That title is the Telegraph’s own — it seems the irony is lost on them. Admiral Sir Alan West, the man appointed to the Lords by Gordon Brown to oversee security in Britain, has made a comprehensive assessment of the terrorist threat currently facing us. […] Like Gordon Brown, Sir Alan detests the phrase “war […]
DVD, “Islam: What the West Needs to Know,” in wider release, July 17
Faithful Jihad Watchers! Greg here. My partner in crime, Bryan Daly, and I are bracing for the wider release of our documentary (starring the brilliant and dashing Mr Robert Spencer), which some of you may have seen. As far as we know, it is the only documentary to ask the question, “Is Islam itself violent?” […]
Eight U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Violence
By Richard A Oppel Jr in the NDT: BAGHDAD, June 23 “” Eight American servicemen were reported to have died in Iraq on Saturday, bringing the four-day death toll to at least 23 as insurgents continued to use huge roadside bombs to rip through combat vehicles. The deadliest attack on Saturday killed four American soldiers […]
Israeli cabinet considers release of PA tax funds to help Fayad
From the Jerusalem Post: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will present Sunday’s cabinet meeting with a series of measures designed to bolster the new Palestinian government headed by Salaam Fayad, which was sworn in last week. Israel wants to send a message that there is a new positive approach from Jerusalem ahead of Monday’s four-way summit […]
Fear of Islam on Rise in US, Says CAIR Report
Down but not out. From Barbara Ferguson in Arab News: A prominent US Islamic civil rights group has released a study showing a significant increase in the total number of complaints of anti-Muslim bias in the United States between 2004 and 2005. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations report blamed the trend of anti-Muslim bias […]
Islam’s Rise in Europe: Will it Be Our Fate?
By Dick McDonald in Family Security Matters: On Sunday June 10, 2007, Avi Davis of the American Freedom Alliance managed to hold one of the most successful international conferences ever held by a civil society. Billed as “The Collapse of Europe, the Rise of Islam and the Consequences for the United States,” 300 speakers and […]
School shut, blasphemy alleged
Someone malign Jesus Christ down South? Guess again. From AP in the Boston Globe: A nursing school was shut down and its Christian principal and four Christian students suspended after Muslim pupils accused unknown people of desecrating verses from the Quran, officials said Saturday. The action by the management of the Pakistan Institute of Medical […]
Islam-wary Swiss to ban minarets
Two cheers for the Swiss. From the Brunei Times: Members of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, currently the largest party in the Swiss parliament, have launched a campaign to have the building of minarets banned. They claim the minaret is not necessary for worship, but is rather a symbol of Islamic law, and as such […]
PBS Demotes ‘Islam vs. Islamists’ Film To The Wee-Hours Circuit
By Tim Graham in Newsbusters: Frank Gaffney’s film “Islam vs. Islamists” — ripped out of PBS’s post-9/11 film series “America At The Crossroads” like unsightly hair off PBS’s back — has now found a distributor in Oregon Public Broadcasting. Is that good news? It might be good that more of the public might have a […]
Fatah al-Islam Preparing for Final Showdown With Lebanese Army
Pity the nation. The latest installment in the ongoing saga, the Slow Death of Lebanon. From Naharnet: Hooded Fatah al-Islam fighters have fanned through the residential districts of north Lebanon’s Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in preparation for what appears to be a final showdown with the Lebanese army, residents told Naharnet Friday. Fatima Madhy, […]