Sharia-compliant hearts are three sizes too small. Meanwhile, in the West, those who oppose this bigotry and intolerance are branded bigoted and intolerant by an intelligentsia determinedly heedless of what is coming. Islamic Tolerance Alert from Somalia:”Somalia bans Christmas and New year celebrations, says they are ‘unislamic,’” by Nancy Agutu, The Star, December 23, 2015: […]
Minnesota: Muslim refugee from Somalia arrested for aiding the Islamic State
The solution: bring in more Muslim refugees. “Tenth Somali-American arrested in Minnesota for aiding ISIS,” RT, December 10, 2015 (thanks to Pamela Geller): Federal agents in Minneapolis have arrested a 20-year-old man of Somali origin who they say was the “emir” – or leader – of Islamic State recruiting efforts in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. Abdirizak […]
Somalia: Muslim group ambushes military trainees, says it murdered 30
Regarding the attack on the hotel, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said: “We want to confirm that such terrorist acts does not mean Shabab’s revival, but in the contrary shows clear signs that they are in desperate situation.” Here is yet more indication of their desperation. “Islamist al Shabaab ambushes Somali military trainees, says kills […]
Somalia: Muslim group storms hotel, shoots guests and hotel workers, murdering at least 14
“The Shabab have vowed to turn Somalia into a pure Islamic state” — and this is how they clearly believe one should go about establishing such an entity: with mass murder. “Popular Hotel in Somalia Is Bombed by Militants,” by Mohammed Ibrahim and Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, November 1, 2015: MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamist […]
Al-Shabaab faction pledges loyalty to the Islamic State after murdering 150 Christian students
The Islamic State has already won the loyalty of Boko Haram in Nigeria and many other jihad groups worldwide. Its claim to be the caliphate is validated every day, in the eyes of those who accept that claim, by the fact that none of those who have vowed to destroy the Islamic State have yet […]
“He was a normal little boy…warm and caring” — then he converted to Islam and became a jihad murderer
“Later, he converted to Islam, which his mother said she was ‘happy’ for him to do.” Of course. What good multicultural mom wouldn’t have been happy? It’s a noble Religion of Peace with a proud tradition of tolerance, right? Anyone would object to such a conversion must be a hate-filled Islamophobe, right? Yet converts to […]
“Let Muslims avoid going to the hotels where men and women misbehave”
Or else. For Al Shabaab is very concerned about “immoral culture,” but doesn’t consider murdering those who engage in this “immoral culture” to be an immoral act at all. “Somali Islamists warn against ‘immoral culture’ at hotels, beaches,” by Feisal Omar, Reuters, September 2, 2015: NAIROBI (Reuters) – Islamist militants al Shabaab issued a warning […]
Somali jihad-martyrdom bomber held German citizenship
“The official, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the bomber held German and Somali citizenship. Spiegel reports that the man lived in Bonn in North Rhine-Westphalia before returning to Somalia.” He was probably let into Germany as a refugee, and even if he was an adult at the time, no attempt whatsoever was made […]
Somalia: Islamic jihadists murder 12 with bomb outside Mogadishu hotel that housed Qatar, Egypt, and China embassies
Why is the New York Times calling this group “The Shabab” instead of the usual “Al-Shabab”? If they’re going to translate the definite article, why not translate the whole name, and call the group “The Youth”? Or would that bring them too close to the group’s full name, Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, that is, Mujahideen Youth […]
Somali jihad group Al Shabaab could pledge allegiance to the Islamic State
The concept of the caliphate is at the core of the Islamic State’s appeal. Western analysts are too busy constructing fantasies about how the Islamic State has nothing to do with Islam to take much notice, but if Al Shabaab does pledge allegiance to the Islamic State, it will have groups in West Africa (Boko […]