More on this story. "’Iran must attack Israel by 2014′," from the Jerusalem Post, February 9 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s strategist provided the legal and religious justification for the annihilation of Israel and the Jewish people, in a document published on conservative…
This may be the plainest demonstration yet of the adoption of al-Qaeda-style tactics by Boko Haram: coordinated attacks, attackers disguised in uniforms, and suicide bombing. Such an evolution in tactics would not be possible without support, training, and financing. "Suicide attack, two other blasts rock Nigerian city," by Victor…
This report hints that a possible target was a hotel frequented by politicians, but al-Shabaab couldn’t care less who was caught in the crossfire. "Somalia: Al-Shabab bombs Mogadishu cafe," from BBC News, February 8: At least 10 people have been killed and more than 20 people injured when a car…
Politicians encouraging the integration of self-segregated Muslim communities must take note: they also need to step up to protect those for whom doing their part to participate in society could get them killed. "Twisted concept of honour shames any civilised society," by Ruth Dudley Edwards for the Irish Independent, February…
This guy again: Mamdouh Ismail, who, while taking his oath of office, added words to abide by Allah’s law. Large and small attempts to impose Sharia by any means available promise to continue in Egyptian society. "Egyptian Salafi MP calls to prayer in parliament session, met with anger," by Eman…
They’re fleeing all that "tolerance" that’s just breaking out all over. "Egypt’s Christians, post-Mubarak," by Aline Sara for NOW Lebanon, January 31: “We don’t feel as safe as before,” said Georges Nader, an Egyptian Copt who lives in Cairo. A year after the revolution that led to the ouster of…
His crime? Comparing his poetry to something in the Qur’an. The Qur’an is adamant that it cannot be rivaled (2:23). One report even says King Abdullah ordered his arrest. That’s the same King Abdullah of the "King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue," not in Mecca…
Al-Qaeda did not invent the jihadist ideology that drives it, but it is an effective transmitter of tactics to distant theaters of jihad, most notably in the case of suicide bombings. Here, a tactic associated with the Palestinian jihad and the Chechen "black widow" jihadists threatens to make inroads in…
An update on the absurd and surreal saga of Abu Qatada. "Abu Qatada to be released within days," by Tom Whitehead for the Telegraph, February 7: Abu Qatada, a radical Muslim cleric accused of posing a grave threat to Britain’s national security, will be back on the streets within days…
Priorities: this is actually the substance of discussions in the halls of government within Iran. The reasoning is that Superman and Spiderman help free people from "oppression." The Simpsons join Barbie on the list in the latest crackdown. Duff-Man is heartbroken. "Report: Simpson Dolls Join Barbie on Iran Ban List,"…
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