Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Egyptian parliament votes unanimously in favor of expelling Israeli ambassador, describes Israel as “number one enemy”

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As long as the military has veto power, the vote is symbolic, but the language of the resolution points to things to come. “Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament votes in support of expelling Israel’s ambassador,” from the Associated Press, March 12: CAIRO – Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament has unanimously voted in support of the expulsion of Israel’s ambassador […]

Iraq: Militia comes to school, asks students to report “suspicious behavior”: not terrorists, but “emo” kids

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Priorities, in an update on this story. No one seems to grasp that looking the other way from extrajudicial killings of allegedly deficient Muslims will eventually come back to bite them, because they have approved the practice in principle. “Iraqi murders put gay and emo youth on edge,” by Mohammed Tawfiq for CNN, March 12: […]

Pakistan: Another Christian woman charged with blasphemy

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Blasphemy laws: keeping Pakistan safe from devout Christian women. You can learn a lot about someone by what and whom they are afraid of. “Yet another Christian woman charged with blasphemy,” by Asher John for Pakistan Today, March 13 (thanks to Kenneth): LAHORE – Police in Khichiwala, Bahawalnagar district have charged a young Christian woman […]

Iraq police tasked with protecting “social minorities” say they are “powerless” to protect Emo youth subculture from violent persecution

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One can’t help but wonder if it is a true lack of capacity, or a lack of political will. More on this story. “Police unable to prevent rising violence against gays, Emo youths in Iraq,” by Lara Jakes for the Associated Press, March 11: BAGHDAD – Young people who identify themselves as so-called Emos are […]

Accused 7/7 jihadist was caught fleeing in a burqa

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This sort of thing happens from time to time among the intrepid, manly mujahedin, as in the case of the Pakistani Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, and the 7/21 plotter Yassin Omar. More on this story. “7/7 terror accused Briton ‘was arrested while dressed in a burka’,” by Adrian Shaw for The Mirror, March […]

Priest in bombed Nigerian church reports up to 4 suicide bombers; attackers were prevented from entering church compound

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Any jihadist attack on a church puts contrasting ideals of martyrdom on display. More on this story. “11 dead after suicide attack on Nigerian church,” from Agence France-Presse, March 11: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Catholic church in central Nigeria on Sunday, killing seven people and sparking panic in which security forces […]

Afghan air force implicated in smuggling of drugs, weapons

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Disaster upon disaster. “Afghanistan denies alleged smuggling by air force,” from the Associated Press, March 11: KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) “” The Afghan government has denied allegations that some officials in its U.S.-funded air force have been using military aircraft to ferry narcotics and illegal weapons around the country. The Afghan Defense Ministry called the claims […]

Egyptian parliament to consider cutting off U.S. aid

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We can certainly find uses for an extra $1 billion. This move by Egyptian legislators stems in part from the ongoing paranoid tantrum that has seen American NGO workers detained, but would also give Egypt a freer hand in the coming years to toss the Camp David Accords and behave as it wishes toward Israel. […]

Nigeria: Over 5000 children out of school after Boko Haram attacks

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Jihad causes poverty. “Nigeria: Over 5,000 Children out of School,” by Kimei Hilton Ndukong for AllAfrica, March 8 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Human Rights Watch says their schools have been destroyed by Boko Haram Islamic militants. Over 5,000 school children in northern Nigeria are now at home after Boko Haram Islamic militants destroyed […]

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