Sounds as if Mochammad Achwan is some kind of Islamophobe. “Terrorist vows war on Indonesian police,” from AFP, August 27: A convicted terrorist who took over the leadership of an Indonesian Islamist group after the arrest of patriarch Abu Bakar Bashir vowed on Friday to wage violent jihad against the police. Mochammad Achwan has been […]
“The Batak Christians deserve to be stabbed to death”: Indonesian Muslims terrorize Christians as children shout “Allahu Akbar”
More on this recent incident, along with the Islamic Defenders Front’s persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in the days leading up to Ramadan. Despite the title of the article, which implies a more reciprocal level of activity, the “pushing back” occurring here is but a demonstration held on Sunday, and the ongoing, determined defiance of religious […]
Indonesia: Muslim mob, police, government officials force closure of church
Muslim authorities collude with the mob out of fear and/or conviction. Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Mob Threats Lead to Closure of Church Building in Indonesia,” from Compass Direct, August 13: JAKARTA, Indonesia, August 13 (CDN) — Police and local government officials joined forces with a Muslim mob to close a church in […]
Indonesian churches donate Qur’ans to Muslim prisoners in Australia
Qur’an 5:14: “From those, too, who call themselves Christians, We did take a covenant, but they forgot a good part of the message that was sent them: so we estranged them, with enmity and hatred between the one and the other, to the day of judgment. And soon will Allah show them what it is […]
Indonesian jihad suspects “chatted” about targeting embassies
Just idle talk over tea. Maybe there was no football game to watch, so the conversation naturally gravitated toward the mass murder of Infidels. “Indonesia terror suspects allegedly talked about targeting embassies,” by Kathy Quiano for CNN, August 11: Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — An Indonesian official said suspected members of a terror cell arrested in […]
“There is no doubt that jihad has become an inseparable part of Islam. Why? Because the Koran explains it in more than 100 verses. Even the Prophet Muhammad took part in 28 of more than 70 wars…”
Here we are again with the same old cognitive dissonance that we see again and again and again: Western authorities and Islamic spokesmen in America and Europe insist that Islam is peaceful, that jihad is a benign struggle for justice, and that those who claim that jihad is warfare (violent and stealthy) to spread Sharia […]
Indonesia: Founder of group behind Bali bombings re-arrested for jihadist activities of new group
He had been imprisoned before, but released in 2006 after his sentence was reduced. Clearly, it’s only gotten Indonesia more of the same jihad. Will they let themselves be fooled again? An update on this story. “Radical Indonesian cleric arrested for terrorism,” by Niniek Karmini for the Associated Press, August 8: JAKARTA, Indonesia – Radical […]
“Each time we pray, we are shadowed by terror”: Indonesian Christians can’t pray in a building, can’t pray in a field
“Bekasi Mayor Mochtar Mohammad reportedly promised to let the Christian group hold church activities in Bekasi’s public areas and also agreed to send police to safeguard the church’s activities. That appeared not to have happened on Sunday.” An update on this story. “Hard-line Islamic Groups Again Attack Praying Christians,” from the Jakarta Globe, August 8 […]
Modern, moderate Indonesia: five caned for adultery, gambling
What fun they’ll have in Las Vegas. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Shariah Police in Aceh Cane 5 for Adultery, Gambling,” by Nurdin Hasan in the Jakarta Globe, August 6 (thanks to Larry): Banda Aceh. More than 1,000 people gathered on Friday in Pidie Jaya to watch the district’s first public canings for violations […]
Indonesia: Islamic supremacists tell Ahmadis to “shut down…activities at least two days before Ramadan, or face the consequences”
The Ahmadis are considered heretical by mainstream Sunni Muslims. And the Ahmadis, not coincidentally, don’t teach violent jihad. Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Intimidation Picks Up Ahead of Holy Month,” by Nivell Rayda,Ulma Haryanto and Armando Siahaan in the Jakarta Globe, August 6 (thanks to Twostellas): Indonesia. As Muslims nationwide count down the […]