For centuries — notably, although not universally, in central Asia, Eastern Europe, and West Africa — jihad supremacism for many Muslims lay dormant and even dropped out of the Muslim consciousness. But now jihadists are using chapter and verse of Qur’an and Sunnah to teach their vision of Islam to cultural Muslims. And they are […]
Archives for 2006
Jihadis turn from Iraq back to Afghanistan
While many Western analysts continue to portray them as a series of nationalist struggles, the jihads in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Iraq and elsewhere continue to attract many fighters from other countries, who wish to participate in jihad in the way of Allah — jihad fi sabeel Allah. “Jihadis turn from Iraq to Afghanistan: Western forces […]
The Truth About Muhammad: It could be anywhere
I received this email from Jihad Watch reader Paul: Entering a local Borders outlet tonight, I noticed that front and center on the “New Non-Fiction” table was Karen Armstrong’s “Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time.” That set me to wondering whether “The Truth About Muhammad” was in stock. I looked in the Religion section and […]
Indian PM: “Credible evidence” of Pakistani involvement in 7/11 blasts
Friend and Ally Update: “Credible evidence’ of Pak involvement in 7/11 blasts: PM,” from ZeeNews.com, with thanks to DFS: New Delhi, Oct 24: In the midst of a controversy over National Security Advisor M K Narayanan’s comments, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said there was “credible evidence” of Pakistani involvement in the July 11 […]
Ansar al-Sunnah Celebrates Eid al-Fitr and Calls on Iraq’s Muslims to Support the Mujahideen
Eid Mubarak and Death to the Grandsons of the Monkeys and Pigs from Ansar al-Sunnah! The Qur’an says in three places that Allah changed the Jews who broke the Sabbath into monkeys and pigs: 2:62-65, 5:59-60, and 7:166. From the SITE Institute, with thanks to James: Offering congratulations to the Islamic Ummah on the Eid […]
Georgetown gets $20 million from prince promoting Islam, ejects Christian groups
John Esposito’s “Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding” flourishes, while Christian groups lose recognition. An update to this story. “Georgetown gets $20 million from prince promoting Islam: Just months later, university ejects evangelical Christians from campus,” by Bob Unruh for WorldNetDaily.com, with thanks to Truth Seeker: The Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University […]
Afghanistan: Taliban ask kidnappers to release Italian journalist
You know you’re bad off when the Taliban complains that you’re giving them a bad image. In any case, they probably find this embarrassing because Torsello is a Muslim. Gabriele Torsello Update: “Afghanistan: Taliban Ask Kidnappers to Release Italian Photojournalist,” from AKI: Lashkar Gah, 24 Oct. (AKI) – The Taliban have called on the kidnappers […]
Butler University students required to carry Qur’an on top of stacks of books
Unbelievable, but not surprising. From FrontPage’s interview today with Abby Nye, a 2006 graduate from Butler University in Indianapolis: Nye: I’ve had professors say Jesus was a homosexual, the god of Islam is the same god of Christianity, and sneer at the Bible calling it a book of myth – “that book with the talking […]
Spencer: Death to the Apostates
At FrontPage this morning I discuss the demand from Afghan jihadists that apostate Abdul Rahman be returned (news links in the original): An Afghan citizen named Abdul Rahman, you may recall, made international news last spring, when his conversion from Islam to Christianity led to his arrest, with the intention of putting him on trial […]
Egyptians who enslaved girl, 10, get U.S. prison
Another slavery case in the U.S. From Reuters, with thanks to James: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Egyptian nationals who pleaded guilty to enslaving a 10-year-old Egyptian girl at their Southern California home, making her work long hours serving their family of seven, were sentenced on Monday to prison terms. Abdel Nasser Youssef Ibrahim, 57, […]