He said the same thing in August. “Islamist lawyer: Ireland could be targeted,” from UPI, : An Islamic fundamentalist lawyer has said Ireland is a “legitimate” target for a terrorist attack. Anjem Choudary, speaking at a debate Thursday at Dublin’s Trinity College, claimed Ireland was open to attack because of the government’s decision to allow […]
Archives for 2005
Fitzgerald: Muslims attacking Muslims?
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald discusses the significance, or lack thereof, of the Muslim-against-Muslim attack in Jordan: No one should allow himself to be confused because some Arab regimes may also be targets of Al Qaeda. This will, and has already been used, by the Saudis to pretend that the larger, worldwide terrorism […]
Bali bombers “said their action was for a noble cause and they would go to heaven”
I think they are in for a rude surprise. “Bali bombers left video message,” from UPI, : Indonesian police have found a video message from the three suicide bombers who carried out attacks on tourist spots in Bali in October, killing 20 people. “The video contains the confession of the three suicide bombers, explaining why […]
For Public Figures in Netherlands, Terror Becomes a Personal Concern
The Washington Post (thanks to P.G.) awakens to something we have covered here for months: the personal risk that Dutch public figures take if they say something that offends the warriors of jihad. LEIDEN, Netherlands — As Prof. Afshin Ellian arrived at Leiden University law school one day recently, two bodyguards hustled him through the […]
“They vowed to die and they chose the shortest route to receive the blessings of God”
In accord with At-Tawba 9:111, the Qur’an’s verse that promises Paradise to those who “slay and are slain” for Allah, A-Q has declared in a statement that the bombers in Jordan have chosen the “shortest route to receive the blessings of God.” This idea, rooted as it is in Islamic theology and tradition, is what […]
Brooklyn man confesses to Al-Qaeda chemical plot
More U.S. jihad plot news. “B’klyn Man Confessed to Plot: Feds,” from the New York Post: November 10, 2005 — A Pakistani man living in Brooklyn confessed in “chilling detail” how he tried to sneak an al Qaeda operative into the U.S. to carry out a deadly chemical attack, a prosecutor charged in opening statements […]
Qatar opens doors to first church in 14 centuries
“Missionaries brought Christianity to the Gulf in the second half of the 5th century but it disappeared from most Gulf Arab states within a few centuries of the arrival of Islam.” How exactly did it disappear? “Bishop Handford accepts that some Qataris might not be happy. ‘You’d get the same in the conservative Christian world […]
Algeria drafts law to restrict evangelists
Islamic tolerance alert from Reuters, with thanks to Susan: Algeria’s cabinet today approved a draft law aimed at combating the growing influence of evangelical Christian groups in the overwhelmingly Muslim country. A cabinet meeting yesterday approved a Justice Ministry bill to restrict the practice of religions other than Islam, and reinforce Islam’s constitutional status as […]
Will London burn too?
Patrick Sookhdeo assesses the failure of multiculturalism and the risks for Britain and Europe in The Spectator: The Muslim community in France is well on the way to becoming a millet, a state within a state. The only substantive goal still outstanding is the implementation of Islamic law (Shariah) instead of French law. Muslims in […]
“Oh my God, oh my God. Is it possible that Arabs are killing Arabs, Muslims killing Muslims?”
Palestinians appalled by the suicide bombing in Jordan — because it killed Muslims. This is yet another manifestation of Islam’s sharp distinction between believers and unbelievers; Palestinian Arabs have for years glorified as heroes those who carried out suicide attacks against Israeli civilians. But against Muslims! That’s going too far! This story does contain a […]