More on the Freedom House report, from Haaretz, with thanks to Faith Freedom International: WASHINGTON – When a believing Muslim is summoned to the United States due to life’s circumstances, Saudi Arabian authorities disseminate through a network of major American mosques, like other religious directives, clear ways as to how one should act in his […]
Archives for 2005
If there’s a place for Sharia, it’s not Ontario
A call for that most scarce of items, sanity in Canada. From the International Herald Tribune, with thanks to Ricky Poole: TORONTO Jurisprudence in Canada, a country that prides itself for its progressive human rights positions, took a hit in December when former Attorney General Marion Boyd released her long-awaited report on the permissibility of […]
France rebuffs Israeli calls to blacklist Hizbullah
Eurabia update. From TerraNet, : France has rebuffed Israeli calls for the European Union to blacklist Lebanese resistance group Hizbullah, claiming it would be “impossible to enforce.” The French government, which last year banned Hizbullah related Al-Manar television station from airing in France, insisted Hizbullah’s dual political and military structure “complicated” any moves to proscribe […]
British man charged with bomb plot
Salahuddin Amin update. From Reuters, with thanks to Nicolei: Salahuddin Amin, who was arrested at Heathrow last week as he stepped off a flight from Pakistan, was charged with “maliciously conspiring with others to cause by explosive substances … an explosion likely to endanger life”. He is accused along with six Britons and a Canadian, […]
Origami doesn’t work: Bombs wound eight in Thailand
Thaksin failed to pacify the jihadists with origami. What will he try next? From Reuters, with thanks to Twostellas: JOH AIRONG, Thailand (Reuters) – Two bombs have exploded in Thailand’s restive south, wounding eight people, officials say. The blasts occurred hours before Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra meets top aides on Monday to revise security tactics […]
Appeasement doesn’t work: Philippines bombings kill at least 3
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s dhimmitude fails to appease the jihadists. From AP, : MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A trio of bombs jolted the Philippines on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring at least 16 others, police said. The Muslim separatist group Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility in a call between the explosions…. “You can attribute […]
Beirut Car Bomb Kills Ex-PM Hariri
Jihad returns to Lebanon? From Reuters, with thanks to Shiva: Feb 14, 2005 “” BEIRUT (Reuters) – A massive car bomb killed Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri on Beirut’s waterfront Tuesday, witnesses and security sources said. At least eight others, some of them his bodyguards, also died. Hariri’s motorcade was blown up as it […]
Pipes: The Bureau of Prisons Explains Islam
From Daniel Pipes’ weblog (thanks to EPG): The Bureau of Prisons Explains Islam Many branches of government need to understand Islam, but probably none deal with Muslims and their religious practices in so practical and detailed a way as do the wardens of prisons. It is therefore particularly dismaying to see that the highest prison […]
Another jive Turki
“By following Shariah, Muslims can present the world the highest cultural values…” Stonings? Amputations? Oppression and inequality for non-Muslims and women? Forgive me if I prefer lower cultural values. “MWL Chief Urges Moderation,” from Arab News, with thanks to Jay Stevens: JEDDAH, 14 February 2005 “” The secretary-general of the Muslim World League has called […]
An American Woman’s Jihad
Does Fidelma O’Leary not know what is in the Qur’an, or does she hope her hearers don’t? From the Cornell Daily Sun, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: “As adults we must each own our own beliefs,” said Prof. Fidelma O’Leary, biology, St. Edward’s University, to a packed auditorium in Goldwin Smith on Friday night. […]