Just as Jihad Watch predicted yesterday, Massachusetts Governor Mitch Romney”s comments concerning homeland security and American law enforcement’s inability to penetrate mosques have stirred up the usual vacuous condemnations from Muslim-American interest groups and their sympathizers in the press. The quote that has raised their ire is as follows: ”How many individuals are coming to […]
Pakistani paper: personal jihad is based on literal understanding of Islamic scriptures
Pakistan is hardly a good place to find an active debate over the role of Islam in society, but an editorial, “Outlawing ‘incitement to terrorism’ and ‘call to jihad,’” featured in the Pakistani Daily Times defies this expectation by examining the role of “personal” jihad inside Muslim states, within the context of the UN”s latest […]
Canada: Pro-Sharia women warn of court action
On Sunday, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty put an end to the long-running debate over whether Ontario would become the first Canadian province to recognize shariah as a legitimate system of law by declaring “There will be no Shariah law in Ontario. There will be no religious arbitration in Ontario. There will be one law for […]
Gaza’s Open Border Raises Al Qaeda Fears
Critics of the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza have long warned that the vacuum left behind would be filled by Hizballah, Al-Qaeda, and other foreign jihadist groups. Now, as Gaza descends into anarchy, these concerns have risen again to the fore, per FoxNews: Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Thursday said they fear Al Qaeda terrorists […]