Mr. Justice Hunt “said the belief that adherence to Islam compelled travel to the Islamic State caliphate was confined to supporters of al-Baghdadi and was very far from being accepted by Muslims generally, who were repelled by the violent and intolerant nature of the group.” However, he doesn’t seem to have explored the question of […]
Ireland: Muslima says that Islamic State caliph ‘did something while the rest of us just sit and talk’
Converts to Islam often have a unique zeal that drives them on. As Robert Spencer stated: “What is it about converts to Islam? Why do so many of them get the idea that their new religion commands them to commit treason and mass murder? Read his article: “Meet Five Lethal American Converts to Islam.” And […]
Ireland: Ex-soldier, a former Islamic State bride, bids to have jihad terror charges dropped
Things are looking up for returned Islamic State bride Lisa Smith, who betrayed her country after converting to Islam and traveling to Syria to be with her Islamic State jihadist husband. Smith is a former member of the Irish Defence Forces. She is now seeking to have terror-related charges against her dropped. Her case “will […]
Muslima accused of being member of the Islamic State wins her appeal against ban on entering UK
Of course she did. But when Pamela Geller and I appealed against our ban from the UK, on the grounds that we had no criminal records, and had never advocated or condoned any violence or illegal activity, we were turned down. The constant in Lisa Smith’s case and ours is that in both, British officials […]
Ireland: Muslima who was member of the Islamic State granted bail after swearing on Qur’an to comply with conditions
It’s all right. She promises “I won’t kill anyone.” What could possibly go wrong? The Qur’an warns believers not to take unbelievers as “friends or helpers,” “unless that you but guard yourselves against them” (3:28). This is a foundation of the idea that believers may legitimately deceive unbelievers when under pressure. The word used for […]
Ireland sending military personnel to Syria to bring back Islamic State bride who promises “I won’t kill anyone”
Irish authorities really, really want Lisa Smith back in the country: “Officials from the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs have reportedly been deployed to Turkey’s border region to retrieve the 38-year-old, who travelled to Syria three years ago to join the Islamic State. Members of the Irish military and its special operations force, the Army […]