Mullah Krekar on Al-Jazeera Mullah Krekar, the Muslim leader now living in Norway, has gotten tangled up. He now says he is not the leader of Ansar al-Islam, a jihadist group in Iraq, but he sang a different tune to Al-Jazeera recently: “Mullah Krekar, under arrest in Norway for suspected terror links, represented himself in […]
Norway arrests founder of Iraqi Islamic group
Mullah Krekar “Norway rearrested the founder of an Iraqi Islamic group accused of attacks on U.S. troops on Friday, less than six months after authorities dropped terrorism charges against him for lack of evidence.” So says Reuters. “Police said they would bring new charges against Mullah Krekar, an Iraqi Kurd and co-founder of Ansar al-Islam, […]
Dhimmitude in Norway
The bishop of Oslo, Gunnar Staalsett, has “warned Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Erna Solberg of the dangers of criticizing Islam after she told Norway’s Muslims that they should modernize their religion. Staalsett fears that the statement will create a warped view of Islam.” What kind of warped view of Islam? Solberg said […]