UPDATE: Freed without charge. Yet another convert to Islam misunderstands the Religion of Peace and gets involved in this jihadist murder plot. “For the Love of Islam: A Second American Woman Is Arrested in Cartoonist Case,” by Vanessa O’Connell, Stephanie Simon and Evan Perez in the Wall Street Journal, March 13 (thanks to Pat): Last […]
Archives for March 2010
Somali tied to jihadists worked with two UN agencies
And why not? What does the UN do these days but play the dhimmi for the OIC, anyway? “Somali tied to Islamists worked with two UN agencies,” by Louis Charbonneau for Reuters, March 11 (thanks to Sr. Soph): UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (Reuters) – A Somali businessman linked to Islamist rebels who likely received a […]
Honest Ibe loses one: Justice Dept affirms CAIR’s unindicted co-conspirator status
The facade continues to crumble. “DOJ: CAIR’s Unindicted Co-Conspirator Status Legit,” from the Investigative Project, March 12: There’s another letter circulating on Capitol Hill affirming federal law enforcement’s belief that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is the product of a Hamas-support network in the United States. Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich sent the letter […]
British Airways worker and aspiring suicide bomber sought to join cabin crew
More on this story. “Terrorist British Airways worker planned to take advantage of strike,” by Duncan Gardham for the Telegraph, March 12 (thanks to Sr. Soph): A British Airways worker who allegedly wanted to be a suicide bomber has been accused of offering to take advantage of the airline’s approaching strike to join the cabin […]
Muslims arrested in plot against Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks were looking to recruit more jihadists
And they’ll likely still be looking for dawah opportunities in jail, unless they are prevented from doing so. “Arrested Muslims had prayer group plan,” by Cormac O’Keeffe for the Irish Examiner, March 12 (thanks to Twostellas): Some of the seven Muslims arrested as part of an international probe into an alleged plot to murder Swedish […]
India: Muslim clerics oppose women in parliament, where they could “brush shoulders with men”
And you know that’s where babies come from. No, wait… Sharia Alert. “Islamic clerics oppose women`s reservation,” from Indo-Asian News Service, March 12 (thanks to Twostellas): Not only certain political parties, but even some influential Islamic scholars and clerics are strongly opposed to the women`s reservation bill. Their opposition seems to stem from the fact […]
Canada: Muslim child brides on the increase
This article acknowledges that the practice is permitted under Sharia law. But far too few people realize that the persistence of this practice in Muslim communities stems from Muhammad’s own example: “Narrated ‘Aisha: the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and […]
A Pakistani member of the English Defence League speaks out
The English Defence League (EDL), a group standing up against the spread of Sharia and Islamic supremacism in England, is often stigmatized as racist and fascist — but here again this common tactic of the Left is without substance. Sajid Khan, a Pakistani member of the EDL, kindly sent me this message: I am an […]
More search engine self-censorship for Muslim countries
Two aspects of this story regarding Microsoft’s Bing search engine are of interest. One is the self-imposed double standard: would Microsoft disallow searches on “rude” words for any other place on the planet? The other is the political and ethical precedent it sets: if they self-censor on this, what else will they censor, especially if […]
New Jersey jihadist arrested in Yemen worked at nuclear power plants
His mother says he is a “good Muslim.” She said it. “NJ Terror Suspect Worked at Nuclear Power Plants,” by Vince Lattanzio for NBC Philadelphia, March 11 (thanks to Benedict): The South Jersey man who Yemini officials are calling a terrorist with links to al-Qaeda previously worked at three local nuclear power plants. Sharif Mobley, […]