As the operation to free Mosul from the self-proclaimed caliphate approaches, the potential vacuum left after the Islamic State loses the city could lead to serious complications for the region. One who is poised to take advantage is Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has frequently been accused of wanting to establish his own caliphate, […]
Archives for October 2016
Dress depicting planes flying into Twin Towers horrifies British shoppers
A witness said this about the dress showing planes flying into the Twin Towers on 9-11: To me it feels like whoever made that dress or wears it supports what happened. I think it is disgusting. Whoever wears that is genuinely asking for trouble. It is beyond disgusting that whoever is responsible felt at liberty […]
EU orders British press NOT to reveal when terrorists are Muslims
A report from the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) found there was an increase in hate speech and racist violence in the UK. The report makes a whopping 23 recommendations to Theresa May’s Government for changes to criminal law, the freedom of the press, crime reporting and equality law. Note the astronomical number […]
UK judge says money spent to keep Muslim from joining jihad in Syria ok: it saved his life
What will Mr. Justice Hayden say if this young man whose life was saved at so much taxpayer expense decides to wage jihad right at home in Britain? “Judge questions why taxpayers’ money has been spent stopping British boy travelling to Syria for jihad,” by Danny Boyle, Telegraph, October 5, 2016: A High Court judge […]
Why Egypt’s Muslims Are Bitter Towards Coptic Christians
An analysis of this story. At a time when Coptic Christians are suffering abuses “every two or three days” in Egypt, a Muslim woman in America has made a video calling for more Muslim hostility against the Christian minority, in this case, in the guise of an economic boycott. In a video, Ayat Oraby—a Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer who has nearly […]
Robert Spencer in PJ Media: White House Proposes Official NEW RACE: ‘Middle East/North African’
More Islamopandering from Obama. My latest in PJ Media: Obama came into office amid hopes that America’s racial divisions would become a thing of the past. Instead of healing them, however, Obama has exacerbated them. Now he is going even further: one of the lasting legacies of his disastrous administration may be the creation of […]
Islamic State calls for random knife attacks in alleys, forests, beaches, “quiet neighborhoods”
Then when they happen, we will be told that they have nothing to do with terrorism and that authorities are trying to determine the motive. “ISIS Calls for Random Knife Attacks in Alleys, Forests, Beaches, ‘Quiet Neighborhoods,’” by Bridget Johnson, PJ Media, October 4, 2016 A new magazine issued by the Islamic State advises lone […]
Islamic State claims “jihad against Jews” rocket attack against Israel
“You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers to be the Jews…” — Qur’an 5:82 “Isis terror group claims ‘jihad against Jews’ rocket attack in Israel,” by Tom Porter, International Business Times, October 5, 2016: An Isis-linked Palestinian terrorist group has claimed responsibility for launching a rocket attack […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: What Do French Textbooks Teach About Islam? (Part I)
The historian Barbara Lefebvre took it upon herself to find out what is taught about Islam to students in French middle and secondary schools. What she discovered was not surprising, but deeply disturbing nonetheless. And her close analysis may encourage others — in Germany, in Great Britain, in Sweden, in the U.S. – to engage […]
Video: Robert Spencer on Barack Obama’s Fantasy Islam
In this new video, I explain how Barack Obama’s public statements about Islam do not accord with Islamic teachings or the reality of current events.