Archive for January, 2010
UAE: Pakistani man beats wife to death for “disobedience”
There can be no truly frank and forthright discussion about domestic violence in Islamic societies without acknowledging the role of Qur’an 4:34: “Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women […]
Jihadists plan attack with bombs inside their bodies, to foil new airport scanners
As I wrote here in December: “One thing we have seen over the years since 9/11 is that airport security is always one step behind the jihadists: after jihadist Richard Reid attempted to set off a bomb hidden in his shoes, we all have to take off our shoes and send them through security scanners. […]
U.S. pledges $11 million toward jihadist rehab in Yemen
What could possibly go wrong? Oh, yeah. Jihadists go through the motions and resume the jihad. That’s all. “Indonesia tries rehabilitation to wipe out extremism,” by Anuj Chopra for The National, January 30: JAKARTA // Imagine, for a moment, a possible headline in the future: “Osama bin Laden denounces terrorism and renounces jihad.” What are […]
France: Prime minister asks for study of possible laws against burqa
But… “Fillon’s letter stressed the need for a consensus and that it was important not to hurt the feelings of Muslims.” Somewhat mixed signals, in an update on this story. What if standing up for Western values like equality and an open society hurts feelings? “French PM asks government body to study burqa law,” from […]
Russia: $1.8 billion in arms to Libya
Against whom will Libya use these weapons? And to what end? Russia continues its short-sighted aid for states that are now enabling or abetting jihad activity, or that are likely to do so if events keep moving in the direction they’re moving in now. “Libya strikes arm deal with Russia,” from Al-Jazeera, January 31 (thanks […]
Jihad/martyrdom bomber kills 14 in Pakistan
“Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain…” — Qur’an 9:111 “Bomb blast in NW Pakistan kills 14,” from Reuters, January 30: PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suspected suicide car-bomber set off his […]
New Hampshire: Federally funded program for Somali refugee children put on hold after charges that it was teaching Qur’an
Expect the ACLU to rush to protest this program — no, wait… “Somali kids’ program put on hold,” by Beth Lamontagne Hall for the New Hampshire Union Leader, January 29 (thanks to Benedict): MANCHESTER – A federally funded weekend education program for Somali refugee children has been put on hold after allegations it was teaching […]
Jihad groups set up camp in Haiti
Islamic Relief USA and the Islamic Circle of North America, both groups tied to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is dedicated in its own words to “eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within,” are operating in Haiti — ostensibly working in relief efforts, but no doubt doing a good bit of dawah on the side. Creeping […]
The Fallaci is back!
Before libelblogger Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs betrayed all his principles, friends and allies, he had held voting for The Fallaci. The Fallaci was an award given to a stalwart warrior for human rights against the global jihad, and was named for my dear and much-missed friend, the magnificent freedom fighter Oriana Fallaci, to […]
Gamblers escape from Sharia
A dime game gets them a public caning, but they opt out. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Indonesian gambling convicts escape before caning,” from The Associated Press, January 30: JAKARTA, Indonesia — Three Indonesian men convicted of playing dominoes for money have escaped from jail moments before a public caning in devoutly Muslim Aceh […]
Interpreter shoots dead two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan
As I have pointed out many, many times, there is no reliable way to distinguish a peaceful Muslim from a potentially violent jihadist. It isn’t as if there is one sect of Islam that has renounced and rejected violent jihad and Islamic supremacism, and another that upholds such things. If that were the case, one […]
Alabama boy joins the jihad
Here is an extensive profile of the American jihadist Omar Hammami, a.k.a. Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, and how he moved from a middle-class Alabama upbringing to the jihad in Somalia and a life full of hatred and violence. “The Jihadist Next Door,” by Andrea Elliott in the New York Times, January 27 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): […]
Rudyard Kipling’s Ode to Gordon Brown
Courtesy Jihad Watch reader Marilyn: It is always a temptation to a rich and lazy nation, To puff and look important and to say: “Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you. We will therefore pay you cash to go away.” And that is called paying the Dane-geld; […]
Spain: Imam, president of local Islamic association, charged for harassing woman who didn’t wear veil
“She and her husband were accosted in the street by the imam, who told them they would be run out of the town” … in Spain. Eurabia Alert. “Imam in Spain charged for ‘harassing woman over veil’,” from the Telegraph, January 28 (thanks to Alan): The prosecutors are seeking a five-year jail sentence for Mohammed […]
Colorado: Misunderstander of Islam arrested on Amtrak train after speaking about Al-Qaeda and saying he hadn’t killed anyone yet
Probable prison convert, or prison jihadi. “Ex-con Ojore Nuru Lutalo arrested on Amtrak when passengers report him talking Al Qaeda, terrorism,” by Larry Mcshane for the New York Daily News, January 29 (thanks to Pamela): A recently released New Jersey prisoner was yanked off an Amtrak train in Colorado after fellow passengers heard him mention […]
Ex-Muslim Rifqa Bary in peril: Muslim parents call off deal protecting her
And they are using her unwise guilty plea to a charge of being “unruly” against her now. “Agreement between Rifqa Bary, parents to settle conflict short-lived,” by Meredith “Hijab” Heagney for the Columbus Dispatch, January 29 (thanks to Pamela): The agreement between Rifqa Bary and her parents to settle their conflict through counseling has ended […]
US Embassy trumpets Muslim aid to Haiti
Why only Muslim aid? “Public-Diplomacy Fail?” by Michael Rubin at NRO’s The Corner, January 29 (thanks to Mark): This showed up, in French, on the website of the U.S. embassy in Morocco, but here’s the English original, “Muslim Americans Strive to Help Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti.” The same story appears, in Arabic, on webpages affiliated with the […]
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