Monthly Archives: May 2009

Iran launched an advanced surface-to surface missile called 'Sejjil-2',

Nasrallah says on alert for Israel's largest-ever maneuvers

Who cares about Infidel laws anyway? "Angry planners approve Handsworth pub’s conversion into mosque

"Kidnapped farmer beheaded by Filipino al-Qaeda militants after family fail to pay ransom“As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of slavery regarding their sale and manumission; the third, to ransom them in exchange for goods or prisoners; and fourth, to show favor to them and pardon them. Allah, may he be exalted, says, 'When you encounter those [infidels] who deny [the Truth=Islam] then strike [their] necks' (Qur'an sura 47, verse 4)” -- Al-Mawardi, al-Ahkam as-Sultaniyyah, (The Laws of Islamic Governance).

In "Inhuman Rights: The UN’s Human Rights Council, friend to Islamists and tyrants everywhere" in the Spring 2009 City Journal, my friend Ibn Warraq and Michael Weiss discuss a topic that has appeared here many times: the corruption of the UN Human Rights Council and the Organization of the Islamic Conference's actions to impose an Islamic supremacist agenda on the UN and the West in general.

The evolution of Taliban radio appears to be mirroring the evolution of the Taliban itself -- from "appealing" to just plain ugly: “Women would follow all the instructions he gave in the beginning and listened very carefully to the radio, however, it lost it’s attraction for them as soon as Durran started dictating what to do and what not to do.”

Egypt court annuls Azhar's decision to expel controversial sheikh

Egyptian bills had Shiite group's stamp

Terror groups are turning to Israeli citizens on Facebook and other social networking sites and offering bribes in exchange for information, the Shin Bet [Israel Security Agency] said on Monday afternoon in a warning issued to the public.