Three jihadists are on trial now in Indonesia, accused of beheading three Christian high school girls. These benighted misunderstanders of Islam were evidently foolish enough to think that when the Qur’an says to “strike the necks” of unbelievers (47:4; cf. also 8:12), that it actually means “strike the necks” of the unbelievers. The fools! They’ve […]
Archives for 2006
A British Court’s Libel Judgment Is Reviewed by American Judges
A federal appellate court reviews the attempt by a Saudi billionaire to intimidate and silence the heroic journalist Rachel Ehrenfeld. By Joseph Goldstein in the New York Sun: A federal appellate court heard arguments yesterday in the case of a New York-based counterterrorism researcher who was ordered by a British court to pay and apologize […]
India: Unani doctors linked to jihad
Unani medicine is an ancient and traditional form of healing arts. Background here. But in India, some Unani doctors have been practicing more than medicine. “Post 7/11, Unani docs under watch,” by Pradeep Thakur and Vishwa Mohan for The Times of India, with thanks to Davsmi: NEW DELHI: Their profession calls for a healing touch. […]
Egypt arrests blogger who criticized Al Azhar
“Summoned for questioning by state security.” By Jailan Zayan for AFP: CAIRO — Egyptian police have arrested a blogger who posted comments critical of the country’s Islamic authorities, a security official said Tuesday, a day after a leading media watchdog ranked Egypt as one of the world’s top “enemies of the Internet.” Abdel Karim Nabil […]
Suicide bomb at Pakistan army base kills 42
The Taliban expands its activity from it the base Pakistan has granted it in North Waziristan. From AFP: PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – A suicide bomber killed at least 42 soldiers at an army base in northwest Pakistan, in what appears to be a revenge attack for a missile strike against an Al-Qaeda training camp, officials […]
Russia jihadist: “Going out for jihad is real freedom”
At the jihadist Kavkaz Center site, Musa Mukozhev of “The Caucasian Front” writes an exhortation to jihad, “Going Out For Jihad is Real Freedom,” that is heavy on Qur’an quotes and invocation of Islamic law. Here then is yet another example of how jihadists appeal to Muslims by presenting themselves as the exponents of “pure […]
This is what they call “debate” at the University of Chicago
The headline calls this a “debate,” but the only speakers seem to have been Islamic apologist John Esposito and a CAIR official. Kudos to the University of Chicago! That’s a debate? That’s a pillow fight. “Experts debate Islam,” by Nicholas Nardini for the Chicago Maroon, with thanks to PRCS: Spectators packed Hutchison Commons last Wednesday […]
Malvo gets life in 6 Maryland jihad killings
And that’s what they were, jihad killings, as Jihad Watch readers knew in late 2003. Above is one of Lee Malvo’s jailhouse drawings. Another says, “I, Lee, will die for the revolution, jihad.” Michelle Malkin posted more last spring. “Malvo gets life in 6 Md. sniper killings,” by Stephen Manning for Associated Press: ROCKVILLE, Md. […]
Fitzgerald: May both sides win
Keith Ellison, the new Muslim Congressman from Minnesota, “advocated quick U.S. withdrawal from Iraq,” according to this article. My view exactly. Yet I am not a Muslim, and do not wish Islam and its Jihad well. Does this mean that I am dead wrong in my views, because I appear to agree with Keith Ellison, […]
Top Hamas Officials: ‘We Want [All of] Palestine, from the River to the Sea’; ‘Resistance and Jihad Are Legitimate’
Hamas consistently belies the benign intentions others continually try to thrust upon it. From MEMRI: In the nine months since it came to power, and despite the PLO’s demands, Hamas has not changed its views: It refuses to recognize Israel or acknowledge its legitimacy, insists that previous Israeli-Palestinian peace agreements will be recognized only if […]