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

Archives for May 2012

Egypt: Leading presidential candidate calls Israel “racist state” and says treaty with Israel “a national security threat”

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I tried to tell you. Arab Spring Democracy On the March in Egypt: “Leading Egypt candidate calls ‘racist’ Israel a threat,” from AFP, May 13 (thanks to Kenneth): A leading Islamist candidate in Egypt’s presidential election has branded Israel a “racist state” and said a shared 1979 peace treaty was “a national security threat” that […]

Pakistani officer accused of jihad terror activity calls for end of Pakistan’s anti-terror alliance with U.S.

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Khan is right. There is no alliance anyway. The ties should be cut and the pretense ended. But whether it is or not, it will soon be clear what side Pakistan was on all along. “Pakistani officer accused of terrorism calls for ties to US to be cut,” from AP, May 14 (thanks to Pamela […]

Lady Gaga gagged in moderate Indonesia after Islamic opposition

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Modern, moderate Indonesia is not moderate enough to tolerate this “envoy of the devil’s child.” “Lady Gaga gagged in Indonesia after Islamic opposition,” from Reuters, May 15: (Reuters) – Pop star Lady Gaga has been refused a permit to perform in the Indonesian capital next month over security concerns, police said on Tuesday, after Islamic […]

Mexican Jihad

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Over at Gatestone Institute (via RaymondIbrahim.com) I discuss the jihad potential south of the border: As the United States considers the Islamic jihadi threats confronting it from all sides, it would do well to focus on its southern neighbor, Mexico, which has been targeted by Islamists and jihadists, who, through a number of tactics””from engaging […]

Moderate Palestinian Authority TV: All of Israel is “occupied” land

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Yet Obama and the Western intelligentsia in general keep on insisting that these “moderates” will agree to a negotiated settlement with Israel. “PA narrative: All of Israel is ‘occupied’ land,” by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik for Palestinian Media Watch, May 15: One of the most important impediments to long term peace between Israel […]

Egypt: MP advocates female genital mutilation, says it is part of prophetic Sunnah

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“Circumcision is obligatory (O: for both men and women. For men it consists of removing the prepuce from the penis, and for women, removing the prepuce (Ar. bazr) of the clitoris (n: not the clitoris itself, as some mistakenly assert). (A: Hanbalis hold that circumcision of women is not obligatory but sunna, while Hanafis consider […]

Egypt: Coptic Christians fear increased discrimination if Islamic supremacist wins presidency

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“There can be no doubt that the Muslim Brotherhood will have a significant role to play in post-Mubarak Egypt. And that is good thing.” — Reza Aslan Oh, sure, it’s a good thing. Except for Copts. And women. And apostates from Islam. And anyone who wants to live free. “Copts to shun Islamists in Egypt’s […]

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