Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Pakistani Islamic supremacist warns that 86-year sentence for jihadist Aafia Siddiqui will intensify hatred of U.S. in Islamic world

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Why? I thought that the jihadists were just a Tiny Minority of Extremists. But anyway, the idea that defending ourselves against jihadists will intensify anger against us in the Islamic world shows the hollowness of any argument predicated on the idea that we should change our behavior in any way so as to appease Muslim […]

Spain: Nightclub changes its name from Mecca after Islamic supremacists threaten “a great war between Spain and the people of Islam” over name

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As long as Westerners keep bowing to violent intimidation, Islamic supremacists will keep engaging in it. “Nightclub forced to change its name from Mecca after threats from Muslim extremists,” by Tom Worden in the Daily Mail, September 16 (thanks to Kristian): A popular Spanish nightclub has been forced to change its name from Mecca after […]

“Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” cartoonist changes name, goes into hiding

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Molly Norris conceived of “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” as a joke, but it went viral in part because it was a gesture of defiance in the face of violent threats and intimidation: if Islamic supremacists were threatening to murder Motoonists Kurt Westergaard and Lars Vilks, and anyone else who dared to draw Muhammad, then if […]

Gambian President: Islam not a religion of violence, but if you burn Qur’ans or draw Muhammad, we’ll kill you

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He said it. “Gambian president: Islam is the best religion,” from the Ahlul Bayt News Agency, September 14 (thanks to Twostellas): Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Monday said Islam is not a religion of violence and that true Muslims are noble and honorable. President Jammeh, a stanch Muslim himself, made the remarks during his annual […]

Fitzgerald: Feisal Abdul Rauf Makes A Big Mistake

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NEW YORK – The imam behind a proposed Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero cautioned Wednesday that moving the facility could cause a violent backlash from Muslim extremists and endanger national security. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf told CNN that the discourse surrounding the center has become so politicized that moving it could strengthen […]

Righteous defenders of the Qur’an murder two in Afghan Qur’an-burning protests

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These killers are monstrous. They have assassinated innocent people for something that did not happen, and that the murdered people couldn’t conceivably have had anything to do with. And yet instead of calling them monstrous and demanding that Islamic leaders stop inciting and approving of such behavior, Barack Obama and David Petraeus urged pastor Terry […]

Indonesian Muslim cleric: If Jones had burned Qur’an, “it would have been tantamount to war”

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More madness and threats from Muslims who will somehow be “humiliated” if someone burns their holy book. “Afghans protest, Fla. pastor plans to meet NY imam,” by Antonio Gonzalez for Associated Press, September 10: GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As thousands of Afghans protested a tiny Florida church’s plan to burn the Muslim holy book, the church’s […]

Ground Zero imam issues veiled threat: if mega-mosque isn’t built, “anger will explode in the Muslim world”

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Here again, as in the case of cartoon controversy (which Rauf referenced) and the reaction this week to the Qur’an-burning in Florida, the response should be, If Muslims react violently and irrationally, they bear the full responsibility for doing so, and we will not change our actions in the face of threats of violence. “Imam […]

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