A followup to this story. Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center analyzes recent political unrest in Malaysia, and the resulting Malaysian government media’s efforts to blame it all on the Jews. This naturally begs the question: why would a country in southeast Asia with nary a Jewish citizen and with no synagogues in […]
Archives for July 2011
Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria warns Christian community not to resist Islamic banking, or face group’s wrath
A sternly worded letter? No, they say they “would rather go to war” than give up their campaign for Sharia finance. “Muslim group says no going back on Islamic Banking,” by Tony Akowe for The Nation, July 24: A Muslim group in the North yesterday threatened to defend the implementation of the Islamic Banking system […]
Yemen: Suicide bomber targets army in Aden
Arabia Felix: not so felix these days. “Deadly car bomb blast strikes Yemeni army checkpoint,” from Reuters, July 24: REUTERS – A booby-trapped car drove into an army checkpoint outside of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden and exploded in an apparent suicide attack that killed at least six people and injured 15 on Sunday, […]
Israel considering Turkish demand for apology for Jihad Flotilla deaths
To review: the flotilla participants were armed, and filmed participating in the genocidal chant, “Khaybar, Khaybar, O Jews, the army of Muhammad will return.” They were spoiling for a fight, and attacked the Israelis, beating them with poles and chairs. Nevertheless, Turkey’s demands to enshrine the narrative of victim-hood as fact are an integral part […]
Iraq: 16 al-Qaeda behind over 100 killings arrested
But as always, the problem of jihadist violence is not the invention of and is not limited to al-Qaeda: “both Shi’ite and Sunni Muslim groups carry out killings, bombings and attacks that happen almost daily.” “Iraqi forces arrest 16 suspected al Qaeda members,” by Muhanad Mohammed for Reuters, July 24: BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security […]
Arab world “insulted” by suspicion of Islamic terrorism in Norway attacks
Particularly in an attack of such magnitude, the suspicion of involvement by al-Qaeda or a similar group was eminently reasonable: the majority of the terrorist attacks and counter-terror arrests in Europe in recent years have involved jihadist operations. The bomb was comparable not only to the Oklahoma City bomb, but also to those used in […]
India: Islamic seminary chief fired for being too pro-Hindu
He demonstrated a bit too much Islamic Tolerance toward Hindus, and wanted to reform Islamic education by adding in science and computer programming. Yet another installment of Why We Don’t See More Muslim Reformers: “Muslim Seminary Chief in India Is Fired for Pro-Hindu Interview,” by Hari Kumar in the New York Times, July 24: NEW […]
Pakistan jihad groups linked to murderous China jihad attack
Pakistan should never again get another penny of American money. An update on this story. “Analysts see Pakistan terror links to Xinjiang attack,” by Ananth Krishnan in The Hindu, July 21 (thanks to Mehreen): Officials on Wednesday said this week’s attack on a police station in China’s far western Xinjiang region had been “masterminded” by […]
Saudi King tells youth that “true Islam” is not terrorism
No, really, fellas, no kidding It’s all because of ignorance, doncha know. “King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia tells young people that “˜True” Islam is not terrorism,” by Eman El-Shenawi for Al-Arabiya, July 24: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has urged Islamic scholars to teach young people “true” Islamic principles and avoid extremism and fanaticism. The king’s […]
Iran’s Supremo: Iran’s Naval Presence on High Seas Beneficial to All Human Beings
If it doesn’t exactly send a tingle up your leg, no worries: more seafaring jihad is in the offing. “We hope that we can widen our presence in international waters and high seas through further planning.” “Leader: Iran’s Naval Presence in High Seas Beneficial to All Human Beings,” from the Fars News Agency, July 24: […]