“Blast injures four in Thailand’s restive south,” from China View, with thanks to JS: BANGKOK, Four soldiers were injured Monday in a blast in Thailand’s Muslim-dominated South, less than 24 hours after three bomb rocked the region, sources to Xinhua said. In Yala, one of the three southernmost border provinces in the kingdom, an explosion […]
“A thorough examination of the expansionist, religious-cum-political ideology of Islam is vital to any successful defense against its jihadist expression”
In her latest Washington Times column, “Preserve free speech,” Diana West puts her finger on the problem with National Review’s Rich Lowry’s facile dismissal of books which, in his view, attempt to “discredit Muhammad and Islam.” Of greater concern is the philosophical battle National Review declined to fight, and the reasons the magazine declined to […]
UN report blames Israel, US for lack of Arab reform
Could Muslims have any responsibility for their own plight? Why of course not. From AP, with thanks to Kemaste: The creation of Israel and the US support for its policies in the West Bank are partially to blame for the lack of reform in the Arab world, according to a UN-sponsored report released Tuesday. The […]
Professor: Islamic militants have highly sophisticated organization
Here’s a talk given by Michael Doran, Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at Princeton, where he teaches courses on political Islam. From the Princeton Packet, with thanks to Nicolei: Militant radical Islam will not be defeated solely by bringing democracy to the Middle East, Princeton Professor Michael Doran said during a lecture Monday at […]
JI planning another Bali-scale terrorist attack, says paper
More caliphate dreams in Indonesia, and more mayhem plotted in service of those dreams. From
Spencer: CAIR’s War on National Review
Here is my piece in FrontPage this morning explaining why this is important. Because jihadists use Muhammad’s words and deeds as their primary guide for their own actions, it is imperative for Americans to know what Muhammad said and did — and thus imperative to read books like those of Menezes and Trifkovic (click to […]
Uproar Over Armed Attack on Student Event Redraws Debate on Islam’s Role and Reach
Picnic jihad update, from the Washington Post Foreign Service in Uruknet, with thanks to Nicolei: BASRA, Iraq, Celia Garabet thought students were roughhousing. Sinan Saeed was sure a fight had erupted. Within a few minutes, on a sunny day at a riverside park, they realized something different was afoot. A group of Shiite Muslim militiamen […]
“Since 9/11 we have to bend over backwards for them”
Al-Muhajiroun in New York. “Defending Terrorism: Interview with Kristine Withers,” from the Global Politician, with thanks to Nicolei: Kristine Withers claims to have been assaulted by the Islamic Thinkers’ Society, a group she says is likely tied to Al-Muhajiroun, which is a radical Islamic group that is believed to have worked with Al-Qaeda. The following […]
Rohmat said he joined Jemaah Islamiyah knowing it fostered “pure Islamic teachings”
“Terror Suspect Details Training, Plots,” from ABC News, with thanks to Nicolei: MANILA, Philippines – A terror suspect on Wednesday said the southern Philippines has become a major training ground for regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah graduating 23 bomb experts just days ago and a refuge for Indonesians involved in major attacks, including the 2002 […]
“In 1492, we lost everything”
Traditional Islamic theology holds that any land that has once belonged to the House of Islam belongs to it forever. That is the ultimate impulse behind the efforts to eradicate Israel, and a growing parallel movement in Spain. “Andalusia’s connection,” from the Toronto Star: At the Jamal Islamiya mosque in this seaside town, a Muslim […]