Jihad attacks are rare in Oman, but with the chaos in the world increasing, the Islamic State is newly emboldened. “Isis claims responsibility for deadly attack on mosque in Oman,” by Chloe Cornish, Financial Times, July 17, 2024: Isis has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting at a mosque in Oman’s capital Muscat, the first […]
Feds charge two Iranian nationals in elaborate oil scheme to fund jihad terror
The failure of the mainstream media to report adequately about this elaborate multi-million-dollar scheme “to fund Islamic terrorism through the violation of U.S. sanctions and the trafficking of Iranian oil” is another demonstration of how regularly the most important news stories are being ignored and concealed. As the article below points out, “no U.S. agency […]
Egyptian film depicting alliance between grandsons of Grand Mufti and Hitler to ‘liberate Palestine’ won Jury Prize
Muslim countries are notorious for banning anything that undermines their Islamic principles, which govern all manner of policies. Islamic supremacists are also infamous for attempting to cast fear (cf. Qur’an 8:12 and 8:60) into disbelievers, and especially into those who offend their sensibilities. But it doesn’t work the other way around. Islamic supremacists are free […]
University of Delaware, home of Biden Institute, has received $23,610,996 from Saudi Arabia, $1,673,847 from Turkey
Plus $6,704,250 from China and $2,513,646 from Oman. What are the chances that the University of Delaware, awash in all that cash, retains a dispassionate, objective and fearless commitment to academic inquiry regarding China and the Islamic world? “Foreign Nations Poured Millions Into University That Houses Biden Institute,” by Alana Goodman, Washington Free Beacon, February […]
UK: Uranium from Pakistan, suspected of being destined for Iranian nationals, discovered at Heathrow airport
Material intended for a dirty bomb? And how much got through without being detected? “Dirty bomb fears: URANIUM found hidden in shipment to Heathrow airport,” by Ben Chapman, GB News, January 11, 2023: A deadly shipment of uranium, seized at Heathrow Airport, is being investigated by counter-terror police and security services. The nuclear material originated […]
Omnibus Spending Bill Secures Border…of Islamic Terror State
America last. Omnibus bills are a disaster and this $1.7 trillion pork sandwich is no exception. It does however secure the border. Of every other Islamic country in the Middle East. In another section, the behemoth bill requires $410 million to “remain available” to reimburse Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia and Oman for “enhanced border security.” At least […]
Oman: Two activists jailed for ‘blasphemy’ over ‘trumped-up charges’
Oman is widely supposed to be “moderate,” but “freedom of expression is extremely restricted in the Sultanate.” And of course that’s the vogue all over these days. “Outcry in Oman as two activists jailed for ‘blasphemy’, in ‘trumped up charges,’” The New Arab, June 9, 2022: Two Omani activists have been handed prison terms over social media posts and WhatsApp messages […]
Oman clears it all up at the UN: ‘Terrorism not linked to any religion’
Jihad terrorists keep explaining to us that they’re committing acts of violence in accord with the teachings of Islam; then Dr. Mohammed Awad Al-Hassan and so very many others like him assure us that the jihadis are wrong. What is Dr. Mohammed Awad Al-Hassan doing to explain to young Muslims who might be inclined to […]
Oakland: Muslims accused of trying to illegally export rifle scopes to Oman
Will the possibility that the final destination of these scopes was not Oman, and that they were intended for jihadis, be investigated at all? Or would that be “Islamophobic”? On what basis can the possibility be discounted? “Oakland couple accused of trying to illegally export rifle scopes to Oman,” by Angela Ruggiero, Bay Area News […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Why Did Netanyahu Go to Oman? (Part Two)
Perhaps the visit had a new purpose: for Netanyahu to fully apprise Sultan Qaboos of the continuing Iranian threat, and its possible consequences for Oman itself. Having been unable to persuade Sultan Qaboos to cut ties with either Iran or Qatar, the Crown Prince might have decided that the Israeli prime minister could help persuade […]