An influx of Muslims from Libya, arriving by boat, has suddenly inundated Greece. These Libyans are economic migrants posing as asylum seekers. While not nearly as generous a welfare state as France, Germany, and the U.K., Greece offers other benefits. As a country consisting partly of hundreds of islands, it is much easier for those […]
Trump Administration Suggests Relocating One Million Gazans to Libya
The war that Israel did not want and did not start grinds on in Gaza. Much of the Strip is now piles of rubble. Many people in Gaza would no doubt like to leave, though according to Hamas accounts, as reported by such sources as Al Jazeera and the equally biased BBC, “no one wants […]
Libyans Face Death Penalty for Converting to Christianity
February 15 marked the tenth anniversary of the execution of 20 Coptic Christians and one Ghanaian by the Islamic State (IS) on a beach in Libya. In 2015, ISIS uploaded a YouTube video, entitled “A Message Signed with Blood to the Nation of the Cross”. 20 Coptic Christians and a Ghanaian Christian dressed in orange […]
Is Resettlement of the Gaza Population in Libya the Best Option?
Egypt and Jordan: more minuses than pluses The idea of resettling the Palestinians of Gaza has become the focus of attention of politicians and the media, and this is undoubtedly good news. The bad news is that it is extremely problematic to implement, since almost all Muslim countries — and above all, Egypt and Jordan […]
Greek authorities claim that the latest migrant surge is linked to Middle East wars
Crete saw refugees pouring in back in 2020, before the latest “wars in the Middle East.” Illegal migration is always associated with wars and socio-economic instability — which are norms in the Muslim world, from Africa to the Middle East. Nothing Greece is saying now is unique to the current wars in the Middle East. […]
Libya: Supreme Court strikes down tax for Libyan Jihad Fund, ‘to support Islamic struggles against colonial forces’
It would be interesting and illuminating to know where this money has gone over the years, but we’re not likely to get that information. “Supreme Court strikes down controversial ‘Jihad Tax,’” by Safa Alharathy, Libya Observer, February 4, 2025: The Supreme Court has ruled the long-standing ‘Jihad Tax’ unconstitutional, marking a significant legal victory against […]
Italy stops 200,000 migrants from entering the country in two years of Meloni’s leadership
Stopping, or at least slowing, the mass migration came at a high price. Italy’s taxpayers forked out hundreds of millions of euros “in aid, trade and investment” to the pilfering Islamic countries, Tunisia and Libya, “in return for which both countries have endeavoured to stop migrant boats from leaving their shores.” The migrants should have […]
South Africa: 95 Libyans discovered on farm that was converted into illegal military training base
Jihad training? That’s certainly one possibility. “Libyan government ‘concerned’ over militants caught in South Africa,” AFP, July 26, 2024: White River — South African authorities rounded up 95 Libyans on Friday in a raid at a farm that appeared to have been converted into an illegal military training base, police said. The morning raid was […]
Libyan Fatwa House declares jihad against Russian forces, says jihad against them is religious duty for all Libyans
This fatwa aligns with traditional Islamic theology. In classic Sunni theology and law, only the caliph is authorized to declare offensive jihad. That jihad is an obligation on the community as a whole (fard kifaya); an individual is released from it if others are taking it up. But all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence agree […]
Biden administration ‘furious,’ openly rebukes Israel for revealing meeting with Libyan foreign minister
The U.S. is said to be “furious” at Israel after mobs in Libya flew into a frenzy over a two-hour meeting a few days ago, at a summit in Rome, between Libyan Foreign Minister Najia Mangoush and her Israeli counterpart, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. The short meeting was intended to discuss improving ties between the […]