An update on this story. “300 Muslim Lawyers Storm Egyptian Court, Prevent Lawyers for Christian From Entering,” by Mary Abdelmassih for the Assyrian International News Agency, March 16: (AINA) — More than 300 Muslim lawyers inside and outside a courthouse in the southern Egyptian province of Assuit today prevented defense lawyer Ahmad Sayed Gabali, who […]
Head of Iran’s Basij forces: “We must raise public hate … and create the environment for the destruction of America.”
How many other countries out there employ this sort of rhetoric, about destroying other countries? No nukes for you. “Iranian military commander: We must destroy America,” by Reza Khalili for the Daily Caller, March 15: The head of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force says his country has no choice but to destroy America in order to […]
Indonesia: “Spiritual group” leader gets 4 years in jail for “blasphemy”
This story affirms in its own words what blasphemy prosecutions boil down to: sacrilege by disagreement, noting that “The defendant and the panel of judges still have a difference of opinion.” Such laws are a supremacist tool to keep dissenters and non-Muslims fearful and erring on the side of silence. “Spiritual Group Leader Gets 4 […]
Indonesian church bomber: “Conscience” told him to bomb church in revenge
Pretexts for revenge are a renewable resource, and, combined with an obsession with honor and shame, an endless supply of excuses for violence and collective punishment. Therein lies an inherent and profound source of instability within the society. “Indonesian court hears militant behind church blasts,” from Agence France-Presse, March 15: A convicted Indonesian terrorist said […]
Iran: More churches forbidden to hold services in local language
Linguistic apartheid. Islamic law forbids the propagation of non-Muslim religions, and this measure has been taken to that end, as well as to disrupt the worship of Farsi-speaking Christians. “More Churches are forced to cease Persian language services in Tehran,” from the Farsi Christian News Network, March 12 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): FCNN […]
Philadelphia: Feds arrest Uzbekistan native on charges of funding Islamic Jihad Union
Another arrest, in an update on this story. “FBI: Port Richmond man funded terror group,” from WPVI, March 15: PHILADELPHIA – March 15, 2012 (WPVI) — Federal authorities have arrested a Port Richmond resident and charged him with providing material support and resources to a terrorist organization based in Uzbekistan. Bakhtiyor Jumaev, 45, of the […]
Afghan interpreter attempts to ram a truck into Marines waiting to greet Panetta
“An Afghan interpreter hijacked a pick-up truck from a soldier and drove it at a group of US Marines on the airfield tarmac, before it crashed and burst into flames.” More on “this story”:https://jihadwatch.org/2012/03/afghanistan-jihad-car-bomb-attack-on-runway-just-as-defense-secretary-panetta-arrives-for-surprise-v.htm. “Security breach overshadows Karzai-Panetta talks,” by Dan De Luce for Agence France-Presse, March 14: An Afghan died Thursday after trying to […]
Jihadist bombings in Somalia, Kenya, Nigeria more powerful in 2011
Imagine if they put that ingenuity and resourcefulness into building something constructive, rather than attempting to blackmail their targets into submission by destroying them bit by bit. It is far easier to destroy than rebuild, and easier to get attention that way, and so they become self-serving vandals, launching cowardly attacks against civilians. In Somalia […]
Yemen: Allies of ousted president still reportedly trying to leverage al-Qaeda revolt to their advantage
That won’t end well. An update on this story. “Yemenis: Ousted leader undermining al-Qaida fight,” by Ahmed al-Haj and Aya Batrawy for the Associated Press, March 14: SANAA, Yemen (AP) “” It was a stunning attack by al-Qaida in a country that is one of the world’s hottest fronts against the terror group. Militants rampaged […]
Mali: “Suspected Islamists” hold up Red Cross convoy, tear down flag
Jihad causes poverty. “Suspected Islamists block Red Cross convoy in Mali,” from Agence France-Presse, March 14: Suspected Islamists turned back an International Committee of the Red Cross convoy, tearing down its flag, as it tried to enter Tessalit in northeast Mali, a source said Wednesday. Tessalit was seized on Sunday by Tuareg rebels following weeks […]