Archives for 2005

From MEMRI TV, some excerpts from Anti-American Sermons in Iran: The TV channel of the district of Kerman aired this sermon on April 17, 2005: Hojjat Al-Eslam Yahya Ja’fari: As you know, the biggest problem of the Islamic world today is global Zionism and the Great Satan – America. They are our enemies, especially the […]

More from our Department of Homeland Insecurity, via WND, with thanks to Mediawatch: The chief al-Qaida terrorist in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has acquired or is preparing a “dirty bomb” for an attack, according to U.S. officials citing recurrent intelligence reports. For several months, intelligence agencies have been receiving the classified reports, which indicate Zarqawi […]

News from Kyrgyzstan in “A New Wave of Migration?” from TOL, with thanks to Effractor: OSH, Kyrgyzstan – As Kyrgyzstan’s new leaders try to maintain stability ahead of presidential elections, concern is growing over rising numbers of non-Kyrgyz seeking to leave the country. Russia’s ambassador in Bishkek, Evgeny Shmagin, said that the number of Russian-speakers […]

Oh, great. Two days as Pope and Benedict XVI has already gone and irked the Turk. From IslamOnline, with thanks to Skeetstreet: VATICAN CITY – Although Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday, April 20, that he wanted dialogue with other faiths and cultures, some voiced their concern about the new pope’s political opinions and his stand […]

There can be no free society without the freedom to refuse a religion. From Reuters, with thanks to all who sent this in: ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani man accused of desecrating the Koran was shot dead Wednesday after being chased by an angry crowd. Ashiq Nabi, in his thirties, was accused of being disrespectful to […]

See also here; it’s hard to tell if this was the same incident or not. In any case, it was Omar Bakri’s crowd, threatening Muslims who dared vote rather than work to institute Sharia in Britain. And you remember George Galloway. He’s the British pol who made news before the Iraq war coming under suspicion […]

More ominous activity from our friends and allies. From AP, with thanks to Twostellas: VIENNA, Austria — Saudi Arabia has quietly begun talks on a U.N.-sanctioned agreement that could curtail any outside probe of its atomic intentions — a move that heightens concerns in a region already edgy about rival Iran’s nuclear program. The Saudis […]

Misunderstanders of Islam target Sharon — from Canada. From American Daily, with thanks to Kemaste: The terrorist group Hamas is displaying graphics on its web site that openly praise martyrdom and advocate the killing of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. The Hamas site is hosted by the Canadian-based hosting company UB Hosting (www.ubhosting.net). Asked about […]

From Islamonline, with thanks to Nicolei: BERLIN – An Islamic affairs expert has called on the Muslim minority in Germany to unite and use their clout to counter discrimination against them. “When a German Muslim is subjected to racial discrimination in a certain store because of his faith he should immediately report the incident to […]

Lies were a foundation of the dhimma. The dhimmis were taught to lie and accept being lied to in order to survive: they had to praise the goodness and tolerance of their masters, who themselves were already adept at kidding themselves and others. All this is still going on. Joel Mowbray writes in Frontpage (thanks […]