More members of the Tiny Minority of Extremists in moderate, tolerant, pro-American Kosovo?
Of course, their presence in the Balkans is commonly written off as the product of Wahhabi influence. And while Saudi money has been instrumental in exporting jihad ideology and funding the activity that results, this explanation is all too often also used to avoid acknowledging anything inherent in Islamic texts and traditions outside of Wahhabism that could motivate jihadist terrorism.
As for the use of charities, they are often a handy subterfuge for Western consumption due to the fact that in the Western tradition, charities are, by nature, non-combatant. This is not the case in the Islamic tradition; the lack of a distinction stems from Qur'an 9:60, which includes provisions for those who are "in the cause of Allah" (fi sabil Allah).
And it's not just cheeky infidels pulling that connection out of a hat. It can be seen worldwide in the frequent convergence of jihadist activity and "social services" by groups including Hamas, Hizballah, Jamaat ud-Dawa, and now this group, as well.
"Kosovo: Police arrest five radical Islamists," from AdnKronos International, May 22:
Pristina, 22 May (AKI) - Kosovo police have arrested five members of the fundamentalist Wahabi Islamic movement who are suspected of "criminal activities, "police spokesman Hazir Berisa said on Saturday. He did not specify if those arrested were suspected of recruiting terrorists or plotting attacks.
Berisa said the five suspects were associated with a humanitarian organisation called Iskrenost (Sincerity).
Nice.
The arrests took place late on Friday in the southwest city of Prizren in an operation in which 120 police officers were deployed. Berisa said police confiscated a large quantity of weapons during the operation, including automatic rifles, pistols, ammunition and uniforms.
The Wahabi movement originated in Saudi Arabia in the 17th century. Wahabi ideology preaches a 'pure' form of Islam. It was brought to the Balkans by Arab 'mujahadeen' fighters who fought on the side of local Muslims during Bosnia's 1992-1995 war.
Many former 'mujahadeen' remained in the region after the war indoctrinating local youths and even operating terrorist training camps, according to foreign intelligence sources.
Tensions between Wahabis and mainstream Muslims have been simmering in the Balkans for some years as the Wahabi ideology preaches religious intolerance towards other religious groups, including moderate Muslims.
Wahabis have sought to gain influence in Bosnia-Heregovina and also in Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo.
Since the Bosnian war, radical Islamists have often operated under the guise of humanitarian organisations from Islamic countries and several such charities have been banned in Bosnia.
As for the use of charities, they are often a handy subterfuge for Western consumption due to the fact that in the Western tradition, charities are, by nature, non-combatant. This is not the case in the Islamic tradition; the lack of a distinction stems from Qur'an 9:60, which includes provisions for those who are "in the cause of Allah" (fi sabil Allah).
......................
Very, very important point. It cannot be emphasized frequently enough—"Zakat" *is not charity*—not as we in the West understand it.
Zakat often directly funds those acting "in the cause of Allah"—which means Jihad fighters far more often than it means those running orphanages or feeding hungry refugees.
I imagine if you were to ask the average Westerner why those sorts of humanitarian functions in the Muslim world are most often performed by *Western charities*, that they would chalk it up to the supposedly greater resources of the West.
But Saudi Arabia and Iran are flush enough to export Da'wa and Jihad terrorism, but leave caring for the weak and needy to the "filthy Kaffir".
Ok, danger identified... where do we go from here? A few ideas...
1. Spread the word about the true nature of "Islamic charity" is zakat for jihad (through blogs like JW, Shariah Finance Watch and my own Money Jihad).
2. Continue revoking the tax-exempt status of the Islamic nonprofits operating outside the law (like this and these).
3. Accept no more bland Saudi pronouncements against terrorist financing. Give Saudi Arabia a deadline to establish a charity regulatory commission, then send in our IRS agents to review their books. They'll still lie to us, but we have to start somewhere. Feather tests by the Saudi central bank aren't enough.
4. Resist any further attempts by the Obama administration to "loosen" "restrictions" on zakat and where American Muslims can donate their money.
5. Force Saudi-backed charities and mosques in the U.S. to register as foreign agents.
6. Impose a zakat & hawala embargo against Afghanistan. The Taliban is stinking rich because of Saudi petro-zakat remittances. "Aid" from the Gulf isn't helping the Afghans, it's helping the Taliban.
"Iskrennost'" means "sincerity" in various Slavic languages.
But hidden within that word is the glint of another word, the word "iskra" or "spark" -- the spark that sets things -- bombs, revolutions -- off. Lenin published a journal by that name "Iskra" beginning in 1900.
These Kosovars are putting the "iskra" back in -- or perhaps more accurately, are taking the "iskra" out -- of "iskrennost. The "sincerity" of friendship for the Western Infidels who rescued them is for these Albanians utterly fake; the "spark" that sets off bombs is, however, heart-felt.
America Delight what swill you do it in the future than america court remove your citizenship for being than Islamistprobic racist. The teaparty moverment is finish as one of they leader insult Islam and Allah(God). The Tea Party would have being better off it they didnot allow racist to join. Insult our great current president who is solveing our nation problern against great odd from the treasonly GOP party.
Islam isn't a race, crackhead. And it is time semi-literate barbarians like yourself were kicked out of the West. We don't need parasitical, workshy, treacherous trash like you here.
Under Shariah law, Muslim charities can only help and support Muslims and Islam. As in all cults, followers of Islam are required to give to Muslim charities (one of the pillars). All Muslims are required to support jihad, either violently, passively, or financially, or they risk being killed as apostate. It is a self-perpetuating system of Muslim supremacy.