While deciding to keep all mosques open, the Pakistani government vowed to adhere to “precautionary measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.” How they intend to do this is unclear. And here’s the real comfort: the President of Pakistan, Imran Khan, “assured the clergy that he would soon announce a special worship day called […]
Bangladesh: Over 100,000 gather for funeral of Islamic teacher, defying coronavirus lockdown
In late March, tens of thousands of Muslims defied official warnings in Bangladesh to hold a mass public prayer for protection from the coronavirus. Jihad Watch reported at the time: They’re waging “health jihad” and heeding dictates similar to those of the Iraqi Kurdish Supreme Fatwa Committee, which declared “anyone who dies due to Covid-19 is a martyr […]
Gaza medical system on verge of collapse, Hamas turns to Israeli doctors for coronavirus training
Abdelnasser Soboh, the head of the World Health Organization’s sub-office in Gaza, warned that the entire Gaza health system is in danger of collapse because it “is already shaky and barely functioning. It cannot take on the burden of a large number of cases.” And so Israeli doctors are training Gazans on how to deal […]
Chad: 1,000 Boko Haram jihadis killed in retaliatory strikes by Chadian soldiers
At the end of March: Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 92 Chadian soldiers in the deadliest attack on the nation’s forces, Chad President Idriss Deby Itno said. Chad responded: Its soldiers have killed some 1,000 jihadists in an operation on the islands of Lake Chad that targeted Boko Haram fighters. According to Foreign Policy, […]
Joe Biden slams Trump supporters for believing “all Muslims are bad”
“Former Vice President Joe Biden is claiming that some supporters of President Donald Trump back the notion that ‘all Mexicans are rapists’ and that ‘all Muslims are bad.’” In 2016, Hillary Clinton also made a blanket statement, calling Trump supporters a “basket of deplorables.” She also declared that “Muslims are peaceful and tolerant people and […]
Turkey: Intelligence officer who knew of Erdogan’s links to jihad groups is mysteriously killed in Libya
Turkey’s link to the worst jihad groups, including the Islamic State, is documented; in late March, MEMRI reported that a Turkish website which promotes the material of the Islamic State included an article called “Kill The Idolaters Wherever You Find Them.” Islamic State networks have also been reported to be operational inside Turkey. Classified documents […]
Turkey: Netflix branded ‘Islam’s enemy’ over rumors of gay character in teen series
Netflix is being branded as “Islam’s enemy” over “rumours of a gay character on a Turkish Netflix series.” The flareup in Turkey now in progress over the series is to be expected. Islamic law is clear on the punishment of execution (Abu Dawud 4462) for homosexual activity, and it is carried out in many Sharia […]
Italy: Leftist government shuts out Muslim migrants only because coronavirus makes the country unsafe for them
Migrants from Africa have been pouring into Italy — sometimes 10,000 in a single week — since 2015. In one notorious incident, “Muslims who were among migrants trying to get from Libya to Italy in a boat…threw 12 fellow passengers overboard — killing them — because the 12 were Christians.” Still migrants continued to pour […]
Iran: Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says its new coronavirus detector can identify infected people 100 meters away
Characteristic of Iran is its hyperbolic ranting and deception as it continues its Islamic supremacist threats and exaggerations. When the coronavirus pandemic first started, the Ayatollah Khamenei denied the impact of the disease on his people and declared a “health jihad” against it. Then came news that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps was performing military […]
Advocates of Sharia finance claim that “embracing Islamic finance presents an opportunity for Canada”
Islamic finance is being promoted yet again in Canada. According to the Gulf Times, Sharia finance is rapidly expanding, along with an increasing Sharia-adherent population in the country. Jihad Watch recently reported that Sharia-compliant financial assets are expected to reach $3.8 trillion by 2023, outperforming conventional banks. This is bad news, as Sharia financing is […]