David Russell has kindly sent in this translation from the original French of an interview with Christian Chesnot, which appears in the print edition of Paris Match of 30 December-5 January; issue 2902, page 64. In this part of the interview he is discussing various exchanges which he had with his captors: C.C.- …They brought […]
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Death Sentence for Iranian Who Beheaded Sons
Sharia alert: “Under Iran’s Islamic law a father need only pay blood money for killing his children. Masoumeh was sentenced to death for her affair with Ebrahim. Adultery is punishable by death in Iran.” From Reuters, with thanks to Twostellas: “Ismail suspected his wife Masoumeh of having an affair with a man called Ebrahim. He […]
Battered Saudi wife divorced
Rania Al-Baz update, from the Gulf Daily News, with thanks to Twostellas, who notes that this is “another article that shows the terrible, biased laws of Islam. This woman had to pardon her husband who almost killed her in order to get custody of her children. And furthermore, it seems as if she was not […]
Mission Impossible: Building a Church in Turkey
“Prime minister Erdogan promises more religious freedom, but the facts belie him: the Christian minority continues to experience discrimination. The Vatican’s doubts and Europe’s indifference.” From the incomparable Sandro Magister in Chiesa, with thanks to Nicolei: ROMA — The Holy See has abstained from any official comment on the European Union’s December 17 approval for […]
Spencer on Shahid Alam in FrontPage
In FrontPage today is Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer’s “Northeastern U’s Professor of Jihad,” about the recent wisdom from Shahid Alam and the response to it, all of which will not be unfamiliar to regular readers of Jihad Watch. Northeastern University professor Shahid Alam has aroused controversy this week by likening the 9/11 killers to […]
Five Pakistanis die in suspected honour killing
Why is this a story for Dhimmi Watch? Because it is part of the culture that, because of the supine dhimmitude of Western authorities, is moving West “” and only very recently are officials waking up to it. From Reuters, with thanks to Twostellas: MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Five family members were murdered in a […]
‘Toenail problems’ force Hamza to miss court date
No, this is not a parody. From the Times Online, with thanks to libbysmom: The Islamic cleric Abu Hamza refused to appear on a video link to the Old Bailey to face terrorism charges today, after complaining that his toenails were too long. Mr Hamza, the former Imam of Finsbury Park mosque in North London, […]
“Asked if he considers himself a radical, he replied: ‘I am a Muslim and Muslim to the hilt.'”
This story underscores a fact that I have pointed out many times: radical Muslims “” that is, those who are willing to commit radical and violent acts for their faith “” are not a discredited fringe group that is sharply distinct from the Muslim community as a whole. They consider themselves simply to be Muslims, […]
Arab and Iranian Conspiracy Theories Ending 2004
Most of these have been reported here throughout the year, and of course the conspiracy theory is a distressingly common item in the Islamic world. As the header says, “This would be funny if it weren’t so pathetic “” and dangerous!” Here are the Top Five from “Top Ten Arab and Iranian Conspiracy Theories Ending […]
Zarqawi arrested in Iraq?
No Western sources are picking it up. It’s only being reported by Itar-Tass out of Russia. So I pass it on to you for what it’s worth, which probably isn’t much. “Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reportedly arrested in Iraq,” from Itar-Tass: DUBAI, January 4 (Itar-Tass) – Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi, whom the US occupation authorities declared to […]