For those who don’t want to “go against Sharia.” What will be next in their desire not to go against Sharia? By Joshua Freed for AP, with thanks to Recovering Pig: MINNEAPOLIS – When Caribou Coffee went public last year, sharp-eyed investors noticed some unusual promises in its prospectus. Caribou, the nation’s second-largest coffeehouse chain, […]
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New calls from Hamas to target USA
“The radicals gained ground after a visit to the Middle East earlier this month by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who tried to rally “moderate” Arab regimes into a united front against Iran, Hamas and the Lebanese militia Hizballah.” “New Calls by Hamas Militants to Target the U.S.: Washington’s efforts to isolate and topple […]
Jihadists kill Burmese worker in front of daughter in S. Thailand
With threats of more killings to come unless police and soldiers leave the area. “Worker beheaded in south Thailand,” from AP: BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Suspected Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand beheaded a man in a gruesome attack carried out in the presence of the victim’s daughter, police said Friday. The man was identified as […]
Jihad website tells how ‘to fight alone’
Alternate title: So You’ve Got Sudden Jihad Syndrome. “Jihad of one: Website tells how ‘to fight alone’,” from World Tribune: An Islamist extremist Internet site last week published a book that directs terrorists on “how to fight alone.” Written by Al-Hakaymah, the “Guide for Individual Jihad” suggests ways to kill the enemy when one is […]
Canadian moderate Muslim leader fears threats over liberal views
On several radio shows this week I’ve been asked whether I really think it will do any good to discuss the actions of Muhammad that jihadists use to justify violence. Doesn’t that alienate moderate Muslims? I have responded that actually no Islamic reform can possibly take place without an acknowledgment that there are elements of […]
Jihad Watch email working again
The great Don’t-Push-That-Button fiasco is now completely over: the last piece, the director@jihadwatch.org email address, is now operational again. Thanks again to Charles for all his herculean efforts. However, it seems as if any messages sent to that address between October 11 at 6:39PM PDT and today at 1:21PM PDT are lost forever. I do […]
Former CAIR official gets 7 years for Hamas connections
Ghassan Elashi was a founder of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, and was a member of the founding board of directors of the Texas branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). “US businessman gets 7 years for Hamas connections,” from AP, with thanks to Mike: A businessman was sentenced Thursday to […]
U.S. man pleads guilty to supporting Hamas
Through the Holy Land Foundation, which was closely tied to the putatively moderate Council on American Islamic Relations. From Reuters, with thanks to Barbara: ATLANTA (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen has pleaded guilty in a federal court to providing material support to the militant Palestinian group Hamas, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. Mohamed […]
Iran: Liberty and democracy “Satan’s tools,” says top cleric
I can see why he would think that liberty and democracy are “just a way of spreading immorality.” After all, there is plenty of immorality in the West. But he probably subscribes to the Ayatollah Khomeini’s view that “whatever good there is exists thanks to the sword and in the shadow of the sword! People […]
Abducted and raped, young Christian women and girls are driven to suicide in Iraq
Persecution of Christians in Iraq is ongoing. From AsiaNews, : Baghdad (AsiaNews) — Young Christian women and girls have been abducted and released after ransom money was paid only to commit suicide because of the shock, violence and shame they experienced. This is happening in Baghdad where kidnapping has become a growth industry. Criminal gangs […]