“Blast injures four in Thailand’s restive south,” from China View, with thanks to JS: BANGKOK, Four soldiers were injured Monday in a blast in Thailand’s Muslim-dominated South, less than 24 hours after three bomb rocked the region, sources to Xinhua said. In Yala, one of the three southernmost border provinces in the kingdom, an explosion […]
Wanted Malaysian made bomb for Jakarta blast – witness
Malaysians waging jihad in Indonesia. From Reuters, : JAKARTA, A Malaysian who is one of the most wanted terror suspects in Asia made the bomb that exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta last year, a court witness said on Thursday. Syaiful Bahri told the court that Noordin M. Top, said to be a leading […]
Japan Warns Visitors To Indonesia On Terrorism – Kyodo
From the Dow Jones Newswire, : NEW YORK – Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday warned Japanese citizens planning to visit Indonesia of potential terror threats during a three- day Easter holiday beginning Friday, the Kyodo news agency reports. The ministry advised Japanese visitors to Indonesia to stay away from crowded places such as shopping malls […]
Qatar Bomber’s Action Baffles Family, Friends
I have spoken many times of how moderate Muslims can be turned into jihadists by appeals to the Qur’an and Sunnah. This is most likely what happened to this man. From ArabNews, with thanks to Nicolei: CAIRO, 25 March 2005 – Visibly distressed, Muhammad tossed his head in disbelief as he talked of how his […]
FMCAT condemns Al-Qaeda, suicide bombers
A message from the Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism: Resolution of Condemnation by Muslims Against Al Qaeda, ALL Suicide Bombers and other Terrorists On Friday, March 11, a remarkable thing happened in Madrid, Spain. A large number of clerics from the Islamic Conference of Spain issued a very tough fatwa (religious opinion) which condemned Osama […]
Islamic school suspends teachers over student’s hate-filled tale
Caught in the act. From the Ottawa Citizen, with thanks to all who sent this in: Two teachers at the Abraar Islamic school in Ottawa were suspended yesterday pending an investigation into the encouragement or incitement of hatred against Jews expressed in a young student’s violence-laden writing project. Principal Aisha Sherazi said the seven-member school […]
8-year-old suicide bomber?
“8-year-old killed in Kashmir school blast,” from the Times of India, with thanks to Twostellas: SRINAGAR: An eight-year-old was killed and six other students of Nadihal high school were injured in a grenade blast in the school compound in Bandipore, Baramulla district of north Kashmir on Friday. The victim, identified as Moshin Sarwar, was killed […]
PA to Mothers: Celebrate your sons’ deaths
Palestinian Media Watch (thanks to RB) has television clips and transcripts of Palestinian mothers expressing joy at the death of their children. A Sample: Moderator: “They [Israelis] accuse the Palestinian mother of hating her sons and in encouraging them to die. This is what we hear from Israelis. Is this true? Mother Um Al-Ajrami: “No, […]
Pakistani pol: West must stop equating Jihad with terrorism
Memo to Osama bin Laden: stop equating jihad with terrorism, will you? It is astonishing that anyone after 9/11 would dare to suggest that the equation of jihad with terrorism comes from the West (I know, I know, there are a thousand academics suggesting just that every day in classes all across this fair land), […]
UK bank accused over cash for terror
Remember all you’ve heard about how suicide bombings are the last, desperate result of a poor, oppressed people that lacks even the money to buy conventional weapons? Well, forget it. From the Times Online, with thanks to JS: HSBC, one of Britain’s biggest banks, has been accused of channelling tens of millions of pounds to […]