It makes sense. After all, there is no war on terror anymore, so why should there be terrorists? “United Nations Could Hasten Removal of Taliban Leaders From Terror Blacklist,” by Rod Nordland for the New York Times, June 12 (thanks to Puneet): KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations is speeding up efforts that could lead […]
Pakistan: Christian women and girls report sexual abuse; Muslim village chief expels 250 Christian families
And that is just one example described below in the ongoing wave of Muslim persecution of Christians in Pakistan — our modern, moderate “friend and ally.” “In ‘Talibanized’ Pakistan Christians are victims of yet more attacks,” from Asia News, June 10: Khanewal (AsiaNews / Agencies) – There are still cases of religious persecution in Pakistan, […]
Taliban reject peace overtures of Karzai-backed council
Attacking the meeting with gunfire and suicide bombers probably made that clear enough already. “Taliban refuse to lay down arms, to continue struggle,” from the Afghan Islamic Press, June 4: KANDAHAR (AIP): Taliban on Friday rejected consultative peace jirga’s demand that the Taliban should lay down weapons and join the peace process, stressing that they […]
Texas: Misunderstander of Islam convicted of aiding Taliban, firearms training to “prepare for jihad”
Doesn’t Adnan Mirza know that Islam no longer teaches warfare against unbelievers, and that Islamic scholars tell Muslims that they should integrate happily into Western secular societies? What’s that? That’s only for Western consumption, and actually the jihad imperative and Islamic supremacism worldwide are more confident and assertive now than they have been for centuries? […]
Defense in trial of Muslim charged with conspiring to aid Taliban: But he’s such a swell guy
Adnan Babar Mirza’s alleged jihadist activity and his more conventional charitable activity and dawa, or Islamic proselytizing, in the community are not mutually exclusive. Qur’an 9:60 provides for the allocation of zakat to “those whose hearts are to be reconciled,” but also for those fighting in the cause of Allah. Similarly, one will recall that, […]
Pakistan arrests accomplice to Times Square jihadist
An update on this story. “Pakistan arrests man with militant ties who says he aided Times Square bomb suspect,” by Greg Miller for the Washington Post, May 14: The Pakistani government has arrested a suspect with connections to a Pakistani militant group who said he acted as an accomplice to the man accused of trying […]
Pakistani Taliban: America will “burn”
“They can neither eliminate the mujahideen nor jihad, nor they can harm Islam.” Can’t harm Islam? Not even with cartoons? “Pakistani Taliban say America will ‘burn’,” from Reuters, May 14: (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban militants have warned America that it will soon “burn” while calling for Pakistan’s rulers to be overthrown for following “America’s agenda”. […]
80 Afghan schoolgirls suddenly fall ill — more Taliban morality?
Jihad against girls’ education, or mass hysteria? “80 Afghan schoolgirls fall ill; poison feared,” by Rahim Faiez for Associated Press, April 25: KABUL – Dozens of Afghan schoolgirls have fallen ill in recent days after reporting a strange odor in their classrooms in northern Afghanistan, prompting an investigation into whether they were targeted by militants […]
Afghanistan: Girls’ school attacked with toxic chemicals
The intrepid mujahedin, gassing schoolgirls. “Afghanistan: Girls inhale ‘poison’ at Kunduz school,” from Adnkronos International, April 21: Kabul, 21 April (AKI) – At least 12 female students were hospitalised in Afghanistan on Wednesday after inhaling a poisonous substance sprayed at a school in northern Afghanistan. The 12 students of the Fatima Zahra Girl School, and […]
Taliban commander: Goal of fighting is to impose Islamic law
How about that. That, after all, is the aim of jihad in general. And while this story makes a point of branding the Taliban’s enforcement of sharia as “antiquated and regressive,” the penalty it singles out as an example, amputation, is found in the Qur’an more than once (5:33, 5:38). The reporter probably thought she […]