Assad is not a conventional jihadist or even, as an Alawite, a conventional Muslim; however, for various reasons today he has to make clear where his sympathies lie. From Haaretz, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Syrian President Bashar Assad earlier this month gave Hamas and Islamic Jihad representatives in Damascus a green light to […]
Jihadist violence on the rise in Indonesia
Indonesia has long been recognized as a nation ripe for fundamentalist violence, due in part to the actions of several Islamist/Wahhabist groups. In recent months, these organizations have stepped up their violent campaigns against Christians and Westerners, while also increasing the number of attacks against fellow Muslims, actions which threaten Indonesia’s delicate religious and ethnic […]
Bangladesh: Journos targeted by jihadists
“Death threats are becoming a pervasive part of daily life for journalists in Bangladesh.” We don’t see that so much in this part of the world because so many journalists are so eager to do the jihadists’ bidding that threats are unnecessary. “Bangladesh: Journalists targeted in rising tide of Muslim extremism,” from the South China […]
U.S.: Suicide Bomber Says He Was Kidnapped
It’s certainly a good sign if people can only be convinced by force and threats to go on suicide missions. It would be naive, however, given the large numbers who have signed up for such missions in Iran and Egypt, to dismiss the ideological appeal of such missions because of stories like these. From AP, […]
Fear Pervades Danish Art Community
If the murderers of Theo van Gogh were seeking to deter other European artists from taking up Islam as a subject for artistic discussion, they have enjoyed some notable success. The latest news concerning radical Islam’s intimidation campaign in Europe comes from Denmark, thanks to Filtrat. Since the murder of the Islam critical Dutch film […]
Iran: if you tell us to stop, we’ll start again
OK, let me get this straight: Iran says it is not going to resume its uranium enrichment program unless the IAEA tries to stop that program. This makes about as much sense as those who tell me (and they are many) that I should not talk about the Islamic roots of modern jihad violence, for […]
UNC student journo fired for calling for profiling
More dhimmitude at my alma mater, where, of course, incoming students were made to read a partial and misleading translation of the Qur’an after 9/11 — violent sections omitted, of course. Now comes Daily Tar Heel columnist Jillian Bandes, who has been fired after writing a column entitled “It’s sad, but racial profiling is necessary […]
20 Taleban arrested for plot to blow up Afghan dam
Yet another example of how the jihad ensures that its host countries will remain relatively underdeveloped. From AFP, with thanks to Kemaste: KABUL – Afghan and US forces arrested 20 suspected Taleban rebels who were planting bombs at a hydroelectric dam in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, hours before key elections, a defence ministry spokesman said. […]
Srebrenica: The Destruction of Christian Churches and Assault on Christianity
Carl Savich sets the record straight on matters about which there has been a great deal of misinformation in Serbianna (thanks to Fraser). Be sure to click on the link, as this is a photo feature: there are many important photos there, including one of Bosnian Muslim President Izetbegovic, who was characterized as a moderate […]
Terrorists and terrorism celebrated in Gaza
The headline of this Reuters piece (thanks to Sr. Soph) is “Pictures change as Gazans wipe memories of Israel,” but the story itself reveals that the Palestinian Arabs are not so much wiping out memories of Israel, but are celebrating the memories of jihadist “martyrs” who they think are responsible for their victory: NEVE DEKALIM, […]