Like many women in Mogadishu, [Maryam Mohammed] feels less vulnerable to violence nowadays, but she is afraid it will be harder to find work under the Islamic regime. “I don’t see them as something good,” she said. “I’d like to leave Somalia if I can and do business, have a small shop or even a […]
Archives for 2006
New law in the Netherlands: Immigrants from Pakistan must speak Dutch
A welcome display of anti-dhimmitude in Amsterdam, from SANA, via the Daily Times: “Holland won’t welcome Pakistani immigrants not speaking Dutch” ISLAMABAD: The Dutch government on Monday passed a law aimed at heavily restricting the number of would-be Pakistani immigrants to the Netherlands, by linking applications to Dutch language proficiency, officials said. Under the new […]
More converts to Islam held in new wave of UK arrests
Echoes of Richard Reid, as the latest set of arrests in Britain uncovers more converts to Islam with Caribbean roots. From the Daily Mirror: “New Islam Converts Held” FIVE of the men held in the latest wave of terror raids are new converts to Islam, the Daily Mirror can reveal. All of them are the […]
Saudi Arabia: Four African Christians Deported
Go to Israel next time, they were told — indicating that the Saudis at least know where to find a free society. Islamic Tolerance Alert from Compass Direct: Saudi Arabia deported four East African Christians last month after they were detained while leading a prayer service in Jeddah. Arrested on June 9, the church leaders […]
New group targeting Shi’ites in Pakistan
Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update — this time, outside of Iraq — from the Khaleej Times: “New militant group targeting Shi’ites in Pakistan” ISLAMABAD — Security agencies have expressed the apprehension that a new militant group has emerged threatening Shia leaders. According to investigators inquiring into the assassination of Shia leader Allama Hassan Turabi, Pukhtoon militants who […]
More “extreme Sharia” follies
I admire the work done by Paul Marshall at Freedom House on the persecution of non-Muslims in Islamic societies, and related matters. But I have noted before his attempts to portray traditional and mainstream elements of Islamic law as “extreme Sharia.” In a mostly fine article in the generally clueless My Weekly Standard (unfortunately reprinted […]
Gunman in Jordan shouts “Allahu akbar,” kills 1 in attack on tourists
The first major attack in Jordan since last November’s hotel bombings. From AP: “Jordan gunman kills 1 in tourist attack” AMMAN, Jordan – A gunman opened fire on Western tourists at Roman ruins in the heart of Jordan’s capital Monday, killing a British man and wounding six people before being overpowered. Police said the attacker […]
“We have the Islamic right to kill these journalists and media”
An “Islamic right to kill”? Expect Ibrahim Hooper of CAIR to fire off a stern letter to Mullah Dadullah forthwith. “Top Taliban military commander dismisses NATO casualty reports, warns journalists,” from AP, with thanks to Harrie: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan The top Taliban military commander on Monday said that NATO’s claims to have killed more than 200 […]
Crime boss brokered nuclear-delivery missile sale to Iran
And Iran maintains it is only interested in generating electricity: One needs light to read the missile manuals by, after all. From the Sunday Times: THE British government was warned more than two years ago that Iran had illegally acquired a missile system capable of carrying nuclear warheads. It has emerged that a foreign government […]
Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s second-in-command captured
From CNN: BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Al Qaeda’s No. 2 operative in Iraq, Hamed Juma Faris al-Suaidi, has been arrested, the U.S. military and Iraq’s national security adviser announced Sunday. Al-Suaidi, also known as Abu Rana and Abu Humam, is said to be second in command in the terrorist group al Qaeda in Iraq, behind […]