From the daily archives:

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Kaboom in the Mosque(s)

October 10, 2007

Gunmen attack Afghanistan mosque From Al Bebeeceera: By Alastair Leithead Afghan mosques have ‘not normally’ been the scenes of violence Two people have been killed and at least 10 injured in Afghanistan after gunmen opened fire in a mosque during prayers in a province bordering Kabul. In a separate incident, also near the capital, a [...]

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Indonesia: “Pay the jiziyah or we’ll destroy (our) environment”

October 10, 2007

Indonesia demands cash for conservation SMH Indonesia wants to be paid $US5-$US20 ($A5.50-$A22.20) per hectare not to destroy its remaining forests, the environment minister says, for the first time giving an actual figure that he wants the world’s rich countries to pay. Participants from 189 countries are expected to gather in Bali for global climate [...]

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Mustapha in Cordoba: ‘Islamophobia Running Rampant’

October 10, 2007

From the ‘Islamofascists on a roll’ department: Agence France Presse should just rename themselves, “Al Jazeera Lite,” judging from this unbelievable piece of unvarnished, unedited Islamist propaganda: Islamophobia began with end of Cold War, OSCE meeting hears. Amr Mussa, Secretary General of the Arab League (C) speaks to the press during a conference by the [...]

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