No matter how many Islamic leaders — both political leaders and clerics — actively stoke the jihad or are themselves involved, the West maintains its blind spot. No other religious ideology promotes violent expansionism and rewards people for waging war against other groups because they are different. And no other religion prescribes such actions in […]
Indonesia detains Muslim woman from UK on terror suspect list, plans to deport her back to Britain
Indonesia has detained a British convert to Islam for terrorism and plans to deport her back to the UK. So now Britain has become an exporter of jihad terror. This is a strange move by Indonesia, a country that, among a long list, recently released an influential Muslim cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir, who was involved […]
Indonesia: Muslim cleric linked to Bali jihad massacre to be released despite not renouncing “radicalism”
He can’t renounce “radicalism,” because he believes it to be simply Islam. Despite many claims to the contrary, “moderate” Muslim spokesmen in the West have never shown the beliefs of “radicals” such as Abu Bakar Bashir to be un-Islamic. “Cleric linked to Bali bombings ‘won’t renounce radicalism,’” Associated Press, January 19, 2019 (thanks to The […]
Indonesia: President whom foes say is insufficiently Islamic to release Muslim cleric behind Bali jihad massacre
Joko Widodo is proving his Islamic bona fides. “Indonesia leader to free radical cleric behind Bali bombings,” by Niniek Karmini, Pattaya Mail, January 19, 2019: Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) — The ailing 80-year-old radical cleric who inspired the Bali bombers and other violent extremists in Indonesia will be released from prison, Indonesia’s president said Friday, slashing […]
Indonesia: Muslim cleric who set up jihad terror training camp says, “What I did was right according to Islam”
Abu Bakar Bashir is a Muslim cleric. He has dedicated his life to understanding Islam properly and communicating it effectively to others. But according to Barack Obama and John Kerry and Pope Francis and David Cameron, he has drastically misunderstood his peaceful religion. I do hope they are preparing to travel over to Jakarta and […]
Muslims leaving Indonesia for Islamic State daily: “too many to count”
Watch the video report here from Japan’s NHK news service. In it, a jihadi says that Muslims from Indonesia are leaving for the Islamic State every day, “too many to count.” Even if this is wild exaggeration, which it is unlikely to be, why are any Muslims from Indonesia going to the Islamic State at […]
Indonesia: Jihadis recruit for Islamic State from their prison cells
Clearly these recruiters have supporters among the jailers: “Despite the island’s jails being high-security and despite mobile phones being contraband those who want phones have and use them.” “Indonesian jails host extremists who recruit for Islamic State from their cells,” by Cindy Wockner and Komang Erviani, News Corp Australia Network, July 7, 2015 (thanks to […]