Malaysia Tells Religious Police Not to Copy Taleban,” from Reuters, with thanks to Twostellas: KUALA LUMPUR, 25 March 2005 – Malaysia clipped the wings of its religious police yesterday, warning that it did not want to be like Afghanistan under Taleban rule, and ordered national police supervision of their controversial raids. The religious police stirred […]
Archives for 2005
The Terror Threat From the Sea
“Exclusive: Look Out Below-The Terror Threat From the Sea,” from Newsweek, with thanks to Nicolei: March 28 issue – Al Qaeda frogmen sound like one of the more exotic terrorist threats-but Homeland Security chiefs are preparing, just in case. Last month the Coast Guard launched a special program to train members of its seagoing SWAT […]
Qatar Bomber’s Action Baffles Family, Friends
I have spoken many times of how moderate Muslims can be turned into jihadists by appeals to the Qur’an and Sunnah. This is most likely what happened to this man. From ArabNews, with thanks to Nicolei: CAIRO, 25 March 2005 – Visibly distressed, Muhammad tossed his head in disbelief as he talked of how his […]
Ex-Detroit Metro screener charged with hiding bin Laden sympathy
He was discharged from the Air Force for pro-Osama statements. Then he got a job as…an airport screener. But of course, what he said was taken out of context. From AP, : DETROIT (AP) — A Yemeni immigrant who was discharged from the U.S. Air Force after expressing sympathy for Osama bin Laden following the […]
FMCAT condemns Al-Qaeda, suicide bombers
A message from the Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism: Resolution of Condemnation by Muslims Against Al Qaeda, ALL Suicide Bombers and other Terrorists On Friday, March 11, a remarkable thing happened in Madrid, Spain. A large number of clerics from the Islamic Conference of Spain issued a very tough fatwa (religious opinion) which condemned Osama […]
Britain’s Muslims praised by British Chancellor
Brown needs to revisit the source material. “Britain’s Muslims praised by Brown,” from the Telegraph, with thanks to Effractor: Gordon Brown last night paid tribute to British Muslims as “modern heroes” who brought hope and idealism to the country. The Chancellor said they had contributed to Britain spiritually and economically because Islam was a religion […]
And they lived happily ever after – maybe
Remember this story? Here’s an update from Israel National News, with thanks to Romy: “Sweden: Gazan Guilty of Kidnapping Children.” An Arab was found guilty today in a Swedish court of kidnapping his children from the country and bringing them to the Gaza Strip. Ismail Nawaja, of the Gaza Strip kept his children with him […]
Ukraine’s orange revolution inspiring jihadists
“Islamists See Opening in C. Asia Chaos,” from Newsday, with thanks to JS: BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The only splash of color in the drab bluish gray office of Kyrgyzstan’s Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society was a wool orange scarf thrown over the back of its president’s chair. It was Edil Baisalov’s souvenir from Ukraine’s […]
Athens opposes ‘Arabisation’ of Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem
Why are the Palestinian MP’s doing this? Because the Greeks are thought to have sold land to (gasp) the Jews! From AFP, with thanks to Charles Martel: ATHENS (AFP) – The Greek government said it will defend the historical character of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, following Palestinian calls for its “Arabisation.” In Ramallah, […]
“In 1492, we lost everything”
Traditional Islamic theology holds that any land that has once belonged to the House of Islam belongs to it forever. That is the ultimate impulse behind the efforts to eradicate Israel, and a growing parallel movement in Spain. “Andalusia’s connection,” from the Toronto Star: At the Jamal Islamiya mosque in this seaside town, a Muslim […]