This piece was written by a Hindu human rights activist who has seen the devastation of jihad in India. Warning: extremely graphic images at the link. “ISIS beheading children and women (after stripping naked) -parallels Hindu Story,” Satya Blog, August 26, 2014: From the advent of Islam, it is the brutality that was used to […]
Archives for August 2014
Islamic State makes over $2 million daily in oil sales
That pays for a lot of knives, guns and bombs. We all know that what they do has nothing to do with Islam, but it looks as if these misunderstanders of Islam are going to be around for awhile. “ISIS makes more than $2 million daily in oil sales,” Al Arabiya, August 28, 2014: Militants […]
Audio: Robert Spencer on KNUS Denver’s Peter Boyles show on the Islamic State
Thursday morning.
FBI National Domestic Threat Assessment omits Islamic terrorism
According to the FBI, there are “eight types of domestic extremist movements—none motivated by radical Islam. They include anti-government militia groups and white supremacy extremists, along with ‘sovereign citizen’ nationalists, and anarchists. Other domestic threat groups outlined by the FBI assessment include violent animal rights and environmentalist extremists, black separatists, anti- and pro-abortion activists, and […]
UK raises terror threat level to “severe”
“I just don’t understand it, Theresa.” “What, David? What don’t you understand, luv?” “The ingratitude, innit? The base, black, bold ingratitude. Think of it: We hounded counter-jihadists domestically and banned Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer from coming in from the U.S. We worked with Islamic supremacists that we pretended were ‘moderates,’ allowing them to gain […]
Muslim prof: “Shenanigans” of “so-called Islamic State” are “harmful to Islam”
“Dr. Farouk El-Baz is director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University. He served as science adviser to President Anwar Sadat of Egypt.” In this Boston Herald op-ed, he offers something we have seen before: a Muslim denunciation of the Islamic State that glosses over or ignores altogether the Islamic justifications for the […]
Islamic State holds Yazidi women as sex slaves, sells them for $25
According to Islamic law, Muslim men can take “captives of the right hand” (Qur’an 4:3, 4:24, 33:50). The Qur’an says: “O Prophet! Lo! We have made lawful unto thee thy wives unto whom thou hast paid their dowries, and those whom thy right hand possesseth of those whom Allah hath given thee as spoils of […]
Islamic State jihadi says his group gets funding from Turkey
With so many Islamic authorities condemning the Islamic State, albeit in vague and non-specific terms, it is noteworthy that it has received so much help from elements in Turkey and Saudi Arabia. There are obviously many people in both countries who believe that what the Islamic State is doing is perfectly Islamic, and to be […]
Al-Qaeda urges jihad attacks on Las Vegas, military colleges in U.S.
“This recipe gives you the ability to make a car bomb even in countries with tight security and surveillance.” And we have already seen a car bomb that cam very close to exploding and murdering untold numbers of people in Times Square. This is only a matter of time, but remember: to oppose it and […]
Egypt’s Mufti adviser: Islamic State’s terror has nothing to do with Islam
It would be refreshing if even one of those who are condemning the Islamic State would explain how this misunderstanding of Islam spread to so many people all over the world. But they never will do so, and the mainstream media will never ask them to. “Daesh terrorist acts have no link with Islam: Mufti […]
Yemen: Woman burned to death by brother for converting to Christianity
Muhammad commanded: “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari 9.84.57). This is still the position of all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence, both Sunni and Shi’ite. Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the most renowned and prominent Muslim cleric in the world, has stated: “The Muslim jurists are unanimous that apostates must be punished, yet they […]
Report circulates that O. J. Simpson has converted to Islam in prison
This story is circulating around today, but not at the major news outlets; it may not be accurate at all and should be treated with reserve. It does exemplify, however, how Islamic proselytizing in prison focuses on people who are angry and feel as if they have been treated unjustly, and channels their anger in […]
Fort Hood jihad mass murderer wants to be “citizen” of Islamic State
This stands to reason: according to the Obama Administration, Nidal Hasan’s Fort Hood jihad massacre had nothing to do with Islam, and (also according to the Obama camp) neither does the Islamic State. So Hasan and the caliph Ibrahim could get together, pop open a couple of sasparillas, and misunderstand Islam together. In any case, […]
“I rather get stopped by ISIS terrorist than Ferguson PD.”
He may one day find that his assessment of this was wrong. We can hope that he never does, for all our sakes. Photo thanks to Pamela Geller.
Life in the Islamic State: Women can’t leave home without male guardian
Women can’t leave home without a male guardian, accused thieves have their hands amputated, women are stoned to death for adultery, shops close five times a day for prayer. In short, the Islamic State looks just like Sharia Arabia, another Sharia state, and just like Iran, yet another Sharia state. How can this be? After […]
“Reverse jihad”: Iraqi and foreign Christians join fight against Islamic State
“Some Christian groups in northern Iraq say they have had enough of being struck down like helpless victims and are tired of being chased from a place where they consider themselves to be the original inhabitants; they have decided to take up arms to defend the home their people have known for over 2,000 years.” […]
Obama: “We don’t have a strategy yet” on the Islamic State
A rare moment of candor. Not only does he not yet have a strategy; he doesn’t yet have the courage to call the threat what it really is, or to acknowledge that the actions of the Islamic State have deep roots in Islamic theology and law. There is no way that we can defeat an […]
Chicago: Muslim with Islamic State flag on car threatens cops with bomb
Maybe he was just enraged by their Islamophobic failure to realize that it was a flag of peace, or by the illegal Zionist occupation of the Southwest Side of Chicago. “Man with ISIS flag on vehicle threatens cops with bomb,” Chicago Sun-Times, August 28, 2014 (thanks to Free Expression): A man who had an ISIS […]
Israel accepted ceasefire without demilitarization of Hamas under US pressure
Israel’s initial goal in Operation Protective Edge had been to destroy Hamas utterly. But Barack Obama persuaded (how?) the Israelis to accept Hamas still existing, and still heavily armed. It is quite clear which side Barack Obama is on. “PLO to pursue diplomatic efforts following ceasefire deal,” Ma’an News Agency, August 28, 2014: BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) […]
Virginia Congressman introduces bill to ban Islamic State jihadis from returning to US
It will be most interesting to who opposes this bill, and on what grounds. “Bill Would End Outrageous Loophole Allowing ISIL Fighters to Return to U.S.,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, August 28, 2014: Americans who have travelled to foreign countries to train and fight with terror groups such as the Islamic State of […]