From Boston Globe, with thanks to Skeet Street. BAGHDAD, Iraq — The younger brother was slender and serious, a former bodyguard for Saddam Hussein. He became a Muslim fundamentalist, grew his beard, and prayed five times a day. The older brother was a used-car salesman who told off-color jokes and made regular trips to a […]
Elbaz: Dangerous Liaisons Part III
Michel Elbaz, general coordinator of AxisGlobal writes about “the covert ‘love affair’ between Russia and Hezbollah.” Moscow Base for Recruiting “Shahids`” With the collapse of Soviet rule, hundreds of Islamic extremists from all over the Muslim world spread across Russia. Emissaries of the different Sunni organizations started to compete for influence among the ex-Soviet Muslims. […]
Al-Arian Defense Wants Israeli Testimony Moved Back
Sami Al-Arian Walk Watch update from Haaretz, “U.S. court asked to move Israeli testimony to end of terror trial” The defense team for four Arab Americans on trial for involvement in terror attacks has asked a Florida court not to let the Israeli witnesses testify at the trial’s opening. Professor Sami al-Arian, a computer lecturer […]
Woods: The Truth About the Crusades
Thomas Woods, author of How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, writes in RedState.org: I was stunned to hear Islamic anti-defamation groups condemn Scott’s “Kingdom of Heaven.” The Muslims appear much nobler than the Christians in the film, and on the Christian side the only remotely sympathetic characters are at best agnostic. Jonathan Riley-Smith, an […]
Appeals court upholds woman’s refusal to work to make Mecca trip
From Wisconsin’s Gazette Extra, with thanks to Two Stellas. MADISON, Wis. – An appeals court ordered state labor officials Thursday to reconsider forcing a Muslim woman to repay unemployment benefits after she turned down work so she could make a pilgrimage to Mecca. The 4th District Court of Appeals reversed a finding by the state […]
Madden: Onward PC Soldiers
Thomas F. Madden writes in NRO on Ridley Scott’s execrable Kingdom of Heaven. Every May thousands of medieval scholars descend on Kalamazoo, Michigan for the International Congress on Medieval Studies. It is the largest such gathering in the world, featuring hundreds of papers on virtually every imaginable topic in medieval history and culture. This year […]
Baptist leader beheaded in Bangladesh
From the Biblical Recorder, with thanks to Fanabba. JALALPUR, Bangladesh – A Baptist lay pastor has been beheaded in Bangladesh, the second Christian leader to lose his life in that country in a year, according to a Christian news organization. Dulal Sarkar, 35, was attacked as he returned home from discussing his faith with local […]
Indonesia: Head Scarves a Must
From Reuters “Indonesian city orders Muslim students to cover up,” with thanks to Nicolei. PADANG, Indonesia – An Indonesian city has told teenage female Muslim students to wear head scarfs as part of an order for students to don conservative Islamic clothes, the first such directive outside the devout province of Aceh. Fauzi Bahar, mayor […]
Terrorists tie bomb belt to dog in Iraq
From the UK Telegraph, . Insurgents in Iraq attached explosives to a dog and tried to blow up a military convoy near the northern oil centre of Kirkuk. The canine bomb went off but the only casualty was the unfortunate animal, said police. The militants wrapped an explosive belt around the dog and detonated it […]
Al Libbi’s Notebook Leads to Arrest of Uzbek Courier, 16 others
From the New York Daily News, “Al Qaeda bust’s a blow to terror,” . WASHINGTON – The capture this month of one of Al Qaeda’s top commanders has led to the arrests of at least 17 more suspects, including a trusted “courier” for the group’s top leaders. The courier, terrorist hunters hope, may bring them […]