Former resident of Texas. One wonders if, when he was there, everyone who knew him assumed that he was a “moderate,” and that it would be “Islamophobic” even to consider any other possibility. “Spain arrests American al-Qaida suspect,” by Daniel Woolls for Associated Press, September 29 (thanks to JCB): MADRID – Spanish police have arrested […]
Archives for September 2010
Latest jihadist threat tied to German Misunderstanders of Islam training in Pakistan
“Travelers with German passports do not require a visa to enter the United States.” More on this story. “‘Credible But Not Specific’ Threat of New Terrorist Attack,” by Richard Esposito, Rhonda Schwartz, Matthew Cole and Anna Schecter for ABC News, September 28: US and European officials said Tuesday they have detected a plot to carry […]
Chechnya forcing women to wear Islamic dress
It’s bitterly ironic how often we’re told that Muslim women in the West wear Islamic dress freely and proudly. Yet Islamic spokesmen in the West never seem to get around to addressing this kind of coercion. An update on this story. “Chechnya Coerces Women on Dress, Activists Say,” by Sophia Kishkovsky in the New York […]
Intercepted: Plot to launch Mumbai-style jihad massacres in Britain, France and Germany
Hatched in Pakistan. “Multi-Attack Terror Plot On European Cities,” by Alex Watts for Sky News Online, September 28 (thanks to Alan of England): Intelligence agencies have intercepted a terror plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks on Britain and other European countries, according to Sky News sources. Sky’s foreign affairs editor Tim Marshall said militants based in […]
Moscow: Thousands protest against plan to build mosque
A leading Moscow imam, Ildar Ayautdinov, has threatened to have Muslims conduct prayers in Orthodox churches if they don’t get more mosques in Moscow, and added: “There is a need to construct mosques, otherwise something bad will supersede spiritual development.” Something bad, eh? I can’t imagine what! Meanwhile, will Moscow authorities allow a mosque to […]
“Nigeria will be the Islamic hub by 2020”
The hub, that is, for Sharia finance — and with Sharia finance comes Sharia, which bodes ill for the country’s non-Muslims. “Nigeria Plans Sukuk Debut Targeting Role as Shariah Hub: Islamic Finance,” by Dana El Baltaji for Bloomberg, September 28: Nigeria, Africa’s second-largest economy and home to 75 million Muslims, plans to sell its first […]
ICANN drops background check on terrorism after Muslims complain
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) removes its policy of doing background checks on new Top Level Domain applicants after Muslims complain that the policy would “be seen by millions of Muslims and Arabs as racist, prejudicial and profiling.” Well, that’s very important. We don’t want millions of Muslims and Arabs to […]
“Jews who exaggerate the presence of Islamophobia become leading proponents of the campaign to sanitize and understate Islamic extremism”
Of course, the very concept of “Islamophobia” was invented precisely in order to divert attention away from the global jihad and Islamic supremacism. “Candidly Speaking: Islamophobia and the Jews,” by Isi Leibler in the Jerusalem Post, September 27 (thanks to Bob): It is surely high time for Diaspora leaders to stop living in denial and […]
American to appear in court on charges of blaspheming Islam in modern, moderate Indonesia
Just in case you thought these kinds of cases couldn’t get any more absurd, Luke is accused of “unpleasant conduct,” in addition to blasphemy, because he is supposed to have unplugged and damaged a microphone used for Qur’an recitation in a mosque. He denies it. The justification for the blasphemy charge itself, meanwhile, remains “unclear.” […]
Malaysia’s PM praises Obama for condemning “Islamophobia,” says he must aid moderate Muslims
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak thinks that standing up to “Islamophobia” takes political courage. One wonders what planet he lives on. “Najib Commends Obama, Says Time To Galvanise The Moderates,” from Bernama, September 28: KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak commended United States President Barack Obama […]