From the Dutch Expatica, with thanks to Dutch Cares. AMSTERDAM “” Moroccan and Turkish groups in the Netherlands have set up a new action committee named “Genoeg is genoeg” (enough is enough) to organise a campaign against the Dutch government’s tough immigration and integration policies. The organisers are calling for a national demonstration on 17 […]
“There will be no dialogue with the Jews and Christians other than the sound of bullets, blood and fire”
From Reuters, “Iraq’s al Qaeda warns against talks with govt-Web” DUBAI – Iraq’s al Qaeda vowed to kill anyone negotiating with the U.S.-backed Iraqi government in a Web statement on Tuesday, a sign the group was worried about possible divisions among its Sunni Muslim allies. The group led by Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was responding […]
Bin Laden, Omar are well, Taliban commander says
From Reuters: ISLAMABAD – Osama bin Laden is in good health, a Taliban commander said, dismissing speculation the fugitive al Qaeda leader was sick. The commander, Mullah Akhtar Usmani, also said Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar was well and in direct command of Taliban forces in Afghanistan. “All praise to Allah, he is all right,” […]
Wood is Free!
The Iraqi military gets the credit. From Reuters, “Australian PM says hostage Wood freed in Iraq,” with thanks to 3rdtimelucky. CANBERRA – Australian hostage Douglas Wood was freed from his Iraqi captors on Wednesday after being held for six weeks, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said. “Mr Wood was recovered a short while ago in […]
Bergen: The Madrassa Myth
Do you wonder why we call it the New Duranty Times? Peter Bergen and Swati Pandy write about “The Madrassa Myth” without once dealing with what is taught at those Madrassas. IT is one of the widespread assumptions of the war on terrorism that the Muslim religious schools known as madrassas, catering to families that […]
Ohio: Mall Bomb Plot Suspect Wants Statements Barred
From AP via Fox News with thanks to Catherine. COLUMBUS, Ohio “” A Somali immigrant accused of conspiring to help terrorists blow up a shopping mall is asking that his statements to investigators “” including what he knew about a member of Al Qaeda “” be barred from his trial. Attorney Mahir T. Sherif said […]
Pipes: Saudis Import Slaves to America
Daniel Pipes writes in Front Page: Homaidan Ali Al-Turki, 36, and his wife, Sarah Khonaizan, 35, appear to be a model immigrant couple. Having arrived in the United States in 2000, they live with their four children in an upscale Denver suburb. Al-Turki is a graduate student in linguistics at the University of Colorado, specializing […]
Iraq: Suicide Bombing at Bank, Attacks on Police, More Bodies Found
From the Washington Post, “Suicide Bombing in Iraq Kills At Least 20” BAGHDAD – A man wearing an explosive belt blew himself up Tuesday outside a bank in the northern city of Kirkuk, police said, killing at least 20 bystanders and wounding 83, many of them women and children, in the deadliest single suicide bombing […]
Remove the Israeli Settlements Game
Yes, this is an actual video game. “Disengagement, the video game” from Ynetnews, with thanks to JS. Left-wing activists behind ‘Day against Occupation for Democracy’ introduce politically themed game to internet: Move the settlers. The organizers of the “Day against Occupation and for Democracy,” which will occur on June 17, have found a creative new […]
Is it permissible for a Muslim to be a sincere friend to a person who is not Muslim?
More advice from the always helpful Islam Q & A site, with thanks to JK. And since when did they add another a to Allah? Soon, we need to address “the great Muslim spelling question,” as well. Pick a spelling, any spelling, but stick to it will ya? Question : I have questions about Islam; […]