Tagged with Shia Islam

Islamic Sunni-Shiite Holy War Breaks Out in… London

By Daniel Greenfield There’s a bit of a problem with the Caliphate. Before the Faithful finish driving out the infidels and declaring the Islamic Republic of Londonistan, they’ll have to finish fighting each other. The collapse of American power under Obama has increased attacks on America, but it also really increased Muslim attacks on each … Continue reading »

Iran/Hizballah’s Global Shi’ite Terror Network

Terrorist attack aftermath in Burgas, Bulgaria. Photo: Dano Monkotovic/FLASH90 A deadly bus explosion in Bulgaria targeting Israeli tourists, a bomb plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, and a ship carrying large quantities of arms to terrorists – what do these have in common? They are all examples of hostile action by a global … Continue reading »

The Shiite split

Lebanon is still trying to come to terms with the latest turn of events on its northern border. More and more reports claim that Hezbollah fighters are involved in Syria, and the party’s leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a Tuesday speech that the party will not allow Syria to fall into the hands of western … Continue reading »

Pew: Relations Among Muslims

Pew:The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society Part 6 Relations Among Muslims Muslims see themselves as more devout than other Muslims in their country. Despite this fact, few see tensions between Muslims who are more religious and those who are less religious as a very big problem. Similarly, few Muslims say tensions between Sunnis and … Continue reading »

Hezbollah inciting strife in Bahrain

Bahrain’s Minister of State for Information Affairs Samira Rajab accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of encouraging terrorism and inciting strife in her country. “Hezbollah is fanning the flame of conflict in Bahrain and training terrorists,” Rajab was quoted as saying by Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai on Tuesday during a press conference at an Arab media … Continue reading »

Australia: Hezbollah ‘has sleeper cells here’

Cleric Sheikh Bilal Radwan says as many as 50 Australians have gone to Syria to join the rebels. Picture: Sylvie le Clezio. Source: Supplied HEZBOLLAH is operating three different sleeper cells in Australia, a leading religious leader in Lebanon has warned. Sheik Bilal Radwan, an influential Sunni cleric in Tripol, also told The Weekend Australian he … Continue reading »

What is al-Qaida doing in Iran?

Shia Iran seems like an unlikely host for Sunni terrorists, but such collusion does occur when they deem circumstances demand it, writes Alex Wilner. By Alex Wilner,  With the toppling of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in October 2001, some al-Qaida operatives found refuge in Iran, writes Alex Wilner.Photograph by: Ebrahim Noroozi , AP Canadians … Continue reading »

Iraqi Panel Promotes ‘Biden Plan’ For Federal Iraq

US Vice President Joe Biden talks with soldiers at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad, July 4, 2009. (photo by REUTERS/Khalid Mohammed) By: Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor Iraq Pulse. Posted on April 5. إقرأ باللغة العربية An Iraqi parliamentary committee, in a recent visit to Washington, has reiterated its demands to divide Iraq into … Continue reading »

Egypt’s TV puts a spell on you, warns Islamist preacher

Beware, viewers watching Egyptian satellite channels, for you could be “watching Pharaoh’s spell” at work. (Courtesy: Shourouknews.com) EMAN EL-SHENAWI, AL ARABIYA – We’ve heard of the jinx of the Sphinx, mystic curses from the lands of Ancient Egypt and the odd sprinkle of magic over all things mysterious. But recent claims from a prominent Egyptian … Continue reading »

The Assir headache

  Is there a more troubling figure than Ahmad al-Assir? The Salafist sheikh is like a protester, who, merely touched by a policeman, will scream that he is being murdered, all to attract attention. For a year and a half Assir has engineered confrontations to rally to his side a Sunni community angry with Hezbollah … Continue reading »