Since he was released he was working on al-Qaeda bomb plots. The Muslim Brotherhood regime’s release from prison of people like this is one of the many things that eroded its support among Egyptians. “Egypt arrests Islamist militant linked to Sadat’s murder, recent al-Qaeda bomb plots,” from AlBawaba, October 30: Egyptian authorities arrested an Islamist […]
Archives for October 2013
Malaysia: Court hears that “meat bone tea” does not humiliate Islam
This is an absurd legal case with disquieting implications. Alvin Tan Jye Yee and Vivian Lee May Ling are on trial in modern, moderate Malaysia for insulting Islam. Their crime? Inviting Muslims to break their Ramadan fast with “Bak Kut Teh.” The contention apparently is that this delicacy contains pork, and thus that the invitation […]
Sudan: Government helping Muslim businessmen seize church property
Yet another human rights abuse that the world “human rights” community ignores. “Sudan Accused of Helping Muslim Businessman Seize Property from Church,” from Morning Star News, October 30: JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) — After months of bulldozing or taking over church buildings on the pretext that they belong to South Sudanese who are […]
Mali: Islamic jihadists shell troop-heavy area around Gao airport
Al-Qaeda, on the ropes and defeated, fires shells toward the airport in Gao. “Islamists shell troop-heavy area around Mali’s Gao airport,” from AFP, October 30 (thanks to Maxwell): Bamako (AFP) – Islamists fired shells on Wednesday towards the airport in Gao, Mali’s second-largest city, but did not cause any casualties, a source from the Malian […]
Cultural psychology: How Islam managed to stay medieval for 1,400 years
While almost all other cultures changed from primitive and medieval to democratic and egalitarian societies, one culture managed to keep even its most brutal and backward traditions and values for 1,400 years until today. Still today, the majority of Muslims prefer to live by values that can be traced all the way back to the […]
David vs. who? New York Observer is right about Leftist myopia on jihad, but naive on counter-jihadists
In this extraordinarily myopic article in the New York Observer, Nina Burleigh rightly hits the Leftist pseudo-journalist Max Blumenthal’s shameful shilling for jihad and uncritical repetition of “Palestinian” jihad propaganda designed to demonize Israel. But at the same time Burleigh likes Blumenthal, praises his “courage,” and even recommends that people read his book. She is […]
Tunisia: Jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber blows himself up in front of resort hotel
This was Tunisia’s first jihad-martyrdom suicide bombing — more fruit of the glorious democratic “Arab Spring.” “Suicide bomber blows himself up outside hotel in Tunisian resort town, casualties unknown,” from the Associated Press, October 30 (thanks to Kenneth): TUNIS, Tunisia — The official Tunisian news agency says a man has blown himself up in front […]
Robert Spencer speaks at Fuel for Truth in New York
Yesterday evening I spoke to a group of dynamic, well-informed and dedicated young people at Fuel for Truth in New York City. The “About” page at Fuel For Truth says that the organization “equips young Americans with the basic facts and skills necessary to advocate to young adults, to increase support for Israel and America […]
China arrests five Muslims in Tiananmen Square jihad terror attack
The Uighurs insist that the charges are false, fabricated to justify the oppression of the Uighurs. That may be, but there are so many Islamic jihadists that the story is completely believable. “China arrests suspected “˜Islamist militants” over Tiananmen Square jeep attack,” by Adam Withnall for the Independent, October 30 (thanks to Maxwell): The Chinese […]
Pakistan: Christian family faced with blasphemy and forced conversion threats
“There is no compulsion in religion,” says the Qur’an (2:256), but what constitutes “compulsion” is in the eye of the beholder. After all, the institutionalized subjugation of the dhimma, with its regular humiliation and harassment, from which one can be freed for the simple price of converting to Islam, is not considered compulsion. Remember Centanni […]