Taqiyya alert: Cid Martel of Dutchdisease.com has kindly sent over a translation of this Dutch-language interview with the female head of a Dutch mosque, Leyla Cakir: “Islamic terror and other misunderstandings.” The female head of the Ilhas mosque in Geleen, Leyla Cakir, will be part of a discussion about integration this Sunday. We asked her […]
Archives for 2005
Saudi Morality Police See Red Over Valentine Roses
Because Valentine’s Day is not an Islamic observance. From Reuters, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s morality police are on the scent of illicit red roses as part of a clampdown on would-be St Valentine’s lovers in the strict Muslim kingdom. The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue […]
Human rights in Pakistan: violence and misery for children and women
Note why they can’t stop discrimination against women. From AsiaNews, with thanks to Nicolei: Islamabad (AsiaNews) — In its “˜State of Human Rights Report” for 2004, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said that the situation of human rights in the country is abysmal. The Report’s six chapters trace an upward trend in violence […]
British charity accused by American government of financing Osama, al-Qaeda and Hamas
Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens has donated to this group. “US accuses British charity of ‘financing terrorism,’” from The Telegraph, with thanks to Jeff Lastname: A British charity has been accused by the American government of financing Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. The Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA), which is based in Birmingham […]
Honeymoon jihad
In response to the question “where would you honeymoon and perhaps why did you chose this place?,” one romantic on the Islamic Forum bulletin board (thanks to Jeff Lastname) dreams of a honeymoon in glamorous … Chechnya, “where me and my wife would hate the occupiers/oppressors of the Muslims together as we watch the sun […]
Watson: Dear CAIR
Longtime Jihad Watch reader DC Watson writes this letter to the Council on American Islamic Relations: Dear Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR): Asalaamu-Alaikum. You know, for a decade now, it seems you’ve worked hard to gain respect for Muslims in America. Yet many unflattering articles have been published about your organization. These have provided […]
Texas: Students attend CAIR conference on Islam
“Religion Briefs: Students attend conference on Islam,” from MySA.com, with thanks to Richard: More than 260 students attended a conference on Islam sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations at Providence High School on Wednesday. The all-day event started with a local Islamic religious leader reciting from the Koran and a CAIR representative reciting the […]
“Kuwait is becoming a top priority for Al Qaeda”
Jihad in Kuwait, where Americans have been welcomed and no doubt the State Department assumes that “moderate” Islam prevails. How is it that Al-Qaeda, or jihadists in general, seem to have little trouble penetrating any Muslim population? “Unrest spills into quiet Kuwait,” from the Christian Science Monitor, with thanks to Eschwapp: KUWAIT CITY – A […]
Man held on explosives charge after Heathrow arrest
Of course, we denounce…Of course, this has nothing to do with…Of course, this is a tiny minority…Of course, everyone abhors…Of course, Islam forbids… American and British Muslim advocacy groups will no doubt spread more of this, and continue to refuse to do anything serious about the proliferation of such incidents. From Reuters, with thanks to […]
Despicable moral equivalence from the New York Times
The New York Times today carries a story entitled “Fear of Islamists Drives Growth of Far Right in Belgium,” which details how the scary “far right” is using fear of the poor old Muslims to gain political power and influence. Without a trace of irony or introspection, it quotes a Belgian convert to Islam praising […]