“Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) “Indonesia Probes Islamic State Links in Police-Station Bombing,” by Ben Otto, Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2016: JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian authorities were investigating […]
Ramadan in Indonesia: 4 Muslims jailed for plot to blow up Buddhist temple
Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani recently called on Muslims to “get prepared, be ready … to make it a month of calamity everywhere for nonbelievers.” “Four Indonesians jailed over IS-linked terror plot,” AFP, June 15, 2016 (thanks to Marc): JAKARTA: An Indonesian bomb maker inspired by an Islamic State extremist was sentenced Wednesday to […]
Sharia Indonesia: 60-year-old woman caned for selling alcohol in Aceh
But remember: anyone who suggests that Sharia and Western secular pluralism are incompatible is a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe.” “Sixty-year-old woman caned in public for selling booze in Aceh,” DPA, April 12, 2016 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A 60-year-old woman was caned in public in the north-west of Indonesia’s Sumatra island today after a […]
Former Indonesian President: Pay Muslims to stop being jihad terrorists
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is working from the assumption that poverty causes terrorism. The New York Times reported in March that “not long after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001…Alan B. Krueger, the Princeton economist, tested the widespread assumption that poverty was a key factor in the making of a terrorist. Mr. Krueger’s analysis of economic […]
Indonesia: Muslim cleric who set up jihad terror training camp says, “What I did was right according to Islam”
Abu Bakar Bashir is a Muslim cleric. He has dedicated his life to understanding Islam properly and communicating it effectively to others. But according to Barack Obama and John Kerry and Pope Francis and David Cameron, he has drastically misunderstood his peaceful religion. I do hope they are preparing to travel over to Jakarta and […]
3 jihad suicide bombers in Jakarta Starbucks; explosions, gunfire in city
A global war that no one wants to admit is being waged “Witness says 3 suicide bombers explode in Jakarta Starbucks,” by Niniek Karmini, Associated Press, January 14, 2016: JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — At least three suicide bombers exploded themselves in a Starbucks cafe in downtown Jakarta on Thursday while two gunmen attacked a police […]
Islamic Revenge? Muslim Eats Enemy’s Penis to “Cure Heartache”
Is every bizarre and/or savage anecdote committed by Muslims related to Islam? Consider the following story of a man who “decapitated” the penis of his wife’s alleged rapist before ordering her to prepare it for their dinner: [T]he bizarre tale begins in September, on the wedding night of 30-year-old Rudi Efendi and his new bride, […]
Indonesia foils jihad attacks, to deploy 150,000 security personnel at churches
Clearly Indonesian authorities are expecting jihad terror attacks at churches this Christmas. “Indonesian police foil ‘jihad’ attacks, arrest six suspects: Reports,” Reuters, December 20, 2015: Counter-terrorism police have arrested six people suspected of planning attacks in Indonesia, seizing bomb-making materials and ‘jihad manuals’ from the men they said included Islamic State members and supporters, the […]
The Indonesian Jihad on Christian Churches
Gatestone Institute In compliance with Islamic demands, Indonesian authorities in the Aceh region have started to tear down Christian churches. Their move comes after Muslim mobs rampaged and attacked churches. At least one person was killed; thousands of Christians were displaced. On Friday, October 9, after being fired up during mosque sermons, hundreds of Muslims […]
Indonesia: Muslims call for closure of churches in Sharia province
Aceh is not “conservative,” as the opening sentence of this Reuters piece has it; it is Sharia-adherent. In the mainstream media, you’re both conservative if you oppose Sharia and conservative you implement it. Sharia forbids Christians to build new churches or repair old ones. So while Sharia-adherent Muslims demand the closure of churches in Indonesia, […]