More rose petals for the murderer of Salman Taseer, who opposed Pakistan’s blasphemy law. Tiny Minority of Extremistsâ„¢ Update: “Chaos over Mumtaz Qadri’s court appearance,” from AFP, January 6: ISLAMABAD: A planned court appearance for Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the killer of Governor Punjab Salman Taseer, ran into chaos on Thursday as extremist supporters prevented […]
Funeral for Pakistani governor who was killed for opposing blasphemy law delayed as several Islamic clerics refuse to lead it
The Tiny Minority of Extremistsâ„¢ seems to be fully in the driver’s seat in Pakistan. “Slain Punjab Governor Taseer laid to rest in Lahore,” by M Zulqernain for the Press Trust of India, January 5 (thanks to Ravi): Lahore, Jan 5 (PTI) Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, who was assassinated by his extremist bodyguard for opposing […]
Facebook praise for assassin of Pakistani governor who opposed blasphemy law
Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: 2,000 joined a group praising the assassin; 70 became fans of a group denouncing him. “Facebook ‘praise’ for Taseer’s assassination,” from AFP, January 5 (thanks to Ron): ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of Facebook users welcomed the killing of liberal Pakistani politician Salman Taseer as a strike against reformers of the country’s tight […]
Pakistan: Islamic supremacist leader says changing blasphemy law is against the wishes of the people
An angry man Against the popular will? But…but…isn’t an intolerant and supremacist Islam supposed to be the Misunderstood Version held by only a Tiny Minority of Extremistsâ„¢? “JUI-F chief slams govt’s aim to amend blasphemy law,” from the Express Tribune, December 26 PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday said that the […]
Tiny Minority of Extremists rally in the thousands to uphold Pakistan’s blasphemy laws
32% of Muslim students in U.K. back “killing for Islam,” 40% want Sharia
This is nothing new, and should come as no surprise. Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: “1 in 3 Brit Muslims [sic] students back ‘killing for Islam’, 40 percent want Sharia law: Wikileaks,” from Asian News International, December 22: The whistleblower website ‘Wikileaks’ has revealed the outcome of a 2009 poll in the secret US diplomatic […]
Stockholm jihadist was not on list of 200 known “extremists”
There may be 200 that they know of now, but it was number 201 of the Tiny Minority of Extremists that very nearly succeeded in committing mass murder. More on this story. “Suicide bomber in Sweden not on security list,” by Louise Nordstrom for the Associated Press, December 15 (thanks to JCB): STOCKHOLM – The […]
Report: “About 200 Islamic extremists” in Sweden
“The radicalisation happens in Sweden.” And while “the agency stressed the 200 or so extremists were ‘not a threat to the fundamental structures of society, Sweden’s democratic system or central government’,” the fact that such “radicalization” can and does occur within the country points to an equally urgent matter and a broader web of “extremists” […]
Egypt’s Islamic opposition wins 19% of seats
OK, so it really is a tiny minority of extremists — just 19%. From AP, : Preliminary results in Egypt’s elections Thursday gave the leading opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, a record 19 percent of parliament, with the ruling party and its allies holding an overwhelming majority after a four-week election with unprecedented political violence. […]
100 suspects arrested after Bangladesh bombings: They claimed they carried out the attack for the sake of Islam
100 members of the tiny minority of extremists who misunderstand Islam arrested in Bangladesh. Behold the wondrous edifice of Islam! How few of its adherents truly grasp its peaceful message! How many are those who grasp it so poorly that they think it their duty to set off bombs in its name! Oh, the complexity! […]