Are these men truly “deradicalized”? Maybe. But deradicalization programs have been spectacular failures everywhere. Qur’an 3:28 warns believers not to take unbelievers as “friends or helpers,” “unless that you but guard yourselves against them.” This is a foundation of the idea that believers may legitimately deceive unbelievers when under pressure. The word used for “guard” […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder at least 50 people who were clearing farmlands and gathering firewood
This is practically a daily occurrence in Nigeria, but the world yawns, as jihad terrorism doesn’t fit the establishment narrative, and so it is almost completely ignored. “Jihadists kill dozens in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno,” Reuters, May 24, 2022: At least 50 people were killed by militants on Sunday around the town of Rann […]
Nigeria: Muslims murder nine people in jihad raids on villages
All this goes on with appalling regularity, and the Nigerian government does nothing. It is increasingly difficult to escape the conclusion that it wants all this to happen. “Boko Haram kills 9 villagers in Chibok attack, destroy houses,” by Ndahi Marama, Vanguard, May 4, 2022: Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have killed eight villagers […]
Nigeria: Muslims storm brothel, tell people to recite Qur’an, murder ten who cannot do so
This is reminiscent of other incidents, including when a Muslim in Minnesota in 2016 asked mall shoppers if they were Muslim and then stabbed non-Muslims. In January 2022 in Nigeria, a man recounted that Fulani jihadis stopped him and started beating him. Then they asked him if he was Muslim or Christian; when he said he […]
Nigeria: Christian says jihadists are ‘still killing our members,’ 170 churches remain shut
All eyes continue to be on the humanitarian crisis precipitated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the world pulls together to give much-needed aid; at the same time, the world continues to ignore the ongoing genocide against Christians by Muslims in Nigeria. It hasn’t let up; nor will it, as jihadists will keep on spreading […]
Cameroon: Priest says his parish has been ‘paralyzed’ by heavy Islamic jihad activity
But the international media shows no interest in reporting about all this. It doesn’t fit their narrative, in which Muslims are always victims and Christians are always wealthy white oppressors. “Catholic Priest in Cameroon Says Parish ‘paralyzed’ by Heavy Boko Haram Insurgency,” by Agnes Aineah, ACI Africa, April 2, 2022: Boko Haram militants are expanding […]
Niger frees nine ‘terrorist chiefs’ from jail, including members of Boko Haram
What could possibly go wrong? It’s part of reconciliation efforts. Surely jihadis will reciprocate this gesture of good will. Won’t they? “Niger frees ‘terrorist chiefs,’ AFP, February 27, 2022: NIAMEY: Niger has freed “terrorist chiefs” from jail, including members of Boko Haram, as part of reconciliation efforts in the West African nation, officials and state […]
Nigeria described as world ‘epicenter of jihadi violence,’ Christian persecution at ‘catastrophic levels’
While the US House “voted for legislation to monitor and combat Islamophobia globally,” and Canada is about to appoint a Special Representative on combatting Islamophobia, who is monitoring the abuses committed by Muslims globally in the name of Islam? The massive tally of abuses against Christians in Nigeria, religious minorities and dissidents in Iran, and […]
Nigeria: Islamic State West Africa Province declares town of Gudumbali its ‘caliphate headquarters’
The Nigerian government has been unable to stop them, and it is an open question whether it is really even trying very hard to do so. This is a capital that could be heard from in the future. “EXCLUSIVE: Daring Boko Haram Terrorists Declare Borno Town As West African ‘Caliphate Headquarters,’” Sahara Reporters, January 24, […]
Nigeria: Muslims abduct more than a dozen girls in Chibok
According to Islamic law, Muslim men can take “captives of the right hand” (Qur’an 4:3, 4:24, 33:50). The Qur’an says: “O Prophet! Lo! We have made lawful for you your wives to whom you have paid their dowries, and those whom your right hand possesses of those whom Allah has given you as spoils of […]