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. […]
Sudanese woman, convert from Islam to Christianity, in hiding, hunted by her Muslim family
But as everyone knows, the ex-Muslim convert to Christianity in Ohio, Rifqa Bary, has nothing, nothing, nothing whatsoever to fear from her Muslim family or from any other Muslim, and those who think she does have reason to fear are greasy Islamophobes. These Sudanese Muslims must be Misunderstanders of Islam. There is no doubt, however, […]
Sudan: Christian soccer star sentenced to 40 lashes for drunk driving
Forty lashes: not a good training technique “Cultural and intimidation issues” — not surprising, in a culture of intimidation. “Nigerian player in Sudan wants out before next year,” from the Sudan Tribune, December 4 (thanks to John): December 3, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – A Nigerian player in the top Sudanese club El-Merreikh is planning to leave […]
Sudan: Christian girl gets 50 lashes for wearing “indecent” knee-length skirt
The learned analysts have repeatedly assured us that Sharia provisions do not apply to non-Muslims. Sharia Alert: “Christian girl, 16, gets 50 lashes for wearing ‘indecent’ knee-length skirt in Sudan,” from the Daily Mail, November 27 (thanks to Alexandre): A 16-year-old Sudanese girl was lashed 50 times after a judge ruled her knee-length skirt was […]
Sudan rejects laws on women rights which contradict Islam
Sharia Alert from Sudan, from the Sudan Tribune with thanks to Twostellas: Oct 17, 2005 (KHARTOUM)”” The Sudanese government has affirmed that it has reservations on some articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), particularly those which contradict Islam. The minister of justice, Mohamed Ali al-Maradi, said […]
The day when Osama bin Laden applied for asylum ““ in Britain
Why not? He knows a dhimmi when he sees one. At least they had enough spine to ban him, although they tolerated Omar Bakri and Abu Hamza long enough. From the TimesOnline, with thanks to Scaramouche: HE CLAIMS to hate everything the West stands for. But yesterday it emerged that Osama bin Laden sought asylum […]
More Violence in Sudan After Garang Death
Even if his death was not due to foul play, there is suspicion stemming from how convenient it is for those who wanted to destroy the hopes for peace between northern Sudanese Muslims and southern Sudanese Christians, and to eliminate a chief obstacle to Sharia rule in the country. From Reuters, with thanks to the […]
Al-Qaida said angry at Sudan for passing data to US
From the Who’s Side Are You On Department, via London’s Al-Sharq al-Awsat, : LONDON, June 18, 2005 (Al-Sharq al-Awsat) — Fundamentalists in London say that the unprecedented attack on the Sudanese government by Ayman al-Zawahri, the number one ally of the leader of Al-Qaida Organization Osama bin Ladin, in his new tape that was broadcast […]
Kristof: A Policy of Rape
Echoing Robert Spencer’s excellent FP piece from last September, Nicholas D. Kristof writes in the New Duranty Times: All countries have rapes, of course. But here in the refugee shantytowns of Darfur, the horrific stories that young women whisper are not of random criminality but of a systematic campaign of rape to terrorize civilians and […]
Bush Administration Allied With Sudan Despite Role in Darfur Genocide
From Democracy Now, with thanks to Giaour: The Los Angeles Times has revealed that the U.S. has quietly forged a close intelligence partnership with Sudan despite the government’s role in the mass killings in Darfur. We speak with Ken Silverstein, the reporter who broke the story, Salih Booker, the director of Africa Action as well […]