The jihadis placed the bomb in a crowded place in order to maximize the carnage, thereby giving the greatest possible honor to their bloodthirsty god who commands them to “kill them wherever you find them” (Qur’an 2:191, 4:89, cf. 9:5). “2 dead, nearly 30 wounded in bomb blast at Philippine mall,” Associated Press, December 31, […]
Saudi Arabia: 17 Filipinos arrested for attending Halloween party
Saudi Arabia has arrested 17 Filipinos for attending a Halloween party at which there were men and women….but the Filipino embassy fears that the charges relate to the fact that there were men and women at the party. The Filipino embassy is correct, as Saudi Wahhabi laws prohibit “unattached” males and females from being seen […]
Secret Service foiled Islamic State assassination plot against Trump in the Philippines
How the Left would have rejoiced if the Islamic State plot had succeeded. “How the Secret Service Foiled an Assassination Plot Against Trump by ISIS,” by Marlow Stern, Daily Beast, October 12, 2018 (thanks to Ken): In November 1996, President Clinton visited Manila for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. Protests raged in the streets, with […]
Philippines: Muslims murder one person and injure 15 with bomb in cafe in mostly Christian city
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Bomb kills one and injures 15 in cafe in southern Philippines,” Reuters, September 2, 2018: MANILA – A bomb blast killed one person and injured 15 in an internet cafe in the southern Philippines on Sunday, in the second such attack in days blamed by the military on pro-Islamic State […]
Philippines: Cathedral cancels Easter celebrations after Muslims ransack it and smash statues
Surely Pope Francis is on his way to Marawi now to explain to these Muslims that true Islam and the proper understanding of the Qur’an forbid every form of violence. “Cathedral ransacked by Islamic State-linked extremists cancels Easter celebrations,” by Alex Williams, Premier, March 24, 2018: Easter celebrations are being cancelled at a cathedral in […]
Philippines: Muslims murder soldier, wound three civilians in jihad bomb attacks
“The Muslim minority of the mainly Catholic Philippines considers Mindanao as its homeland. Decades of armed rebellion in the region have claimed more than 100,000 lives according to official estimates.” The guiding principle here is that Islam must dominate, and not be dominated, and “the best of people” (Qur’an 3:110) must never be ruled by […]
Jihadis slipped into Philippines without arousing suspicion: they were attending an Islamic conference
“A mosque, about 100 metres behind the house, was the venue for an annual gathering in Marawi of Tablighi Jamaat, a Sunni missionary movement, just days before the fighting erupted. Military officials say the foreigners who fought in Hapilon’s alliance – among them Indonesians, Malaysians and some from Arab states – had used that event […]
Philippines: Muslima arrested for recruiting for the Islamic State on social media
“IPAC said she started appearing on Indonesian Telegram groups in August 2015 and aggressively advertised her various accounts on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp to ISIS sympathisers around the world.” No problem. Facebook, Twitter and the rest only shadowban and choke off the platforms of people who are opposed to jihad terror, not those who are […]
New York City: Muslim surgeon in jihad plot says “it would be a great pleasure if we could slaughter” city’s Jews
The Qur’an depicts the Jews as inveterately evil and bent on destroying the well-being of the Muslims. They are the strongest of all people in enmity toward the Muslims (5:82); they fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah (2:79; 3:75, 3:181); they claim that Allah’s power is limited (5:64); they love to listen to […]
Philippines: Muslim snipers open fire on non-Muslims from mosque rooftop
Hallowed places of worship. “Gunmen perched on mosque open fire as Marawi burns,” by Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News, August 10, 2017 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): MANILA – Terrorist snipers were captured on camera firing at state troops from atop a mosque in Marawi City Thursday, boosting reports that the extremists have been using […]