“Many retailers had started offering phones pre-loaded with ‘jihadi’ ringtones, but this did not seem enough to appease the militants.” See? Sharia can be adapted to modern situations! “Islamic Militants Ban Mobile Phone Ringtones,” from Cellular-News: Islamic militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas, which border Afghanistan have issued a decree banning music from mobile phone ringtones […]
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U.S. to Pakistan: Live up to ‘war on terror’ commitment. Please?
What is distinctly absent from this discussion is any mention of how the U.S. intends to persuade Pakistan to bolster its scant cooperation on rooting out jihadists in Pakistani territory to any meaningful level. All of the suggestions — and that is how they come across — have an abstract quality to them, as though […]
Pakistan: Grow your beards or else
So said Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad at a mosque. Why didn’t the Vast Majority of Peaceful, Modern, Moderate Muslims rise up and denounce his threat as un-Islamic? “Pakistan Taliban leader gives beard warning: residents,” from AFP, May 5 (thanks to Morgaan Sinclair): KHAR, Pakistan (AFP) “” A Pakistani Taliban leader has warned local tribesmen […]
“They preach that girls” education leads to obscenity and vulgarity”: Girls’ school torched in northwest Pakistan
“Militants encourage girls” education in religious seminaries and even collect donations for this purpose. However, they strongly oppose teaching girls modern disciplines such as science, geography, social sciences and mathematics.” So, for example, does geography lead to obscenity and vulgarity, or is it one or the other? “Islamists Torch Girls” School in NW Pakistan,” by […]
Pakistan jihadist: “I am reforming these mujahideen as Islam does not allow jihad against Muslims … Why should mujahideen target Pakistan when this country provides everything for jihad in Afghanistan?”
“Yes, we do attack the US forces across the border and that is what real jihad is all about.” Hey, now. It’s an inner spiritual struggle, you Islamophobe. –˜Anti-Pakistan” militants being “˜detoxified”,” by Iqbal Khattak for the Daily Times, May 3: BARA: Haji Namdar, the little-known pro-Taliban commander in Khyber Agency who survived a suicide […]
“Death to the blasphemer”: 5,000 demonstrate against Fitna in Pakistan
Yes, they’re still angry. “Pakistan demo against Islam film,” by Carl Dinnen for Channel4 (thanks to Twostellas): Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Pakistan to protest against a controversial film about Islam made by a Dutch MP. Crowds gathered in Karachi to condemn the MP, Geert Wilders, some chanting “death to the […]
Pakistan: 4,000 women rally against Motoons, Fitna: “Death to Denmark and death to Netherlands”
Keeping hate alive. “4,000 women rally against anti-Islam film,” from Agence France Presse (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): KARACHI: Thousands of women rallied here Saturday to protest against reprinting of blasphemous cartoons in some 17 Danish newspapers and an anti-Islam Dutch film, witnesses said. The women shouted “death to Denmark and death to Netherlands,” as […]
Pakistani Senate condemns Motoons, Fitna, urges UN to take “all necessary legal, political and administrative steps to curb this trend”
Free Speech Death Watch Update: “Senate condemns blasphemous cartoons, anti-Islam film,” by Iftikhar A. Khan for Dawn (thanks to Twostellas): ISLAMABAD, April 25: The Senate on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the publication of blasphemous cartoons in some European countries and the release of an anti-Islam documentary by a Dutch parliamentarian. It urged the […]
Pakistani jihad group vows “to spread Islam across the world”
Watch also for the 26-point plan for Islamization. “Pakistan-Based Militant Group Lashkar-e-Islam Vows ‘To Spread Islam Across the World,’” from MEMRI (thanks to Sr. Soph): In Pakistan’s tribal district of Khyber Agency, there is ongoing fighting for the control of the region — with occasional phases of truce — between the militant Islamic tribal group […]
Pakistan to pro-Taliban leader who sent thousands of jihadists against US in Afghanistan: Go in peace
Friend and Ally Update: “Pakistan orders release of pro-Taliban terror chief,” from AP (thanks to Louis): Pakistan has released a pro-Taliban leader who sent thousands of fighters against the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, officials said, in what appeared to be part of efforts to broker peace with Islamic militants. There was no immediate comment from […]