Courtesy Jihad Watch reader Marilyn: It is always a temptation to a rich and lazy nation, To puff and look important and to say: “Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you. We will therefore pay you cash to go away.” And that is called paying the Dane-geld; […]
Archives for 2010
Spain: Imam, president of local Islamic association, charged for harassing woman who didn’t wear veil
“She and her husband were accosted in the street by the imam, who told them they would be run out of the town” … in Spain. Eurabia Alert. “Imam in Spain charged for ‘harassing woman over veil’,” from the Telegraph, January 28 (thanks to Alan): The prosecutors are seeking a five-year jail sentence for Mohammed […]
Colorado: Misunderstander of Islam arrested on Amtrak train after speaking about Al-Qaeda and saying he hadn’t killed anyone yet
Probable prison convert, or prison jihadi. “Ex-con Ojore Nuru Lutalo arrested on Amtrak when passengers report him talking Al Qaeda, terrorism,” by Larry Mcshane for the New York Daily News, January 29 (thanks to Pamela): A recently released New Jersey prisoner was yanked off an Amtrak train in Colorado after fellow passengers heard him mention […]
Ex-Muslim Rifqa Bary in peril: Muslim parents call off deal protecting her
And they are using her unwise guilty plea to a charge of being “unruly” against her now. “Agreement between Rifqa Bary, parents to settle conflict short-lived,” by Meredith “Hijab” Heagney for the Columbus Dispatch, January 29 (thanks to Pamela): The agreement between Rifqa Bary and her parents to settle their conflict through counseling has ended […]
US Embassy trumpets Muslim aid to Haiti
Why only Muslim aid? “Public-Diplomacy Fail?” by Michael Rubin at NRO’s The Corner, January 29 (thanks to Mark): This showed up, in French, on the website of the U.S. embassy in Morocco, but here’s the English original, “Muslim Americans Strive to Help Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti.” The same story appears, in Arabic, on webpages affiliated with the […]
Another honor killing in modern, moderate Jordan
In 2003 the Jordanian Parliament voted down on Islamic grounds a provision designed to stiffen penalties for honor killings. Al-Jazeera reported that “Islamists and conservatives said the laws violated religious traditions and would destroy families and values.” “Jordanian jailed for sister’s ‘honour killing,’” from AFP, January 29 (thanks to Maxwell): AMMAN (AFP) – A Jordanian […]
Human Rights Watch: Hamas targeted civilians
…as we reported here many, many times during the Israeli defensive action in Gaza. But will the world take note and censure Hamas as it has censured Israel? Will it recognize the magnitude and effectiveness of the propaganda offensive against Israel? Don’t hold your breath. “Human rights group: Hamas targeted civilians,” from AP, January 28 […]
Jews fleeing Sweden as Islamic antisemitism and Leftist Jew-hatred take deep root
The antisemitism is coming from Leftists and Muslims — although authorities, characteristically, blame right-wing groups. “Jews flee Malmö as anti-Semitism grows,” from The Local, January 27 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Threats and harassment are becoming increasingly commonplace for Jewish residents in Malmö in southern Sweden, leading many Jews to leave the city out of fear […]
Honor killing: “Abuses like these are not exclusive to Islam but in no other culture these days are they actually upheld by authorities citing formal tenets of justice”
And yet the denial from Islamic spokesmen in the West is all-pervasive and never challenged by the mainstream media — which only ensures that more women will be victimized. “No More Honor Killings,” by Melik Kaylan for Forbes, January 29: The news from Bangladesh is that a teenage girl was recently punished with 101 lashes […]
Osama adopts more Democrat Party talking points, blames U.S. for global warming
But with Obama working so assiduously to give him what he wants here, his rhetoric rings a bit hollow this time. “Bin Laden Blames U.S. for Global Warming in New Tape,” from AP, January 29 (thanks to Twostellas): CAIRO — Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden has called for the world to boycott American goods […]