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UK: Whining Terrorist Gets 'Ikea' Makeover for Jail Cell
The Sun 16 December 2009
By JAMES CLENCH
HATE preacher Abu Hamza has got huge new wardrobes in his prison cell - after he whinged about his robes getting creased. Taxpayers paid hundreds of pounds for the Ikea-style furniture after he 
Turks Threaten to Kill Priest over Swiss Minaret Decision
Compass Direct News 16 December 2009
ISTANBUL — In response to a Swiss vote banning the construction of new mosque minarets, a group of Muslims this month went into a church building in eastern Turkey and threatened to kill a priest unless he tore down its bell tower, according to an advocacy group.
Canadian terror suspect Rana refused bail by Chicago judge
Toronto Star 16 December 2009
CHICAGO – A Canadian citizen accused of helping plot a terrorist attack in Denmark was refused bail on Tuesday, the day after federal prosecutors alleged he knew of last year's terrorist siege on
Ahmadinejad Announces Iranian Plans to 'Administer the World'
The Moderate Voice 16 December 2009
Just when you thought Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad couldn’t say anything more outrageous, he tops himself again. According to this analysis from Germany’s Die Welt of the Iranian leader’s
Al-Qaeda killing mostly Muslims: 85% of casualties non-Westerners, report says
National Post 15 December 2009
By Peter Goodspeed
Most victims of al-Qaeda terrorist attacks are Muslims living in Muslim countries, says a new report from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The study, by the academy's Combatting Terrorism
Norway: Extremist sites
Islam in Europe 15 December 2009
Martin Bernsen, spokesperson for the Norwegian security service PST, says that they know of Norwegian sites and chat-rooms disseminating extreme Islamist values. They've also noticed that more
Meshaal urges united front against Israel
Press TV 15 December 2009
Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal says the resistance movement is fully committed to the liberation of the Palestinian lands from the Israeli occupation. Speaking at Imam Sadeq University in
Egypts Coptic Christians: The Experience of the Middle Easts largest Christian community during a time of rising Islamization Ju
Hamas: Deal for Shalit release still a long way off 15 December 2009
By Jack Khoury
Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha said Tuesday that a prisoner exchange deal for the release of abducted Israel Defense Forces solider Gilad Shalit was still a long way off. President Shimon Peres told
High alert after 'fidayeen' enter Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata
Indian Express 15 December 2009
Kolkata, Mumbai and the national capital, besides Gujarat, have been put on high alert following intelligence inputs that Taliban-trained terrorists have sneaked into these cities to target vital
Saudi plan to open Dublin school
Irish Times 14 December 2009
As an Irish journalist who has worked in Saudi Arabia (1990-’93), I am very concerned at the proposal to open a Saudi government school in Ireland (Home News, December 9th). I am vehemently
UK Terror Suspects Cleared to Work as Security Guards
Times Online 14 December 2009
By David Leppard
Ten members of a suspected Islamist terror cell, said by MI5 to be plotting to blow up a shopping centre and a nightclub in Manchester, had been granted permission by the Home Office to work as
Tens of thousands pack Gaza in show of support for Hamas
Earthtimes (press release) 14 December 2009
Gaza City - Tens of thousands of people packed a Gaza City square Monday in a show of support for Hamas, as the Islamist group attempted to prove that its popularity has not wavered despite Israeli
Islamic Group Condemns Attack on Mosque, But A Double-Standard Emerges
CNSNews.com 14 December 2009
By Patrick Goodenough
The Organization of the Islamic Conference is condemning the attack on a mosque in the West Bank, but the Saudi-based body often is silent when Islamic sites are attacked by other Muslims – even when
Hamas predicts collapse of Abbas and his 'co-conspirators'
Arutz Sheva 14 December 2009
By Mati Steinberg
Anyone who wants to learn about the Palestinian Authority's effectiveness in handling security issues relating to Hamas' military and civil arms in the West Bank should have a look at a document now
Hamas PM vows to 'liberate Palestine' at Gaza rally
AFP 14 December 2009
By Adel Zaanoun
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya on Monday told tens of thousands of Hamas supporters his group remains committed to the elimination of Israel, on the 22nd anniversary of its founding. "We will
German-Turkish man charged with terror links
Expatica Communications 10 December 2009
Berlin - German prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged a Turkish-German citizen with suspected links to one of four men currently on trial for allegedly plotting to attack US targets in
Al-Qaeda demands release of prisoners in exchange for Spaniards
Monsters & Critics 10 December 2009
Madrid - The North African branch of al-Qaeda holding three Spaniards has demanded the release of imprisoned members of the international terrorist network in exchange for the aid workers, Spanish
UK: Islamic Supremacist Group Launches "Jesus4Shariah" Campaign
Pakistan Christian TV 10 December 2009
The British Islamic Supremacist group "Islam4UK" led by Anjem Choudary has a new campaign to promote Islamic Supremacism called "Jesus 4 Shariah."In this latest campaign, this group that has called
Five Americans arrested in Pakistan: Are more US citizens joining jihad?
Christian Science Monitor 10 December 2009
By Carol Huang
ISLAMABAD – The arrest of five Americans in Pakistan seeking to join jihad has drawn further attention to a trend of Westerners coming here to sit at the feet of veteran Islamist fighters,
Indonesia: Govt urged to review Islamic bylaws
AKI - Adnkronos International 10 December 2009
Jakarta - An Indonesian organisation has urged the government to review a number of Islamic Sharia-based bylaws deemed discriminative against women as part of its
