“They killed and burnt houses after attacking worshipers in five churches in Kwada; after that, they advanced to Kautikari, less than 8 kilometres to Chibok town, whey they equally killed people and destroyed properties. I’m not sure security agencies have gone to rescue the villagers, but I learnt that the insurgents are still in pursuit […]
Archives for June 2014
Sharia UK: Couple gets year in jail for putting bacon on mosque door handle
If they had desecrated a church, would they be serving a year in jail? Not in Sharia Britannia. As Pamela Geller says, “while what these kids did was silly, jail time? For a bad joke?” Yes. British officials vie to outdo each other in bowing down to their new overlords. And while what these kids […]
Iraqi military fails to retake Tikrit from Islamic State jihadis
“Iraqi officials had claimed that troops had pushed into the heart of the city in what was the biggest attempt yet by the Baghdad government to reverse a series of defeats suffered earlier this month at the hands of the Al Qaeda-inspired Islamic State in Iraq and The Levant (ISIS).” But now they have drawn […]
ISIS/ISIL declares Islamic State, shortens name to “The Islamic State” (IS)
They clearly intend to hold the territory they have captured. They’ve also declared Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the new caliph; he claims to be a descendant of Muhammad, so it is possible that if they can make their state viable, this claim will gain currency. If that happens, it will be interesting to see how Muslims […]
ISIL crucifies eight of its foes
“Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this […]
UK: Christian suspended for bullying Muslim by giving her Christian book
If a Muslim had given a Christian coworker a book about Islam, do you think he or she would have been suspended for nine months for “bullying”? No, I don’t, either. Proselytizing for Christianity is not illegal in Britain. It is only illegal under Islamic law. The anxiousness of British officials to appease and accommodate […]
Pakistan: Couple beheaded in public over love marriage
Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. A manual of Islamic law certified as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy by Al-Azhar University, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam, says that “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” However, “not subject to retaliation” is “a […]
Moderate Syrian Rebel Application Form
This is right on the money, as there is no significant Western-oriented or pluralist force among the Syrian rebels. Even the New York Times acknowledged this, over a year ago: “Nowhere in rebel-controlled Syria is there a secular fighting force to speak of.” (New York Times, April 28, 2013) “Moderate Syrian Rebel Application Form,” by Andy […]
Robert Spencer at PJ Media: 5 New Signs of the West’s Myopia About the Jihad Threat
In PJ Media today I explore the latest in willful ignorance and myopia: In Nigeria, Syria, Iraq, Kenya, Somalia and elsewhere, Islamic jihadists are more aggressive and audacious than ever – but the denial about who they are and what they hope to accomplish is thicker than ever. Counter-jihadists are in the position reminiscent of […]
Contempt case against jihadist professor Sami Al-Arian dropped, clearing way for deportation
After years of denial, Sami Al-Arian pleaded guilty to a charge of “conspiracy to make or receive contributions of funds to or for the benefit of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a Specially Designated Terrorist” organization. He agreed to accept deportation. In his 2002 defense of Al-Arian, Eric Boehlert wrote: “The al-Arian story reveals what happens when […]
U.S. and Sudan negotiating over Christian woman sentenced to death for leaving Islam
“There are talks going on currently between Sudanese and American officials to try to find a way for Mariam and her family to leave the country.” Maybe Sudanese officials will settle for a bit of jizya in lieu of her head. The honor of Islam would thereby be preserved, even if she were released. “U.S. […]
ISIL seizes Iraq-Jordan checkpoint, Amman on high alert
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), aka the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), envisions a caliphate encompassing not just Iraq and Syria, but Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, and parts of Turkey. “Amman on high alert fearing ISIS attacks,” AGI, June 28, 2014 (thanks to C. Cantoni): (AGI) Maan, June 28 […]
Nigeria: Islamic jihadists murder 10 and injure 10 more with bomb blast at brothel
The moral calculus of Boko Haram, the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, is easy to parse: working in or frequenting a brothel is un-Islamic, but blowing up a brothel and murdering ten people is pleasing to Allah. But where did they get this idea? Could it have been from […]
Sudan: Christian woman under death sentence for leaving Islam freed, but not allowed to leave the country
It seems that the Sudanese authorities are trying to contrive ways to get her back into prison and duly executed, while escaping the international criticism that has come their way for following Sharia rules regarding apostasy and adultery that have victimized countless numbers of people over the years who did not have the good fortune […]
Qatar: UK media investigation into World Cup bribery allegations is “racist” and “Islamophobic”
“But just what is ‘racist’ about bribery?,” asks Al Arabiya — or about investigating bribery? This bizarre response from Qatar to charges that it bought the right to host the 2022 World Cup shows the hollowness of the charges of “racism” and “Islamophobia” that are constantly leveled at counter-jihadists. Just as there is nothing racist […]
Texas Muslim pleads guilty to trying to join ISIL
Where did Faruq learn about Islam? Are law enforcement officials going to wave away such questions by saying yet again that he was “radicalized” on the Internet? Faruq is clearly a convert to Islam. Converts to Islam seem to be especially susceptible to jihadist appeals. What are U.S. Muslim organizations doing to prevent this? Why, […]
Slate: Climate change could have led to the rise of ISIL
Let’s see: we know that it couldn’t be that the jihadis think that Islamic texts and teachings justify violence and warfare against unbelievers (and apostates and heretics). And we know it couldn’t be that Sunnis in Iraq were never going to acquiesce to Shi’ite rule, and that ultimately their resentments boiled over into all-out jihad. […]
ISIL on Twitter: “#CalamityWillBefallUS”
On Twitter today, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is heavily promoting the hashtag “#CalamityWillBefallUS.” The account from which these are taken is “Prophet’s Khilafa,” which bills itself thusly: “This account is dedicated to spreading the #NEWS of #Islamic_State_Of_Iraq_And_Sham\#ISIS to the #English speaking audience.”
UK: Muslim murders pregnant prostitute because she was working near a mosque
If the British government won’t enforce Sharia, some Muslims are all too willing to enforce it themselves. But they need to be patient. The way things are going, the British government will be doing this sort of work before too long. “Muslim man murders pregnant prostitute because she was working near a mosque,” by Julian […]
Video: Robert Spencer on Newsmax TV on the jihad in Iraq and Syria
This afternoon I was on Ed Berliner’s Midpoint on Newsmax TV, discussing the jihad in Iraq and Syria and what the U.S. can and cannot, and should and shouldn’t, do about it.