This Sunni-Shi’ite confrontation in Syria is escalating, and could ultimately engulf the whole region and more. “Clerics call for “˜jihad” in Syria,” from AFP, June 15: CAIRO – Influential Sunni clerics from several Arab states including Saudi Arabia and Egypt have called for “˜Jihad” against the regime in Syria. “We must undertake jihad to help […]
Qaradawi: Muslims must wage jihad in Syria, Hizballah is “party of Satan”
When we go into Syria, as Obama has now promised, we will be aiding the allies of this man. Qaradawi is the most popular and influential Islamic preacher in the world. His endorsement of the rebellion against Assad as a jihad will mean that many more jihadis will stream into Syria. Qaradawi was on the […]
Iraq: Sunni jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber murders nine Shi’ite pilgrims on bus
But remember: the real problem is “Islamophobia.” Sunni/Shi’ite Jihad Update: “Iraq bomber hits Iranian pilgrims, at least nine dead,” from Reuters, June 7 (thanks to Paul): BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber rammed his car into a bus carrying Iranian Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq on Friday, killing at least nine people in an attack […]
Jordanian jihadist leader calls for jihad showdown against Hizballah
Sunni-Shi’ite jihad heating up over Syria. “Jordanian jihadist leader calls for showdown against Hezbollah,” by Jessica Chasmar for The Washington Times, June 6: A jihadist leader in Jordan has called for an attack on Shi”ite Hezbollah, predicting a final showdown between Sunni Islamists and the Lebanese group in the near future, according to a report […]
Sunni-Shi’ite lovefest shaken: Iran cuts Hamas funding over Syria
Iran, a Shi’ite state, has long funded Hamas, a Sunni entity, because the Sunni-Shi’ite jihad was less important than the jihad against the Jews. But now the Sunni-Shi’ite jihad escalating in Syria is challenging the lovefest. “Iran cuts Hamas funding over Syria,” by Robert Tait for the Telegraph, May 31: Iran has cut up to […]
Qaradawi calls on Sunnis to go to Syria to fight Assad: “Everyone who has the ability and has training to kill is required to go”; Alawites “more infidel than Christians and Jews”
Qaradawi is the most popular and influential Islamic preacher in the world. His endorsement of the rebellion against Assad as a jihad will mean that many more jihadis will stream into Syria. Qaradawi was on the Board of the Islamic Society of Boston, as I pointed out at Jihad Watch back in March 2004. If […]
Iraq: More than 1,000 killed in jihad violence in May
Jihad Watch reader Paul observes: “It seems that Reuters forgot to mention a few things in this news article…like why the peaceful Muslims of Iraq are still killing each other wholesale, even though the Americans are long gone, the Iraqis are no longer ruled by a dictator, they have a freely elected ‘democracy,’ they are […]
Iraq: Shi’ite jihadists bomb Sunni mosque, murdering four just after Friday prayers
But remember: the real problem is “Islamophobia.” Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update: “Bomb attack on Sunni mosque and shooting at police checkpoint kill 7 in Iraq,” from the Associated Press, May 31: BAGHDAD “” A bomb exploded amid Sunni worshippers leaving a mosque in west Baghdad, one of two attacks Friday that left seven dead in Iraq, […]
Iraq: 20 murdered in wave of jihad bomb blasts
This is sickeningly routine — as routine as the counterintuitive affirmations that Islam is a Religion of Peace. “Iraqi officials say 20 dead in wave of bomb blasts,” by Qassim Abdul-Zahra for the Associated Press, May 30: BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of bomb explosions in Iraq, including one targeting a provincial governor, killed at […]
Iraq: Sunni jihadis bomb Shi’ite mosques, murdering nine
No one particularly cares about the bloody ideology that incites all this murder. To investigate that would lead to uncomfortable questions about the texts and teachings of Islam. Better to focus on the latest “Islamophobia” report instead. Note also that there will be no international outcry over the “desecration” of these mosques. That is because […]