Hakeem says below that Qur’anic instruction will fix this problem, for with it, presumably, villagers will be able to identify the lies Boko Haram tells them about Islam. That’s unlikely, however. The Qur’an is what got them into this fix. It’s not going to get them out of it. The Qur’an teaches that Infidel women […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State following its leader’s suicide
“A group of fighters from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram pledged allegiance to rivals the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) weeks after the former group’s leader died.” There is history leading up to this commitment: Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in 2015, but then ideological differences between them caused a deep […]
Nigeria: Jihad group top dog Abubakar Shekau kills himself when cornered by rival jihadis
Shekau’s rivals described him as “the big troublemaker, persecutor and destructive leader of the nation.” Why? They objected to Shekau’s “indiscriminate targeting of Muslim civilians and use of women suicide bombers.” But jihad massacres of non-Muslims? They had no problem with that. “Boko Haram leader ‘kills self’ in fight with rival jihadists,” AFP, June 6, […]
Nigeria: Muslim leader says stop ‘using Qur’an to preach democracy,’ democracy is ‘ideology of Jews and Christians’
As the leader of the jihad group Boko Haram, Shekau is universally considered to be a misunderstander of Islam, one of the many who has somehow gotten the idea that Islam mandates violence against unbelievers. But the question nevertheless remains: where did he get the idea that democracy was a Judeo-Christian invention that is incompatible […]
Nigeria: Muslim group threatens to murder abducted Christian cleric within a week
This is not “extremism.” Abduction of Infidels is sanctioned in Islamic law and subject to particular rules: “As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the […]
Nigeria: Muslim leader promises more jihad massacres, calls on military chief to convert to Islam
Now that Shekau has called Irabor to convert to Islam, he can lawfully kill him if he does not do so. This is because a hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war…When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If […]
Nigeria: 137 students missing, jihad group Boko Haram claims it abducted over 330
This latest attack on the school comes on the heels of a warning by Boko Haram of further jihad massacres after the recent slaughter of 110 farmers, and an admission by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Nigeria’s Ekiti State that the military is overwhelmed. Boko Haram is expanding rapidly in Nigeria as it seeks to impose […]
Niger: Muslims murder 27 in ‘attack of unprecedented savagery,’ say they ‘carried out attack with power of Allah’
The world yawns, the international political and media establishment assures us that this is a “distortion” of Islam, and everything goes back to normal until the next jihad massacre. “Boko Haram claims attack in Niger that killed dozens,” Al Jazeera, December 14, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): The Boko Haram armed group has […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram warns of further jihad massacres ‘unless you repent,’ governor concedes defeat
In the latest jihadist massacre of farm workers in Nigeria weeks ago, 110 innocent people were slaughtered by Boko Haram. Nigeria is overwhelmed by Boko Haram, and has essentially conceded defeat. Governor Kayode Fayemi, of Nigeria’s Ekiti State, recently stated: The reality we can all say, and I personally as security scholar, the reality I […]
Nigeria: Muslim leader says “O Kuffar, you have time to repent to Allah before Allah punishes you with our hands”
The Qur’an explicitly says that Allah will punish people by the hands of the believers: “Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and will disgrace them and give you victory over them and satisfy the breasts of a believing people, and remove the fury in the believers’ hearts.” (9:14-15) But just close your […]