Misunderstanders of Islam think they have to defend Islam with murder. Where did they get such a crazy idea? And when will Honest Ibe Hooper and Boy Reza Aslan explain to Boko Haram how they’re getting the Religion of Peaceâ„¢ all wrong, wrong, wrong? “Hotel blast in northeast Nigeria kills 2; 8 hurt,” by Njadvara […]
Archives for April 2011
Egypt: Christians fleeing as Sharia state approaches
I tried to tell you. “Christians flee from coming Shariah law: Muslim overthrow of African nations leaves Copts terrified,” by Michael Carl for WorldNetDaily, April 23 (thanks to Assad Elepty): The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood says they want to institute Shariah law, while intelligence sources report al-Qaida is now staging attacks in the nation, prompting Egypt’s […]
Libya and Syria: Is Barack Obama inconsistent?
An editorial in the Washington Examiner, “Libya, Syria expose Obama’s foreign policy incoherence,” April 24 (thanks to David), accuses Barack Obama of inconsistency: Teddy Roosevelt famously talked softly but carried a big stick. President Obama does the opposite: He talks big but carries a stick that is steadily getting softer. And sometimes he doesn’t say […]
Easter in Baghdad: Jihadists wound seven with bomb at church
Will the Islamophobia never end? “7 wounded in bombing outside Baghdad church: Iraqi Christians have faced a recent wave of violence,” by Saad Abdul-Kadir for The Associated Press, April 24 (thanks to Pamela Geller): BAGHDAD “” An Iraqi police official says seven people have been wounded by a roadside bomb outside the entrance of a […]
Bridge for sale: Pakistan’s army chief says his forces have broken the jihadists’ “backbone”
In November 2009, Pakistan’s foreign minister, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said that the Taliban is being routed along the Afghanistan border. “The operation so far has been very successful,” he revealed. “The resistance that we were expecting initially did not come with the same swiftness we were expecting.” AP reported that “Pakistan’s armed forces hope […]
Pakistani Christians celebrate Easter quietly: “If we celebrate it with a fanfare, we fear somebody might get annoyed and attack us”
Somebody! Maybe militant Rotarians. Dhimmis — primarily Jews and Christians under the “protection” of the Islamic state — are “forbidden to…recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public display of their funerals and feastdays” (‘Umdat al-Salik, o11.5(6)). “Low-key Easter preparations for Pakistan’s Christians,” by Kamran Haider for Reuters, April 24: GOJRA, Pakistan (Reuters) – […]
Muslim policemen shouting “Allahu akbar” open fire on Jews praying at Joseph’s Tomb
“It was crazy, they were shooting to kill.” And yet the world will continue to condemn Israel and portray the Palestinians as victims. “Witness: Shooters yell Allahu Akbar,” by Yair Altman for Ynet News, April 24 (thanks to Pamela Geller): A group of Breslov Hassidim’s regular twilight visit to Palestinian controlled Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus […]
Muslim Brotherhood leader: Our objective is to establish an Islamic state
And not just in Egypt. Jihad Watch reader Coptic, who sent in this story, writes: “Please note that the translation the newspaper did is very very deceitful. El Shater actually said to control the world, and take over the world, but the newspaper translated it ‘to become world leaders.’”) Arabic text here.”Brotherhood leader: Preparing for […]
Palestinian Christian good will: “Jews, Jews! Your holiday [Passover] is the Holiday of Apes”
The Qur’an says three times that Allah transformed Jews into apes and pigs: 2:62-65; 5:59-60; and 7:166. In the link inside this piece is yet more evidence that, contrary to the bland protestations of “moderate” spokesmen in the U.S., all too many Muslims apply those hateful passages to Jews today. And the main story is […]
“O Hades, you have been angered by encountering Him in the nether world”
I wish a joyous and beautiful Paschal season to all those who are celebrating the Resurrection of Christ tonight. In the year since I last extended Paschal greetings to Christian Jihad Watch readers, we have seen a sharp increase both in the Muslim persecution of Christians worldwide and in Muslims in the West claiming victimhood […]