Somehow, Moscow fails to see this trend as the direct threat to its sovereignty that it is. “Muslim revival brings polygamy, camels to Chechnya,” by Amie Ferris-Rotman for Reuters, December 16: GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) – Adam, 52, keeps his three wives in different towns to stop them squabbling, but the white-bearded Chechen adds he might […]
Christian extremists claim Russian train bombing — no, wait…
You guessed it, it was more Misunderstanders of Islam — the “Caucasian Mujahadeen,” which of course means they’re from the Caucasus, not that they’re white (although they are). If opposition to jihad is white supremacist, shouldn’t the “Caucasian Mujahadeen” be just fine with anti-jihadists? “North Caucasus group in Russia train bomb web claim,” from the
Misunderstanders of Islam suspected in Russia train bomb
The “rebels,” of course, are Islamic jihadists — holding to the same ideology and belief-system as the Iranians whom the Russians have been foolishly and short-sightedly aiding. “Murder on the Nevsky Express,” by Matthew Campbell and Anna Voutsen in the Sunday Times, November 29: The first sign of something wrong as the Nevsky Express raced […]
Chechen jihadists came from 50 countries
But remember: this is just a nationalist struggle that has nothing to do with Islam! Kadyrov himself asserts that these jihadists have “perverted Islam,” but as ever, he doesn’t explain how. “Kadyrov: Representatives of 50 states helped Chechens in Jihad against Russia,” from Interfax, September 28 (thanks to James): Grozny, September 28, Interfax – All […]
Caucasus: “It’s not separatism anymore, it’s a jihadist insurgency”
Even Human Rights Watch noticed. But this report is suffused with denial that anything in the substance of Islamic beliefs could have a role here. Islamic jihad is almost always portrayed as a reaction to something; the assumption is that there has to be something to blame, and if it hadn’t happened, maybe the jihad […]