Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Nigeria: Sunni jihadists misunderstand Islam, gun down Shi’ite leader

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Condoleezza Rice was referring to the Middle East when she said in January 2007: “There’s still a tendency to see these things in Sunni-Shia terms. But the Middle East is going to have to overcome that.” But she isn’t having any better luck in Nigeria. “Suspected radical Islamist sect gunmen kill Shiite leader; military arrests […]

Democracy on the march in Iraq: Sunnis shun Arab League summit hosted by Shi’ites

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Condoleezza Rice said it in January 2007: “There’s still a tendency to see these things in Sunni-Shia terms. But the Middle East is going to have to overcome that.” Five years and counting, Dr. Rice. But why listen to the likes of those who offer “amateurish, ideologically motivated scholarship” and who warned all along that […]

Bahrain: Sunni mobs misunderstand Islam, attack Shia villages

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Condoleezza Rice said it in January 2007: “There’s still a tendency to see these things in Sunni-Shia terms. But the Middle East is going to have to overcome that.” Five years and counting, Dr. Rice. “Sunni mobs ‘attack Shia villages in Bahrain,’” from Al-Jazeera, April 11 (thanks to Twostellas): Bahrainis wielding knives and sticks attacked […]

Sunni jihadists in Iraq: “We will fight Iran with the same force that we fought their brothers, the Americans”

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Now this will be interesting: if Sunni jihadists can distract the Iranians for awhile, free people might get a breather. Unless, of course, those free people decide (yet again) to try to calm Sunni/Shi’ite tensions. Condoleezza Rice expressed the Western intelligentsia’s incurable naivete and love for fantasy-based policymaking when she said in January 2007: “There’s […]

Islamophobes murder six Shi’ites in Pakistan — no, wait…

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Oddly enough, it was Sunnis, demonstrating yet again that Misunderstanding of Islam is unfortunately widespread in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and even more oddly, Muslim leaders worldwide don’t seem to care. One would almost get the idea that maybe Islam is not a Religion of Peace after all, but that would be Islamophobic, and […]

Pakistan: Shi’ite arrested for blasphemy for using foul language about Muhammad’s companions

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“Since no one here dares to raise his voice against the controversial blasphemy law, it is being used to exploit minority communities or the Shia sect.” Yes. We have seen it used against Christians many times. It is an instrument of Islamic supremacism — Sunni Islamic supremacism. The international human rights community ought to be […]

Pakistan: “Armed men from the local Sunni community” open fire on bus full of Shi’ites, killing 18

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“There’s still a tendency to see these things in Sunni-Shia terms. But the Middle East is going to have to overcome that.” – Condoleezza Rice, January 2007 But the mutual Islamophobia continues, and transcends geography. “Gunmen open fire on bus in Pakistan, 18 killed,” by Jibran Ahmad for Reuters, February 28: PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – […]

Al-Qaeda in Iraq warns of “stage of real confrontation and war against the despicable Shiites”

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“There’s still a tendency to see these things in Sunni-Shia terms. But the Middle East is going to have to overcome that.” – Condoleezza Rice, January 2007. But the mutual Islamophobia in Iraq continues, and as this report describes, the Maliki government is knee-deep in it. “Al Qaeda in Iraq Warns of Looming War With […]

Islamophobe murders 32 Shi’ites in suicide blast — no, wait…

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You guessed it: the real perps were more Misunderstanders of the Religion of Peace. “Toll from Pakistan suicide blast in Shiite Muslim region reaches 32,” from the Associated Press, February 17: PESHAWAR, Pakistan “” A local official says the death toll from a suicide attack in a majority-Shiite Pakistan town close to the Afghan border […]

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