From UPI, with thanks to Kemaste: Iran has begun preparing for a possible U.S. attack, or at least trying to dissuade Washington from such an attack by appearing to prepare for war. Tehran has recently disclosed efforts to bolster and mobilize recruits in citizens’ militias and making plans to engage in the type of asymmetrical […]
Archives for 2005
Baton Rouge: learning about Islam?
“Learning About Islam,” from the Bogalusa Daily News, with thanks to EPG: FRANKLINTON – “Many of us fear what we don’t know,” Imam Jehad Mahmoud said yesterday to members and guests of the Franklinton Rotary Club. Mahmoud, who serves as president of the Islamic Center of Baton Rouge, spoke to the Rotarians yesterday to provide […]
U.S. delivers 4th terror alert for Kuwait; 200 arrested
More jihad in Kuwait news: 200 members of the tiny minority of extremists have been arrested. From the World Tribune, with thanks to Nicolei: ABU DHABI — A major crackdown on the Al Qaida network in Kuwait has foiled several attempts to attack Western military personnel in Kuwait, Western diplomatic sources said. The sources cited […]
Key Al-Qaida member killed in Russia
“Al-Qaida member killed in Russia,” from Xinhuanet, and Nicolei: MOSCOW, Feb. 21 (Xinhuanet) — Russian forces have killed a key al-Qaida member in charge of funding terrorist actions in southern Russia, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday. Abu Dzeit, who held a prominent position among militant leaders, was killed in an operation launched […]
CAIR condemns ’24′””but it won’t condemn Islamic terrorists
Joel Mowbray at TownHall (thanks to Nicolei) on Fox’s dhimmitude and CAIR’s inconsistency: What has Fox’s hit TV show “24” done to prompt TV Guide to report “24 in Hot Water” and Entertainment Weekly to ask, “Has “˜24″ Gone Too Far?”? Its bad guys are terrorists who are”¦ Muslims. That’s it. Few of us need […]
The Implication of ‘Holy War’ in the Word ‘Jihaad’
I have just started work on a new book for Regnery Publishing entitled The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades, which is slated to come out this Fall as part of their new Politically Incorrect Guide series. Ali Dashti has just kindly sent me an example of the kinds of misapprehensions that I […]
The Electronic Gutenberg
A new piece by Wolfgang Bruno: Works such as “The Coming of the Book” or “The Printing Press as an Agent of Change” have documented the monumental changes to Europe and Western civilization triggered by the introduction of printed books. Printing, already used in China for centuries, was reinvented in Europe by people like Johann […]
SUNY Oswego tries and fails to ban Muslim speaker with alleged ties to British jihadist group
“SUNY Oswego tries to ban Muslim speaker for” (yes, that’s really the headline), from SUNY’s Daily Orange, with thanks to Ali Dashti: Controversy surrounding a Muslim man’s suspected connection to terrorists almost prevented funding for the keynote speaker’s upcoming lecture on racism. Abu Yousuf will speak Saturday at the State University of New York at […]
Swiss Think-tank Recommends Teaching Islam in Schools
How will helping Muslims adhere to their identity help them integrate into society? Does the Swiss Academy for Development have the first foggiest idea what Islam actually teaches about Muslim interaction with infidel societies? From IslamOnline, with thanks to Ali Dashti: GENEVA, February 19, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) — A Swiss think-tank has recommended teaching Islam in […]
Al-Qaeda number two warns West it faces thousands of dead, economic collapse
Funny thing: the jihadists commonly call American forces “Crusaders,” and some American analysts are happy to accept the locution. But those same American analysts, as willing as they are to charge Bush with leading a Crusade, are generally reluctant to accept that the other side is waging a jihad. From AFP, with thanks to the […]