The Business Journal of Phoenix: An Arizona lawmaker is upset with the Public Broadcasting Service for not airing a controversial documentary on radical and anti-American strains of Islam. U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., is joining other conservatives in criticizing the federally funded public television network for not running a documentary called “Islam vs. Islamists: Voices […]

From the Gulf Daily News: PESHAWAR, Pakistan: More than 26 people were killed and 25 wounded, including a federal minister, in a powerful suicide blast at a political rally in northwest Pakistan yesterday. Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao had just addressed the public gathering when the bomber rushed towards the stage, setting off a huge explosion, […]

By Stephen Boykewich in the Turkish Daily News: One of the fiercest enemies Russia ever saw, Dagestani resistance leader Imam Shamil helped launch a holy war in this mountain village in 1829 — and from the shouting in the street, the struggle is not yet over. “If you want a war, declare a war, but […]

By Uthayla Abdullah in the Missourian: Since Sept. 11, 2001, an ongoing debate has been waging about the role of Muslims in the U.S. A prominent voice in this debate has been Arsalan Iftikhar, the legal director of the Council of American Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim advocacy group in the country. Uh oh. Iftikhar […]

From Aftenposten in Judeoscope: Norwegian-Somalian Kadra, who became famous in Norway for exposing imam support of female circumcision, was beaten unconscious on Thursday. Kadra was attacked and beaten senseless by seven or eight persons of Somali origin, newspaper VG reports. “I was terrified. While I lay on the pavement they kicked me and screamed that […]

(Note to Jihad Watchers: I wrote this a few weeks ago and thought I would reproduce it here for comments.) by Gregory M. Davis We learn today that the FBI and DHS have been handing out bulletins to law enforcement across the country warning that jihadists may be targeting US schools. Terrorism analyst Lt Col […]

From Matthew Omolesky in the Brussels Journal: Last week, a Russian law banning foreigners from retail stalls and markets, announced by the cabinet last November, finally took effect. While facially neutral, the law essentially targets immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries. Meanwhile, a Russian city court in Pyatigorsk convicted Anton Stepanenko of promoting Wahhabism, inciting ethnic […]

By Sean Yoong for AP: PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia – The cavernous pink Putra Mosque with its soaring minaret is one of the most commanding sights and popular tourist photo backdrops in the new city of Putrajaya. A house of worship for thousands of Muslims in the 8-year-old administrative capital of Malaysia, it is a showcase of […]

Should we start using “UN human rights council” in quotes? By Eliane Engeler for AP: GENEVA – Islamic countries pushed through a resolution at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday urging a global prohibition on the public defamation of religion – a response largely to the furor last year over caricatures published in a […]

Andre Traversa had me on his talk show yesterday to talk about my book, “Religion of Peace,” and asked me to post the link for all Jihad Watchers. I understand the first ten minutes concern Rudy Giuliani, then Phyllis Chesler comes on, then me.