldiers) is offering a reward to anyone who kills any of the artists. So far the Danish authorities have reacted well, emphasizing that freedom of speech prevails in […]
Canada: Police stop truck carrying anti-aircraft missiles
This may have nothing to do with jihad, of course. There are no doubt other groups that would like to get hold of an anti-aircraft missile. And there is also this story from Los Angeles: “Pilot Reports ‘Missile’ Fired at Jetliner Near LAX.” Whether or not these two incidents are jihad-related, they could indicate that […]