Such a gift It’s an incredibly thoughtful gift, Firouzabadi. Thank you. (Can we return it even if we don’t have a receipt?) “Jihad Culture Should Be Developed Among Muslim Nations – Leader,” from Bernama, June 15: TEHRAN, June 15 (Bernama) — Iranian Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi stressed that […]
Archives for June 2011
New website: Islam Speaks
My friend Hassan Malik, a courageous ex-Muslim, has started an important new website: Islam Speaks. He explains in the inaugural post: This site is about Islam and NOT Muslims. If there is anyone thinking of converting to Islam or you know someone thinking about it, please show them this site so that they may be […]
Greetings from the Anti Jihadist
A hearty hello from the newest member and contributor of the Jihad Watch team. Reporting to you *live* from somewhere in Dar-al-Islam, I would like to introduce myself — I go under the handle ‘The Anti Jihadist’. As an unbeliever (non Muslim) and as a long-time resident of Planet Islam, I feel that I’m in […]
Pakistan arrests CIA informants for bin Laden raid
“Some in Washington see the arrests as illustrative of the disconnect between Pakistani and American priorities at a time when they are supposed to be allies in the fight against Al Qaeda.” Some in Washington are quite right about that. “Pakistan Arrests C.I.A. Informants in Bin Laden Raid,” by Eric Schmitt and Mark Mazzetti for […]
Indonesian police nab Bali bombing suspect in plot to poison police with cyanide
More on this story. Of particular interest in this report is the mention of jihadist training camps within Indonesian territory, even outside of Aceh. While not surprising, it does illustrate how entrenched the Tiny Minority of Extremists has become in what is still frequently upheld as a beacon of moderation and modernity. “Indonesia police arrest […]
Summer in Iran: 70,000 agents enforce restrictions on “un-Islamic” attire in “moral security plan”
Sharia is where “government knows best” meets “Allah knows best,” and the result is a state that feels entitled to mind your business in all manner of ways. After all, limitations on the government’s authority become tantamount to limitations on Allah’s authority. For a Sharia regime, measures like this are an easier way to look […]
Ibn Warraq: The Westminster Institute (Virginia): Educating the Public and Government About the Ideology of the Terrorists, and Ways to Counter It (Part III)
The Westminster Institute (Virginia): Educating the Public and Government About the Ideology of the Terrorists, and Ways to Counter It by Ibn Warraq Part I here. Part II here. 3. AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI. KNIGHTS UNDER THE PROPHET”S BANNER. [2001] Ayman al-Zawahiri [born 1951] was born into an upper middle class family living in the suburbs of […]
Saudi king intervenes to change law that made women buy lingerie from male salesmen due to ban on female clerks
Sometimes there’s “creeping Sharia.” More often than not, though, it’s just plain creepy Sharia, and this case certainly falls in the latter category. The unintended consequence of the complete ban on female sales clerks, issued to uphold Sharia’s segregation of the sexes, actually led to a situation where women had to deal with unrelated men […]
Pakistan: Punjab assembly relents, allows Christian (gasp!) to present budget
An update on this story. As noted below, the idea was to limit the role of a non-Muslim official to dealing with his own minority group, segregating him from the rest of Muslim Pakistan. That imposes limitations on power, influence, and visibility, but would also make it easier to force him out due to his […]
Saudi Arabia: Spencer’s The Truth About Muhammad an attempt “to discredit the Prophet and tarnish his image”
Apparently one can discredit the prophet of Islam and tarnish his image simply by reporting what the Muslim sources say about him. For that is all I did in The Truth About Muhammad. –˜Muslims should deal with anti-Islam media campaigns rationally,– by P. K. Abdul Ghafour for Arab News, June 14: JEDDAH: Muslim intellectuals must […]