How is it that at an Islamic seminary, where all academic study is devoted to understanding the Qur’an and Sunnah properly, there could be supporters of violent jihad? Don’t these students read the Qur’an peaceful texts that rule out all terrorism, about which we hear so much in the West? How is it that they […]
Former Pakistani PM to Taliban: Whaddeya mean you want Sharia? We already have Sharia
It is clear that Gilani is right: the Taliban is out of touch to demand Sharia in a state that already oppresses women, terrorizes non-Muslims with blasphemy charges, and gives active aid to Islamic jihadists. An update on this story. “Sharia already enforced: Gilani,” from The Nation (Pakistan), February 10: lahore [sic] – Responding to […]
Pakistan: Taliban demand Sharia, release of all jailed jihadis, breaking of all ties with U.S.
That part about breaking all relations with the U.S. sounds great. Let the Pakistanis finance their own jihad. Note again that they want Sharia, despite being universally portrayed in the West as opportunistic hijackers of Islam who use Islamic language to mask their true secular agenda. The Taliban also want an end to all drone […]
Pakistan: Jihadis threaten to kill lawyer, witness in trial of murderers of Christian official who opposed blasphemy law
They support those who murdered Shahbaz Bhatti and believe that they should go free. He was, after all, an Infidel who was interfering with the implementation of Sharia blasphemy laws in Pakistan. As far as they are concerned, he deserved what he got. “Extremist threats hamper Shahbaz Bhatti’s murder trial,” from AFP, February 8 (thanks […]
Taliban negotiators: no peace until Pakistan embraces Islamic law
This dogma in the West can only be questioned on pain of charges of “Islamophobia” and “bigotry”: the Taliban misunderstands, misinterprets and hijacks Islam, and true Muslims abhor its twisted version of their peaceful religion. Some Islamic apologists in the West even claim that the Taliban and Muslim leaders such as Maulana Abdul Aziz (pictured […]
Afghanistan: Karzai in secret talks with Taliban
He has always been a double dealer. Now he is trying to keep his head after the Americans are gone, which should have been long ago. “Karzai Arranged Secret Contacts With the Taliban,” by Azam Ahmed and Matthew Rosenberg for the New York Times, February 3: KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has […]
Pakistan Taliban leader: what matters is enforcement of Sharia, “whether through peace or war”
Sharia is the goal of jihad groups the world over. They want to establish Islamic states governed by Islamic law. Non-Muslims who advocate accommodation to Sharia are aiding in this endeavor. Their female and non-Muslim descendants will not remember them fondly. “TTP wants enforcement of Sharia: spokesman,” from Dawn, January 31: MIRAMSHAH: The objective of […]
Pakistan: University can’t guarantee security of event honoring girl shot by Taliban, cancels event
Malala insists that what the Taliban do transgresses against the true teachings of Islam; yet those who adhere to what she regards as those true teachings do not have sufficient numbers or power to protect an event that was to be held in her honor at Peshawar University. Those whom she regards as Misunderstanders of […]
Pakistan: Taliban say nation’s media in “war on Islam,” prepares media hit list
Just imagine if the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan were in the United States. They wouldn’t be able to believe their good fortune. Christiane Amanpour, Niraj Warikoo, Bob Smietana, Kari Huus, and hordes of other mainstream media journalists would be battling each other to be the first to publish a glowing profile, a fawning interview, a thoughtful feature […]
Pakistan: Taliban gun down TV staff — “We will continue to target the media if they do not stop propaganda against Islam and the Taliban”
This stage of the jihad will come to the West after “hate speech” laws are enacted forbidding people to discuss how Islamic jihadists use the texts and teachings of Islam to justify violence and supremacism. When those laws prove to be inadequate to eradicate “Islamophobia,” the shooting is likely to start. Meanwhile, if the Taliban […]