Why not? Slavery is acceptable in Islam. The Qur’an has Allah telling Muhammad that he has given him girls as sex slaves: “Prophet, We have made lawful to you the wives to whom you have granted dowries and the slave girls whom God has given you as booty.” (Qur’an 33:50) Muhammad bought slaves: “Jabir (Allah […]
DR Congo: Muslims murder 80 Christians
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) “Ten Days of Terror and Death in Congo as Eighty Christians are Killed by the ADF,” International Christian Concern, April 28, 2023: 04/28/2023 DRC […]
Ramadan in DR Congo: Muslims attack village, murder at least 20 people, take hostages
The taking of hostages is primarily for money-making purposes, though some captives may be enslaved. “As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of […]
Ramadan in DR Congo: Muslims murder over 30 people in jihad massacres in northeast
Ramadan is “the month of jihad.” “DRC: UN says more than 30 killed in new ADF attacks,” Africa News, April 7, 2023: The United Nations said on Thursday that more than 30 people had been killed in new killings attributed to the ADF, a rebel group affiliated with the Islamic State group, in Ituri in […]
DR Congo: Islamic State claims responsibility for murder of ten people in jihad raid on village
Lubero is actually in North Kivu province, where there have been many previous jihad massacres. But there is nonetheless no doubt that the Islamic State is indeed expanding operations. “Islamic state claims responsibility for killing 10 people in eastern DRC,” Reuters, March 19, 2023: (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack that took […]
DR Congo: Islamic State murders over 35 people it refers to as Christians
They may not all have been Christians, but to the Islamic jihadis, their war is a religious war, and so their opponents are “Crusaders” or just “Christians,” whether they actually are or not. “IS group says it killed more than 35 ‘Christians’ in Congo,” by Sam Mednick, Associated Press, March 11, 2023: DAKAR, Senegal — […]
DR Congo: Jihad ‘massacres have become serious, we’ve never experienced such killings,’ and it’s non-Muslims’ fault
Note how The New Humanitarian follows the universal practice of Western “journalists” in placing the blame for the advent of the jihadist Allied Democratic Forces upon the “repression of Ugandan Muslims.” You see? If only the non-Muslims in Uganda had been kinder (and no doubt more generous) with the Muslims, none of this would be […]
DR Congo: Islamic jihadis open fire upon villagers, killing 22 people
The attack was from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which “pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and stages frequent deadly raids on villages.” The Democratic Republic of the Congo is over 95% Christian. As Islam spreads by the sword and stealth subjugation, the voices of the victims of the worst abuses are drowned out by […]
DR Congo: Muslims murder about 20 people in jihad raid on village
“Troops are in pursuit of the attackers,” but these attacks keep on happening. The troops are either unable or unwilling to stop the jihadis. “Islamists suspected of killing about 20 people in eastern Congo raid,” Reuters, January 23, 2023: BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Suspected Islamists killed about 20 people in […]
DR Congo: Islamic State claims responsibility for jihad massacre at church that killed 14 people and wounded 63
“Fight against those do not believe in Allah or the last day, and do not forbid what Allah and his messenger have forbidden, and do not follow the religion of truth, even if they are among the people of the book, until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.” (Qur’an 9:29) […]