But Islamic law is swiftly returning to Libya. “Libya – Mufti:’Gaddafi an infidel,no Islamic funeral,” from ANSAmed, October 24 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) – ROME, OCTOBER 24 – The Grand Mufti of Libya, Assadiq al-Ghiriani, has stated that Colonel Gaddafi was an ”infidel” and for this reason ”prayers should not be spoken over his body” […]
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Tunisia: Islamic party claims lead in vote, secular party concedes defeat
As the opposition leader said, “the trend is clear.” “Ennahda says it models itself on the ruling AKP party in Turkey, another Muslim-majority country which like Tunisia to date has a secular state,” but considering Turkey’s behavior under the AKP, that is not exactly a reassuring statement. For that matter, Tunisia is certain not to […]
AFDI/SIOA Calls on Hyatt Hotels to Apologize, Institute Sensitivity Training After Caving Into Islamic Supremacist Pressure
AFDI/SIOA Calls on Hyatt Hotels to Apologize, Institute Sensitivity Training After Caving Into Islamic Supremacist Pressure NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A prominent national human rights and advocacy organization is calling on the Hyatt Hotel Place in Sugar Land, Texas to apologize and hold sensitivity training sessions after caving in to pressure from […]
Thailand: Jihadist gunmen dressed as women kill seven
Fighting like men isn’t often jihadists’ strong suit, anyway. Hence the preference in conflicts the world over for asymmetrical warfare and the targeting of civilians. “Seven dead in Thai south attacks,” from Agence France-Presse, October 24 (thanks to Twostellas): NARATHIWAT, Thailand: Suspected Muslim insurgents have killed at least seven people in back-to-back shooting and bomb […]
Malaysians can be charged in civil court for the propagation of non-Islamic religions to Muslims
Something seems to have gone amiss in that next-to-last paragraph below. What they probably meant is that these additional measures, which serve to “protect” Islam from having to stand on its own in the free market of ideas, aim to counter an imaginary “conspiracy” to weaken the faith of Muslims. It didn’t quite come out […]
Kenya: Jihadists injure 14 with grenade thrown into bar
A jihadist walked into a bar, and… More on this story. Grenade attack on Nairobi bar injures 14,” from AFP, October 24 (thanks to Twostellas): A grenade thrown into on a bar in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has wounded 14 people, all Kenyans, in an attack police linked to recent threats made by Somali Al-Shebab […]
Libya’s new regime lifts ban on polygamy, announces ban on interest
Libya’s new regime in two swift strokes contradicts the Western Islamic apologists who claim that there is no contradiction between Islamic law and American law. “Libya’s liberation: interim ruler unveils more radical than expected plans for Islamic law,” by Richard Spencer in the Telegraph, October 23 (thanks to all who sent this in): Libya’s interim […]
Spencer: Obama Administration Bans the Truth About Islam and Jihad
Fantasy-based analysis is now required at the highest levels in Washington. In FrontPage this morning I discuss the new truth-denying policies: It has been a long time coming, but the Obama Administration has now officially banned the truth. Deputy U.S. Attorney General James Cole declared Wednesday at a conference in Washington that he had […]
Kenyan army advances toward jihadist-held Somali port city amid reports of broader international involvement
The Kenyan military is reported to be advancing toward Kismayo, accompanied by aerial bombardment of the city. With or without international assistance to the Kenyan military, al-Shabaab seems at last to have bitten off more than it can chew with its recent cross-border kidnappings. “Kenya Says Western Nations Join Fight in Somalia, as U.S. Denies […]
Nigeria: Jihad against TV cameramen
The cameraman was “was not known to have offended anyone through his professional job,” but he offended them simply by doing his job. Boko Haram consistently targets institutions and practices that go against Sharia or stand in the way of their plans to impose it, and this victim worked for state television. The group has […]