“The family is very strong in the Islamic religion…” “Righteous women are therefore obedient, guarding the secret for Allah’s guarding. And those you fear may be rebellious admonish; banish them to their couches, and beat them.” (Qur’an 4:34) Muhammad’s example is normative for Muslims, since he is an “excellent example of conduct” (Qur’an 33:21) — […]
Quebec bill targets “people who write against the Islamic religion”
“Bill 59 assigns new powers to the Quebec Human Rights Commission (QHRC) to combat hate speech, as well as a variety of other provisions meant to protect against extremism, by censoring speech that promotes ‘fear of the other.’ Ominously, the bill would allow the QHRC to pursue websites that in its estimation describe and denounce […]
Canada PM proposes travel ban to “places that are ground zero for terrorist activity”
What if the jihadis simply decide to wage jihad at home? “Harper proposes travel ban to ‘places that are ground zero for terrorist activity,’” The Canadian Press, August 9, 2015: OTTAWA – With the shadow of the Mike Duffy trial looming larger than ever, Stephen Harper is kicking off Week 2 of the federal election […]
Toronto Jewish community on alert after threats by hooded men taking photos of synagogue
Jihadis? Non-Muslim Leftists? No way to be sure at this point, but the scream of “F–k Jews” suggests Islamic anti-Semitism more than just opposition to Israel. However, the hatred of Jews that these men harbor almost certainly derives from “Palestinian” jihad propaganda, which is rooted in the jihad imperative to “drive them out from where […]
Canada: Muslims planned to infiltrate synagogue, murder Jews
Where did these converts to Islam get the idea that murdering Jews would be pleasing to Allah? Are Canadian authorities investigating that question, or are they content to wave such questions away with the claim that they were “radicalized on the Internet”? “Accused B.C. terrorist aimed to kill ‘small Jews’ to save them from hell: […]
Canada: Jihad mass murder plotter shouted Qur’an verses at jury
To the authorities, this was indication that he must be insane. Because it couldn’t have anything to do with the Qur’an exhorting him to commit violence and making him believe his jihad mass murder plot was justified, right? “Via Rail terrorist Chiheb Esseghaier fit to be tried,” by Edward Prutschi, Toronto Sun, July 14, 2015: […]
Canada jihad plotter motivated by drug addiction, court hears
“In one of the recordings, Jaser was heard saying ‘everyone is a target’ and that he wanted ‘the whole country to burn.’” “A psychologist has described a man convicted of terrorism in a plot to derail a passenger train as a desperate drug addict who conned people to get high but wouldn’t even kill a […]
The Effect of Liberty on Individuals
“The effect of liberty on individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations.” -Edmund Burke I’ve just read that Omar Khadr is suing the Canadian government for 20 million dollars. As it turns out, the Muslim who travels abroad […]
Islamic State jihad plotter came to Canada as a refugee
There was almost certainly little or no attempt to determine whether or not Hamdan had any jihadist links or sympathies. Any such attempt, had it even been possible in any genuinely effective way, would have been “Islamophobic.” “He wore western clothes”: the Islamic State tells Muslims in the West to cultivate a Western, secular persona, […]
Canada: Muslim charged with plotting Islamic State-inspired attacks, calling for murder in the name of jihad
It seems as if every day now, new jihad plotters are discovered. No one, however, seems curious as to why there are so many of them, or what could possibly be inspiring them. Everyone seems content with the idea that tales of alleged Western atrocities in Muslim lands “radicalizes” otherwise peaceful Muslims. Why such stories […]