Did you know: Last week, Boko Haram, an Islamist terror group in Nigeria, slaughtered 29 school children for "the crime" of participating in Western, secular education. To date, Boko Haram has been linked to the deaths of 3,600 Nigerians, with almost weekly attacks on Christian churches. The U.S. State Department has refused to designate Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
Ramadan began July 8 and runs through August 17. This year, Arab satellite TV channels are airing "Khaybar." a series referring to the Muslim massacre of Jews in that town in 628CE.
Bangladesh
Before the Khmer Rouge There was the Al-Badr Brigade (CAMERA) The recent request by the government of Bangladesh to extradite prominent British Muslim leader Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin to stand trial for atrocities committed in 1971, provides disturbing historical perspective on the phenomenon of Islamic extremism. Mueen-Uddin is a prominent Muslim leader in England. He has served as chairman of the Multi-Faith Group Healthcare Chaplaincy in Britain and is a trustee of Britain's leading Islamic charity, Muslim Aid. He was a leading figure in the protests by the British Muslim community against Salman Rushdie. According to the indictment, Mueen-Uddin was a leader of a Pakistani Islamist group called the Al-Badr Brigade that hunted down prominent secularist intellectuals in what was then East Pakistan.
Britain
Three Cheers for TAG [Together Against Grooming] - Douglas Murray (Gatestone Institute) Several years ago, a friend in Australia told us about a very similar situation there.
Iran
U.S. Government Report: Iran Could Develop an ICBM Capable of Reaching the U.S. by 2015 (U.S. National Air and Space Intelligence Center)
Ahmadinejad says Holocaust denial was his major achievement - JTA & Times of Israel Staff (Times of Israel) This was previously a ‘taboo subject,’ outgoing president boasts. Iran’s own Fars English news website does not report his comments
The Terror Threat and Iran's Inroads in Latin America - Sebastian Rotella (Pro Publica)
Lebanon
Hizbullah Fighters' Families Unhappy about Syria Involvement - Zaid Bin Kami (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Lebanese Shi'ites said while their children had fought the Israelis in 2006, their men's participation in the fight against the Syrian people, in defense of the Syrian government, was shameful and unacceptable. Leading figures within Hizbullah plan to send a delegation to Iran to explain the difficulties and tell the Iranian leadership that the party was no longer able to support the Syrian government alone by sending fighters from Lebanon, and that Iran had to send more Iranian fighters than it did before.
Palestinians
Fatah Condemns Palestinians Who Met with Israelis in Ramallah - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post) The meeting took place in spite of an ongoing campaign by Palestinians to combat any form of "normalization" with Israel.
West Bank Palestinians Call for Third Intifada Against Israel (Ma'an News-PA)
Gaza Islamists Head to Sinai to Fight Egyptian Army - Roi Kais (Ynet News)
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Targeting Iran and Israel with Ballistic Missiles - Colin Freeman (Telegraph-UK)
Syria
Assad Heating Up Israel's Golan Border - Ron Ben-Yishai (Ynet News)
