“When you meet the unbelievers, strike necks.” (Qur’an 47:4) “Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Pakistan’s Shi’ite Hazara minority that kills 11,” by Gul Yousafzai, Reuters, January 3, 2021 (thanks to Henry): QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Sunday that killed 11 miners from Pakistan’s minority Shi’ite Hazaras in […]
Yemen: Iran-backed Houthis blamed as 22 killed in attack on new unity government
The Sunni-Shia divide is playing out in our age in the Yemeni the civil war. Saudi Arabia has backed the Yemeni government, which has for quite some time now been engaged in a brutal war against Iran-supported Houthi rebels. The Sunni-Shia jihad will increasingly become a source of torment for Iran, as the regime not […]
Iranian paper: ‘Neo-Ottoman’ Turkey hopes to ‘divide Iran and annex Azerbaijan to form the Greater Turkistan’
The saying “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” can only go so far. It’s only a matter of time before the Shia/Sunni divide reignites and intensifies. Both Iran and Turkey seek regional and global dominion. Iran seeks a revived Persian Empire, and Turkey a revived Ottoman Empire. Meanwhile, as those two countries keep […]
Yemen: Houthi jihadis beat woman to death in front of her two children
“Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah and your enemies…” (8:60) “Yemen’s Houthi rebels kill woman in front of her children,” The National, December 26, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A 25-year-old woman […]
Islamic State enraged over Taliban’s meeting in Qatar with Iranian ambassador
The Islamic State considers Shi’ites to be unbelievers, and so they believe that according to the Islamic principle of al-wala wal-bara, loyalty to Muslims and hatred of non-Muslims, the Taliban should hate the Iranians, not work with them. But the Taliban, like everyone else, know which way the wind is blowing, and likely calculate that […]
Islamic Republic of Iran: Turkey’s Erdogan champions Islam only as a tool to further his own interests
Although Iran and Turkey have been friends of convenience because of the fact that they share mutual enemies, both Shia Iran and Sunni Turkey seek regional and ultimately global dominion. Consequently, it was only a matter of time before their ambitions collided, particularly also in light of the ancient and ongoing Sunni-Shia conflict. “Anti-Turkish Statements […]
Lebanon: Sunni Muslims enraged by Shi’ite videos criticizing Aisha, injure 48 people in riots
The Sunni-Shia split goes back to the beginning of Islam and has often been violent throughout Islamic history. The perception of an insult to Islam has all too often led to demands for the death of the offender, and if legal authorities don’t take action, mobs riot and call for lynching. In Western countries, such […]
Egyptian Muslim cleric: “Oh Allah, relieve the Islamic nation of the coronavirus, use it to annihilate the infidels”
If a preacher of any other faith had thanked the deity for the coronavirus and wished it upon those outside the fold, it would have been international news. But no one will take any particular notice of this. “Egyptian Islamic Preacher Mohammed Al-Hefnawi Al-Ansari: Thank You Coronavirus for Shutting Down Cinemas, Coffee Shops, and Whorehouses; […]
Australia: Sunni Muslims who firebombed a Shi’ite mosque lose appeals against their terror convictions
If the people who firebombed the mosque had been non-Muslims, which should never happen, there would be screaming international headlines about this for weeks, UN commissions about “Islamophobia,” and further restrictions on the freedom of speech regarding the motivating ideology behind jihad terror attacks. But the Sunni-Shi’ite jihad coming to Australia? That’s not news. “Terrorists […]
Afghanistan: ISIS jihadi says the group kills Muslim Hazaras because they’re Shi’ites
“The Hazaras [Afghanistan’s largest ethnic minorities, who are primarily Shia Muslims] insult us, they don’t accept Caliph Umar and Bibi Aisha [figures important in Sunni Islam] and tell awful things about them. This is the main reason why the Islamic State [ISKP] is killing the Hazaras.” Remember this the next time someone tells you that […]