“The Prophet said, ‘War is deceit.'” (Bukhari 4.52.269)
But anyone who might have raised doubts about Al Swealmeen’s sincerity would have been excoriated as “Islamophobic.”
“Liverpool Women’s Hospital suicide bomber who lied about converting to Christianity in bid to claim asylum was practising Muslim with Koran and prayer mat, inquest hears,” by Henry Martin, MailOnline, December 30, 2021:
The Liverpool Women’s Hospital bomber lied about converting to Christianity and was a practising Muslim, an inquest has heard.
Iraqi-born Emad Al Swealmeen, 32, died from an explosion and subsequent fire when his device detonated in the Ford Focus Delta Taxi as it pulled up outside the hospital shortly before 11am on November 14.
The driver, David Perry, managed to escape the blast – which was captured on hospital CCTV.
Al Swealmeen had falsely claimed to be of Syrian heritage in asylum applications and was still a practising Muslim despite apparently converting to Christianity, an inquest at Liverpool and Wirral Coroner’s Court was told on Thursday.
Asked if he may have converted to strengthen his asylum claim, Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Meeks from Counter Terrorism Policing North West said: ‘I’d agree with that because he would claim he’d be liable to persecution on return to Syria or Iraq.’
The inquest heard a Holy Koran and prayer mat were found when police searched his premises.
Senior coroner Andre Rebello said Al Swealmeen’s brother, who lives in America and was not named in court, said he had spoken to him on Friday, November 12, two days before the bomb went off.
Mr Rebello told the inquest: ‘He says towards the end of call Emad said something like ”if I do something bad that will affect the family what do you think?”
‘He replied something like ”don’t do s**t”, advising him as an older brother, although this was something which caused him concern, knowing his previous issues.’
Emad Al Swealmeen, 32, detonated a homemade bomb outside the hospital just before 11am on November 14, killing himself and injuring taxi driver David Perry
He said Al Swealmeen, born in Baghdad, Iraq, had been in prison in the Middle East for a serious assault on another person, as well as being in trouble in Liverpool previously for possession of an offensive weapon.
After moving to Britain he lived at Home Office-provided accommodation in Sutcliffe Street, in the Kensington area of Liverpool, but since April had rented a self-contained flat in Rutland Avenue, where he paid the rent monthly in cash, the court was told.
The inquest heard the flat was used as a ‘bomb-making factory’, and financial investigations showed Al Swealmeen had been purchasing materials likely to be used in the manufacture of improvised firearms or home-made explosives, including 2,000 ball bearings….
Bob C says
as required by the religion of peace. nothing new here. why are people surprised?
Fitna says
Because these same people don’t research Islam on their own and have it constantly drilled in their heads that “Islam is a peaceful religion” and we’re Islamophobes for thinking otherwise.
For regular visitors of JW, who’ve been here for years, the answer is obvious. We’re just waiting for the rest of the population to catch up to our level of understanding.
If Robert Spencer was allowed to be on the mainstream media more often, he could’ve enlightened millions of people but sadly they decided to pull the ostrich maneuver and bury their heads in the sand.
Eleanor says
Agreed Fitna. The people who are trying desperately to inform and enlighten the general public of the dangers of Islam, such as Robert, Tommy Robinson, Lauren Southern, Stephan Molyneux, and others, are cancelled and banned from entering certain countries. I knew absolutely nothing about Islam and Muslims until 9/11 when I started taking a deeper interest in the ‘religion’ and I’m so glad I did. If I was apathetic as are most people, I would still be ignorant about Islam. I have family and friends who could not care less about this Islamic danger we face, as it has yet to affect them.
gravenimage says
Eleanor, I knew little about Islam before 9/11, either–then I set myself the task of seeing if Islam really taught violence. I expected to find a few ambiguous verses–but nothing like the savagery that Islam teaches. That most in the West *still* have no idea about this more than twenty years later is absurd. Not just ignorance, but willful ignorance.
Lion heart says
Fitna: I agree with you completely! and I am a Canadian Christian guy originally from Iraq and wanna say that Emad’s taqiyya never surprised me because we know what Muslims and Islam are as our Christian ancestors said it hundreds of years ago “ if a Muslim is a piece of gold , don’t put it in your pocket because it will rip through “ meaning when Muslims get the chance to harm nonMuslims especially Christians, they will do it especially when they are knowledgeable about Islam and/ or when they take Islam seriously and we saw that back-stabbing by Muslims in Iraq back then after the fall of Saddam’s bloody and evil regime where even longtime Muslim neighbours to Christians have stabbed Christians in the back by conspiring against them with ISIS .
Hoi Polloi says
Our native Christian guide to the Holy Land closed his 2 week tour with remarks on the progress seen there since Jewish governance was instituted and contrasted that with centuries of lack of initiative or scholarship that had preceded.
gravenimage says
Thanks for that account, Hoi Polloi.
Hoi Polloi says
Yes, I came here to learn because I was disgusted by the obvious lies told by my government in their efforts to whitewash islam. I am always amazed that these people don’t understand that their deception motivates people in the search for truth.
Michael Copeland says
“Act like you are his friend. Then kill him.”
So urged Sheikh Mubarak Gilani to his Muslim listeners concerning non-Muslims, kafirs.
It is to the Church’s shame that it has failed to inform itself of Islam’s doctrine of authorised deception, taqiyya. It may well amount in law to culpable negligence.
The management of the “Learning Together” programme for prisoners’ rehabilitation also failed to inform their members or themselves. The Fishmongers’ Hall killings (also known as the London Bridge killings) were the result. Usman Khan successfully deceived the programme, whose members were uninformed, unwarned, and thus unprepared.
https://gatesofvienna.net/2020/01/deception-by-muslims-learning-curve-needed/
mortimer says
This truly was a ‘stealth’ jihad. The target was apparently the Remembrance Day service in honor of the fallen in UK’s foreign wars. Emad Al Swealmeen put a lot of effort into betraying the country that took him in and supported him.
Western people err by underestimating the strong religious motivation of jihadic terrorism for Muslims.
However, just because most Muslims are too cowardly to be jihadists, that doesn’t mean that they do not support the jihadists in their hearts.
gravenimage says
Yes–he nominally joined the Church he later targeted. It if had not been for an unforeseen traffic jam, he may well have easily gained entrance if he had been recognized as a supposed congregant there.
Hoi Polloi says
“knowing his previous issues”….. And by failing to warn anyone his brother also became a jihadist. Funny how that never gets addressed by those who are always claiming that muslims are “mostly peaceful.” Same playbook used by those defending all the violence in the US riots.
Frank Anderson says
M.C., While my effort may be at or near futile, I continue to quote Wyle v. R.J. Reynolds, where the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that deliberate ignorance constitutes knowledge of the truth. To see the many leaders and influential people promote the lie “religion of peace” 20 years after 9/11 is a shining example of deliberate ignorance, failing to grasp the foundation, purpose and goal of world conquest, slavery and murder that is essential to islam. Spencer’s frequent quote about the results of the blind leading the blind is instructive. Both will fall into a ditch.
Michael Copeland says
Western leaders have themselves been very successfully deceived. George W. Bush, surrounded by the Muslim Brotherhood in the Washington mosque, was reading from a script (doubtless supplied by “these folks”) when he said “Islam is peace”. In spite of his long track record of gaffes everyone believed him, probably because of the reverential person-to-person sincere manner he used (copied subconsciously by leaders elsewhere since). In the UK Blair, Brown, Cameron, and May were advised by serial liar Tariq Ramadan. What more need be said? All this misinformation will take a lot of effort to dislodge.
Frank Anderson says
M.C., what really irritates, disappoints and embarrasses me to this day is that I believed him for 7 years until Robert Spencer appeared on Glenn Beck’s Fox show talking about his book Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam. I hate liars. While I spoke in error for 7 years out of ignorance, that is too close to me being a liar for comfort. The technicality of liars intending to deceive is more than I ever want associated with my statements. And GWB has NEVER corrected his to this day.
Infidel says
If someone claims to be converting from islam to religion X, why would it be islamophobic to doubt him? I’d think it would be X’ophobic
gravenimage says
UK: Liverpool bomber lied about converting to Christianity, was practicing Muslim with Qur’an and prayer mat
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Of course, most people here knew this, or at least suspected it–but how many believe that he was a “Christian terrorist”?
This immediately went up on Facebook–it has only been modified somewhat more recently.
somehistory says
Many here expressed just such a suspicion…that he never really converted and those of us who are Christian made the point that no Christian would do what he did.
Some of us also expressed the feeling that it would be used to slam Christianity as “no different” from islam when it comes to violence and terror even when it came out that he never converted, but pretended in order to stay in country.
Most of us here, understand only too well these things. (And I’m saying all this just in agreement with your comment…not that I have added anything, just agreeing._)
gravenimage says
Thanks, Somehistory. Agreed.
OLD GUY says
NOT surprised, seems like the only sin in islam is to insult islam or one of its leaders. Anything else it’s male leaders and followers want to do gets a pass.
Linde Barrera says
Happy New Year! For some reason unknown to me, my comment does not get posted until I write it and send it a second time.
So this is what I wanted to pass on to you whether you are an atheist, an agnostic or a believer in the Judeo-Christian God. In the Gospel of John chapter 16 verses 2-3 Jesus Christ God incarnate says to his disciples:
“They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.” (New International Version.)
I pray every day for God’s richest blessings to Robert Spencer and his awesome team of writers. I also pray for all people who comment on this website.
somehistory says
I have that problem sometimes and must write it all again. I can never say it exactly the same way the second time. I’m glad you keep trying.
Prayer…can’t get through a day without it. And recalling things our Lord said as instructions and as warnings as to what was to come. Those things now are all around us.
Thank you, Linde.
gravenimage says
Linde, great to see you posting, and Happy New Year to you and to Somehistory and everyone else here!