Archives for 2006

Draconian, eh? The Western media doesn’t seem to think so. They’ve already taken on most of these voluntarily. From Reporters sans Frontières, : A list of 13 rules of conduct for the privately-owned media which the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) gave to journalists in Mogadishu on 8 October 2006 has been condemned as completely […]

While swaggering and allegedly politically incorrect TV and radio hosts, as well as publications, cower in terror and refuse to discuss the issues raised by my new book The Truth About Muhammad, many smaller shows are refusing to kowtow to intimidation. (Some larger shows also: I was on the Laura Ingraham and Michael Medved shows […]

We have often remarked on the harm caused to non-Muslims in Pakistan by that country’s notorious blasphemy laws, which Muslims have used to penalize those with whom they have personal disputes, or who refuse to affirm the Islamic faith. “Pakistan: Fear of the Holy,” from Compass Direct: October 12 (Compass Direct News) — Many in […]

The solons of Herndon have identified the problem: not immigrants, but illegal aliens. Do they really think that the activities of suspected jihadists such as “the Safa Group, a Herndon-based conglomerate of more than 100 interrelated businesses, think tanks and charities suspected of funneling money to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas and al-Qaida” will be stopped […]

The great Wafa Sultan is not cowed by threats. From Ynet, with thanks to Twostellas: WASHINGTON – Dr. Wafa Sultan recently became a legend. Her two interviews with al-Jazeera, in which she censured Islam and the way in which it inflicts ignorance and alienation on its followers, have made her into a phenomenon: an educated […]

Because I touched that button, my Jihad Watch email is still down. I haven’t been able to access it since Wednesday afternoon, and I don’t know how much longer it is going to be down. Hence I have just set up a Yahoo account: jihadwatchers@yahoo.com. Please send links, tips, and furious denunciations to that address […]

Will the Islamophobia never end? “Iraq: Kidnappers Behead Priest in Mosul,” from Compass Direct: October 12 (Compass Direct News) — Iraqi kidnappers who abducted a Syrian Orthodox priest three days ago left his beheaded corpse in an outlying suburb of the northern city of Mosul last night. Father Boulos Iskander, 59, was snatched off a […]

A convert to Islam who…you guessed it…misunderstood his new religion. Memo to Ibrahim Hooper: don’t you think it’s time you folks at CAIR (and MPACUK, of course) developed some programs for Muslim converts to help steer them away from the jihadists? Now seriously, why is that a question no one ever asks Hooper? Why does […]

This week’s Jihad Watch videoblog at Hotair explores the controversy that Jack Straw, of all people, has kicked up in Britain by suggesting that he’d rather Muslim women didn’t wear the niqab when they come see him.

Remember that scene from Yellow Submarine? Sure you do. Old Fred: Now whatever you do, don’t touch that button! Ringo: Which button? Old Fred: That button. Ringo: This button? [presses the button and is ejected] Ringo: Aaaahhhhh! That’s right. I touched the button. Yesterday afternoon I was doing what I thought was some routine maintenance […]