JW/DW Digest 1st, 2nd &3rd June 2008

Jihad Watch / Dhimmi Watch Digest
Tuesday, June 3, 2008

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Defendant in U.K. jetliner plot claims he only planned small bomb at Houses of Parliament as publicity stunt for movie he was making

Just a little bomb. So, people would have been totally okay with that, right? "Accused calls British bomb plot a publicity stunt," from CBC News, June 2: A 27-year-old man accused of planning to bomb North America-bound airliners, including flights...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021250.php>


Thug-in-Chief says Israel will "disappear"; so will "satanic power" of the U.S.

He's not about to be outdone by Manouchehr Mottaki and his comments yesterday about "erasing" Israel. "Ahmadinejad says Israel will 'disappear'," from Reuters, June 2: Iran's president said on Monday Israel would soon disappear off the map and that the...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021249.php>


Suicide bomber hits Danish embassy in Pakistan

Killing and dying for this Motoon Rage turns lethal yet again. And the result will not be -- rein in your lunatic responses to a drawing. Instead it will be renewed calls for restrictions on free speech in the...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021248.php>


Islamic Court opens near Mogadishu

"Many Jowhar locals have reportedly filed disputes with the Islamic Court, including disagreements over land ownership." If that is the case, depending on the reliability of the reports, it is obviously a very bad sign for the future of Somalia...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021246.php>


Jihadists posing as clients kill Chinese salesman in Thai south

"War is Deceit" Alert. "Chinese man shot dead in Thai south," from Agence France-Presse, June 2: NARATHIWAT, Thailand : A Chinese man was found shot dead in Thailand's Muslim-majority south on Sunday, police said, blaming separatist rebels for the rare...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021242.php>



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Turkey: "The women communicating with strange men should speak in a manner that will not arouse suspicion in one's heart"

Does the internet site of Turkey's Director of the Religious Affairs give a hint of the Sharia provisions that are coming to Turkey in the near future? "Women React To The Religious Directives On 'Sexual Life,'" by Nilüfer Zengin for...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021247.php>


Egypt: Muslims storm monastery, abduct monks over dispute about wall

The Al Jazeera article below has more detail and recent developments in the incident, but neglects to note, as an Agence France-Presse story does, that the monks had a permit to build the wall. Still, residents insisted it was illegal...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021245.php>


Kuwaiti parliament to "investigate" whether women cabinet ministers broke the law by not wearing hijab

Kuwaiti women are not currently required by law to wear headscarves. However, when women were granted the right to run for office in 2005, some officials inserted a clause stipulating that the women abide by "Islamic law." As we noted...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021244.php>


"Repent or die": Islamic Defenders Front breaks up Indonesian rally for religious tolerance

An update on the increasing persecution of the Ahmadiyya sect in Indonesia. "Islamic hard-liners in Jakarta break up tolerance rally," from the Associated Press, June 1: JAKARTA, Indonesia: Islamic hard-liners broke up a religious tolerance rally Sunday, beating demonstrators with...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021243.php>



Jihad Watch / Dhimmi Watch Digest
Monday, June 2, 2008

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Iran calls on Muslims to 'erase' Israel

But their nuclear program is peaceful. No worries there. Note also that Mottaki frames the conflict in strictly religious terms -- Israel is on land he thinks should be ruled by Muslims, and so must be destroyed. He doesn't seem...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021239.php>


Deobandis again condemn "terrorism," but leading cleric explains that jihad and terrorism are not synonymous

"He said that while terrorism is destructive, jehad is constructive." Much will be made of this declaration in the mainstream media, as was the case with the last one. Still, it contains the same inherent flaws that even the reporter...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021238.php>


Dozens of insurance companies seek to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for charities that funded jihadist attacks, including 9/11

A welcome move. "Pinning the blame for terror," by Chris Mondics for the Philadelphia Inquirer, May 31: Less than a mile from the mournful place in Lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center came crashing to the ground, in a...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021237.php>



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Kuwait: Legislators walk out of inaugural meeting over female cabinet members without headscarves

Even though women are not compelled by law to wear headscarves in Kuwait, certain members of the Kuwaiti parliament have been trying to force this issue for some time, focusing their efforts against education minister Nouriya Al Subeeh. "Kuwaiti MPs...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021241.php>


UK cop stops Christian preachers in Muslim areas, call preaching a "hate crime"

Enforcing Sharia of his own accord. "Christian preachers face arrest in Birmingham," by David Harrison in the Telegraph, June 1 (thanks to all who sent this in): A police community support officer ordered two Christian preachers to stop handing out...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021240.php>


"Muhammad" now the most popular name for children born in Milan

This is something Milan now has in common with Britain, with other countries likely to follow if current trends continues. Eurabia Alert. "Muhammad takes Milan by storm," by Roee Nahmias for YNet News, May 31: What is the most popular...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021236.php>



Jihad Watch / Dhimmi Watch Digest
Sunday, June 1, 2008

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Scotland: Muslims whine about police "spy tactics"

The man was just joking about AK-47s, you see. And he happened to take a pleasure trip to...Pakistan's northwest frontier...to go shooting with his family (you know, that skeet shortage in England and all). Nothing to see here. How dare...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021235.php>


His pamphlet probably said "Join our dangerous cult that is rejected by mainstream, traditional Muslims"

In accord with the new guidelines. Or actually, since he is in Britain, it probably said, "Join our anti-Islamic activity." "Dad denies jihad call," from the Manchester Evening News, May 31 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): A FATHER-of-one has denied...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021232.php>


"Words matter": Homeland Security rolls out newspeak campaign, cautions against use of terms like "jihadists," "Islamic terrorists," "Islamists" and "holy warriors"

Again, we see the argument that using those terms somehow "legitimizes" or "aggrandizes" the jihadist movement. But honestly, is the public deflection of the Islamic aspect of Islamic jihad going to hinder jihadists from making the connection, or will it...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021230.php>


Thought to be "weakened and isolated," Indonesia's Jemaah Islamiyah regroups, forges links with international jihadist groups

For those who would attempt to explain away worldwide jihadist activity as a series of unrelated regional disputes, networking like this poses an obvious problem, by pointing to common motives and a common goal: fighting non-Muslims in order to impose...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021229.php>



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Would-be jihadist women irked at Zawahiri's instructions to stay home

They want to join in the fight to impose a system that would give their husband the right to beat them and have multiple wives, give them half the inheritance of a male relative, and make their testimony in court...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021234.php>


Texas public school principal requires students to get instruction from CAIR

Unindicted co-conspirator CAIR teaches a class, with the school principal defying orders not to let it happen. "Islam-promoting principal defied order to protect kids: Students required to attend CAIR indoctrination event," by Bob Unruh for WorldNetDaily (thanks to all who...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021233.php>


Ontario "turns a blind eye to polygamy"

What is always striking about stories like this is the eagerness with which proponents of Sharia-approved practices regarded as unacceptable in the West attempt to invoke Western human rights laws to defend their behavior, while in countries enforcing Sharia law,...

Full article: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/021231.php>