“Indeed, Allah has bought from the believers their lives and their wealth, because the garden will be theirs, they will fight in the way of Allah and will kill and be killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) The death toll is now 60, with 200 wounded. “IS claims Pakistan bombing that kills 56 at Shiite mosque,” Associated Press, […]
An Ancient Hatred Comes to Connecticut
New in PJ Media: A telling incident recently unfolded at the University of Connecticut that vividly illustrates how open-door immigration policies can lead to the introduction of ancient enmities into places where they have never been seen before. With all eyes fixed on Ukraine and Old Joe Biden’s bungling of yet another crisis, it would […]
Sunni-Shi’a jihad comes to the University of Connecticut
For all we are told about the prevalence of “Islamophobia,” some might have assumed that “Islamophobes” disposed of the turbahs, but no, the culprits were Sunnis. The Sunni MSA condemned the vandalism and claimed that it had nothing to do with the incident, but dodged a meeting with the Shi’a to discuss concerns, and the […]
Saudi Arabia bombs telecommunication system in Houthi-held Sanaa
Last year, US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking stated that “Iran’s support for Yemen’s Houthi movement is “quite significant and it’s lethal.” Iran’s support includes ground training “and helping them ‘fine-tune’ their drone and missile programs”; the strike by Saudi Arabia on Sanaa “destroyed a telecommunication system used to control drones.” This war […]
Afghanistan: Sunni Muslims murder seven people with bomb on bus in largely Shi’ite area
The Sunni-Shi’ite jihad predated America’s presence in Afghanistan, and will go on long after everyone who remembers that the Americans were there is dead. “Bomb on bus kills seven in western Afghan city: officials,” AFP, January 23, 2022: A bomb blast on a minibus killed at least seven people in an area inhabited by the […]
America helps UAE intercept two ballistic missiles over Abu Dhabi fired by Iran-backed Houthis
Sunni and Shia jihad wars are historic. And now America (regarded by Iran as the Great Satan) has joined the UAE to “counter the missile attack by Yemen’s Houthis on an air base near its capital Abu Dhabi.” About 2,000 American personnel are reportedly stationed on that airbase. Despite the exchange of fire between the […]
Iran news agency claims Egypt is writing ‘modern interpretation’ of Qur’an, moving to replace Arab-Islamic identity
The veracity of this story cannot be taken for granted, as it comes from a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime, the Ahlul Bayt News Agency, and reflects Shi’ite polemic against Sunnis. However, it also shows the pitfalls and difficulties of genuine Islamic reform: anyone who attempts such a thing is immediately branded a heretic and […]
Iraq: Sunni Muslims send two teenagers to carry out jihad suicide attacks in area of Shi’ite shrines
“Indeed, Allah has bought from the believers their lives and their wealth, because the garden will be theirs, they will fight in the way of Allah and will kill and be killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) “ISIS sent two teenagers to carry out a suicide attack in Al-Kadhimiyah, sources report,” Shafaq, December 17, 2021: Shafaq News/ A security […]
Afghanistan: Sunni Muslims murder two people and injure three in jihad attacks on passenger vans
Many will blame the U.S., or its withdrawal, for this, but the Sunni-Shi’ite jihad was going on for centuries before there even was a United States. “Afghanistan’s Hazaras live in the shadow of fear as attacks increase,” by Moncho Torres, EFE, December 11, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Kabul, Dec 11 (EFE).- The […]
Iraq: Islamic State jihadis murder four people with bomb in predominantly Shi’ite city
Remember: this is all America’s fault! Sunnis and Shi’ites loved each other before there was a United States! Didn’t they? “4 killed in bomb attack in Iraq’s Basra,” Middle East Monitor, December 7, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A bomb killed four people in the southern Iraqi city of Basra today, the first […]