By Abu Bakr al-Yamani in Sanaa Members of Liwaa Hamza, a newly-formed Islamic brigade in the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor, hold the flags of Jabhat al-Nusra (left) and another Islamist unit. [Zac Baillie/AFP] Yemeni officials and clerics are criticising calls for Yemeni youth to fight alongside Jabhat al-Nusra (JAN) and other extremist opposition groups … Continue reading »
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Yemen’s Forgotten Christians
Originally published by the Gatestone Institute. When one thinks of Yemen—the impoverished Arab country that begat Osama bin Laden and is cushioned between Saudi Arabia and Somalia, two of the absolute most radical Muslim nations—one seldom thinks of Christians, primarily because they are practically nonexistent in such an inhospitable environment. In fact, most tallies suggest … Continue reading »
Saudi jets bolster US drone attacks on Yemen: report
AFP – Saudi Arabia has provided fighter jets to assist the United States with its drone strikes against Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen, the London Times reported on Friday. US drones are backing Yemeni forces combating militants of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The group’s Yemen branch is considered by Washington to be the most … Continue reading »
Buried Christian Empire Casts New Light on Early Islam
A crowned figure chiseled in stone was uncovered by Dr. Paul Yule of Germany’s Heidelberg University, at an archeological site in Yemen. (Courtesy Dr. Paul Yule) Archeologists are studying the ruins of a buried Christian empire in the highlands of Yemen. The sites have sparked a number of questions about the early history of Islam. … Continue reading »
Al Qaeda Offers Bounty on American Ambassador
AP reports: SANAA, Yemen — Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen has offered to pay tens of thousands of dollars to anyone who kills the U.S. ambassador in Sanaa or an American soldier in the country. An audio produced by the group’s media arm, the al-Malahem Foundation, and posted on militant websites Saturday said it offered three … Continue reading »
In Yemen trading girls is economical
Exchange, or tradeoff, marriages provide a suitable solution to address the problem of high dowries and dire living conditions in Yemen. The idea sounds strange, more like a bartering of goods as in the past, except that goods are replaced by women in this case. Basically, whoever is unable to pay the dowry of the … Continue reading »
Yemen: Amputations, beheadings, and a crucifixion..Thats Sharia baby
Don’t they know Sharia is benign and completely compatible with Western values, as Imam Rauf told us? Well, no. They’ve been reading the Qur’an: “This is the recompense of those who fight against God and His Messenger, and hasten about the earth, to do corruption there: they shall be slaughtered, or crucified, or their hands … Continue reading »
#Obama #Muslim Outreach:#Yemen man who headed security team at #US embassy assassinated
I wonder what the administration will blame for this murder? Another movie, perhaps? Reuters: Masked gunmen shot dead a Yemeni man on his way to work at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Thursday, a security source said, the latest in a wave of assassinations in the Arab state where Washington is battling al Qaeda … Continue reading »
Video of Alleged US spy crucified in Yemen
Video of the genocidal trash Muslims handiwork…all the reason this religion needs outlawed and destroyed once and for all An Al-Qaeda-affiliated group in Yemen crucified an alleged US spy, and posted a video of the crucifixion on YouTube, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) said on Wednesday. MEMRI posted the clip, but only to … Continue reading »
Terrorist Fishing in the Yemen
Last month, according to news accounts, U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to widen the scope of drone attacks carried out against al Qaeda members in Yemen. Previously, strikes targeted only known individuals; henceforth, the CIA and the U.S. military’s Joint Special Operations Command will be permitted to target people whose patterns of behavior make them … Continue reading »
Qaeda commander wanted in USS Cole bombing killed
Al-Qaeda commander in Yemen, Fahad al-Qasaa, wanted in USS Cole bombing has been killed in air raid, Al Arabiya correspondent reported, citing tribal sources. The October 2000 attack on the U.S. Navy destroyer, the USS Cole, in Yemen’s port of Aden killed 17 sailors and wounded 40 more. “Fahd al-Quso, who was wanted by the … Continue reading »
Yemen: Sharia Supporters Behead ‘Sorceress’
According to the Arabic website Al Shorfa, an al-Qaeda affiliated group in Yemen, called Ansar al-Sharia (or the “Supporters of Sharia Law“) beheaded a woman on April 11 for “practicing magic and sorcery.” Members of the group broke into the home of Sharifa Amr—a local healer who used natural herbs to treat sick people—“beheaded her, … Continue reading »
Barack Obama’s Mideast Madness
By Oliver North WASHINGTON — Nine years ago this week, President George W. Bush ordered more than 250,000 troops in a U.S.-led coalition to cross the “berm” on the border of Kuwait and head into Iraq. Weeks later, Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime was finished, and the despot was in hiding. It was a stunning victory … Continue reading »
Think tank: US intervention in Syria could require 300K troops, cost $300 billion
A think tank report says that U.S. intervention in Syria involving on-the-ground forces could require between 200,000 and 300,000 troops and cost up to $300 billion per year to be executed properly. By Jeremy Herb – From The Hill: While no one is advocating a strategy involving an invasion, the report from the Brookings Institution’s … Continue reading »
Muslim Antisemitism: What everyone needs to hear
Great read: :Muslim Antisemitism: What My Daughter’s Friend and Ambassador Gutman Need to Know by Richard Landes. One of my daughters recently wrote me about a friend who thought that “most of the Muslim antisemitism in Europe wasn’t based on their dislike of what is going on in Israel and not so much on religion.” … Continue reading »
Sharia Greeting Cards
Insane, but pretty accurate for the ME This is likely the most subversive idea I have ever had! Print the PDF on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper (for best results use 110 # card stock with a 96 brightness or better). Fold twice and tadaah! Now you have a sharia greeting card! All you … Continue reading »
