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Syrian Grand Mufti’s Threat ToThe West Denounced By Syrian Scholar

Syrian Grand Mufti’s Threat

Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, Grand Mufti of Syria, has threatened that suicide bombers already in western countries would be ready to strike if western powers launched a military strike on his country. Speaking on a YouTube video, he said, “I say this to all of Europe, and I say this to America, we [...]

Pakistan – Are Religious Schools Becoming Training Grounds For Suicide Bombers?

Trained In Pakistan

A recent BBC report quoting Chinese officials said that “armed terrorists” trained in Pakistan attacked a restaurant in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, killing 6 civilians. Muslims with strong cultural ties to Central Asia form the majority of the population in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.  The BBC report did not state where or [...]

Homeland Security Opposes Asylum For Mosab Hassan Yousef

Homeland Security Says Son Of Hamas Engaged In Terrorist Activity And Is A Danger To US Security

Remember Mosab Hassan Yousef, the eldest son of Muslim cleric Sheik Hassan Yousef, one of the founders of Hamas?  Mosab Hassan Yousef became a traitor to his own people by spying for arch enemy Israel and an apostate to Islam by converting [...]

Suicide Bombers – Heroes Of Hellfire, And Leading Towards Hellfire

For years, Muslim extremist groups like al-Qaeda justify sucide bombings cum mass murders from their own self-serving interpretation of the Quran.  Every male suicide bomber is sure that he is going to paradise and be rewarded there with a bevy of 70 virgins.  Now an internationally respected religious scholar has issued a 600-page fatwa that countered this view.  [...]

War On Terror – Southern Thailand

Have you ever wondered how terrorists are recruited?  How are they turned into suicide bombers?  Now, thanks to a recent report by the International Crisis Group, we get a better understanding of the recruitment methodology used by terrorists.

Many of us do not understand fully the issues involved in the fighting in Southern Thailand, where Muslims are [...]

Hate Speech During Ramadan – To Monitor Or Not?

Ever wondered how young people got involved in terrorist-related activities, including sacrificing their lives as suicide bombers? The Indonesian National Police seems to think that it has something to do with hate speeches – or more appropriately – hate sermons preached at mosques.

So last Friday, National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Nanan Soekarna  indicated that police may [...]

Ritualistic Or Religious?

The bombing of the 2 hotels in Jakarta is still very much in the news in Indonesia.  While press reports concentrate on the progress of police investigation and the possible outcome thereof, it is refreshing to read an article published in The Jakarta Post recently. In it the writer differentiates between ritualistic and religious.

In an article [...]

Suicide Bombers – Are They Also Victims?

Once again we hear of another suicide attack against innocent victims.  Suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Marriott Hotel and the nearby Ritz-Carlton in Jakarta yesterday, killing themselves and 9 other people and injuring over 40 others. The twin suicide bombing attacks in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital at around 8 a.m. yesterday caught hotel security personnel [...]

Suicide

The news that at least a dozen fans of Michael Jackson committed suicide in the aftermath of his sudden death is shocking.  Why would these fans commit suicide?  What purpose would their death serve? 

The big message here is that we are often unaware that what celebrities do have an impact on people’s lives.  They endorse a [...]