Misunderstanding yet again that Islam teaches peace. “Six killed in Tunisian clashes near Algeria: diplomat,” from AFP, September 23 (thanks to David): Clashes this week between Tunisian soldiers and an armed group that crossed the border from Algeria left six dead among the infiltrators, a western diplomatic source said Friday. “According to our reports, six […]
Algeria: Interior minister blames “Zionists” for calls for protests
Exactly how would Israel benefit from yet another regime in the region being replaced by an even more hostile one? That’s the handy thing about conspiracy theories, of course: they do not have to make sense, and even evidence against the conspiracy is somehow evidence of the conspiracy’s existence. “Algeria links uprising call to Camp […]
Al-Qaeda claims attack as “the Eid gift for the Algerian families of the martyrs and the prisoners”
An update on this story. Which occupation caused this suicide bombing?”Algeria attack claimed by al-Qaida offshoot,” from the Associated Press, August 28: ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) “” Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility Sunday for the attack on a military academy in Algeria that killed at least 18 people including 16 officers in training. Al-Qaida’s […]
Algerian Christian gets five years in jail for “blasphemy”
This story helps to demonstrate why “blasphemy” laws and other legislation curtailing free speech to shield Islam from insults and “provocations” (real or imagined) must be resisted: “While Algeria professes that it upholds religious freedom, it also embraces a blasphemy law that, by its very nature, can be used to prosecute anyone who does not […]
Algerian province closes 7 churches in crackdown on alleged “proselytizing”
Propagating non-Islamic religions is forbidden under Sharia. That is bad enough, but of course, the “crime” of bearing witness to one’s faith in public lies somewhat in the eye of the beholder. Ultimately, to continue to exist in daily life while self-identifying as a non-Muslim — perhaps even having the unmitigated gall to do so […]
Algeria concerned about increased al-Qaeda presence in Libya
Abdelkader Messahel must be some kind of Islamophobe: doesn’t he realize that the rebels in Libya are all secular, pro-democracy freedom lovers? “Al-Qaeda bolstering presence in Libya, Algeria says,” from Reuters, April 5 (thanks to Kristian): Algiers — Algeria is concerned by a noticeably increased Al-Qaeda presence in neighboring Libya and worried militant groups could […]
Obama praises Algeria for lifting state of emergency that was put in place to prevent Islamic rule
The pro-Sharia Islamic supremacist political party known as the Islamic Salvation Front won the first round of Algeria’s 1991 elections, whereupon the military stepped in, canceled the second round of elections, and banned the Islamic Salvation Front and all Islamic political parties. This led to civil war, and the state of emergency. Islamic Sharia forces […]
Algeria shuts down internet and Facebook as protest mounts
They must have seen how well it worked in Egypt. Islamic supremacists were denied the fruits of an election victory some years ago in Algeria; now is their chance again. “Algeria shuts down internet and Facebook as protest mounts,” by Nabila Ramdani in the Telegraph, February 12 (thanks to Block Ness): Internet providers were shut […]
Algeria: Four Christians convicted for setting up a church without a permit
Sharia traditionally forbids non-Muslims from building new houses of worship or repairing old ones, so that their communities are perpetually in a state of decline. While Sharia is not fully in force in Algeria, it remains a cultural hangover there and elsewhere in the Islamic world. Islamic Tolerance Alert from the Maghreb: “Four Algerian Christians […]
Algeria to try four converts from Islam to Christianity for “illegally opening a place of worship”
Persecuting converts to Christianity is ongoing in Algeria, but it could be worse: since Islamic law actually calls for such people to be murdered, and Algerian authorities are instead just doing their best to make their lives miserable, those authorities qualify as bona fine “moderates.” Islamic Tolerance Alert from the Maghreb: “Four accused of violating […]