Shirley Sotloff is a grieving mother, and so whatever she says can be excused under that rubric. Nonetheless, her video is fascinating in numerous ways. She tells the caliph that her son was over there to chronicle the suffering of Muslims — i.e., look, Abu Bakr, this guy could be useful to you alive. She […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram top dog says seized town “part of Islamic caliphate”
The Islamic State’s caliphate? He didn’t say, although he has previously expressed support for that one. He may be establishing his own. This kind of infighting may be the last hope for Infidels at the mercy of clueless and compromised leaders. “Nigerian town seized by Boko Haram ‘part of Islamic caliphate’: leader,” by Aminu Abubakar, […]
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti denounces Islamic State as “enemy number one of Islam”
“Although senior Wahhabi clerics endorse execution by beheading for offences that include apostasy, adultery and sorcery, oppose women driving or working and describe Shi’ites as heretics, they differ from al Qaeda and Islamic State militants in opposing violent revolt.” That is the closest this report gets to what this is really about. The Grand Mufti […]
Danish military researcher: Islam’s plan for caliphate includes world domination
(Lars Bangert Struwe) Via 10news.dk, translated from JP: Lars Bangert Struwe, a researcher at the University of Copenhagen’s Centre for Military Studies … says that “the conflict has gone from being political to be religious” … the current conflict will last several years. Lars Bangert Struwe believes that the international community has hesitated too long. […]
Islamic State supporters give out leaflets in London hailing the caliphate
But…but…the White House assures us that “right now, ISIL’s primary focus is consolidating territory in the Middle East region to establish their own Islamic State.” So what are their supporters doing handing out leaflets in London? One would almost think that this group had global designs, but that would be “Islamophobic.” “Islamic State Supporters Hand […]
Jordan: Muslim group pledges allegiance to Islamic State’s caliphate
Qasim Rashid hardest hit. This group is named Sons of the Call for Tawhid and Jihad. Tawhid is Islam’s absolute monotheism. So here again we see a group totally dedicated to Islam misunderstanding and misinterpreting it — at least in the view of mainstream Western scholars and political officials. Why is this misunderstanding so widespread? […]
Sudanese Muslim group endorses Islamic State’s caliphate
Somehow the Sudanese Muslim group Al-Attasam belKetab wa al-Sunna didn’t get the memo that the Islamic State’s caliphate is nothing like the true, peaceful and tolerant model. Why do so many groups dedicated to understanding Islam properly and implementing it in its fullness end up misunderstanding the Religion of Peace — and why do they […]
New Islamic Caliphate Declares Jihad on … Muslims
The new “caliphate” of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi—the Islamic State, formerly “ISIS”—recently made clear that it means to follow in the footsteps of the original caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Sadiq (632-634), specifically by directing its jihad against fellow Muslims, in Islamic parlance, the “hypocrites” and “apostates,” or in Western terminology, “moderates.” This came out in the […]
Islamic State: “After the jihad of Syria, Turkey will be the next target”
“The Muslim identity is above all sectarian, dispositional and political considerations. No structure should be allowed to spoil Islamic fraternity and unity,” said Turkey’s Presidency of Religious Affairs. But of course, that is exactly the same argument that the Islamic State uses against Turkey and other Muslim states. “Report: ISIL planning ‘jihad’ for Turkey,” by […]
Robert Spencer in Real Clear Religion: Whitewashing the Caliphate
Over at Real Clear Religion today I discuss the New York Times’ fantasy-based and ahistorical attempt to dismiss the legitimacy of the new Islamic State caliphate. The more people reject the legitimacy of the caliphate, the better, but doing so on false pretenses doesn’t accomplish anything but — here again — deceiving non-Muslims into complacency. […]