This AP story, “A city at the centre of a storm,” raises the curtain a bit on jihadist activity in “moderate” Jordan: SALT (Jordan): This city – with its numerous churches, its liquor stores and its past as a cosmopolitan trading hub – was an unusual one to suddenly develop a reputation as a centre […]
Archives for 2005
Malaysia: Bibles in native languages banned
“Statement saddens Evangelicals,” from the Malaysian Star Online, with thanks to Twostellas: PETALING JAYA: The National Evangelical Christian Fellowship (NECF) has expressed regret over a government minister’s remarks that Bibles in Bahasa Malaysia or Bahasa Indonesia were banned. NECF secretary-general Rev Wong Kim Kong said the remarks by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk […]
Palestinian girl hides gun in undies
If the strip-searches start, there will be international howls of protest. But what else can be done in the face of this? From YNET, with thanks to Gabrielle Goldwater: NABLUS – Troops searching a West Bank house for a wanted Hamas gunman found his sister hiding his gun in her underpants, the army said, adding […]
Neo-Nazi to speak at Florida Islamic event
Any Jihad Watchers in Boca Raton? Here is an event there that richly deserves a peaceful and informed protest. “Neo- Nazi William Baker to speak at Assadiq Islamic Educational Foundation banquet in Boca Raton – Mayors express outrage at misuse of their names.” Thanks to Militant Islam Monitor for the heads-up. Here is the MIM […]
Dutch PM dhimmitude: “Respect the man that won’t shake hands”
From Cid Martel at the Dutch Disease Blog comes this primo specimen of Eurabian dhimmitude. (Jihad Watch does not read Dutch and makes no claims as to the veracity of the translation.) An imam that does not wish to shake hands with women is to be respected. This is what Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende […]
An Interview with D. C. Watson
From 6th Column Against Jihad comes an interview with frequent Jihad Watch contributor D.C. Watson: Writes 6th Column: D. C. Watson has emerged as an arch-typical example of the new force to be reckoned with: The American Patriot. And, he has deliberately and publicly served notice to all those who would wage Islamic jihad on […]
Fitting Islam into Catholic worldview
Yesterday I posted a piece about Catholic leaders contemplating a more realistic stance toward Islam. Here is another in which the dhimmitude option comes in for some gentle questioning. From the International Herald Tribune, with thanks to the Norwegian Kafir: ROME – One is from Nigeria, a man who grew up among Muslims and says […]
Bulgarian Police Official Warns Of Jihadist Threat
Jihad in the Balkans. But wait a minute: don’t the learned pundits say that there is no significant threat there? “Bulgarian Police Official Warns Of Islamist Threat,” from AP, with thanks to Nicolei: SOFIA (AP)–Bulgaria’s top police official warned Thursday that pockets of Islamic fundamentalism in the Balkans are creating a favorable environment for the […]
Vatican rethinking dhimmitude
“Vatican Is Rethinking Relations With Islam,” from the Washington Post, with thanks to JJP Mackie: ROME — After two decades of contact and dialogue with the Islamic world under Pope John Paul II, the Vatican is rethinking an outreach program that critics say is diluting Catholicism and has brought almost no benefits to beleaguered Catholic […]
Christian Cemetery Desecrations in Iran and Iraq
From the Sabian Mandaean Association of Australia, with thanks to Mary Beth: Several years ago the authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran confiscated the Mandaean cemetery at Ahwaz. The authorities casually disposed of all the human remains and asphalted the cemetery and used it as a car park. Eventually, the Mandaean community in Ahwaz […]