About time. “Israelis launches [sic] offensive against Islamic Jihad,” from AP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: JENIN, West Bank (AP) “” Israeli troops entered this West Bank town Thursday and arrested a top Islamic Jihad leader, pushing forward with what Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called a “broad and non-stop” offensive against the Palestinian militant […]
Bush acknowledges caliphate aspiration
For the first time that I know of, the President has spoken openly about the jihadists’ dream of establishing the caliphate. He still spent a lot of time in his speech talking about peaceful Islam, but this is nevertheless a step forward toward reality. “Bush: Militants Seek to Intimidate World,” from AP: WASHINGTON – President […]
Anti-dhimmitude from Danish artists
Look Muhammad in the eye at Fjordman‘s superb blog: Danish author KÃ¥re Bluitgen had difficulties in getting artists to illustrate his book about Muhammad due to fear of reprisals from Islamic extremists. Jyllandsposten, Denmark’s largest newspaper, responded by asking 40 illustrators to make drawings of Muhammad, and published twelve in this Saturday’s edition.
Anti-dhimmitude in California: county rejects Islamic school
“San Joaquin County, Calif., supervisors rejected a proposed Islamic school whose founders were deported to Pakistan in a federal terrorism investigation.” However, the county supervisors said they rejected the school based on land-use, not jihad, concerns. “Calif. county rejects Islamic school,” from UPI, with thanks to Nicolei: STOCKTON, Calif., Sept. 28 (UPI) — San Joaquin […]
Switzerland prevents visit by Islamic scholar
Egyptian scholar Sheikh Wagdy Ghoneim, on his way to attend a two day convention in Switzerland held by local Muslim organizations, was denied entry into the country by Swiss autorities. While the government has not yet issued a statement on why Ghoneim was not allowed into the country, it may have a little something to […]
Don’t Apologize, Governor Romney!
I said this on the Alan Colmes Show last Friday night and Colmes was appalled. Now Andrew McCarthy says it in National Review (thanks to DC Watson): Radical mosques are the spark lighting the fuse that can kill Americans. That has killed Americans. That will kill more if we let it. Such killing sprees, moreover, […]
Indian politician: Hindus, Christians must unite to fight jihad
Why, yes. And Jews, Buddhists, atheists, secular Muslims — any actual or potential victim of jihad violence and dhimmitude. “Hindus, Christians must unite to fight jihad: VHP,” from the Press Trust of India, with thanks to Eric: Coimbatore, September 17: VHP leader Praveen Togadia on Saturday advocated a “˜civilisation treaty” between Hindus and Christians to […]
Signs in Berlin: “No to honor killings”
Remarks courtesy Eric Schwappach: Was Hatin Sürücü murdered because she dared to reject the cultural constraints imposed by her family? A German court seems to think so. From Spiegel Online, with thanks to Panos: Hatin Sürücü tried to live her own life — and may have been killed for it. The 23-year-old Turkish woman was […]
Why do we tolerate intolerance?
A superb bit of anti-dhimmitude from Rod Liddle in The Spectator (thanks to Alistair): Red Cross officials have been meeting in Switzerland to decide upon a new logo “” and presumably, by implication, name “” for their fine organisation. The logo in question is the red cross. And the problem with the cross is that […]
Massachusetts Governor: Wiretap mosques
Has he been reading The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)? “Wiretap mosques, Romney suggests: Pushes gathering of intelligence,” from the Boston Globe: WASHINGTON — Governor Mitt Romney raised the prospect of wiretapping mosques and conducting surveillance of foreign students in Massachusetts, as he issued a broad call yesterday for the federal government […]