Ramadan is the time for Muslims to work at renewing their commitment to Allah. Since the Qur’an teaches warfare against those considered to be unbelievers, that wafare is also an act of piety. Therefore Ramadan is also usually marked by an uptick in jihad violence. “Bombs against Iraq Sunni mosques kill nine: officials,” from AFP, […]
Ramadan observance in Iraq: Shi’ite Muslims bomb Sunni mosque, murdering at least 17 people
Remember: this is not hate. This is something that most media outlets won’t even note. But if a non-Muslim points it out, and points out how its perpetrators justify it by reference to Islamic texts and teachings, that “hate,” “Bombing in Sunni mosque in Iraq kills at least 17,” from the Associated Press, July 19 […]
Ramadan observance continues: Shi’ite Muslims murder 13 with bomb at Sunni mosque
Ramadan is the month for renewal of piety and commitment to Allah. If one believes that one’s commitment to Allah requires the killing of Infidels, this sort of thing will be the result. “13 killed in bomb blast at Sunni mosque in Baghdad,” from the Associated Press, July 13 (thanks to Kenneth): BAGHDAD — A […]
Iraq: Sunni Muslims usher in Ramadan with car bomb at Hizballah headquarters, wounding 53
“The blast erupted in a parking lot near the Islamic Cooperation Centre.” And so the world got a vivid example of Islamic cooperation. Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update: “Car bomb rips through southern Beirut neighborhood,” by Ed Payne and Nada Husseini for CNN, July 10 (thanks to Suneil): Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — A car bomb rocked a […]
UK: Sunni/Shi’ite jihad violence comes to London as police probe attack on Shi’ite
Sunni-Shi’ite jihad attack in London? Not hate. Pamela Geller or Robert Spencer reporting on that attack? That’s when it becomes hate. Please contribute to our legal fund to overturn the unjust ban on Pamela Geller and me entering the UK here. And sign the petition asking that the ban be overturned here. “Fears of Sectarian […]
Iraq: Sunni Muslims bomb Shi’ite mosque during funeral, murdering 22
But remember: this is not religious hatred. It only becomes religious hatred when non-Muslims report on it. “Iraq: Mosque attack leaves at least 22 dead,” by Talia Ralph for Global Post, July 1: A bombing in a Shiite mosque north of Baghdad Monday has killed at least 22 people, one of three separate attacks today […]
Iraq: Sunni Muslims explode 10 car bombs, killing 39 on eve of Shi’ite celebration
But do not dare explore the bloody ideology that fuels this conflict. To do so would be “Islamophobic.” Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update from Iraq: “Ten car bombs kill 39 in Iraqi capital,” by Kareem Raheem for Reuters, June 24: (Reuters) – Ten car bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing nearly 40 people in […]
Egypt: Muslim mob of 3,000 led by clerics torches Shia homes, murders four Shias
This comes “after weeks of incitement by Salafist preachers,” who accused the Shi’ites of being infidels. But remember, it only becomes “hatred” when non-Muslims report on that clerical incitement. What is most interesting about this is that supposedly learned commentators are ascribing it to the rising Sunni-Shi’ite tensions over Syria, and characterizing it as a […]
Iraq: Sunni jihad-martyrdom suicide bombers murder 31 at Shi’ite mosque
How odd that it wasn’t right-wing extremists. “Suicide bombers attack Baghdad Shiites, kill 31,” by Ammar Karim for AFP, June 18 (thanks to all who sent this in): BAGHDAD (AFP) — Twin suicide bombings killed 31 people after midday prayers at a Shiite Muslim religious centre in Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest in violence sparking […]
Syria: Sunni Muslims blow up Shi’ite mosque
Islamophobia once again rears its ugly head as Sunni Muslims murder Shi’ites in Syria, and it is all no doubt the fault of Zionists and/or “right-wing extremists.” The Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad continues to escalate in Syria, where it could turn into an international confrontation when American (pro-Sunni jihadists) and Iranian (pro-Shi’ite jihadists) troops get there. “Sunni […]