From the North Carolina News & Observer, with thanks to disillusioned german. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The pastor of a small Baptist church has refused calls to take down a sign posted in front of his church reading “The Koran needs to be flushed,” saying Tuesday he has nothing to apologize for. “My creed is the […]
Halal Food & All Muslim Med. Teams for Muslims in German Hospital
From IslamOnline, “Special Ward, Halal Food for Muslims in German Hospital,” with thanks to Two Stellas. BERLIN — In an unprecedented step in the European country, a German hospital has set up a special ward for its Muslim patients to be treated by an all-Muslim medical team. Betra hospital in the northwestern city of Hannover […]
Web sites claim al-Zarqawi wounded
Pentagon and U.S. intelligence officials question authenticity, from CNN. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi — the Jordanian-born insurgent leader in Iraq — has been wounded, several Islamist militant Web sites reported Tuesday. The message could not be independently verified. In Washington one Pentagon official with access to military intelligence said, “We have no information that would confirm […]
Al Azhar Plans TV Channel to Promote Islam
From AKI, EGYPT: SUNNI AUTHORITY PLANS TV CHANNEL TO PROMOTE ISLAM, with thanks to Skeet Street. Cairo – The most authoritative Sunni Muslim academic body, the al-Azhar University, is planning to launch a satellite TV channel with the aim of countering “anti-Islam onslaughts” and fighting “radical Islamic thoughts” broadcast on other Arabic satellite channels. The […]
Sudanese Christians Hide in Sweden
Stockholm wants persecuted family to return to war-torn Africa From WND, with thanks to EPG. SWEDEN — Members of a Sudanese Christian family now living in hiding in Sweden say they have been told to leave the country and return to Sudan or Nigeria where they could face death. The history of Sudan, embroiled in […]
Saudis Do Destroy Bibles, Think Tank Affirms
From CNS News, with thanks to EPG. A U.S.-based think tank critical of the Saudi government has added its voice to allegations that authorities in the kingdom routinely destroy Bibles. “As a matter of official policy, the government either incinerates or dumps Bibles, crosses and other Christian paraphernalia,” the Saudi Institute said in an article […]
Iraq: Restaurant Bombed, Assassinations Continue
From the UK Telegraph, “Restaurant bomb kills four, injures dozens” Four people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a bomb exploded at lunchtime in a Baghdad restaurant. The explosion happened in the Talibiya district in the north of the capital, police said. Earlier, a top government aide was assassinated. Wael Rubaie was […]
Report: “American Pilot” was Iraqi-American Businessman
It looks like the “American pilot” that Al-Qaida In Iraq claims to have murdered was an Iraqi-American businessman instead. From HomelandSecurityUS.com, “REPORT: Islamic Terrorist Thugs Murder U.S. Pilot in Iraq,” with thanks to KAOSKTRL. 22 May 2005: al Qaeda in Iraq published a statement on Sunday stating that they killed a U.S. pilot they captured. […]
Israel: What Demographic Time Bomb?
Bennett Zimmerman, Roberta Seid and Michael L. Wise have produced a study on Israeli/Arab demographics, summarized in this Jerusalem Post op-ed, “Battle of numbers: What Demographic time bomb?” Demography is a central issue in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Conventional wisdom holds that Israel faces a demographic time bomb because the Palestinian Authority’s reported 3.8 million population, […]
Pakistan: More Anti-US Protests Planned
Never mind that it probably never happened; more protests are in the offing, from Dawn, “MMA announces plan for anti-US protests,” with thanks to Fanabba. ISLAMABAD – A largely attended anti-US convention on Sunday announced a series of protest demonstrations in the country and across world after observing the May 27 international protest day against […]