“Four troops killed in Algeria violence,” from the Washington Times, : Algiers, Algeria, Muslim gunmen killed four army troops and a municipality guard in an attack in eastern Algeria, reports said Monday. The French-language daily Le Quotidien Du Rhone quoted security sources as saying members of the notorious Salafi Group for Daawa and Fighting, Algeria’s […]
Archives for 2005
Following Reports by MEMRITV: Saudi Cleric Retracts Antisemitic Statements
From the Caught Red-Handed Department, one from Saudi Sheikh ‘Aed Al-Qarni, via
Anti-dhimmitude in Germany: German Police Want Strict Integration Law
From IslamOnline, with thanks to the Norwegian Kafir: VIENNA, A German police chief has suggested drafting a new law obliging immigrants to integrate into society, citing spiraling crime rates among the minorities. Konrad Freiberg, chairman of the Gewerkschaft der Polizei (Police syndicate), said the measure should compel newcomers to attend language classes and lectures on […]
Albania wary of jihadist inroads
“Albania Wary of Extremist Inroads,” from the Washington Post, with thanks to Nicolei: TIRANA, Albania — A typical Saturday night in this predominantly Muslim capital means a few beers, a spin at the local disco and, for that late-night snack, a pork kebab. Albania wants it to stay that way. To protect its own tolerant […]
More Crusades-related dhimmitude in The Herald
“Culture, custom and cleanliness – the Muslims were superior in The Herald (thanks to EPG and Kaoskntrl) is the second part of the equally ridiculous “After this movie, there may be hate crimes committed“: MANY of the charges levelled against Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Kingdom of Heaven centre on its telling of the Crusades from a […]
North Ossetia: “The relationship between Muslim communities and the authorities have suddenly become very tense”
“The Role of Islam in North Ossetia,” from Turkish Weekly, with thanks to Skeetstreet: Once the most stabile [sic] republic(s) of the North Caucasus, North Ossetia is increasingly turning into a region of conflict. Demands for the resignation of North Ossetian President Alexander Dzasokhov, heard practically everywhere in the immediate aftermath of the Beslan tragedy, […]
French veil ban prompts Muslims to open separate schools
Europe assimilation watch, from Reuters, with thanks to Skeetstreet: FRANCE’S ban on religious symbols in state schools, a move meant to check a feared spread of Islamist radicalism, is prompting some Muslims to pull out of the system and launch their own schools and tutoring services. Representatives of new projects around the country turned up […]
A small victory
The book that National Review Book Service dropped last week after protests from the Council for American Islamic Relations, The Life and Religion of Mohammed by J. L. Menezes, is the top-selling book this week from the Human Events Book Service (scroll down to the “Reader’s Top Five” on the lower right). The other book […]
The California Suicide Bomber
Daniel Pipes makes some important observations about Raed Al-Banna and the implications of his actions in this FrontPage piece (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): According to a remarkable article by Scott Macleod in the April 4 issue of Time Magazine, the suicide bomber who carried off the worst atrocity in Iraq since the collapse of […]
Iran offers cash for bombs to break Palestinian truce
This is in full accord with the intransigence and unwilligness to negotiate that is a hallmark of the jihad ideology. From the Sunday Times, : PALESTINIAN fighters have revealed that Hezbollah, the militant Lebanese group backed by Iran, is offering to pay for attacks aimed at shattering the fragile truce with Israel. Ariel Sharon, the […]