The cause of “Islamophobia,” that is, a negative view of Islam, is all the anti-Muslim rhetoric out there. Right? “Attack by extremists in Burkina Faso kills at least 19,” by Sam Mednick, Associated Press, November 23, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — At least 19 people, including nine security force […]
Burkina Faso: Death toll rises to 53 in jihad massacre of military police
The jihadis appear to be a stronger force than the national military. Who is funding them? “Death Toll From Burkina Faso Attack Rises to 53,” by Henry Wilkins, VOA News, November 17, 2021: The death toll from Sunday’s attack by militants on Burkina Faso military police has risen to 53. The attack is the deadliest […]
Burkina Faso: Muslims murder at least 19 people in jihad raid on military police post
If only the poor dears hadn’t encountered so much “Islamophobia,” they might be stockbrokers today, instead of jihadis. If only the West would fork over more “aid money” (jizya); then this sort of thing wouldn’t happen. Right? “At least 19 killed in Burkina Faso terrorist attack,” Hamas-linked Associated Press, November 15, 2021 (thanks to Henry): […]
Burkina Faso: Muslims ask villagers if they’re Christian or Muslim, kill the Christians
This is reminiscent of other incidents, including when a Muslim in Minnesota asked mall shoppers if they were Muslim and then stabbed non-Muslims. In the Philippines in February 2019, Muslims murdered a man for failing to recite Qur’an verses, while releasing six others who could recite them. In Mali, Muslims screaming “Allahu akbar” took hostages, freeing those who could recite […]
Burkina Faso: Muslims slit throats of ten civilians, killing them, and kidnap four others
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks…” (Qur’an 47:4) “Several killed by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso,” AFP, November 2, 2021: Suspected jihadists killed around 10 civilians in northern Burkina Faso, officials said Tuesday, while four people were suspected to have been kidnapped. “Around 10 civilians were executed” after armed men, likely belonging […]
Since 2018, Islamic groups have assassinated or abducted at least 300 leaders in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso
Showing up the weakness and/or complicity of the governments involved. “Extremists target African village leaders in wave of assassinations,” by Edward McAllister and Lena Masri, Reuters, October 8, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): …The ambushes were part of rapidly growing violence by groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State in the Sahel, […]
Burkina Faso: Woman abducted by jihadis makes excuses: they’re poor, think they’d get ‘special place in heaven’
Blais was lucky. She managed to escape, unlike the scores of other men, women and children who suffer unimaginable fates at the hand of jihadists. Now, Edith Blais attributes jihadist abuse against minorities and women to their upbringing and poverty. “She understands they were just following orders, convinced they were doing the right thing thinking […]
Niger: Armed jihadis forcibly recruiting children, slaughtering others
At Niger’s borders with Mali and Burkina Faso, the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and al-Qaida-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) are battling it out, and it’s unimaginably brutal. Jihad wars and the excessive violence jihadists commit against their victims, including women and children, are always about the expansion of the Sharia — […]
Burkina Faso: Death toll in Arbinda jihad massacre now 120
Will the Islamophobia never end? An update on this story. “Burkina Faso terrorist attack kills 120 people,” DPA, August 20, 2021: Officials on Friday reported that a terrorist attack, following fighting in a remote area of Burkina Faso near the border with Mali, has left over 120 people dead. According to a government statement issued […]
Burkina Faso: Muslims murder 47 people in jihad attack on town
Jihadis emboldened everywhere. “Jihadist attack in Burkina Faso kills 47 people,” Agence France-Presse, August 19, 2021: Burkina Faso’s president has declared three days of national mourning after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in an attack in the north of the country. The attack was the latest bloodshed in an area with high […]