Archives for 2005

I told you so update from Boston. “Issues in Mideast hit close to home,” from the Boston Globe, with thanks to Skeetstreet: Many area residents with close ties to the Middle East are closely watching events taking place in their homelands, from Iraqis voting in a democratic election, to Lebanese citizens demanding the end of […]

Eurodhimmi update from Reuters, with thanks to Skeetstreet: LUXEMBOURG – European Union foreign ministers were urged on Saturday to consider the previously taboo idea of dialogue with Islamic opposition groups in the Middle East to encourage a transition to democracy. They also discussed ways to strengthen emerging democracy movements in several Arab states and persuade […]

Another piece on how large Islam is looming in the choice for the next Pope, from Amir Taheri in Arab News, with thanks to Skeetstreet. Amir is like the little girl with the curl, and right here he is indeed quite horrid: One issue that is dominating the debate about the succession is the attitude […]

“Terrorists Strike Fuel Tankers in Afghanistan,” from AP, : KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Suspected Taliban rebels set off a bomb next to a fuel tanker parked outside the main U.S. military base in southern Afghanistan early Sunday, setting off a chain of large explosions that destroyed five tankers and injured three drivers, officials said…. “The Taliban […]

To his killers, Dulal Sarkar was just a dhimmi who got out of line. What was that again about the dhimma being a thing of the past? “Bangladesh Baptist Pastor Killed by Extremists after Attempt to Share Faith,” from Christian Today, with thanks to Kaoskntrl: A Baptist pastor and evangelist was found beheaded in Jalalpur, […]

Jihad Watch reader and contributor DC Watson gathers some provocative new information on the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995: In a follow up to addressing the joust between CAIR”s Ibrahim Hooper and Rocky Mountain News columnist Vincent Carroll, additional evidence has been produced in regard to who else may have actually been involved in the […]

This could turn out to be a laboratory test case. Will the MILF really agree to a negotiated settlement and end its violence? Or will it agree for a few years and then take up arms again on some pretext, and again claim the whole of Mindanao””Sulu, Tawi Tawi and Palawan? It may take years […]

Islamic apologist Khaleel Mohammed, who got flustered and started name-calling in this FrontPage Symposium with me and Bat Ye’or some time ago, does it again in this malicious and mendacious FrontPage piece attacking my recent article on Indonesian feminist Musdah Mulia. I have a great deal to say about this piece, and have submitted a […]

Peaceful religion watch: Wahhabi and non-Wahhabi Muslims discuss their differences in Dagestan. From the Baku Sun, with thanks to Nicolei: A dispute that began over whether ancient pre-Islamic rituals can be included in prayer ceremonies has thrown the Caucasus” oldest city into religious chaos. Hundreds of followers of two rival Muslim groups clashed over the […]

Sharia alert from “moderate” Malaysia, via AP, with thanks to Looney Tunes: Malaysia’s prime minister wants enforcement of Islamic morality laws to continue despite a public outcry over a raid early this year on a disco by religious department officials, a news report said Saturday. “There is no need to abolish these laws, only the […]