Al Qaida

Source: www.salon.com --- 1 day ago
Nicolas Sarkozy must have expected his comments last week about  outlawing the burqa in France  to ignite national debate -- but, oh, how fast news travels in our digital age. Before long, the North African arm of Al-Qaida issued a response on various Islamic Web sites, vowing "vengeance," and calling for followers to "respond to this hate" and defend "the honor of our daughters and our sisters." Now, says Foreign Ministry spokesperson Eric Chevallier, the country is exercising  "very great vigilance" toward the threats and is determined "to fight terrorism." Well, this is unfortunate, to say the least. Just about the last thing needed in France's debate about banning the burqa is a threat of terrorism from Islamic extremists. The chances of a fair, levelheaded conversation about the issue already seemed slim, now it seems damn near impossible. Here we have an illustration of exactly the kind of black-and-white, good-versus-evil reactionism that almost always undermines conversations about Islamic garb. And, as always, the battlefield is women's bodies. On a related note, Christopher Hitchens belligerently argues today in the New York Daily News that the U.S. should consider a burqa ban, too. He compares the veil to "the compulsory growing of beards for men," arguing that they are are a symbols "of a denial of rights and the inflicting of a tyrannical code that obliterates personal liberty." Yet, he doesn't seem concerned with out ...

Source: www.sunherald.com --- 1 day ago
French officials were on guard Wednesday after an Al-Qaida affiliate threatened vengeance for President Nicolas Sarkozy's criticism of the face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women. ...

Source: www.chron.com --- 4 days ago
MANILA, Philippines — Suspected Al-Qaida-linked militants killed two unarmed soldiers involved in the construction of a school in the southern Philippines, officials said Sunday. ...

Source: www.voanews.com --- 7 days ago
Al-Jazeera reports American aid worker Christopher Legget was shot several times in Nouakchott for alleged 'Christianizing activities' ...

Source: www.postchronicle.com --- 1 day ago
In a major shift, most Pakistanis now see the Taliban and Al-Qaida as critical threats to their country,... ...

Source: www.insideworld.com --- 1 day ago
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Source: www.jpost.com --- 2 days ago
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Source: networks.org --- 3 days ago
(17:55 UTC) AP : Family forgives son's Al-Qaida linked killers in Mauritania ...

Source: www.tri-cityherald.com --- 7 days ago
Al-Qaida's North African branch has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American aid worker shot dead this week in Mauritania's capital, Al-Jazeera TV reported Thursday. ...

Source: www.startribune.com --- 1 day ago
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Source: www.thedailytimes.com --- 7 days ago
Al-Qaida's North African branch claims responsibility for the killing of an American aid worker from Cleveland, Tennessee, who was shot dead this week in Mauritania's capital, Al-Jazeera TV reports today. ...

Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk --- 7 days ago
Al Qaida is intent on using the internet to launch a cyber-warfare campaign against the UK, ministers claimed today. ...

Source: www.bing.com --- 1 day ago
French officials were on guard Wednesday after an Al-Qaida affiliate threatened vengeance for President Nicolas Sarkozy's criticism of the face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women. French officials were on guard Wednesday after an Al-Qaida affiliate threatened vengeance for President Nicolas ... ...

Source: www.strategypage.com --- 7 days ago
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Source: www.timesdispatch.com --- 7 days ago
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania—Al-Jazeera TV said Al-Qaida’s North Africa branch claimed responsibility today for the killing of an American aid worker who was shot dead this week in Mauritania’s capital. The Arab satellite TV station said it had received an audio statement from Al-Qaida of the Islamic Maghreb in which the group said 39-year-old Christopher Ervin Leggett was killed Tuesday for allegedly trying to convert Muslims to Christianity. ...

Source: www.worthynews.com --- 6 days ago
An American aid worker has been shot and killed in Mauritania by suspected Islamic militants of the Al-Qaida network because he was involved in spreading Christianity in the African nation, several Christian groups confirmed Friday, June 26. ...

Source: mypetjawa.mu.nu --- 3 hours ago
At least three Somalis from the Mineapolis area have been indicted by a grand jury on terror related charges. The Somalis were recruited by Al Shabaab, a terrorist organization with close ties to Al Qaida. One of the indicted is... ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 1 day ago
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