“Stop throwing grenades at buses,” they said. “We need a huge blow against Kenya.” Everyone’s a critic. More on this story. “Somalia’s al Shabaab vows huge blast in Kenya,” by Ismail Taxta and Abdi Sheikh for Reuters, October 27: MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab rebels called Thursday for supporters in Kenya to carry out […]
Kenya: Self-described member of al-Shabaab claims Nairobi grenade attacks
The good news is that Kenya apprehended this bomber. The bad news is that this pair of somewhat amateurish, opportunistic free-lance jihadist attacks is almost certain not to be al-Shabaab’s main event in Kenya. Al-Shabaab has actually denied any connection to these attacks, which fall outside of its recent tendencies toward suicide attacks, and the […]
Kenya: Jihadists injure 14 with grenade thrown into bar
A jihadist walked into a bar, and… More on this story. Grenade attack on Nairobi bar injures 14,” from AFP, October 24 (thanks to Twostellas): A grenade thrown into on a bar in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has wounded 14 people, all Kenyans, in an attack police linked to recent threats made by Somali Al-Shebab […]
Kenyan army advances toward jihadist-held Somali port city amid reports of broader international involvement
The Kenyan military is reported to be advancing toward Kismayo, accompanied by aerial bombardment of the city. With or without international assistance to the Kenyan military, al-Shabaab seems at last to have bitten off more than it can chew with its recent cross-border kidnappings. “Kenya Says Western Nations Join Fight in Somalia, as U.S. Denies […]
U.S. warns of imminent threat of jihadist attack in Kenya
The jihadists from Somalia’s Al-Shabaab have threatened Kenya: “your skyscrapers will be destroyed, your tourism will disappear.” In other words, they are threatening to turn the place into Somalia. “U.S. embassy warns of imminent threat in Kenya,” by Yara Bayoumy for Reuters, October 22: NAIROBI (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Kenya warned of a […]
Kenyan military responds to al-Shabaab’s cross-border kidnappings; al-Shabaab radio howls “Are you ready to live under Christians?”
That, after all, is one reason al-Shabaab has tried to block Somalis from aid camps and push them back into the famine zone: to “protect” them from “Christian” influences. At least that is the official line, as the jihadists attempt to starve the population into submission by controlling access to aid. But al-Shabaab’s jihad against […]
Kenya: Muslims enraged, riot over hotel shower graffiti
Writing Allah’s name on a shower stall: haram. Smashing glasses and beer bottles and menacing people over Allah’s name being written on a hotel shower stall: halal. “Lamu Muslims Up in Arms Over Hotel Shower Graffiti,” from the Nairobi Star, October 10 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): There was drama on Lamu island after […]
Kenya: Muslim clerics enraged over “disrespect to their faith” in appointment of female magistrate to Islamic court
Where are all the Western Islamic apologists who claim that Islam grants women equality with men? Zayed, call your office! “Muslim clerics roar at Kenyan chief justice,” by Musdaf Abdullahi for AfricaNews, October 5 (thanks to Twostellas): Muslim clerics differed on the move taken by the Kenyan Chief Justice (CJ) Willy Mutunga. Mutunga wants to […]
“Allah understands our needs far better than we do. He has allowed polygamy and obliged men to pay dowry. These are definite Islamic rulings which cannot be debated”
This Kenyan bill wants to allow men to marry more than four wives, but the point here is the absolute nature of Shabani Mwalimu’s statement. Honest Ibe Hooper of Hamas-linked CAIR has admitted that some Muslims in the U.S. practice polygamy. And what Shabani Mwalimu says here is true: the Qur’an allows for polygamy, and […]
Kenya: Muslim leaders enraged at U.S. accusation that mosques recruited for Somali jihad, demand apology
Of course their anger is completely justified. Who ever heard of mosques being used to recruit jihad terrorists? In recent years we have seen mosques used to preach hatred; to spread exhortations to terrorist activity; to house a bomb factory; to store weapons; to disseminate messages from bin Laden; to demand (in the U.S.) that […]