Jihad Charity Update from The Australian, with thanks to JE: A CHARITY at the centre of concerns over the funding of the alleged terrorist plot to attack trans-Atlantic aircraft has had its assets frozen. The Charity Commission is investigating the activities of Crescent Relief, which raised large sums from British Muslims for the humanitarian operation […]
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Iran makes progress in heavy-water atomic plant
August 1939 Alert from Reuters, with thanks to Sam: TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has completed a new phase in its Arak heavy-water reactor plant, a presidential official said on Saturday, referring to part of Iran’s atomic program which the West fears is aimed at producing bombs. The official said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would give a […]
Sears Tower plot: building “an Islamic army to wage jihad”
Chicago Jihad Update: “Video Discloses Alleged Plot To Target Sears Tower,” from CBS, with thanks to Noir: (CBS) MIAMI Undercover video acquired by CBS 2’s Miami sister station, WFOR-TV CBS 4, reveals an inside look at a suspected terror group leader accused in a plot to target U.S. landmarks, including the Sears Tower. The suspected […]
Iraqis loot base after British leave
They feel justified in seizing “war loot” in accordance with Islamic law. There is a whole chapter of the Qur’an devoted to war loot, or booty — Surat Al-Anfal (Spoils of War), which is sura 8. After the Muslims’ great victory in the Battle of Badr, Allah rewarded those to whom he had granted victory. […]
Spencer on Laura Ingraham Show
I just did a segment of the Laura Ingraham Show, debating Dr. Esam Omeish, president of the Muslim American Society. I didn’t get the chance to give prior notice here, but I understand it will be broadcast again later today. A few observations: I pointed out that every school of Islamic jurisprudence teaches that it […]
Mullahs tell aid groups in Pakistan to fire women or “face violent protests”
Sharia Alert from AFP: “Mullahs tell aid groups to fire women” ISLAMABAD: Muslim clerics in earthquake-hit Azad Kashmir have told aid agencies to fire all local women employees or face violent protests, officials and religious leaders said on Thursday. The threat, given to district officials and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Bagh on Tuesday, will dent […]
Airplane Terrorism Case Prompts Questions About the Work of Islamic Charities in Britain
If a Muslim cannot fight in jihad himself, Islamic law stipulates that he must aid in the jihad in some way if a Muslim land is attacked. Hence many do so through monetary donations, which, as we have seen in recent years, are often funneled through Islamic charities. From the New York Times, : LONDON, […]
New York man charged with relaying Hizballah TV
I don’t know why Javed Iqbal felt he had to go to such lengths. Wasn’t Reuters enough? “Man Charged With Relaying Hezbollah TV,” from AP, : NEW YORK (AP) – A businessman was charged with providing satellite broadcasts of a Hezbollah television station to New York-area customers, authorities said Thursday. Javed Iqbal, 42, was arrested […]
Musharraf faces bitter clash over rape law reforms
And democratic reforms are an “attack on Islam.” More on this story from the Telegraph, with thanks to JE: President Pervez Musharraf has opened a new and especially bitter confrontation with radical Islam by trying to rewrite Pakistan’s controversial rape laws. These place an almost impossible burden of proof on women by compelling them to […]
UK poll: Islam poses threat to the West, say 53%
Watch for more calls to combat “Islamophobia,” and few or none to call the Islamic community in Britain to account for nurturing British citizens as traitors. “Islam poses a threat to the West, say 53pc in poll,” from the Telegraph, with thanks to JE: The alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners and last year’s […]