Note that the woman’s father is described as “strictly religious” in his demand that she and her seven-year-old daughter have their genitals mutilated “according to Islamic law.” Yet the establishment media in the West consistently and indefatigably insists that female genital mutilation has nothing, nothing whatsoever, to do with Islam. How did these Iraqis get […]
Iraq: Islamic State jihadists using video game controller explosives to murder Yazidis
There are no limits to the jihadist hatred of infidels, or to their impulse to murder them. “Bomb detection units in Iraq uncovered a plot by the Islamic State to detonate bombs against Yazidi people hidden in video game controllers, a film highlighted by the UK Telegraph on Monday found.” While the Islamic State has […]
1915’s “Year of the Sword” and Beyond
April 24 marked the 105th anniversary of the 1915 Ottoman Empire’s deportation of 200 Armenian intellectuals from the Ottoman capital of Istanbul, an event that is remembered as the start of the Armenian genocide. Fitting reflections for this time come from Sister Hatune Dogan, a Syriac Orthodox Christian nun from Turkey, who has written about […]
Muslim cleric: “I will be holding a special prayer on Friday that will curb the pandemic”
If the coronavirus pandemic abates, Al Sadr can claim credit. If it doesn’t, he can blame his followers’ impiety, and urge them to redouble their efforts to please Allah. As Muhammad said that there is no deed greater than jihad, this could lead to more jihad violence. “Coronavirus: Iraqi cleric tells followers to kneel and […]
Iraq: Muslims gather in mosque, chant “coronavirus has terrified you” as cleric blames gay marriage for plague
This must be it, right? The Qur’an contains numerous condemnations of homosexual activity: “And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, ‘Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds? Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people.’…And […]
Iraq: Iran-backed jihadis claim US plot to exploit coronavirus pandemic, threaten American facilities in the region
In a propaganda move ostensibly to justify planned jihad attacks against U.S. facilities across Iraq: Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shiite militia group that killed an American civilian contractor in December while launching terrorist rocket attacks against Iraqi military bases, issued a statement on Wednesday accusing the U.S. military of using the coronavirus pandemic as […]
Iraqi Kurdistan: Islamic Scholars Union says “Anyone who dies due to Covid-19 is a martyr per Islamic Sharia”
The Supreme Fatwa Committee, affiliated with the Kurdistan Region’s Islamic Scholars Union, much like the Iranian mullahs, has opted for theocracy over all reasoning and science. The Committee issued a statement about the continuation of Friday prayers during the outbreak of coronavirus: According to Islamic Sharia, daily congregational prayers as well as Friday prayers in […]
Muslim cleric says he won’t accept any coronavirus cure from “infidel” United States
Whence this hatred? “Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Book and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the most vile of created beings.” (Qur’an 98:6) “Muhammad is the apostle of Allah. Those who follow him are ruthless to unbelievers, merciful to one another.” (Qur’an […]
US conducts airstrikes against multiple Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia sites in Iraq
Aggression against American forces will not go unanswered. This is a far cry from the days when Iran captured a patrol boat of American sailors and humiliated them before the world, and the Obama administration thanked Iran for treating them well. “US conducts airstrikes against multiple Iranian-backed militia sites in Iraq,” by Ryan Browne, Barbara […]
Iraqi security forces arrest ISIS Muslim cleric, he was serving as a preacher at several Mosul mosques
An Islamic State Muslim cleric? What? Doesn’t he know what every Western official knows, that the Islamic State has nothing to do with Islam? Why didn’t these mosques tell Abu Abd Al-Bari that he was misunderstanding their peaceful religion, and cast him out? “Iraqi police arrest ISIS religious official in eastern Mosul,” by Wladimir van […]