Buried deep in a story about how, in the wake of the Armanious murders, Copts and others pulled out of a religious unity conference with Muslims in Jersey City, is this interesting information. From “Muslims Only at Religious Unity Conference” from AP, with thanks to Anthony: The St. Abraam’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Woodbury, N.Y., […]
Archives for 2005
UK: Bakri Denies Urging Muslims to Take Up Jihad
From the Bridge For Sale Department: “Cleric Denies Urging Muslims to Take Up Arms.” From The Scotsman, with thanks to Anthony, an update on Omar Bakri’s jihad speech: Asked if he was urging people to join Osama bin Laden’s terror network, he told GMTV: “That’s not true. Definitely I have very strong beliefs and maybe […]
“What kind of jihad is this? Is it jihad against women and babies?”
“26 die in wave of explosions in Iraq,” from the Myrtle Beach Sun, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: BAGHDAD, Iraq – Insurgents set off at least four bombs Wednesday in Baghdad, killing at least 26 people and wounding more than 20 in a continuing campaign to disrupt national parliamentary elections scheduled to take place […]
Thailand: jihadists fire on school bus
“Two wounded as suspected Islamic militants fire on school bus,” from TNA, with thanks to Nicolei: BANGKOK, Jan. 19 (TNA) – Two children have been shot and seriously wounded in an attack on a school bus in Thailand’s southern town of Pattani yesterday, causing widespread concern among the local population. A senior education official, Areerat […]
Reuters: “Muslim Pilgrims Urged to Shun ‘Islamic’ Terror”
Reuters, or Al-Reuters as Charles of LGF calls it, knows (or thinks it knows) that there isn’t any such thing as Islamic terror — hence the sneer quotes around “Islamic” in the headline. But Reuters can’t get the “moderate” (yes, I can use sneer quotes too) Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Sudeis to denounce the killing of non-Muslims […]
Iranian leader slams ‘Western, Zionist capitalists,’ reaffirms Rushdie death fatwa
“Ayatollah revives the death fatwa on Salman Rushdie,” from AFP, with thanks to Andy Bannister: A FATWA against the author Salman Rushdie was reaffirmed by Iran’s spiritual leader last night in a message to Muslim pilgrims. British officials anxiously played down comments after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told Muslims making the annual pilgrimage […]
Iran’s Political and Military Leadership Call for Martyrdom
And has some bellicose words for the U.S. From MEMRI, with thanks to Kemaste: In a message to the 8th Congress on Martyred Students, Iran’s Leader Ali Khamenei said: “The enemies of Iran tried to humiliate and diminish the value of martyrdom [shahada] and the culture of Jihad in the eyes of the youth, particularly […]
Italy: Illegal immigration, possible Al Qaeda link to 29 arrested
From Agencia Gionalistica Italica, with thanks to Anthony: (AGI) – Catanzaro, 20 Jan – A series of arrest warrants have been issued by magistrates in Catanzaro for 29 people who are believed to belong to a criminal organisation bringing immigrants into Italy illegally….. The suspects are of North African origin, and are all accused of […]
Hizbollah threatens UK suicide attacks
From the Herald, : HIZBOLLAH, the hardline religious group, yesterday threatened to carry out suicide attacks in London in an attempt to kill a UK-based Iranian exile television presenter said to have made insulting comments about Islam. Manouchehr Fouladvand, on the US-based Farsi language MA-TV, has been accused of mocking Mohammed and the Koran. There […]
Germany: Parliament calls for Jewish immigration limits
With Germany and all of Europe facing a huge and growing problem of large numbers of unassimilated Muslim immigrants streaming into the country and growing at a rate far faster than the native population, the German Parliament has finally decided to act decisively and limit immigration … of Jews. From Expatica, with thanks to Anthony: […]