November 1999 Blog Posts (5)

Terry Jones to Burn Qurans on 9/11

The Rev. Terry Jones is planning to burn 2,998 Qurans on Sept. 11 in Tampa, though the exact location of the event has not been announced.

But on Jones’ Facebook page, Google Maps directs attendees to an exact location in West Tampa.

The directions are very specific. Motorists are told to exit the interstate and get onto East Floribraska Avenue. Eventually, drivers are told to “turn right onto North Ola Avenue, and then immediately turn left onto West Street.”

The directions say to [...]

Muslim Terror Cell in Israel Plotted to Murder, Steal Body

The Shin Bet revealed Tuesday that in recent months it exposed a terrorist cell in the Hevron region that was planning to steal an Israeli citizen’s body, in hopes of trading the corpse for imprisoned terrorists.

The cell was affiliated with the Islamic Jihad terrorist group.

Several members were arrested. They were identified as Matez Mahmoud Taleb Abido, Bashir, Ayeed Mahmoud Zahada, Hazam Ouni Mahmoud Tawil, and Abdullah Mahmoud Ata Abido.

Hazam Tawil and Abdullah Abido have served previous prison terms for terror-related crimes.

The cell [...]

Seven Muslims in Myanmar Receive Extensive Sentencing for Role in Riots

Seven Muslims have been jailed for their role in religious clashes in the Burmese town of Meiktila in March.

The Myanmar news site Mizzima reported that the men received terms ranging from two to 28 years.

So far no Buddhists have been convicted in connection with the deadly clashes

“We are sentencing people according to the law based on evidence presented at trial. We have no bias at all based on religion,” insisted Mandalay region advocate general Ye Aung Myint. He said 87 people have [...]