AWARE WITH RADICAL AND TERRORIST ISLAM

Prominent media personalities on both sides of the Atlantic are in trouble for recent comments made about Islamic countries. Is freedom of speech threatened?

Robert Kilroy-Silk is Britain's answer to Oprah Winfrey. Or perhaps I should say was, as Mr. Kilroy-Silk has fallen victim to "political correctness" (PC).
His often controversial daytime talk show weathered every storm until the one that broke in early January with the publication of an article Mr. Kilroy-Silk wrote for the British Sunday Express . In it, he made some blunt statements about human rights in Arab countries.
Nothing he said was untrue—but that's not the point. PC says otherwise and PC rules.
The BBC quickly suspended Mr. Kilroy-Silk's television program. Shortly afterwards he resigned. He should have no problem writing columns for the foreseeable future as many people agree with him, although the noose around freedom of expression is ever tightening.
Sir Bernard Ingham, a former press secretary at Number 10 Downing Street, the official residence of British prime ministers, wrote an article for the same Sunday Express one week later with the title, "How Political Correctness Has Robbed Us of Our Nation." Among other things, Sir Bernard points out that the same BBC that is so sensitive to criticism of Islam and Islamic countries does not allow correspondents to mention the sexual orientation and practices of British Cabinet members, even when these may be of relevance to voters.
The words of the prophet Isaiah come to mind: "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness" (Isaiah 5:20). What used to be considered good is now described as evil and vice versa.
Robert Kilroy-Silk is a household name in Great Britain, just as Paul Harvey is in the United States. But now Mr. Harvey, too, has fallen victim to PC—at the age of 84, and essentially over the same issue.
On Dec. 4 Mr. Harvey described the vicious nature of cockfighting in Iraq, adding the words: "Add to the [Iraqi] thirst for blood, a religion which encourages killing, and it is entirely understandable if Americans came to the bloody party unprepared," a reference to the recent war and subsequent difficulties maintaining the peace.
The following day the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) demanded "an on-air apology."
The following is taken from Daniel Pipes' Web site www.danielpipes.org . Mr. Pipes is a noted expert on Islam and recently published the book Militant Islam Reaches America .
Writes Mr. Pipes: "I have been documenting since 1999 CAIR's use of such censorious tactics against anyone who dares criticize Islam, militant Islam or Muslims. This reflects the militant Islamic ambition to privilege Islam, which implies in part a prohibition on discussion about it."
Continuing: "CAIR upped the ante on December 8th by calling on its minions to contact a different sponsor of Harvey's each day to press it to drop its advertising on his program 'until Harvey responds to Muslim concerns.'"
Mr. Pipes adds the comment: "CAIR here rejects the American principle of free speech and the belief that differences in opinion should be dealt with through reasoned discourse; it wants to close down debate. I can think of no U.S. organizations except the militant Islamic ones that deploy comparable tactics."
Sadly, "Harvey immediately capitulated to CAIR, announcing on Dec. 9 (through an on-air substitute) that he received letters from 'dear friends' who 'reminded all of us that Islam is a religion of peace, that terrorists do not represent Islam.'" CAIR offered Harvey the opportunity "to further his re-education by meeting with American Muslim leaders to begin a dialogue on issues related to Islam."
Here Mr. Pipes adds the comment: "Calling for Harvey to meet for 'dialogue' points to CAIR's intent not to move on but to exploit each opportunity to promote its agenda."
CAIR did not relent—a few days later General Electric suspended its sponsorship of Paul Harvey while it looks "into the matter further."
One final comment from Mr. Pipes: "This effort to crush an opponent—get his apology and then deprive him of his livelihood—typifies CAIR's illiberal approach."
9/11 highlighted Islam for Americans
Most Americans were blissfully unaware of radical Islam prior to Sept. 11, 2001. Mr. Pipes was not one of them. He has been warning Americans of what was coming for a decade. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 brought Islam to everybody's attention, but the official reaction at the highest levels of government in the United States and Britain was to keep repeating that Islam is a religion of peace. The media has helped reinforce this.
PBS carried a three-hour documentary a year or so ago on Christianity, followed by one soon afterwards on Islam. The first documentary tore Christianity apart, questioning everything in the biblical account; the second portrayed as fact everything written in the Koran and claimed by Muslims. None of this is new—the liberal elite that dominates our media has been making fun of Jesus Christ and His followers for decades. But the same liberal academics are not about to risk their lives by questioning Islam.
The Anglo-American response to this pressure from Islam is in contrast to the French approach, which has been highlighted in the same time period, December to January.
The Americans, the British and the French have three different approaches to immigration.
Americans believe that all immigrants who come to America are eventually assimilated. And that usually happens by the second generation. The British don't care too much about assimilation—their only requirement for citizenship has been a pledge of loyalty to the queen (though there is talk of changing this). The French have still a different approach—they believe that everybody must become French.
The French are in the process of banning religious symbols in public schools. This is intended to stop Islamic girls from wearing the traditional headscarf, though the new law will also halt the wearing of crucifixes and the Star of David. Parochial (religious) schools can still do whatever they want. There has been a great outcry against this decision, which attempts to force Muslims to assimilate.
While each country differs in its approach to immigration, all three are wrong. This is because they overlook an essential question that needs to be faced up to, one which PC makes it impossible to address. This does not mean it will never be addressed—it just postpones the problem, passing it on to the next generation, which will pay a heavy price for the negligence of this one.
The big question for Western countries is: Can Islamic values coexist peacefully alongside Western values? Or, as Michael S. Rose put it in a recent issue of The American Conservative: "The big question with respect to Muslim immigration to Europe and America is whether a tolerant society (as characterized by the West) can survive the presence of an intolerant minority (as characterized by Islam)." Mr. Rose was reviewing Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West by Robert Spencer. In reviewing the book, Mr. Rose writes: "The most absorbing point, if not the main point, of Onward Muslim Soldiers is that most Western countries, and especially France, are serving the twin gods of multiculturalism and tolerance to their own demise" ("Christendom, Awake," Dec. 15, 2003).
No doubt this realization led to the recent French government decision on headscarves—if Muslims are not assimilating, then apparently legislation is required to help them move in that direction.
In neighboring Spain, a Muslim cleric recently caused controversy when he published a book advising Islamic men on how to beat their wives and avoid prosecution—a classic example of how multiculturalism and tolerance are being taken advantage of.
Meanwhile, 80 percent of the imams in American mosques "are under control of radical extremist Muslims who teach violent jihad" (ibid.), a fact that bodes ill for the next generation of Americans.
The same is true for France, for "... all of France's 1,200 mosques are funded by foreign governments, and out of the country's 230 major imams, none is French" (ibid.).
The American Conservative published a review of another book on militant Islam in its Jan. 19, 2004, issue. The reviewer was Richard Cummings, who lectures on the Middle East at Princeton, the U.S. Naval Academy and the Center for International Relations of Boston University. The book he reviewed was Al-Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror by Jason Burke. The title of his review: "A New Vision of Terrorism."
In summation, Mr. Cummings wrote: "The only way to defeat this militancy and the concomitant terrorism of an amorphous al-Qaeda is not only to foster a dynamic and moderate Islam, but also to engage in a deep introspection. Is it just 'our freedoms' they hate, or something else? Perhaps it is our own lack of a sense of the sacred and our failure to appreciate that our avarice has engendered deprivations elsewhere that engender such rage. As Burke [the book's author] advises, 'All terrorist violence, "Islamic" or otherwise, is unjustifiable, unforgivable and contemptible. But just because we condemn does not mean we should not strive to comprehend. We need to keep asking why.'"
We should note two points made here, one by Mr. Cummings and the other by Mr. Burke, the author of the book on al-Qaeda.
Mr. Burke writes of the need to "keep asking why." This is made impossible by political correctness, which has already made a determination, the verdict being that all cultures can live together in perfect harmony and that, in the event of disharmony, it's all the fault of those brought up in the traditions of the West. It should be noted that not one Islamic nation believes this, as none allow immigration from the West—they do not believe in assimilation.
Secondly, we should note Mr. Cummings' comment: "Perhaps it is our own lack of a sense of the sacred" that is part of the problem. It is the Western world's own lack of conviction on spiritual matters that has allowed the victory of the PC elite, which teaches that all religions are equally valid. This, in turn, means that Islam and Christianity can live peacefully side by side, along with the antireligious and secular (most of the PC adherents).
The Old Testament book of Hosea states: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). Ignorance and apathy are enabling the PC brigade to control our minds while militant Islam takes advantage. As one Muslim leader put it in Robert Spencer's book: "Thanks to your democratic laws, we will invade you. Thanks to our religious laws, we will dominate you."

Everybody has heard the saying that “history repeats itself”. Recently, I heard a variation of that saying which read “history doesn’t repeat itself, it rhymes”. I find this to be much more accurate, especially with regards to the current situation in the Middle East.
Having provided a brief summary of the history of the Levant in two previous articles, I would now like to reflect on the very real dangers of the religious aspect of this conflict.
Many scholars and historians have found stark correlations between Nazi Germany in the 1930’s, and the modern radical Islamic movement. Just like the Nazis focused their animosity on the Jews to gain support and consolidate power, so too have radical Islamists used extreme anti-Semitism to gain momentum in their quest to regain control of Palestine. I encourage you to click on the provided links to learn more, as this is a development that applies to every American.
The parallels between Nazism and radical Islam are chilling.
Parallels in ideologies and practices such as:

anti-Semitism
quest for political dominance
demand for the total subordination of the individual free will
belief in the abolishment of the nation-state in favor of a “higher” community
belief in authoritarian governance by a divine leader (Islamic Caliph or Nazi Fuhrer)
the formation of radical youth groups (Hitler Youth, etc.)
mass rallies and protests calling for the extermination of Jews

Radical Islamists claim that Jews and Muslims have been at odds since the dawn of time, going back to the Biblical feud between Isaac and Ishmael, the sons of Abraham. In reality however, the two religions coexisted peacefully in the Levant for HUNDREDS of years, until the rise of radical Islamic anti-Semitism under Grand Mufti Mohammad Amin Al-Husseini in the 1920’s (Al-Husseini worked closely with the Nazis during the 30’s and 40’s and has been called the “Fuhrer’s Mufti”).
What is concerning is that the current level of anti-Semitism in the Middle East is rapidly approaching that of Nazi Germany in the 30’s. From 9/11 conspiracy theories to the 2010 Sharm el-Sheik shark attacks in Egypt, not only radicals, but educated businessmen, government officials, college students and children alike blame the Jews.
More recently, during the widely publicized riots in Egypt over the past few weeks, CBS reporter Lara Logan was reportedly attacked by a mob of over 200 men in Tahrir Square, the attack occurring amid cries of “Jew! Jew!”
If this state of mind in the Middle East pervades more than just a radical minority, then History itself could be repeating itself in front of our very eyes. True, the problem could be exaggerated, or it could truly be developing into a major threat. Either way, it would be imprudent for Americans to ignore it, as it is a situation that must be closely monitored.
I would like to stress that in NO way am I labelling all Arabs or Muslims as Nazis or radicals. I am focusing ONLY on the Islamic Fundamentalist movement and terrorist extremists, and trying to shed light on a delicate topic. Feel free to share your thoughts.

1970-1979

"Munich Massacre" in Germany by Islamic Black September militants, 1972.
Grand Mosque Seizure in Saudi Arabia, 1979. Approx. 250 Dead, 600 wounded.

1980–1989

A smoke cloud rises from the 1983 bombed American barracks at Beirut International Airport, which killed 242.

7–8 April 1980 – Misgav Am hostage crisis in Misgav Am, Israel. 3 dead, 11 injured

27 July 1980 – Antwerp, Belgium. Syrian Palestinian Said Al Nasr threw two hand grenades into a group of Jewish children waiting for a bus. 1 dead, 20 injured.

29 August 1981 – 1981 Vienna synagogue attack in Vienna, Austria, was attacked by Palestinian gunmen. 2 dead, 30 wounded

11 November 1982 – First Tyre headquarters bombings in Tyre, Lebanon, 102 dead, 28 injured

18 April 1983 – The April 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing, Beirut, Lebanon by the Islamic Jihad Organization, 63 dead, 120 injured^[1]

23 October 1983 – 1983 Beirut barracks bombing by the Islamic Jihad Organization, that killed 241 U.S. marines, 58 French paratroopers and 6 civilians at the US and French barracks in Beirut and injured 75.^[2]

2 November 1983 – Second Tyre headquarters bombings in Tyre, Lebanon. 60 dead, 40 injured

14 June 1985 – TWA Flight 847 was an international Trans World Airlines flight, which was hijacked by members of Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad. 1 dead.
7 July 1989 – Tel Aviv Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack, near Kiryat Yearim. 16 dead

26 February 1993 – World Trade Center bombing, in New York City. 6 killed.
13 March 1993 – 1993 Bombay bombings. Mumbai, India. 257 dead, 713 injured.
6 April 1994 – Afula Bus suicide bombing, Afula. 8 dead
13 April 1994 – Hadera bus station suicide bombing, Hadera. 5 dead
16 April 1993 – Mehola Junction bombing, Mehola junction, West Bank. 1 dead
28 July 1994 – Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vehicle suicide bombing attack against AMIA building, the local Jewish community representation. 85 dead, more than 300 injured.
19 October 1994 – Dizengoff Street bus bombing, Tel Aviv. 22 dead
11 November 1994 – Netzarim Junction bicycle bombing, Netzarim. 3 dead
24 December 1994 – Air France Flight 8969 hijacking in Algiers by 3 members of Armed Islamic Group of Algeria and another terrorist. 7 killed including 4 hijackers.
22 January 1995 – Beit Lid massacre, Beit Lid Junction. 21 dead
9 April 1995 – Kfar Darom bus attack, Vicinity of Kfar Darom, Gaza Strip. 8 dead
24 July 1995 – Ramat Gan bus 20 bombing, Ramat Gan. 6 dead
21 August 1995 – Ramat Eshkol bus bombing, Jerusalem. 4 dead
25 February and 3 March 1996 – Jaffa Road bus bombings, Jerusalem. 45 dead, 55 injured
March 4, 1996 – Dizengoff Center suicide bombing, Tel Aviv. 13 dead
25 June 1996 – Khobar Towers bombing, 20 killed, 372 wounded.
21 March 1997 – Café Apropo bombing, Tel Aviv. 3 dead
30 July 1997 – 1997 Mahane Yehuda Market Bombings, Jerusalem. 16 dead
4 September 1997 – Ben Yehuda Street Bombing, Jerusalem. 5 dead
17 November 1997 – Luxor attack, 6 armed Islamic terrorists attack tourists at Egypts famous Luxor Ruins. 62 killed, 26 injured.
14 February 1998 – Bombing in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. 13 bombs explode within a 12 km radius. 46 killed and over 200 injured.
7 August 1998 – 1998 United States embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya. 224 dead. 4000+ injured.
4–16 September 1999 – The Russian apartment bombings were a series of explosions that hit four apartment blocks in the Russian cities of Buynaksk, Moscow, and Volgodonsk. The explosions occurred in Buynaksk on 4 September, Moscow on 9 and 13 September, and Volgodonsk on 16 September. 293 dead, 1000+ injured. Several other bombs were defused in Moscow at the time.^[3]

5 August 2000 – Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombingskilling 18 ^[4]
12 October 2000 – Attack on the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden. 17 American sailors were killed, 39 injured.
March 4, 2001 – 2001 Netanya bombing, Netanya. 3 dead
May 18, 2001 – 2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing, Netanya. 5 dead
June 1, 2001 – Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing, Tel Aviv. 21 dead
August 9, 2001 – Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing, Jerusalem. 15 dead
September 9, 2001 – Nahariya train station suicide bombing, Nahariya. 3 dead
11 September 2001 – 4 planes hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda hijackers: two planes crashed into World Trade Center and one into the The Pentagon. Nearly 3000 dead.^[5]
November 29, 2001 – Pardes Hanna bus bombing, Israel. 3 dead
December 1, 2001 – Ben Yehuda Street Bombing, Jerusalem. 11 dead
December 2, 2001 – Haifa bus 16 suicide bombing, Haifa. 15 dead
13 December 2001 – Suicide attack on Indian parliament in New Delhi by Pakistan-based Islamist terrorist organizations, Jaish-E-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba. Aimed at eliminating the top leadership of India and causing anarchy in the country. 7 dead, 12 injured.
January 25, 2002 – 2002 Tel Aviv outdoor mall bombing, Tel Aviv. 25 injured
January 27, 2002 – 2002 Jaffa Street bombing, Jerusalem. 1 dead
February 16, 2002 – Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing, Israel. 3 dead, 30 injured
March 2, 2002 – Yeshivat Beit Yisrael massacre, Jerusalem. 11 dead
March 9, 2002 – Café Moment bombing, Jerusalem. 11 dead
March 20, 2002 – Umm al-Fahm bus bombing, Israel. 7 dead
March 21, 2002 – King George Street bombing, Jerusalem. 3 dead
March 27, 2002 – Suicide bomb attack on a Passover Seder in a Hotel in Netanya, Israel. 30 dead, 133 injured.
30 March 2002 and 24 November 2002 – Attacks on the Hindu Raghunath temple, India. Total 25 dead.
March 29, 2002 – Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing, Jerusalem. 2 dead
March 31, 2002 – Matza restaurant suicide bombing, Haifa. 15 dead
April 10, 2002 – Yagur Junction bombing, Yagur. 8 dead
April 12, 2002 – 2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing, Jerusalem. 6 dead
May 7, 2002 – 2002 Rishon LeZion bombing, Rishon LeZion. 15 dead
May 7, 2002 – Bombing in al-Arbaa, Algeria. 49 dead, 117 injured.
May 19, 2002 – Netanya Market bombing, Netanya. 3 dead
May 23, 2002 – Pi Glilot bombing attempt, Tel Aviv. dead
June 5, 2002 – Megiddo Junction bus bombing, Megiddo Junction. 17 dead
June 11, 2002 – 2002 Herzliya shawarma restaurant bombing, Herzliya. 1 dead
June 18, 2002 – Patt Junction Bus Bombing, Jerusalem. 19 dead
June 19, 2002 – 2002 French Hill suicide bombing, Jerusalem by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. 7 dead, 35 injured.
July 16, 2002 – 2002 Immanuel bus attack, Israel. 9 dead
July 17, 2002 – Neve Shaanan Street bombing, Tel Aviv. 5 dead
July 31, 2002 – Hebrew University bombing, Jerusalem. 9 dead
August 4, 2002 – Meron Junction Bus 361 attack, Israel. 9 dead
September 19, 2002 – Allenby Street bus bombing, Tel Aviv. 6 dead
September 24, 2002 – Machine Gun attack on Hindu temple in Ahmedabad, India. 31 dead, 86 injured.^[6]^[7]
12 October 2002 – Bombing in Bali nightclub. 202 killed, 300 injured.^[8]
October 21, 2002 – Karkur junction suicide bombing, Israel. 14 dead
October 27, 2002 – Sonol gas station bombing, Ariel, West Bank. 3 dead
23 October 2002 – Moscow theater hostage crisis; Some 40 to 50 Islamist militant separatist seized a crowded Moscow theater taking 850 hostages. 170 killed, 700 injured.^[9]
November 21, 2002 – Kiryat Menachem bus bombing, Jerusalem. 11 dead
January 5, 2003 – Tel Aviv central bus station massacre, Tel Aviv. 23 dead
March 5, 2003 – Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing, Haifa. 17 dead

April 30, 2003 – Mike's Place suicide bombing, Tel Aviv. 3 dead
May 16, 2003 – Casablanca Attacks – 4 simultaneous attacks in Casablanca killing 33 civilians (mostly Moroccans) carried by Salafia Jihadia.
May 18, 2003 – 2003 French Hill suicide bombing, Jerusalem. 7 dead
May 19, 2003 – Afula mall bombing, Afula. 3 dead
June 11, 2003 – Davidka Square bus bombing, Jerusalem. 17 dead
August 5, 2003 – 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, Indonesia; suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside the JW Marriott Jakarta lobby, killing 12 and injuring 150
August 19, 2003 – Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing, Jerusalem. 23 dead
September 9, 2003 – Tzrifin bus stop attack, Israel. 9 dead
September 9, 2003 – Café Hillel bombing, Jerusalem. 7 dead
October 4, 2003 – Maxim restaurant suicide bombing, Haifa. 21 dead
December 25, 2003 – Geha Interchange bus stop bombing, Israel. 4 dead, 20 injured
January 14, 2004 – 2004 Erez Crossing bombing, Gaza Strip. 4 dead
January 29, 2004 – Gaza Street bus bombing, Jerusalem. 11 dead
February 22, 2004 – Liberty Bell Park bus bombing, Jerusalem. 8 dead
March 14, 2004 – 2004 Ashdod Port bombings, Port of Ashdod. 10 dead
11 March 2004 – Madrid train bombings. 191 killed, 1460 injured (alleged link to Al-Qaeda).
August 31, 2004 – Beersheba bus bombings, Beersheba. 16 dead
1 September 2004 – Beslan school hostage crisis, approximately 344 civilians including 186 children killed.^[10]^[11]
9 September 2004 – 2004 Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta, Indonesia; suicide bomber exploded a one-tonne car bomb, which was packed into a small Daihatsu delivery van, outside the Australian embassy at Kuningan District, South Jakarta killing 9 and injuring over 150
October 7, 2004 – 2004 Sinai bombings, Sinai peninsula, Egypt. 34 dead
November 1, 2004 – Carmel Market bombing, Tel Aviv. 3 dead
2 November 2004 – The murder of Theo van Gogh (film director) by Amsterdam-born jihadist Mohammed Bouyeri.^[12]
13 January 2005 – Karni border crossing attack, Gaza Strip. 6 dead
4 February 2005 – Muslim terrorists attacked the Christian community in Demsa, Nigeria, killing 36 people, destroying property and displacing an additional 3000 people.
25 February 2005 – Stage Club bombing, Tel Aviv. 5 dead
5 July 2005 – Attack at the Hindu Ram temple at Ayodhya, India; one of the most holy sites of Hinduism. 6 dead.
7 July 2005 – Multiple bombings in London Underground. 53 killed by four suicide bombers. Nearly 700 injured.
July 12, 2005 – HaSharon Mall suicide bombing (July 12, 2005), Netanya. 5 dead
21 July 2005 London bombings – Four attempted bomb attacks disrupted part of London's public transport system two weeks after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The explosions occurred around midday at Shepherd's Bush, Warren Street and Oval stations on London Underground, and on a bus in Shoreditch. A fifth bomber dumped his device without attempting to set it off.^[13]
23 July 2005 – Bomb attacks at Sharm el-Sheikh, an Egyptian resort city, at least 64 people killed.
1 October 2005 – 2005 Bali bombings in Jimbaran & Kuta, Bali, Indonesia; a series of bombings kills at least 20 and injures over 100
October 26, 2005 – Hadera Market bombing, Hadera. 7 dead
29 October 2005 – 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings, India. Over 60 killed and over 180 injured in a series of three attacks in crowded markets and a bus, just 2 days before the Diwali festival.^[14]
9 November 2005 – 2005 Amman bombings. a series of coordinated suicide attacks on hotels in Amman, Jordan. Over 60 killed and 115 injured.^[15]^[16] Four attackers including a husband and wife team were involved.^[17]
December 5, 2005 – HaSharon Mall suicide bombing (December 5, 2005), Netanya. 5 dead
7 March 2006 – 2006 Varanasi bombings, India. A series of attacks in the Sankath Mochan Hanuman temple and Cantonment Railway Station in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi. 28 killed and over 100 injured.^[18]
March 30, 2006 – Kedumim bombing, Kedumim. 4 dead
April 17, 2006 – 2006 Tel Aviv shawarma restaurant bombing, Tel Aviv. 11 dead, 68 injured
2–3 June 2006 – A series of attacks erupted against targets in Southern Ontario, Canada, and the June 2, 2006, counter-terrorism raids in and around the Greater Toronto Area that resulted in the arrest of 18 people (dubbed the "Toronto 18") found to be members of an Islamic terrorist cell. 18 Al-Qaeda members were behind this attack plot. They were trying to storm the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, the Canadian Parliament building, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) headquarters, and the parliamentary Peace Tower, to take hostages and to behead the Prime Minister and other leaders. No one was hurt
11 July 2006 – 2006 Mumbai train bombings, Mumbai, India; a series of seven bomb blasts that took place over a period of 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai. 209 killed and over 700 injured.
31 July 2006 – 2006 German train bombing plot was a failed attempt for bombing two regional trains in Germany.
23 September 2006 – 2006 Prague terror plot – Islamist extremists were planning to take Jews captive in a Prague synagogue and then blow up the building, killing everybody inside.^[19]^[20]
January 29, 2007 – Eilat bakery bombing, Eilat. 3 dead
1 February 2007 – The 2007 plot to behead a British Muslim soldier – A group of British Pakistanis in Birmingham, England planned to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier in order to undermine the morale of the British Army and inhibit recruitment of Muslims.^[21]
March and April 2007 – 2007 Casablanca bombings, Casablanca, Morocco; seven suicide bombers killed one and injured four over a five-week period
30 June 2007 – 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack, Glasgow, Scotland; A car loaded with propane canisters was driven into the glass doors of the Glasgow International Airport terminal and set ablaze. 1 killed and 5 injured.^[22]
14 August 2007 – Qahtaniya bombings: Four suicide vehicle bombers massacred nearly 800 members of northern Iraq's Yazidi sect in the deadliest Iraq war's attack to date.
23 December 2007 – The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariate-Mohammadi (TNSM) claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing targeting a military convoy on behalf of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. The blast in the Mingora area of the Swat Valley killed five soldiers and six civilians.^[23]
27 December 2007 – The Pakistani government implicated the network in the December 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto although the group denies the charge. The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency also confirmed its belief of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's involvement in January 2008.
February 4, 2008 – 2008 Dimona suicide bombing, Dimona. 1 dead, 9 injured
5 February 2008 – February 2008 Bosaso bombings by Al-Shabaab. 25 dead, 80 injured.
2008 Exeter bombing – A failed attack which happened on 22 May 2008, at the Giraffe cafe and restaurant in Princesshay, Exeter, United Kingdom. Nicky Reilly, 22, a Muslim convert from Plymouth, pleaded guilty to launching a failed suicide attack on 15 October. The bomber was the only person injured.^[24]
2 July 2008 – In the Jerusalem bulldozer attack, an Arab resident of east Jerusalem identified as Hussam Taysir Duwait (also referred to as Hussam Duwiyat,^[25] Hossam Dawyyat,^[26] or erroneously as Jabr Duwait^[27]), attacked several cars on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem, Israel using a front-end loader (erroneously referred to as a bulldozer in the media^[28]), killing three people and wounding at least thirty other pedestrians, before being shot to death.^[25]^[29] Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev said that an inquiry indicated the attacker had been acting alone. 3 dead, 30+ injured.^[30] Three copycat attacks have occurred since then.
26 July 2008 – 2008 Ahmedabad bombings, India. Islamic terrorists detonate at least 21 explosive devices in the heart of this industrial capital, leaving at least 56 dead and 200 injured. A Muslim group calling itself the Indian Mujahideen claims responsibility. Indian authorities believe that extremists with ties to Pakistan and/or Bangladesh are likely responsible and are intent on inciting communal violence.^[31] Investigation by Indian police led to the eventual arrest of a number of terrorists suspected of carrying out the blasts, most of whom belong to a well-known terrorist group, The Students Islamic Movement of India.^[32]
3 August 2008 – The 2008 Mogadishu bombings in Somalia. 21+ dead, 46+ injured.
21 August 2008 – Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Maulvi Umar claimed that the group was responsible for 21 August 2008 suicide bomb attack on a military complex.
23 August 2008 – Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the 2008 Swat Valley bombing.
13 September 2008 – Bombing series in Delhi, India. Pakistani extremist groups plant bombs at several places including India Gate, out of which the ones at Karol Bagh, Connaught Place and Greater Kailash explode leaving around 30 people dead and 130 injured, followed by another attack two weeks later at the congested Mehrauli area, leaving 3 people dead.
29 October 2008 – 2008 Hargeisa–Bosaso bombings by Al-Shabaab. 30 dead, 80 injured.
6 November 2008 – Someone using the name Abdur Rehman claimed that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan was behind a 6 November 2008 suicide bombing that targeted tribal elders, who had gathered in the Bajaur tribal area to discuss efforts to coordinate with the government against the Pakistani Taliban. The blast took the lives of 16 and injured 31.^[33]
13 November 2008 – The [[N:Taliban in Pakistan captures convoy bound for NATO troops|Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan intercepted a military convoy]] along the Khyber Pass bound for NATO troops in Afghanistan.
26 November 2008 – Muslim extremists kill at least 474 people and wound numerous others in a series of coordinated attacks on India's financial capital, Mumbai. The government of India blamed Pakistan based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba and stated that the terrorists killed/caught were citizens of Pakistan, a claim which the Pakistani government first refused but then accepted when given proof. Ajmal Kasab, one of the terrorists, was caught alive.^[34]^[35]
March 3, 2009 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team – A bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers, part of a larger convoy, was fired upon by 12 gunmen, near the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.^[36] The cricketers were on their way to play the third day of the second Test against the Pakistani cricket team. Six members of the Sri Lanka national cricket team were injured. Six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were killed.^[30] These were the first attacks on a national sports team since the Munich massacre of Israeli athletes by Palestinian militants in 1972.^[37]^[38]
30 March 2009 – In telephone interviews with news media Mehsud claimed responsibility for the 30 March 2009 attack on the police training academy in Lahore.^[39]^[40] He told the BBC that the attack was in retaliation for continued missile strikes from American drones for which the Pakistani government shared responsibility. In the same interview Mehsud claimed two other attacks: a 25 March attack on an Islamabad police station and a 30 March suicide attack on a military convoy near Bannu.^[39]
4 April 2009 – Mehsud claimed responsibility for the Binghamton shootings, stating that they were in retaliation for continued missile strikes from American drones. The FBI denied this claim and stated this was nothing to do with Massod^[41]
18 June 2009 – 2009 Beledweyne bombing by Al-Shabaab. 35 dead.
17 July 2009 – 2009 Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotels bombing in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, Indonesia; suicide bombers hit the Marriott and 5 minutes later the Ritz-Carlton. 9 killed and 53 injured
27 August 2009 – Azam Tariq, spokesman of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a security checkpoint along the Pakistan-Afghan border near Torkham on 27 August 2009. Tariq said by telephone that the attack was the first in retaliation for the death of Baitullah Mehsud. Although the exact number of casualties was unknown, a doctor at a nearby hospital told Dawn News that they had received 22 bodies and local people working at the blast site said they had retrieved 13 bodies.^[42]
5 October 2009 – Azam Tariq claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed five at the UN's World Food Programme Islamabad offices on 5 October 2009.^[43]
12 October 2009 – The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, through Azam Tariq, claimed responsibility for the October 2009 attack on the army's headquarters at Rawalpindi. Tariq told the Associated Press that the attack was carried out by its "Punjabi faction" although the military insisted the attack originated in South Waziristan.^[44]
15 October 2009 – The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for three separate coordinated attacks in Lahore. 10 militants targeted buildings used by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Manawan Police Training School and the Elite Police Academy.^[45]
25 October 2009. Baghdad, Iraq. During a terrorist attack, two bomber vehicles detonated in the Green Zone, killing at least 155 people and injuring 520.
28 October 2009 – Peshawar, Pakistan. A car bomb is detonated in a woman exclusive shopping district, and over 110 killed and over 200 injured.
3 December 2009 – The 2009 Hotel Shamo bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia. A male suicide bomber disguised as a woman detonates in a hotel meeting hall. The hotel was hosting a graduation ceremony for local medical students when the blast went off. 25 dead – including four government ministers – and 60 injured.^[46]
30 December 2009 – The Pakistani Taliban, as well as the Afghan Taliban, claimed responsibility for the 30 December 2009 attack on Camp Chapman, a base of operations for the CIA, inside Khost Province, Afghanistan. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan released a video of Hakimullah Mehsud sitting next to the suicide bomber, Humam Khalil Abu Mulal al-Balawi, a Jordanian national who had been working with the CIA. In the video, al-Balawi states that the attack is in retaliation for the killing of Baitullah Mehsud. Many analysts doubted that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan acted alone.^[47]^[48]

1 January 2010 – Lakki Marwat, Pakistan. A suicide car bomber drove his explosive-laden vehicle into a volleyball pitch as people gathered to watch a match, killing more than 100 people.^[49]
14 February 2010 – 2010 Pune bombing, Pune, Maharashtra, India. bomb blast ripped through the city's popular German Bakery, close to the Osho Ashram and diagonally across from the Jewish Chabad House^[50] killing 17 people and injuring 65.Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) claimed involvement of Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT).Police arrested Mirza Himayat Baig Inayat Baig,who allegedly heads Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) module in the state.ATS has also arrested Bilal Baba Hussain Fareed Shaikh (27).In its chargesheet filed in a Pune court, the ATS has also named six other accused – all co-conspirator and absconding – Mohsin Choudhary, Yasin Bhatkal, Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal Bhatkal, Faiyaz Kagzi and Zabihuddin Ansari.^[51]
1 May 2010 – 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt, New York, New York, USA. Faisal Shahzad, an Islamic Pakistani American who received an American citizenship in December 2009, attempted to detonate a car bomb in Times Square working with the Pakistani Taliban or Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.
28 May 2010 – Attacks on Ahmadi Mosques Lahore, Pakistan. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed attacks on two mosques simultaneously belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, killing nearly 100 and injuring many others.^[50]
7 December 2010 – 2010 Varanasi bombing, India. 2 dead, 37 injured.
1 January 2011 – Alexandria, Egypt. A car bomb exploded outside a Coptic Orthodox church after worshippers had gathered for a prayer celebration on New Year's Eve. 21 dead, 97 injured.^[52]
24 January 2011 – Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia. A suicide bomb attack in the international arrivals hall of Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow killed at least 37 people and injured some 180.^[53] Attacks were later attributed to the Caucasus Emirate an Islamist terrorist organisation.
25 January 2011 – Manilla, Philippines. A bomb under a bus seat detonated on a passenger bus commuting in Manilla. 5 dead, 14 injured.^[54] The attack has been attributed to the Islamist Terrorist Organization Jemaah Islamiyah.
26 January 2011 – Khasavyurt, Russia. A car bomb explosion detonated by the Caucasus Emirate an Islamist terrorist organisation ripped through a cafe, with the blast killing and injuring both cafe workers and customers within the Russian city of Khasavyurt. 4 dead, 6 injured.^[55]
02 March 2011 – 2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Frankfurt, Germany. The 2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting occurred on 2 March 2011 at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. The shooter, Arid Uka, was arrested and charged with killing two United States airmen and seriously wounding two others. He was sentenced to life in prison on 10 February 2012. The shooting was the first deadly attack in Germany with an Islamist background.
18 April 2011 – Pattani, Thailand. Suspected Muslim insurgents have set off a car bomb that killed one soldier and wounded 25 people in restive southern Thailand.^[56]
25 April 2011 – Maiduguri, Nigeria. An explosion at a hotel killed 3 people and wounded 14 others in northeastern Nigeria. A second explosion went off at a cattle market in the town of Maiduguri; it is suspected that the attacks have been perpetrated by the radical Islamic sect Boko Haram (figuratively, "Western or non-Islamic education is a sin")^[57]
28 April 2011 – 2011 Marrakech bombing, Marrakesh, Morocco. A suicide bombing struck a cafe in Djemaa el Fna square, killing mostly foreigners and several Moroccan's, in the centre of Morocco's southern city of Marrakesh, which is located in southern Morocco. 16 dead and at least 20 injured.^[58] The attack was attributed to the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group.
8 June 2011 – Narathiwat, Thailand. Suspected Islamic militants killed two Buddhist monks and left a bomb at the scene that subsequently exploded and wounded five police officers. 2 dead, 5 injured.^[59]
18 July 2011 – 2011 Hotan attack, Hotan, China. A group of 18 young Uyghur men who opposed the local government's campaign against the full-face Islamic veil perpetrated a series of coordinated bomb and knife attacks and occupied a police station on Nuerbage Street, killing two security guards and taking eight hostages. The attackers yelled religious slogans, including ones associated with Jihadism.
30–31 July 2011 - 2011 Kashgar attacks, Kashgar, China. A series of busy markets and restaurants were attacked by the East Turkestan Islamic Movement in the city of Kashgar, by carbombs and stabbing attacks, killing 23 and wounding 42 people in total.^[60]
5 January 2012 Iraq bombings, Baghdad and Nasiriyah, Iraq by Islamic State of Iraq. 73 dead, 149 injured.
14 January 2012 Basra bombing, Basra, Iraq. 53 dead, 130 injured.
27 January 2012 Baghdad bombing, Baghdad, Iraq by Al-Qaeda in Iraq. 32 dead, 71 injured.
27 January 2012. Baghdad, Iraq. Suicide bomber kills 33 at funeral procession.^[61]
23 February 2012 Iraq attacks, Baghdad, Iraq by Islamic State of Iraq. 83 dead, 250+ injured.
28 February 2012 - 2012 Yecheng attack, Yecheng, China. At around 6 p.m. on February 28, 2012, a group of eight Uyghur men led by religious extremist Abudukeremu Mamuti attacked pedestrians with axes and knives on a crowded street. Local police fought with Mamuti's group, ultimately killing all and capturing Mamuti. One police officer died and four police were injured, while 15 pedestrians died from Mamuti's assault and 14 more civilians were injured.^[62]
20 March 2012 Iraq attacks, Baghdad and at least 9 other cities, Iraq. 52 dead, ~ 250 injured.
20 March 2012 – 2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings in Toulouse, France Algerian gunman on a motorcycle kills 4 at a Jewish school. 7 dead, 5 injured.
30 April 2012 – Gunmen of Boko Haram kill 15 people and wound many more in Nigeria.^[63]
10 July 2012 - Timbuktu, Mali. Islamist militants of the Ansar Dine group destroy tombs of the Djingareyber mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site.^[64]
11 September 2012 - On the anniversary of the 2001 September 11th attacks in the United States, Islamist militants killed 4 and wounded 7 in the Benghazi U.S. Consulate attack including American Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
29–30 September 2012 Muslims Attack Buddhist Temples, Homes Over Quran Facebook Photo in Chittagong. The latest reports indicate that about 15 temples and pagodas and about 100 houses of Buddhists living in the area had been set on fire.^[65]^[66]
21 November 2012 - Tel-Aviv, Israel. Bus explodes on Tel Aviv's Shaul Hamelech Street; 28 wounded, one seriously, one moderately.^[67]
21 February 2013. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. A series of two bomb blasts in a crowded place killed 16 people and 119 were injured. There were two blasts on Thursday at 6.58 p.m. and 7.01 p.m. The bicycle had a bag hung to its carrier, which the police believe had an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
15 April 2013. Boston Marathon bombings. Two brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnev, planted two bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The blast killed 3 and injured 183 others. ^[68]
7 May 2013. Hangu, Pakistan. In a wave of pre-election sectarian violence a suicide attack, at a rally for a candidate of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, a pro-taliban religious party, killed at least 15 people and injured more than 40 including an election candidate.^[69]^[70]^[71]
22 May 2013 Two men with cleavers kill British soldier, Lee Rigby in London.^[72]^[73]
25 May 2013 – Makhachkala, Dagestan. A female suicide bomber blew herself up in southern Russia's restive Dagestan, wounding 12 people.^[74]
25 May 2013 – Samarra, Iraq. A car bomb exploded near a bus killing six Iranians and one Iraqi. 14 others were wounded.^[75]