These men have presumably been “deradicalized.” So what could possibly go wrong? Plenty. Deradicalization programs are an abysmal failure everywhere they have been implemented. From the Jihad Watch archives: Austria: Vienna jihad murderer had gone to deradicalization program, was not considered a terror threat UK: Libyan migrant who went on stabbing spree in Reading was […]
UK: Muslim cleric forced to flee city after death threats he received for denouncing ‘Islamic extremism’
One might almost get the idea that the “extremists” were a large and formidable group without significant opposition. But that would be “Islamophobic.” “Muslim cleric who condemned Islamic extremism at the Manchester Arena bombing inquiry is forced to FLEE the city after receiving death threats,” by Jessica Warren, MailOnline, May 2, 2022: Death threats have […]
Moderate Muslim Criticizes Jihadis but Falls Short of What Is Needed to Counter Their Appeal
New in PJ Media: On Sunday in Toronto, anti-Israel demonstrators screamed “Allahu akbar” in exultation when they heard about a rocket attack against the Jewish state. Raheel Raza, a prominent moderate Muslim in Canada, took to the National Post Tuesday to denounce the demonstration in a passionately written article entitled “As a practising Muslim, I find Al-Quds […]
Canada: Moderate Muslim’s rejection of Al-Quds Day is welcome, but misleads
It’s just great that Raheel Raza, as a practicing Muslim, finds Al-Quds Day abhorrent. I wish that more practicing Muslims did so as well. Unfortunately, her article contains a number of inaccuracies and misleading statements. The participants in the anti-Israel rally in downtown Toronto were not shouting “God is great.” They were shouting “Allahu akbar,” […]
Jihad Murderer Tells Jury He’s a ‘Moderate Muslim’
The murderer of British MP Sir David Amess, Ali Harbi Ali, who’s been described as “an academic high-flyer” in a headline of the sleazy rag, the Guardian, told the jury in his trial that he was a “moderate Muslim.” This is just the latest reminder that we never really can know which Muslims are going […]
Austria: ‘Hero of Vienna,’ a Muslim who aided cops during jihad attack, worked for group that funded Hamas
Everyone assumed when Osama Abu El Hosna aided injured police amid a jihad massacre that he was a moderate who rejected terrorism. But support for Hamas is far more widespread among Muslims than most analysts are willing to admit. “Palestinian ‘Hero of Vienna’ is now himself under suspicion of terrorism,” translated from “Palästinensischer ‘Held von […]
Kuwait: army ‘modernizes,’ allows women in combat roles, but unarmed and fully covered
This story would be risible if not for demonstrating the utter cruelty towards women in Islam, in which women are deemed inferior. No matter how hot the weather may be, women are required under Islamic law to fully cover up, as the Qur’an instructs: (Quran 24:31) And tell the believing women to reduce of their […]
Hassen Chalghoumi and the Price He Pays
Hassen Chalghoumi is an imam in Drancy, France who is that rare thing: a real, and not a feigned, Muslim moderate. That is, he dares to preach respect for Jews, calls for peace with Israel, asks that commemoration of the Holocaust be respected, and deplores the antisemitism displayed by so many Muslims. For this […]
Islam’s Religion of Power
“Religiously motivated to the extreme, Islamists usually rally around charismatic religious leaders for guidance and motivation,” wrote Yossef Bodansky in his 1999 book, Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America. Contrary to common claims that Islam means peace, this House Taskforce on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare director emphasized the role that political […]
The After-Life of Tariq Ramadan
While Tariq Ramadan is still waiting for his trial in Paris, following the accusations of violent and repeated rape by four women, he appears to be holding up well. He’s still receiving, thanks to the Emir of Qatar, about half a million dollars a year; he and his wife have bought two luxury apartments in […]