Over at Gatestone Institute (via RaymondIbrahim.com, where the links are), I discuss how the Obama administration is devoted to whitewashing the Nigerian jihad: While the Obama administration continues to say that the Islamic group Boko Haram’s jihad against Nigeria’s Christians””which has seen countless churches destroyed, and thousands of Christians killed””has nothing to do with religion, […]
Jihadist bombings in Somalia, Kenya, Nigeria more powerful in 2011
Imagine if they put that ingenuity and resourcefulness into building something constructive, rather than attempting to blackmail their targets into submission by destroying them bit by bit. It is far easier to destroy than rebuild, and easier to get attention that way, and so they become self-serving vandals, launching cowardly attacks against civilians. In Somalia […]
Priest in bombed Nigerian church reports up to 4 suicide bombers; attackers were prevented from entering church compound
Any jihadist attack on a church puts contrasting ideals of martyrdom on display. More on this story. “11 dead after suicide attack on Nigerian church,” from Agence France-Presse, March 11: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Catholic church in central Nigeria on Sunday, killing seven people and sparking panic in which security forces […]
Nigeria: Over 5000 children out of school after Boko Haram attacks
Jihad causes poverty. “Nigeria: Over 5,000 Children out of School,” by Kimei Hilton Ndukong for AllAfrica, March 8 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Human Rights Watch says their schools have been destroyed by Boko Haram Islamic militants. Over 5,000 school children in northern Nigeria are now at home after Boko Haram Islamic militants destroyed […]
Nigeria: At least 10 killed in suicide bombing on church
And will this attack bring about paradise under Sharia? Guess not. But they’ll try again. “At Least 10 Killed as Suicide Bomber Attacks Catholic Church During Mass,” by Ahmed Saka and John Gambrell for the Associated Press, March 11: JOS, Nigeria (AP) “” A suicide car bomber attacked a Catholic church Sunday in the middle […]
Boko Haram: “We are going to put into action new efforts to strike fear into the Christians of the power of Islam by kidnapping their women”
They want to “liquidate” Christians from the country. When they run out of unbelievers, or even before, they will turn on each other and implode, because their own ideology — the idea that those who are not implementing Sharia “correctly” must repent or die — can and will be used against them. If allowed to […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram planning “war on Christians” in coming weeks
Will the central government in Abuja act like there is still a central government in Abuja, and step up and protect its citizens? “Nigeria’s Boko Haram calls for “war” on Christians,” by David Eto for Bikya Masr, March 4 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): LAGOS: A Nigerian spokesman for the Islamic militant group Boko […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram lives up to name, burns down 7 schools
Jihad causes poverty, courtesy of the group whose name translates as “Western Education is Sacrilege.” The great irony is that Boko Haram is dependent on people who can read and write, and use technology. It would be one thing if the jihadists stuck to dumbing down themselves. If there are going to be jihadists, let […]
Nigeria: Blown tire foiled jihadist plot to crash church sanctuary with car, then detonate suicide bomb
“The issue is impunity, as there seems to be no consequence for the violence.” More on this story. “Targeted Christians: Boko Haram strikes again as a Nigerian church is bombed, killing four,” by Mindy Belz for WorldMag, February 29 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A Sunday morning bombing outside the headquarters of a leading […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram targets police station, bank
Boko Haram consistently targets people, practices, and institutions that would stand in the way of their imposition of Sharia. In doing so, they are destroying the physical and social infrastructure of the land they would then rule in pious squalor. Jihad causes poverty. “Gunmen attack police station, bank in nothern Nigeria,” from Agence France-Presse, February […]