Even if the threat is empty, it is not issued in vain: it is issued to inspire fear. For that is part of the program of the mujahedin: “Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah […]
Archives for 2006
Former Jammu/Kashmir governor: US, Pakistan invented jihad ideology
In “Out of line: Musharraf Keeps A Wide Gap Between Declarations & Deeds” in The Statesman, Jagmohan, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and former Union Minister of Urban Development, Culture and Tourism, feeds the loony conspiracy theorists with the proposition that the jihad — or more precisely, “an extremely narrow interpretation of Islam” — […]
Memo from Malaysia’s top Islamic insurance company warns against holiday greetings to Hindus
Islamic Tolerance Alert from AFP: “Malaysian Hindus protest Muslim warnings on Deepavali” KUALA LUMPUR – A Hindu group protested Tuesday outside the headquarters of Malaysia’s top Islamic insurer after a company official forbade Muslims from extending traditional holiday greetings to ethnic Indians. Some 150 demonstrators rejected an apology issued by Takaful Malaysia in a bid […]
Pakistani Christian woman accused of blasphemy amid land dispute
The second example in as many days of blasphemy charges being leveled against unbelievers in order to gain an upper hand in personal disputes — in this case, for insulting the Ka’ba. “A Christian Woman Has Been Accused For Blasphemy in District Renala Khurd,” from Pakistan Christian Post: Lahore: October 14, 2006. Mr. Sohail Johnson, […]
Afghanistan: Kidnappers of Italian journalist demand return of Muslim convert to Christianity
Abdul Rahman, you may recall, converted from Islam to Christianity and was spirited to Italy when Afghanistan’s brave new democratic government determined to obey Muhammad’s command to kill those who leave Islam (cf. Bukhari 4.52.260). Now jihadists in Afghanistan are demanding his return in exchange for a kidnapped Italian journalist. And meanwhile, Islamic apologists in […]
Christian churches and the financing of terrorism-Australian examples
Here is one fruit of the general ignorance about and historical whitewashes of dhimmitude. From the Terror Finance blog, with thanks to Gabrielle Goldwater: Muslim charities and others in support of jihadists in Australia have formed an alliance with church groups sympathetic to their cause, which is proving useful in raising funds and giving legitimacy […]
Paris: Man who sent e-mail death threats to Redeker captured
Redeker death threats update. “Frenchman held,” from The News, with thanks to A Girl Scout: PARIS: French police are holding a man accused of sending a death threat to a philosophy teacher who was forced into hiding after writing an article critical of Islam, justice officials said on Tuesday. Arrested on Monday in the central […]
UK: Judges blamed as terrorism suspects flee
An update on this story: some in Britain are getting fed up with the pusillanimity and dhimmitude of British officialdom. “Judges blamed as terrorism suspects flee,” by Michael Holden for Reuters, : LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Tony Blair blamed judges on Tuesday for watering down security laws after media reports two terrorism suspects had […]
Thailand: jihadists kill nine in wave of shootings
Thai Jihad Update: “Nine killed in wave of shootings in Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat,” from Thailand’s The Nation: The deep South has been rocked by a series of killings attributed to Islamic separatists. Six people were shot dead in four separate attacks in Yala. In neighbouring Narathiwat a suspected Muslim insurgent shot and killed a married […]
New Jerusalem Mufti endorses suicide bombers
A Muslim (named Jihad, incidentally) just called in to the Mark Larson Show and insisted, among other things, that Islam forbids suicide, and thus that suicide bombing was condemned by Islam. Jihad, you might want to have a word with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (who was appointed to the post because he was supposed […]