Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State last February, and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa in April. Now it threatens Chad as well as Nigeria. “Fierce fighting erupts between Chadian army and Boko Haram,” AFP, July 28, 2015: Heavy fighting pitted the Chadian army on Monday against insurgents from […]
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Islamic State in Libya kidnaps three Christian workers
Kidnapping infidels and releasing them for ransom or enslaving them, as well as killing them if that option is deemed most advantageous for the Muslims, is fully sanctioned in Islamic law: “As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them […]
Islam as a Vehicle for Arab Supremacism
Long ago, Bernard Lewis wrote about the “multiple identities” of the peoples of the Middle East. By that he meant that one could be Muslim, but not necessarily Arab — as Berbers and Kurds were also Muslim. One could be Arab, but not necessarily Muslim, or identify by language and culture with Arabdom, as some […]
Ramadan in Cameroon: Burqa-wearing Muslims murder at least twelve people in jihad-martyrdom suicide attacks
“The best acts that bring you closer to God are jihad, so hurry to it and make sure to carry out the invasion this holy month and be exposed to martyrdom in it,” so said Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani as Ramadan began several weeks ago. Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State […]
EU’s foreign affairs and security chief: “Islam is a victim…Political Islam should be part of the picture” in Europe
On the one side, you have people saying, “We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women, by the permission of Allah.” On the other side, you have the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy saying, “Any attempt to divide the peoples of Europe into ‘us’ and […]
Offer for Rod Dreher of The American Conservative: A Free One-Way Ticket to the Islamic State
Rod Dreher of The American Conservative writes: “I am more concerned today, in 2015, post-Indiana and post-Brendan Eich, with secularist threats to religious liberty and religious tolerance than I am with Islam in America — and if you’ve been reading me for a while, you know that’s a big shift for me.” Indeed it is. […]
Christian Carnage and Western Indifference
Gatestone Institute Note: The following represents some of the persecution Christians experienced at the hands of Muslims during the month of April, 2015 alone. After reading this, ask yourself how Western media, politicians, and other foolish talking heads would react if Muslims experienced the same sort and amount of persecution at the hands of Christians […]
New Islamic State video shows them killing people in revolting new ways
Jihadis frequently tell us how much they love death. Austrian Muslim teenage girls who recently traveled to Syria for jihad announced: “Death is our goal.” Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said: “I’m even longing for death, you vagabond.” A Muslim child preacher taunted those he has been taught to hate most: “Oh Zionists, we love […]
Islam’s ‘Baby Jihad’
Islamic aspirations to dominate the world are set to happen—if not through might of arms, then apparently through sheer numbers. In 1900, the Muslim population of the world was less than 200 million. Conversely, the Christian population of the world was almost 560 million—almost three times the number of Muslims. Times have changed. According to […]
‘Do the Muslims Love Their Children Too?’: Reapplying Sting’s Cold War anthem to a new war
In Europe and America, There’s a growing feeling of hysteria… . . . But what may save us, me and you, Is if the [Muslims] love their children too. —Adapted from ‘Russians’, by Sting, 1985. This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the launch of Sting’s solo career with his critically acclaimed, […]