Erdogan’s desire to restore the Ottoman caliphate has long been clear, and now it is becoming increasingly open. This is why he never strongly opposed the Islamic State: he had hoped to incorporate its caliphate into his own. The Islamic State caliphate is gone, but Erdogan’s caliphate dreams are undimmed. “Caliphate is Erdoğan’s, Islamist columnist […]
Illinois: Muslim cleric says “we all have a higher goal, and that is the establishment of the caliphate”
The caliphate is, in Sunni Islamic theology, the sole legitimate government to which Muslims owe loyalty. It is ruled by a caliph, the military, political, and spiritual successor of Muhammad, and implements Islamic law, which is considered the non-negotiable law of Allah. How loyal do you think Sheikh Omar Baloch is to the American system […]
Islamic State down to its last square mile in eastern Syria
The Islamic State declared its caliphate on June 29, 2014, and it looks as if it will last less than five years. Time to bring our troops home and work on containing jihad activity and preventing jihadis from coming here, rather than keeping American troops on endless missions in foreign countries. “IS militants cling to […]
Muslima from Canada: “Having slaves is part of Sharia. I believe in Sharia, wherever Sharia is”
Dura Ahmed is being treated as a victim in the Canadian media, and will likely be able to resume living freely in Canada despite having gone to live in the Islamic State. What kind of a life will she make in Canada? Do you think she will raise her children to be loyal, productive members […]
Pompeo: “We’ve taken down 99 percent” of the Islamic State caliphate
This is a momentous statement. When Barack Obama left office, the Islamic State caliphate looked as if it was here to stay, and was following the precedent of the Palestine Liberation Organization in moving from being considered a jihad terror group to being respectable. But now it is almost all gone, although the Islamic State […]
Syria: US-backed Kurdish forces take Hajin, the last town held by the Islamic State
The dream is very nearly over. The Islamic State’s dream of reestablishing the caliphate died relatively quickly. It declared its caliphate on June 29, 2014, and four and a half years later, its aspirations of establishing a vast Islamic empire have come to naught, although that is not to say that the Islamic State is […]
Robert Spencer: Muslim Leader Calls for Conquest of “America, Britain, Russia, France, and Italy”
My latest at the Geller Report: Recently a Muslim spokesman in Tunisia named Said Khecharem, who is affiliated with the international pro-Sharia, pro-caliphate organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, declared (to delighted screams of “Allahu akbar” from his audience), that the “establishment of an Islamic state…requires the conquest of America, Britain, Russia, France, and Italy – Rome and […]
Muslim leader: Establishing an Islamic state “requires the conquest of America, Britain, Russia, France, and Italy”
If Said Khecharem were a non-Muslim saying that Hizb ut-Tahrir wanted to do this, he would be accused of “Islamophobia” and “bigotry.” But no one will take any particular notice of this. “Tunisian Hizb ut-Tahrir Member Said Khecharem Calls to Conquer America, Britain, Russia, France, and Italy, after Elimination of Israel,” MEMRI, May 19, 2018: […]
Islamic State leader reportedly still alive, training children to murder for Allah
The caliph was killed at least four times, every year between 2014 and 2017. URGENT: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi allegedly killed by US airstrikes September 6, 2014 Radio Iran: Islamic State’s caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead of injuries from airstrike Pentagon denies hit him April 27, 2015 Is the Islamic State’s caliph al-Baghdadi […]
Australia: Muslima who stabbed sleeping man says she was “acting on behalf of the Caliphate”
Her lawyer isn’t sure whether or not her act was terrorism. Guillaume Ballin said: “It’s more than political or religious ideology to make out the terrorist act charge. The issue here is whether the act done, or alleged to be done by Shoma, is done with the intention of coercing or intimidating the government or […]