From CNN: ROME, Italy — Italy’s military police have detained three Algerian nationals believed to be connected to a militant group with ties to al Qaeda, authorities said. The men are being held on suspicion of association with the aim of international terrorism — charges put in place after the terrorist attacks on the United […]
French leaders tilt right
After weeks of unrest, tough anti-immigrant stances are resounding with a broader section of French voters. From the Christian Science Monitor: ST. CLOUD, FRANCE — Through the antique binoculars in the study of his mansion in this plush Parisian suburb, Jean Marie Le Pen could almost see the fires burning in less favored districts surrounding […]
Rehov: What Paradise?
Pierre Rehov reviews the new Warner Bros. backed film “Paradise Now” for Front Page: As a filmmaker of the new documentary Suicide Killers, I will tell you that Hany Abu-Assad’s film Paradise Now is an artistically fashioned fiction. A dangerous fiction about dangerous people in a dangerous world. As fiction, his film stages good and […]
Muslim Brotherhood wins 20 pct. of Egypt vote
“Democracy is on the march.” From the San Jose Mercury News: CAIRO, Egypt – The Muslim Brotherhood won 20 percent of the overall vote in the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, according to initial official results released Wednesday after a day of intense runoff balloting. The Brotherhood, the country’s largest opposition group, is officially […]
Iraq’s Growing Civil War
“Raid on torture dungeon exposes Iraq’s secret war,” from the Independent: The raid was at a building in central Baghdad. Men armed with automatic rifles burst in and made their way to a set of underground cells where they found 175 people huddled together. They had been captured by paramilitaries and tortured. The terrified, mainly […]
Hamas, Jihad reject deal on Gaza crossings
From Xinhuanet.com: GAZA – The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Islamic Jihad (Holy War) rejected on Wednesday a US-brokered agreement reached between the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and Israel on Gaza border crossings. The two groups said in two separate statements that the agreement reached under the sponsorship of the United States has harmed […]
Dozens Hurt in Bombing in Indian Kashmir
From the New Duranty Times: NEW DELHI – In the latest in a surge of violence over three days, a large car bomb exploded Wednesday morning in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir province, severely wounding dozens of people and leaving an uncertain death toll. The bombing was the latest in a practically uninterrupted series of clashes since […]
Juan Cole and the Decline of Middle Eastern Studies
Alexander H. Joffe writes in Middle East Quarterly, brought to us via Front Page, with thanks to Gary. When the Middle East Studies Association’s annual conference ends on November 22, 2005, University of Michigan history professor Juan Cole is scheduled to become the organization’s president. The association describes itself as: A non-political association that fosters […]
Spencer: CAIR Attempts to Smear Me
Jihad Watch Director Robert Spencer writes in Front Page: On Yom Kippur this year I had the honor of speaking at the Temple of the Arts in Los Angeles, and the Council on American Islamic Relations is not pleased. They distributed a press release stating that my Jihad Watch website is a “hate site” that […]
Pakistani Christians call for Strike
In response to Muslim attacks on believers, destruction of churches, from WND: Christian schools throughout Pakistan will go on strike Nov. 17 to protest the attacks on Christians in Sangla Hill, Punjab, this past weekend. Christian Solidarity Worldwide, or CSW) says Hindu, Sikh and Muslim leaders have joined church leaders in condemning the outbreak of […]