Imagine the outcry if Islamic schools had been forced to teach Christianity. An update on this story. “Catholic schools in Blitar agree to provide Islamic lessons,” by Indra Harsaputra for The Jakarta Post, January 17 (thanks to Twostellas): Six Catholic schools in Blitar municipality, East Java, have finally given in to a local ordinance and […]
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#MyJihad in Algeria: Jihad mass murder attack on gas plant was inside job
This means that they were hired at the plant and assumed to be “moderates” who would have no problem working for a Western-affiliated firm. No one even made any attempt to determine whether or not they were “extremists,” as imperfect as any such attempt would necessarily have been. To have made such an attempt would […]
French troops recapture two towns from Mali jihadists, Egypt’s Morsi warns French to butt out
The Muslim Brotherhood President of Egypt sides with the bloody jihadists of Mali. “French troops recapture key towns in Mali as Egypt sends warnings,” from Al Arabiya, January 22 (thanks to Voice of the Copts): French and Malian troops recaptured Tuesday two key towns from al-Qaeda-linked Islamists holding the country”s north, as Egypt warned the […]
#MyJihad in Africa: Islamic jihadists paying $45,000 bounties for kidnapping Westerners
Kidnapping infidels and releasing them for ransom is big business — and it’s fully sanctioned in Islamic law: “As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply […]
#MyJihad in Tunisia: Professor accuses imams of promoting jihad in Mali and Syria
What’s the big deal? So a few imams are exhorting young Muslims to go join gyms in Mali and Syria. Why should anyone be concerned? “Tunisia: Local Professor Accuses Imams of Promoting Jihad,” from Magharebia, January 21 (thanks to Twostellas): A top Tunisian academic is accusing religious leaders of supporting extremism, Tunisie Numerique reported on […]
#MyJihad in Bangladesh: Muslims repeatedly stab popular atheist blogger
These Islamic supremacist thugs could have tried to refute his assertions, or attempt to best him in debate. But this was easier for them, and more in line with their general inclinations. “Popular Atheist Blogger Stabbed Repeatedly by Suspected Islamist Fundamentalists in Bangladesh,” by Stoyan Zaimov for the Christian Post, January 17 (thanks to Jerk […]
Iran strengthens ties to Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Gaza billboard: "Thanks and gratitude to Iran" While maintaining its close relationship with Hamas. “Iran Stengthens [sic] Ties to Palestinian Islamic Jihad,” by Abeer Ayyoub for Al-Monitor, January 21: Since the Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran has been the main supporter of the Palestinian cause, and in particular of its two largest Islamic factions: Hamas […]
Ibn Warraq: Walter Scott, The Talisman, the Crusades, Richard I of England and Saladin: Myths, Legends and History (Part 47)
Walter Scott, The Talisman, the Crusades, Richard I of England and Saladin: Myths, Legends and History by Ibn Warraq Part 47 Parts 1-39 / Part 40 / Part 41 / Part 42 / Part 43 / Part 44 / Part 45 / Part 46 The Historiography of the Crusades. In the first period of the […]
McDonald’s to pay $700,000 in halal lawsuit
“There was no evidence that the chain set out to deceive customers.” So why the $700,000 payout? Pamela Geller asks: “So meat producers in the US who are selling unlabeled meat that is halal should be the target of a multi-million dollar lawsuit, no?” And David Wood observes:”Some Dearborn Muslims may have been given non-halal […]
#MyJihad in London: “French Army You Will Pay: The Muslims Are On Their Way”
Which of those two understandings of jihad is more widespread among Muslims worldwide, and more firmly grounded in the Islamic sources? Hmmm, that’s a real head-scratcher! Top photo from the London pro-jihad demo, here (thanks to Sam); bottom photo from Hamas-linked CAIR’s deceptive campaign to whitewash jihad.