Lynne Stewart, who thinks that by helping jihad terrorist Omar Abdel Rahman she is aiding the struggle against racism and sexism, is still guilty. “Verdict Vs. Lawyer in Terror Case Upheld,” from AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: NEW YORK (AP) — Freedom of speech offers no protection for a lawyer convicted of providing […]
Archives for 2005
Fitzgerald: Countering Da’wa in prisons
Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald offers some ways and means to counter the ongoing problem of jihad recruitment in American prisons: Members of various Da’wa groups and individuals are busily promoting Islam with what is, of course, a captive population. Already nicely identified by their condition as economically and socially marginal, with an […]
Israel: at least five killed in suicide bombing in Hadera
Islamic Jihad continues its murderous work. “At least five killed in Hadera suicide bombing,” from Haaretz, with thanks to Sr. Soph: A suicide bomber exploded in the open air market in the coastal city of Hadera a little before 4 P.M. Wednesday afternoon, killing at least five people and wounding dozens more. At least six […]
The tyranny of the minority: elimination of holidays “just an excuse to hide bias against Muslims”
Faced with a school board that decided against giving all students in Hillsborough County, Florida holidays for Yom Kippur, Good Friday or Eid ul-Fitr, Ahmed Bedier, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, unsurprisingly concluded that this was of course “just an excuse to hide bias against the Muslims.” (This is from “Schools Scrap Religious […]
Iran: Feminist websites censored
Sharia alert from AKI, with thanks to Sr. Soph: Tehran, 26 Oct. (AKI) – The wave of censorship in Iran, which began with the rise to power of hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, continues after the targeting of newspapers, journalists, internet sites and bloggers. In the past few days, sites and blogs that focus on women’s […]
PA’s Erekat: Islamic Jihad Leader Was “Innocent Victim”
From the Which-Side-Is-The-PA-On Department (as if anybody with any sense didn’t already know), from Israel National News, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: (IsraelNN.com) In an interview with the Al-Ayyam newspaper, Palestinian Authority official and negotiator Saeb Erekat characterized the most-wanted terrorist of Judea and Samaria, who was killed in battle with IDF forces on […]
Iran’s Thug-In-Chief calls for Israel’s destruction
That Ahmadinejad would be considered anything but a thug and a terrorist by any regime on earth is itself a measure of the moral myopia that today blankets the earth. “Iran Leader Calls for Israel’s Destruction,” from AP, with thanks to all who sent this in: TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s hard-line president called for Israel […]
Nine misunderstanders of Islam arrested in Philippines
These converts to Islam somehow got the idea that their religion teaches them to wage war. Of course, this has been happening for some time all over the world (cf. John Walker Lindh et al), but the mainstream (liberal and conservative) unwillingness to discuss the role of Islam in all this prevents the formulation of […]
Lebanese Troops Deploy Near Syrian Border
Things are heating up for Syria, but on the other hand, they can still count on the short-sightedness of the Russians. But Lebanon seems to be showing more spine. From AP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: BEIRUT, Lebanon, AP -Nearly 400 Lebanese soldiers have deployed near the Syrian border after Lebanon demanded a militant Palestinian […]
Bashir likely to receive further jail time cut
The coddling of Indonesian jihad mastermind Abu Bakar Bashir by Indonesian authorities, and their cutting of various sentences he has received, has been a recurring theme at Jihad Watch since the beginning. Here is a story from December 2003; and here is today’s, from ABCNews, with thanks to JE: Jemaah Islamiah’s jailed spiritual leader, Abu […]