The intended victim is identified only as “a Christian religious figure in Istanbul.” It is hard to avoid the suspicion that the Patriarch Bartholomew was in their sites. “Two arrested in Turkey over alleged plot to kill Christian,” from Agence France-Presse, March 5 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): ISTANUL [sic] – Turkish anti-terrorism police […]
Archives for March 2011
Somali jihad leader: “I’ll keep on fighting until I die”
That stands to reason, since he is fighting according to religious imperatives. He believes it is his duty before his god to fight. This is what American officials persist in being unable or unwilling to comprehend: people like Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys cannot be bought off, or compromised with. “Somalia: Sheikh Hassan Dahir ‘I’ll Keep […]
Jordan: Thousands of Islamic supremacists and Leftists demonstrate against regime
“All we want is reform within the regime. This is what the people want,” said Islamic supremacist leader Zaki Bani Rsheid. The kind of “reform” he has in mind probably runs along traditional Sharia lines. Leftist/Islamic Supremacist Alliance Update: “Islamists lead thousands in ‘reform’ demonstration,” by Mohammad Ben Hussein for the Jordan Times, March 6: […]
In the wake of Frankfurt jihad murders, Germany’s new interior minister says Islam does not “belong” in Germany
And Hans-Peter Friedrich is, predictably, being pilloried for not rushing to assure Arid Uka’s coreligionists that they are welcome no matter how many jihad attacks come to Germany. “German interior minister reopens bitter row over Muslim integration,” by Helen Pidd in the Guardian, March 4 (thanks to Inexion): Germany’s new interior minister has said Islam […]
Thailand: Jihadists murder Buddhist monk
Must have been a militant Buddhist monk who provoked the Religion of Peacers by oppressing them, or perhaps by insulting Muhammad. “Suspected Thai insurgents kill Buddhist monk,” from The Associated Press, March 5: PATTANI, Thailand — Police say suspected Muslim militants have fatally shot a Buddhist monk in a drive-by motorcycle attack in insurgency-plagued southern […]
Muslims threaten imam with death over Darwinist views
Why reform is Islam will be difficult, if not altogether impossible, part 12203: “Scientist Imam threatened over Darwinist views,” by Tom Peck and Jerome Taylor in the Independent, March 5 (thanks to Buraq): A prominent British imam has been forced to retract his claims that Islam is compatible with Darwin’s theory of evolution after receiving […]
U.S. could resort to Sharia “blood money” provision to try to free U.S. agent imprisoned in Pakistan
The Islamic principle of qisas, or retaliation, allows for blood money (diyya) to be paid by the perpetrator to the relatives of the deceased in cases of accidental death or even murder. This is not just an Islamic ritual; it is part of Islamic law and suffices as punishment for the murder if the relatives […]
Sweden: Politician not guilty of “agitation against an ethnic group” for nude Muhammad poster
The freedom of speech survives, for now, in Sweden. Do you think Carl P. Herslow would have been put on trial for a poster mocking Jesus Christ? “Politician on trial for nude Muhammad poster,” from The Local, March 3: A Swedish politician facing charges for producing a poster depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad naked together […]
Egyptian cleric touts Al-Azhar textbooks for teaching jihad and Jew-hatred
Al-Azhar is the leading institution in Sunni Islam, which the New York Times has called “the most moderate Islamic educational institution.” “Egyptian Cleric Miqdam Al-Khadhari on the Benefits of Al-Azhar Curricula: They are the Only Textbooks to Militarize the Students and Eplicitly [sic] Teach Jihad and Hatred of Jews,” from MEMRI, March 3: Following are […]
Pakistani gunned down after being acquitted of blasphemy for lack of evidence
Even to be accused of blasphemy — or for that matter, of criticizing the blasphemy law — is to be marked for death. –˜Black law” strikes again as man acquitted on blasphemy charges is killed,” from AsiaNews, March 5: Islamabad (AsiaNews) — Muhammad Imran, a man charged with blasphemy in April 2009 and later released […]