This report is an update for two Jihad Watch postings. One from November 2003 and the other from February 2005. It also explodes the myth of one becoming “rehabilitated” from the Qur’anic call to jihad. From The Telegraph, : A pioneering scheme to fight Islamist terror by encouraging jailed extremists to rethink their grasp of […]
Muslim party backs sentence cut for cleric Bashir
The Indonesian Islamic party supports the decision to reduce the prison sentence of Abu Bakar Bashir, the convicted conspirator in the 2002 Bali bombing that killed over two hundred people. From the AFP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: Under a presidential decree all well-behaved prisoners are eligible for two annual sentence cuts, one to mark […]
Islamists and secularists working together in Morocco?
Despite the differences in ideologies, these Moroccan activists work together to define the woman’s role in Islam. From WeNews: In a nation that has outpaced its neighbors in liberalizing Sharia family laws, two female scholars in Morocco–Latifa Jbabdi and Nadia Yassine–are swaying the religious debate about women’s role in Islam. Jbabdi is an ex-Marxist and […]
Laws and culture reject homosexuals
From the AP: When Ahmad Mahfouz told his mother he is gay, she took him to a psychiatrist, thinking he had a disease that could be cured by antidepressants. When that didn’t work, she urged him to date a woman. He ignored her advice. “So now, whenever she sees me, she beats me with anything […]
The voice of the new Islam?
Not really, but definitely a new voice reaffirming the original Islam. The Sheik confirms the inherent fears of persecution that lead followers to believe in wild conspiracy theories. Of course, those beliefs are the required “justification” to commit more acts of violence. From NineMSN: Muslim preacher Sheik Khalid Yasin grabbed the headlines recently with a […]
The Ahmadiyya under fire in Pakistan
From the AP: Assailants with assault rifles attacked a mosque belonging to a small Muslim sect in eastern Pakistan early Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding 19, police and a doctor said. The attack on the mosque belonging to Ahmadiyya sect happened in the village of Mong, about 240 miles northeast of Multan, […]
Call to protect Sindhi culture in Pakistan
A 5000-year-old language and civilization struggles to survive. From the The Hindu: Alleging that the “mullah-military alliance” in Pakistan is the main cause of the human rights situation in the country, the sixth annual World Sindhi conference has urged the Pakistan government to respect the rights and stop discrimination against Sindhis there. Participants, who had […]
Former CIA head: bin Laden remains powerful
From the AFP: Osama bin Laden is expected to remain in hiding until he stages another attack on the United States, an ex-CIA expert who had tracked the terror mastermind for two decades warned in an interview on Wednesday. “As soon as he hits us in the United States again we’ll see how important he […]
Gearing up for jihad
An al-Qaeda mouthpiece has come up with a three-part informational series for the prospective jihadist. The imperative that jihad involves all Muslims, and the steps taken to prepare for jihad are key points of discussion. From the SITE Institute: The first guide, concerning “self-accountability,” begins with a recall of the anniversary of the September 11, […]
Hindu, Enemy Of Islam
These extracts from government-sponsored textbooks illustrate the deep-seated ideological and religious intolerance which is taught to Pakistani children at a young age and which continues throughout their primary education. From Outlook India: “Before the Arab conquest people were fed up with the teachings of Buddhists & Hindus.” “Before Islam people lived in untold misery.” Class […]