“They have basically banned everything that is fun, so we feel increasingly bored.” There Is No Fun In Islam* Alert from Somalia: “Somalia Islamist group bans video games,” by Mustafa Haji Abdinur for AFP, January 28: MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Islamist insurgents on Thursday banned video games, one of the last forms of entertainment left for […]
Jihadis in Somalia murder Christian leader because he converted from Islam
And now they have threatened to kill his wife. Not that there is any Islamic law calling for the murder of apostates — of course not! “Islamic Militants in Somalia Murder Christian Leader,” from CDN, January 26: NAIROBI, Kenya, January 26 (CDN) — Islamic extremists shot the leader of an underground church to death outside […]
Great news: 6000 more Somalis coming to the U.S. in 2010!
Refugee Resettlement Watch ably sums up the problem with this below: “On top of that, in many cities around the world, the Somali diaspora is producing jihadist fighters.” Among those cities, of course, is Minneapolis. And despite all this, there is still no sign whatsoever that immigration officials are even interested in the jihadist sentiments […]
U.K.: Muslim students recruited for jihad in Somalia while al-Shabaab avoids ban
Jihadist indoctrination at universities in the U.K. is nothing new. If anything, al-Shabaab is late to the party, though clearly eager to catch up. “UK students recruited for Somali jihad,” by Richard Kerbaj for the Sunday Times, January 24: Students from some of Britain’s top universities are travelling to Somalia to fight with a terrorist […]
Misunderstander of Islam arrested last month trying to board plane in Mogadishu with bomb-making materials like those used by Flight 253 jihadist
Evidence of a coordinated plan? “Officials: Somali Tried to Board Flight With Explosives Last Month,” from AP, December 30 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): MOGADISHU, Somalia — A man tried to board a commercial airliner in Mogadishu last month carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe that could have caused an explosion in a case bearing […]
Somalia’s al-Shabaab jihadists seize five islands near Kenya
Said the al-Shabaab spokesman: “The Mujahideens have realized their grip on all southern regions in Somalia and in the near future we hope to govern all Somalia under the holy Quran rule.” Indeed, that is the aim of all jihad: the imposition of Islamic law. And should al-Shabaab prevail in the remainder of the country […]
Eritrea sanctioned at U.N. for support of Somali jihad
Interestingly, Libya was the lone “no” vote. “Eritrea Sanctioned Over Somalia Terrorism Concern (Update1),” by Bill Varner for Bloomberg, December 23: Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) — Eritrean government and military leaders accused of being allied with al-Qaeda-linked terrorists in a bid to topple Somalia’s transitional government became the target of United Nations sanctions today. The UN […]
Somali jihadists enforcing “Taliban-style” dress code
However, the Taliban didn’t invent it. Prominent elements of this “dress code” far predate their movement. “Somali militants enforce Taliban-style dress code,” from the Associated Press, December 23: MOGADISHU, Somalia — Residents of a southern Somali town say Islamists are enforcing a Taliban-style dress code. And the sign says, long-haired freaky people need not apply: […]
Intercepted North Korean arms cache was on its way to Sudan
Axis of Evil Update: Kim Jong Il throws in his lot with the Somali jihadis, via the Sudanese jihadis. “N.Korean Arms Cache ‘Bound for Sudan,’” from the Chosun Ilbo, December 16 (thanks to Maxwell): A Georgian cargo plane carrying North Korean weapons that was intercepted in Thailand last Saturday was bound for Sudan, reports say. […]
Somali jihadists force men to grow beards
In Cairo last June, Barack Obama vowed to defend the rights of women who wanted to wear hijab in the West. Since he presumably said this in the interests of protecting religious freedom, will he now denounce this activity in Somalia — in the interests of protecting religious freedom? “Somali Islamist rebels force men to […]