“Forceful against the Infidels” is from the Qur’an: “Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are forceful against the infidels, merciful among themselves.” (48:29) Clearly these Yemeni Shi’ite women think that their conflict with the U.S. and Israel has something to do with Islam. Perhaps Pope Francis and Theresa May can go […]
Yemen: Jihadists storm supermarket, take hostages to give “final warning” against mingling of men and women
“The witnesses said the militants shouted that they were protesting the mingling of men and women in the supermarket and demanded that female employees cover their faces, in keeping with a strict interpretation of Islamic law. A supermarket worker said the militants told them this was the final warning.” Here again we see virtue, or […]
Ramadan in Yemen: Islamic State explodes car bomb at Shi’ite mosque
“The car bomb, at the Al-Raoudh mosque in southeast Sanaa, went off as worshippers were leaving after evening prayers, witnesses and a security official said.” That was so as to maximize the carnage. “In a brief statement posted on jihadist websites, Islamic State said it had ‘taken revenge’ against the Huthi rebels who have seized […]
Yemen’s last Jews may leave: Houthis’ motto “curse Jews, victory to Islam”
This Reuters article is deeply anti-Israel: “Yemen’s Jewish community numbered over 40,000 until 1949, when Israel organised their mass transfer to the newly-established state. Those who stayed say they had lived in peace with their neighbours in the Muslim Arab country.” This is not the whole story by any means. Professor Shmuel Trigano fills in […]