There’s just one catch — they’re filling them with “other Salafist ideas that are only slightly less extreme.” What could possibly go wrong? “Al Qaeda rehab includes spa treatments, family fun time in Saudi Arabia,” from FoxNews.com, May 26 (thanks to Kenneth): Saudi Arabia is reportedly experimenting with a unique approach to rehabilitating Al Qaeda […]
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Egypt: Three women murdered in Islamic honor killing
Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. A manual of Islamic law certified as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy by Al-Azhar University, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam, says that “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” However, “not subject to retaliation” is “a […]
UK jihad murderer had been held in Kenya for jihad activity, deported to Britain
Where he was able to roam free on the streets with a meat cleaver. “British soldier murder suspect had been held in Kenya,” from AFP, May 26 (thanks to Block Ness): One of the main suspects in the brutal murder of a soldier in London was arrested in Kenya more than two years ago for […]
Independent illustrates story about jihadist websites with screenshot of Jihad Watch
Got to hand it to the mainstream media — the illustration for this story about authorities in Britain trying to infiltrate and counter jihadist websites shows that their high standards for accuracy have not changed. And as for those authorities, if they’re as careful and discerning as The Independent, British citizens can be confident that […]
Muslim stabs French soldier in throat near Paris
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks…” — Qur’an 47:4 “French soldier stabbed while on patrol near Paris,” by Nicolas Bertin for Reuters, May 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): (Reuters) – A French soldier patrolling a business neighborhood west of Paris was stabbed in the neck and injured on Saturday […]
DoD: Fort Hood jihad massacre “criminal act of single individual,” not international terrorism
Hasan was in contact with Anwar al-Awlaki, but that doesn’t make it “international terrorism.” One wonders what would make it international terrorism — maybe Hasan would have had to have displayed an al-Qaeda membership card before screaming “Allahu akbar” and opening fire. In any case, these distinctions are stupid. Hasan’s act was jihad, but jihad […]
UK jihad murderer given weeks of Islamic training by Woolwich mosque, he returned more “radicalized” than ever
His mother took him there to keep him from being “radicalized,” and he returned more “radical” than ever. Is this mosque being investigated? If not, why not? “Woolwich attack: Michael Adebowale’s mother ‘tried to prevent radicalisation,’” by Josie Ensor, Edward Malnick and Martin Evans in the Telegraph, May 24 (thanks to Kamala): The mother of […]
Dagestan: Jihad-martyrdom car bombing injures 11
The Tsarnaev brothers lived in this area for years. “Suicide car bombing in Russia’s Dagestan injures 11,” from Reuters, May 25 (thanks to Lookmann): (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew herself up in car near a police building in Russia’s Dagestan region on Saturday, injuring 11 policemen and passers-by, Russian media reported. Dagestan, an ethnically […]
Christian Arabs beatify their “Palestinian” nightmare
As the pioneering historian Bat Ye’or has called for, Christians and Jews need to unite against a supremacist oppressor who would subjugate both of them (and has done so throughout its history). Instead, “Palestinian” Christians largely side with their chief oppressors. “Op-Ed: Christians Beatify Their Palestinian Nightmare,” by Giulio Meotti for Israel National News, May […]
Turks sentence blogger to prison for blasphemy
These are the kinds of laws that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) wants to impose on the U.S., with willing aid from American “journalists” such as Eric Posner, Sarah Chayes, and a man whose mainstream acceptance is emblematic of the decay of our public square: the Travis Bickle of jihad enablers, the egregious bottom […]