The Islamic State’s rhetoric is entirely and consistently framed in Islamic terms. The Muslims who claim that the Islamic State is not Islamic have never made any attempt to disabuse the jihadis, even at a safe distance, from their misunderstanding Islam. Mainstream analysts should consider the implications of that, but they won’t. These boys are […]
Australia: Islamic State jihadi Khaled Sharrouf first to lose citizenship under anti-terror laws
There. Was that so hard? The idea that these enemy combatants should be welcomed back after they have joined up with an entity that has repeatedly declared that it is at war with the West is beyond absurd, but it is the prevailing view in Europe and North America. “Islamic State fighter Khaled Sharrouf becomes […]
Muslim thought killed in airstrike on Islamic State making threatening calls to Australian officials
Many jihadis over the years have been pronounced dead, only to resurface again later. Western governments seem more committed to appearing successful in fighting jihadis in the eyes of the public than in actually doing anything effective to fight them. “From beyond the grave: Australian jihadist previously thought to be killed in Syria ‘made threatening […]
Nearly all Muslims who left Australia to join jihad were on the dole
These jihadis no doubt consider these welfare benefits to be their due, in lieu of the jizya that the Qur’an says that Muslims should collect from subjugated non-Muslim People of the Book (9:29). In Islamic law, it is the place of non-Muslims to turn over their funds to the Muslims. “Aussie jihadists were on the […]