Clearly Omar Ould Hamaha drastically misunderstands Islam, and thinks that it has something to do with conquering Infidel lands. Expect an avalanche of condemnations of this from Western Muslim leaders. But don’t expect it anytime soon, or loud enough for anyone to hear. “Mali’s Islamist warlord declares war on the West,” by Lindsey Hilsum for […]
Archives for 2012
U.S. “very concerned” for freedom of glorious democratic “Arab Spring” Egyptian press
But Egypt was supposed to be going through a flowering of democracy and pluralism! And as it did, the U.S. Government supported them at every turn. Now that Egypt is on the way to becoming an Islamic state, with its attendant restrictions on the freedom of the press, American officials are “concerned.” If they hadn’t […]
Iranian Muslim cleric says Islamic unity will obliterate Israel
Yet in Washington and elsewhere the learned analysts still persist in believing that further land concessions from Israel will placate people who speak this way. “Iranian cleric says Muslim unity will obliterate Israel,” from PressTV, August 17 (thanks to Lachlan): Tehran’s interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami says once unity is achieved in […]
Afghanistan: Jihad leader Hekmatyar dismisses “peace process,” says “The only solution is to continue the jihad until all the foreign forces fully leave Afghanistan”
And indeed it will be, one way or the other. “Hekmatyar sees jihad as the only solution,” by Tahir Khan for the Express Tribune, August 19: Former Afghan prime minister and Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Saturday accused the backers of the peace process of lying and misleading the public because “jihad” alone […]
Pakistan: Muslim policemen paint over Qur’an inscriptions on Ahmadi graves
Yet in the United States, Ahmadis like Harris Zafar run interference for the Islamic supremacists who persecute them elsewhere, by attacking and defaming the very people who are standing up to their jihadist persecutors. As Jihad Watch reader David, who sent this in, noted, maybe if tools like Zafar work even harder for the Islamic […]
Ingushetia: Jihadis murder six policemen with bomb at funeral of policeman killed earlier
They are adherents of Sharia who want to establish an Islamic state: “Russia is fighting a simmering Islamist insurgency in the Caucasus, mostly in Dagestan and Ingushetia, which see regular attacks that officials blame on militants seeking to establish an Islamic state across the Russian Caucasus.” “Bomb in Russian Caucasus kills six police,” from AFP, […]
Ibn Warraq: Walter Scott, The Talisman, the Crusades, Richard I of England and Saladin: Myths, Legends and History (Part 34)
Walter Scott, The Talisman, the Crusades, Richard I of England and Saladin: Myths, Legends and History by Ibn Warraq Part 34 Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 7 / Part 8 / Part 9 / Part 10 / Part 11 / Part […]
Sharia in action in Tunisia: Islamic supremacists attack music festivalgoers with swords and sticks
A music and theatre festival violates “Muslim sensitivities.” Attacking attendees with swords and sticks doesn’t. Sharia Alert from “Arab Spring” Tunisia: “Salafists attack Tunisia festival, 5 wounded,” from AFP, August 17 (thanks to Benedict): Hardline Islamists armed with swords and sticks attacked a cultural festival in northern Tunisia late on Thursday, with five people wounded […]
Pakistan: Jihad/martyrdom suicide bomber murders five soldiers
Trying to attain Paradise, as promised in the Qur’an for those who “kill and are killed” for Allah (9:111). “Suicide bomber kills 5 soldiers in Pakistan,” by Nasir Habib for CNN, August 18 (thanks to Kenneth): Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — A suicide bomber in a car detonated his explosives near a checkpoint in Pakistan, killing […]
Iran: Christian pastor jailed for apostasy facing new charges of “banditry” and “extortion”
Iran is piling new charges on Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani in order to shield itself from any possible international criticism over jailing (and planning to execute) him for apostasy. “‘Banditry and Extortion’ Replace ‘Apostasy’ Charges for Christian Pastor!,” from the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, August 17 (thanks to David): Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian […]