Jul 05, 2010 04:02 am | Marisol
Another blow for the "poverty-causes-jihadist-terrorism" theory. Quite to the contrary, this study demonstrates that, even with all the advantages of one of the most prosperous and highly developed nations on the planet, Muslims born in the U.K. still find a reason to wage jihad. So, there must be something else...
Jul 05, 2010 03:05 am | Marisol
Nothing to see here... In its own way, Indonesia increasingly appears to be involved in a double game not unlike that of Pakistan. More on this story. "Indonesian Islamists open front against Christians," by Niniek Karimi for the Associated Press, July 4: BEKASI, Indonesia -- Days after rumors spread...
Jul 04, 2010 06:43 pm | Marisol
The irresistible question: If it's so "god-forsaken," why don't you forsake it, too? Of course, it's not that simple. The goal of jihad in all its forms is the imposition of Islamic law anywhere and everywhere. And that's supposed to make Australia seem less god-forsaken -- just as it has...
Jul 04, 2010 04:43 pm | Marisol
"Libyan authorities, keen to secure Megrahi's release, asked several experts to put a three-month estimate on the bomber's life but Professor Sikora was the only one to agree." And "War is Deceit." "Dying Lockerbie bomber 'could survive for 10 years or more'," by Alastair Jamieson for the Telegraph, July 4...
Jul 04, 2010 04:16 pm | Marisol
This attack did not succeed in killing the victim, but the man who shot at his 26-year-old sister promptly turned himself into police. Clearly, he did not believe he did anything wrong, and in Jordan, he does not likely face much of a penalty, either, after authorities declined to implement...
Jul 04, 2010 01:55 pm | Marisol
Crazy? Probably. But that does not let Islam off the hook here. Not only is this case yet another in the curious number of "mentally ill" jihadists, but there there is the fact that Islamic texts not only approve of, but command the use of violent, disruptive acts to call...
Jul 04, 2010 01:35 pm | Marisol
The use of amputation, though it differs slightly from exact Qur'anic prescriptions (are we thus to understand it has "nothing to do with Islam?"), suggests Qur'an 5:33: "The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that...
Jul 04, 2010 12:36 pm | Marisol
Happy Independence Day to all Jihad Watch readers in the U.S. It bears remembering on this day that the American Revolution, whose causes were stated in the Declaration, intended to drive tyranny from American shores. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they...
Jul 04, 2010 09:16 am | Marisol
The Palio di Siena is a very big deal. The prize is an image of the Virgin Mary -- presented and blessed in a church -- and the July 2 race began in honor of Our Lady of Provenzano. This ill-conceived "interfaith" gesture has become so problematic so quickly that...
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