“They claimed that the Christian is a missionary and has violated the law.” Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Uzbekistan: “Tashkent, punishes those who lend or gift Bibles to children,” from Asia News, April 16 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Tashkent (AsiaNews/F18) – Beatings and a strong penalty for the Christian Baptist Galina Shemetova from Tashkent […]
Kyrgyzstan: Islamic jihadists provoked violence
Big surprise here. “Kyrgyzstan: violence provoked by Islamic militants,” from AP, June 24: BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan’s security agency claims relatives of the country’s toppled president have colluded with Taliban and other Islamic militant movements to provoke ethnic violence in the ex-Soviet nation. It’s statement Thursday says former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s relatives met in Afghanistan […]
Uzbek authorities force Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses underground
A few years ago a prominent American moderate Muslim insisted to me that in Uzbekistan Islam was moderate, peaceful, and pluralistic. Islamic Tolerance Alert from Uzbekistan: “Uzbek authorities force Christians, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, to go underground,” from
Islamic Rebels Claim to Hold Uzbek Town
The abuse rained down heavier than usual after I posted this last Monday. How dare I support the brutal Karimov regime? (I don’t.) How dare I say that the people who are revolting in Uzbekistan are jihadists? They’re just reacting to years of oppression. All right. But this just came in from AP (thanks to […]
Uzbekistan: Islamic Rebels Appeal for Putin’s Help
In my forthcoming book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades (Regnery) — or whatever they’re going to call it, as the artwork at Amazon shows a different title — I discuss how the Byzantine Emperor John VI Cantacuzenes appealed to Muslims for help in a dynastic dispute. They came into Europe, and […]
Uzbek Police Fire on Crowd
An Update on the Muslim Riots in Uzbekistan from CBS News, “U.S. Ally Fires On Its People” ANDIJAN, Uzbekistan – President Islam Karimov claimed Saturday that authorities tried to negotiate a peaceful end to protests, but that troops were forced to open fire when insurgents who had seized a government building attempted to break through […]
Muslim Riots in Uzbekistan
From AP via ABC News, “Violent Uprising Breaks Out in Uzbekistan” ANDIJAN, Uzbekistan — Thousands of people, many of them armed, took to the streets of an eastern Uzbek city on Friday, demanding freedom for 23 prominent businessmen on trial for alleged ties to an Islamic terror group. The protest quickly turned violent, with nine […]
US, Russia secretly remove uranium from Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has been touted as a bastion of Muslim moderation, but evidently neither the US nor the Russian governments believe that is entirely true. From AFP: WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States and Russia carried out a secret operation last week to remove weapons-grade uranium from the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, whose government is […]
Uzbekistan: Secret Police Interrogate And Beat Christians
Uzbekistan is reputed to be another beacon of Muslim moderation, but evidently that moderation doesn’t extend to dhimmis who dare to proselytize. Question: if Islam is so certain of its superiority as the last and perfect revelation from the true God, correcting and abrogating all previous revelations, why is it so unsure of itself as […]
Islamic Group Claims Uzbekistan Attacks
Why the attacks? Because the regime is practicing “injustice and brutality” against devout Muslims — here again, the core assumption is that devout Muslims will be on the side of the terrorists. From AP, : TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — A previously unknown Islamic group claimed responsibility Sunday for a recent string of bombings and shootings […]