From AP, with thanks to OBL r Us. TEHRAN, Iran – All reformists who registered to run in next month’s presidential elections were rejected by Iran’s hard-line constitutional watchdog, which approved only six out of the 1,010 hopefuls, state-run television reported. The announcement Sunday prompted a crisis meeting by reformers, who immediately threatened to boycott […]

Update on the Uzbekistan unrest from the LA Times, “Uzbek Witness Tells of Brutality on Both Sides,” with thanks to Skeet Street. ANDIJON, Uzbekistan “” They called themselves “the Brotherhood.” Devout Muslims and astute businessmen, they grew to include about 200 associates. They ran bakeries, garment and shoe factories, carpentry and leatherwork shops, even a […]

Never mind that it probably never even happened; they want somebody to get the death penalty for it. From AFP, “Saudi scholars want Islamic court to rule on alleged Quran abuse,” with thanks to all who sent this in. RIYADH – Eighteen Saudi Muslim scholars and thinkers demanded Saturday that those involved in the alleged […]

From the Detroit Free Press, “Drug exhibit raises ethnic issues,” with thanks to T. An exhibit on the dangers of drugs and their connections to terrorism did not raise ethnic or religious concerns when it went on display in New York, Dallas and elsewhere. But it has in Detroit. Some members of metro Detroit’s Arab-American […]

An announcement from the pro-jihad site Jihadunspun: We have just received news that Al-Qaida in the Land of the Two Rivers have captured and subsequently executed an American pilot. While it is unclear when and how the pilot was captured by Al-Qaida, here is their statement, uncut and uncensored as translated by JUS. Al-Qaida Organization […]

Mark Houser writes in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, “The battleground: Europe has become a hiding place for terrorists” Editors note: To find out what governments and courts are doing to stop the growing threat of Islamic terrorist groups in Europe, reporter Mark Houser visited Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Spain in March and April on […]

From WND, “Bush Temple Mount visit fuels Jewish group’s anger,” with thanks to wwrwtw. JERUSALEM — A group that led a Jewish protest at the Temple Mount last month in hopes of reclaiming the site from its Islamic custodians has expressed disappointment that U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, who arrives here tomorrow, plans to visit […]

From an Iraqi insurgent sniper training manual, with thanks to Little Green Footballs. Under a picture with the heading “who would you kill first?” is the following: “The first one is the Soldier (second from right) because he has a MG, heavy machine gun. Then is the stupid Soldier on the left. He is a […]

From Reuters, “Islamic studies battle tests Algerian govt resolve” ALGIERS – Algerian conservatives are mounting an aggressive campaign against removing Islamic studies from the high-school curriculum in what is seen as a test for a government trying to modernise the civil strife-torn country. The North African Muslim state is emerging from more than a decade […]

From the Northern Virginiastan, “Fundraising for the HAMAS fundraiser” On Sunday, May 22, a fundraising dinner to support Abdulhalim Ashqar, charged with raising funds for HAMAS, and aspiring assassin Ahmed Abu Ali, will be held at the Sheraton Premiere Hotel in Tysons Corner. Confirmed speakers include our old buddies Shaker Elsayyed and Mahdi Bray and […]