From The Australian: TEHRAN: Iran has signalled a confrontation with the West by rejecting a European Union offer to help it to build a nuclear energy program in return for scrapping operations that could lead to the production of nuclear weapons. In a terse address to parliament, Iran’s conservative new President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said that […]
Police ‘warned on London suspect’
While it seems to be heartening news that a London Imam would ask for police help in controlling Muslim youths, it is also revealing that this moderate Imam apparently had no success in convincing them that their view of Islam was wrong. From CNN, with thanks to I.E. LONDON, England — A leader at a […]
Britain, Europe begin expelling radical Muslims
“500 On Terror Hit List,” from Britain’s News of the World, with thanks to Uajeg. FIVE hundred radical Muslim extremists are to be deported by the government, the News of the World can reveal. Immigration officials have already been given a list of names “”compiled by MI5″”and told to begin proceedings. The first could be […]
The radical Islamic group that acts as ‘conveyor belt’ for terror
Undercover reporter Shiv Malik shows us inside the radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain. From The Independent, with thanks to SK. Last year, I spent two months investigating Hizb ut-Tahrir, Britain’s – and perhaps the world’s – largest radical Islamic group, which Tony Blair announced last week is to be banned. I expected Hizb […]
The destruction of Mecca: Saudi hardliners are wiping out their own heritage
From The Independent, with thanks to RB. Historic Mecca, the cradle of Islam, is being buried in an unprecedented onslaught by religious zealots. Almost all of the rich and multi-layered history of the holy city is gone. The Washington-based Gulf Institute estimates that 95 per cent of millennium-old buildings have been demolished in the past […]
Auster vs. May
We have expressed our differences with Clifford May before, and once again in his latest article, Mr. May succeeds in rousing our collective ire. Lawrence Auster takes on this article at the View from the Right, with thanks to Looney Tunes. Dear Cliff, Your article makes good and welcome points about the actual extremism of […]
Why America Is More Dependent Than Ever on Saudi Arabia
From the New Duranty Times, with thanks to EPG. President Bush might not have turned up personally in Riyadh yesterday but he certainly sent a high-powered delegation to pay his respects to the new leader of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah. The American turnout, led by Vice President Dick Cheney, former President George H. W. Bush, […]
Coaches from Kyrgyzstan hope to use sports to fight radical Islam’s appeal
Of course we all know Dr. Rice is a sports fan, but we question the effectiveness of spending taxpayer money on these kinds of “free trip to America” programs. From AP via the South Bend Tribune, with thanks to Eschwapp. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. “” Three Indiana universities are helping Kyrgyzstan fight radical Islam with sports. […]
Ban public servants wearing headscarves: opinion poll
Anti-dhimmitude from the Dutch reported in this opinion poll. From Expatica, . AMSTERDAM “” A majority of the Dutch public wants a new law to ban public servants from wearing headscarves or “other Islamic attire”, a new poll has found. Polling organisation TNS Nipo carried out the research for the latest edition of independent magazine […]
Bin Laden a great man, declares teacher
We report, you decide. From the Australian with thanks to The One Who Must Not Be Named. A SELF-STYLED Islamist teacher from Melbourne who has been targeted by ASIO says he admires Osama bin Laden and supports holy war and attacks on Australian and US soldiers. But Abdul Nacer Benbrika, also known as Abu Bakr, […]