He swore to base his obedience to Abu Bakir Bashir (Baasyr in this story) on the Qur’an and Sunnah, and yet misunderstood the Religion of Peaceâ„¢ to the extent that he attacked a church. “Java: church attacker, spiritual son of the Islamic leader Baasyr,” by Mathias Hariyadi for Asia News, October 10 (thanks to C. […]
Indonesia arrests three Misunderstanders of Islam with suspected connections to suicide attacks
Based on the precedents established by recent, laughably brief sentences for jihadist attacks, the bar is set quite low for how much time these defendants may serve if they are convicted. Indonesia has a choice here of whether it intends to continue encouraging the repetition and escalation of Islamic supremacist violence by rewarding it with […]
Indonesia: Authorities abet Islamic supremacist thuggery, shut down church
“Extremists also accuse Rev Bernard Maukar, head of the Christian community, of engaging in proselytising in a predominantly Muslim area.” Proselytizing among Muslims is forbidden by Islamic law. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Muslim extremists and authorities shut down Protestant church in West Java,” by Mathias Hariyadi for Asia News, October 3 (thanks to […]
Indonesia: Muslims riot, demand closing of shopping malls
But the Palestinians don’t seem upset about this Gaza mall Shopping malls: un-Islamic. Violently protesting and clashing with riot police over the existence of shopping malls: Islamic. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia. “Indonesia: Islamic movement protests against shoppings [sic] malls,” from AKI, October 6 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Jakarta, 6 Oct. (AKI) – Members […]
Shocker in Aceh: “for women, the intimidating nature of enforced Sharia law … institutes a culture of oppression”
Funny how that keeps happening. There is always a notable gap between Sharia as advertised and Sharia as observed in action. Wherever Sharia is enforced, tolerance decreases and harassment increases. Ultimately, Islamic “morality” patrols are a cheap, lazy way for a government to look pious, busy, and effective. But resources squandered there are not being […]
Indonesian universities: “We are seeing a massive increase in radicalism”
Funny how that keeps happening. It is substantially helped, of course, by the fact that denial is often the preferred mode of “reform”: if there is a problem, it’s all a “misunderstanding.” “Indonesia: Radical Islam infiltrating top universities says counter-terror agency,” from AdnKronos International, October 4 (thanks to Twostellas): Jakarta, 3 Oct. (AKI/Jakarta Post) – […]
Indonesia: Jihadist preacher Abu Bakar Bashir says “random” suicide bombings are “an erroneous form of worship”
Naturally, he alludes to his followers’ attacks on Western targets as being an example of when they are lawful. “Bombing forbidden in Islam, Ba’asyir says,” from the Jakarta Post, October 3 (thanks to Twostellas): Firebrand Islamic cleric and terror convict Abu Bakar Ba”asyir has condemned suicide bomb attacks on places of worships, saying such acts […]
Former Jemaah Islamiah terrorist now fights ‘extremism’ by whitewashing Islam
A former terrorist leader leader named Nasir Abas is now ‘reformed’ and attempting to talk people out of joining the violent jihad via his own comic book. But rather than coming out with a frank and honest assessment of how violent Islam is, how deeply rooted Islamic supremacism and violence against non Muslims (and less […]
Indonesia: Guards had left church before suicide bomber struck despite advance warning of an attack
They said they figured it was safe to go because the service was almost over, but that excuse looks bad and smells worse. If nothing else, it shows what a low priority security for Indonesian Christians and their churches is, as Fides has also just reported that scores of churches have been shut down there […]
Suicide bombing at Indonesian church may be connected to rumor-driven violence against Christians in area
Two weeks ago, a Muslim died in a traffic accident. Around the time of his funeral, a rumor spread via text message that he was tortured to death by Christians, sparking a wave of violence and incitement to further attacks against Christians. Whatever the group and the motive, an official hands-off approach (at best) to […]