Ibarra-Hernandez: Yet another Misunderstander He did not, however, succeed in gaining the space that is guaranteed in Paradise for those who “kill and are killed” for Allah (Qur’an 9:111). The funny thing about this story is that he was trying to draw attention to Islam by shooting at policemen, but he failed. He won’t draw […]
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Muslim U.S. soldier converted to Islam on Internet, traveled to Kenya with Qur’an and Islamic texts to join jihad terror group
How did he come to misunderstand the Qur’an’s beautiful message of peace and depiction of jihad as an interior spiritual struggle? Why does this happen so often to devout readers of the Qur’an? There are two questions we can be sure that investigators will not care or dare to look into. More on this story. […]
Afghan soldier starts firing at American soldiers playing volleyball, killing one
As I have said many times in the context of many similar incidents in Iraq and Afghanistan, there is no reliable way to distinguish a peaceful Muslim from a jihadist. This is yet more fruit of the unwillingness to make even a cursory attempt to take that fact into account. And every few weeks (the […]
Florida jihad suspect brawled with Christians, warned on YouTube to convert to Islam “before it is too late”
Sami Osmakac showed his affinity for violent jihad last year. “Moment terror suspect, 25, arrested over ‘bomb plot’ in Florida was caught on camera brawling with Christian protesters,” from the Daily Mail, January 10 (thanks to all who sent this in): A Muslim accused of plotting to bomb locations in the U.S. has apparently been […]
Pakistani Christian editor receiving death threats for reporting on persecution of Christians
The uniformity of the language in Islamic supremacist hate mail is striking. It is so formulaic that one could all but program an automatic jihad-mail generator to do one’s hating and kick back with a cup of tea. The language here is reminiscent of what we and others have received over the years. Did those […]
Vigilante morality police begin to operate in Egypt
Wherever Sharia experiences a renewed interest, the observable effect in countries far removed from one another is that tolerance decreases and harassment increases. Here we are again. We tried to tell you. The existence of such a group aims to put pressure on the government to do it themselves if they don’t want freelancers feeling […]
Tunisia’s main Islamic party takes heat for slow response to antisemitic rally for Hamas honcho
“Ennahda was at first slow to condemn their actions, earning the criticism of leftist and liberal groups which already regard the Islamist party with suspicion.” Said one expert: “I think a lot of people will see that hesitancy as a mark of their true intentions.” Ennahda had quite the dilemma: how to mollify Western backers […]
Denmark. “Interview: Threatened with beatings for not wearing Islamic scarf”
Recently, The Telegraph disclosed what many already know, namely that “thousands of honour attacks” happen every year in the UK. Also, CBN reported recently about “Islamic ‘Honor Violence’ Rising in the West.” But in many cases there is no attack, just pressure and threats. Not many killings, forced suicides, beatings, kidnappings, rapes etc. are needed […]
Spencer: Santorum more realistic than Romney and Paul on jihad
In Human Events this morning, I discuss several of the candidates who will be facing off up in New Hampshire today: After Rick Santorum”‹”s surprising show in Iowa, he may be the only candidate standing between Mitt Romney”‹ and the Republican nomination. But there is no contest between the two as to which demonstrates a […]
Iran sentences U.S. citizen to death for “espionage”
The regime does have a certain knack for taking hostages, and Iran is looking for all the leverage it can get against sanctions. It is noteworthy that they have prosecuted him according to Qur’an 5:33: “The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief […]