Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Archives for February 2011

Geller: Where are all the Jassers?

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Santa, unicorns and moderate Islam Famed Muslim reformer Zuhdi Jasser went out of his way to attack Pamela Geller and me at The American Thinker Sunday; Pamela Geller responds here: “Where Are All the Jassers?,” by Pamela Geller at The American Thinker, February 14: In an extraordinarily lengthy article in the American Thinker yesterday, Zuhdi […]

503 women publicly flogged in Bangladesh

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Islam Respects Women Update: “503 women publicly flogged in Bangladesh,” from the Indo-Asian News Service, February 14 (thanks to Satya): Dhaka: A demand to prohibit the Muslim clergy from issuing fatwa is gathering momentum in Bangladesh as 503 women have been subjected to public flogging since the year 2000. The issuing of religious edicts has […]

Tunisia: Muslims demonstrate in front of synagogue, chanting Islamic battle cry invoking Muhammad’s massacre of Jews

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Video courtesy Pamela Geller. They’re chanting “Allahu akbar” and “Khaybar, Khaybar, ya Yahud, jaish Muhammad sa yaoud” — “Khaybar, Khaybar, O Jews, the army of Muhammad will return.” As I explain in my book The Truth About Muhammad, Muhammad led a Muslim force against the Khaybar oasis, which was inhabited by Jews — many of […]

If Muslims can be “radicalized” even in the West, why do we think that bringing Western benefits to the Islamic world will stop “radicalization”?

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In “Can American Values Radicalize Muslims?,” our old friend and former Jihad Watch writer Raymond Ibrahim discusses a central paradox of the prevailing anti-terror strategy: “If American Muslims, who enjoy Western benefits — including democracy, liberty, prosperity, and freedom of expression — are still being radicalized, why then do we insist that the importation of […]

Iran’s Supremo: “The changes in Turkey’s political status, especially taking distance from the Zionist regime, has brought this country closer to the Islamic world”

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Khamenei spoke exclusively about “Islamic states” and their relative power. Yet the mainstream narrative continues to be that the present global conflicts have nothing to do with Islam, and that Islam has no political component, or at least not one of any particular significance. This story demonstrates — yet again — the wholesale bankruptcy of […]

Malaysia: Over 200 Muslims arrested for celebrating Valentine’s Day

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Because it’s “linked to Christianity,” doncha know. “There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.” — Ayatollah Khomeini No fun, no joy — and don’t even get him started about romance. “Malaysia Arrests 100 Muslim Couples for Celebrating Lovers’ Day,” by Elizabeth Looi for Straits Times […]

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood seeks state based on “Islamic values serving all Egyptians regardless of colour, creed, political trend or religion”

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A state based on “Islamic values” dedicated to “serving all Egyptians regardless of…religion” would relegate Egyptian Christians to dhimmi status, denying them basic rights. “Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood seeks political party status,” from CNN, February 15 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood will apply to become a political party, it […]

“We will give exemplary punishment to the killer Davis”: Taliban warns Pakistan not to release U.S. prisoner accused of murder

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He says he was acting in self-defense during an armed robbery. But the jihadists appear to be focusing on his case as the latest occasion for their outrage. The outrage is constant; the pretexts for it change with the times. “Taliban warns Pakistan against releasing U.S. prisoner,” by Zeeshan Haider and Rebecca Conway for Reuters, […]

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