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With a connection to the recently arrested Malika El-Aroud. “France detains man linked to Afghan jihadist recruitment ring,” from the Canadian Press, December 15: PARIS “” French authorities have detained a suspect accused of participating in a recruitment ring for fighters against the government of Afghanistan. An official says an anti-terrorism judge has issued preliminary […]

“The three Moroccans and one French national of Algerian origin were found guilty of trying to recruit young radicals for ‘jihad’ in Iraq, under instruction from a man described as ‘Mohammed the Libyan’ who has not been identified.” Clearly Mohammed the Libyan misunderstands the true, spiritual nature of jihad. I trust that Muslim leaders in […]

“[Safe] Bourada was one of 36 Islamic militants convicted a decade ago for providing support for bombings that terrorized France in 1995. He received a 10-year term, but won early release in 2003 under police surveillance.” “9 convicted in Paris terror trial,” by Pierre-Antoine Souchard for the Associated Press, October 23: PARIS (AP) “” A […]

George Carlin once observed that euphemisms are almost invariably longer than the “offensive” words they are introduced to replace. And eventually even those are replaced by longer terms once the former ones take on too much of an undesirable connotation, and the cycle continues. Granted, this headline is no worse than many others on this […]

He said, “Were imploding. You may want to stand back a bit.” No, not exactly. “Terrorism: Al-Qaeda leader threatens France and Spain,” from AdnKronos International, September 22: Algiers, 22 Sept. (AKI) – A leader of the Al-Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb has threatened France and Spain in an audio message broadcast on jihadist Internet […]

This, of course, follows a pattern we have also seen in prisons in the U.S., Britain, and Australia. Eurabia Alert. “French prisons, recruiting ground for Islamists,” from Reuters, September 11: PARIS, Sept 11 (Reuters) – France has arrested 55 militant Islamists this year and the country’s prisons have become a favourite recruiting ground for such […]

Eurabia Alert: Here’s the case of a man “of Turkish and Dutch origin,” extradited from the Netherlands to face charges in France for funding a group seeking to establish “an Islamic regime across Central Asia.” “Suspected head of Uzbek extremist funding group charged,” from Agence France-Presse, July 19: PARIS – The suspected head of a […]

Certainly, some will protest that this woman has been denied citizenship on the grounds of her beliefs. That doesn’t quite hold water, however, when one considers how many French citizens and permanent residents observe the five pillars of Islam (or the equivalent Shi’ite obligations), and the number among them who hold onto beliefs and practices […]

Cultural Collapse Update: “Muslim Father Demands Removal Of Crucifix From French Catholic Hospital Room,” from Covenant Zone, June 24 (thanks to Paul), where this item from the French newspaper Le Figaro is translated: After vehement demands, a muslim obtained the removal of a crucifix hanging from the wall of the room of a Catholic clinic […]

Vanessa Jones reports in FrontPage, June 20: President Sarkozy will arrive in Israel on Sunday. According to a June 13, 2008 article (translation provided below) in the Arab media, based on French sources, the American Jewish Committee’s Paris representative, Valerie Hoffenberg, visited Bethlehem on June 12, 2008, in order to do advance work for Sarkozy”s […]