On January 15, 2022, Malik Faisal Akram took hostages at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. His goal was to compel the release of Aafia Siddiqui. Aafia Siddiqui is a singular figure within the history of jihadism, particularly in the West. Her case has understandably acquired a great deal of international interest and […]
CAIR Reveals the Jihadist Enemy Within (Part One)
“CAIR is Hamas,” pithily recognized the former FBI agent and United States Marine Corps officer John Guandolo in 2013 about the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which originated as an American Hamas front group. His book, Raising a Jihadi Generation: Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood Movement in America, remains highly relevant almost a decade later as […]
Al-Qaeda magazine editorial declares Texas synagogue jihadist a martyr, says no greater enemy than Jews
There are Islamic texts that instruct hatred of Jews. There’s also the Palestinian cause to obliterate the Jewish state, which serves to perpetuate ongoing antisemitism. As reported by the Jewish Journal: In Texas, the target was Jewish and the motive was antisemitism. Now, an Al-Qaeda magazine has stated: “There is no greater enemy of islam […]
CAIR Condemns Hostage-Taker (and Muhammad)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has once again exposed itself as duplicitous or ignorant, and it should be closed down. According to its website, CAIR’s first mission goal is “to enhance understanding of Islam,” followed by protecting civil rights (of Muslims), promoting justice (of Muslims), and empowering American Muslims. It styles itself as […]
FBI admits synagogue hostage-taking was ‘attack on Jewish community,’ claims jihadi’s ideology wasn’t ‘coherent’
“Many of these individuals are inspired by a personal and individualized blend of beliefs and grievances. And we’re finding that, more and more, the ideologies that are motivating these violent extremists are less coherent, less linear and harder to pin down.”… Malik Faisal Akram’s ideology was quite clear and coherent. But it is one that […]
‘Mentally unstable,’ ‘Poor teacher’s son’ – how the media whitewashes Islamic terrorists
On January 10, author and Islamic apologist Khaled Beydoun sent out a tweet that claimed, “Hindutva is terrorism.” Just five days later, he declared, “Terror isn’t exclusive to any single religion or ideology.” After all, his coreligionist Malik Faisal Akram had taken four Jews hostage at a Texas synagogue, and he had to defend […]
Texas synagogue jihadi said last year: ‘I want to kill Jews,’ cops did nothing
Akram’s desire was founded in Islamic texts: “The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is […]
Texas synagogue jihadi said he was ‘praying to Allah for two years for this,’ railed against ‘f***ing Jews’
The Jews in the Qur’an are called the strongest of all people in enmity toward the Muslims (5:82); they fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah (2:79; 3:75, 3:181); they claim that Allah’s power is limited (5:64); they love to listen to lies (5:41); they disobey Allah and never observe his commands (5:13). They […]
Did the Texas Synagogue Jihadi Act Alone?
In the wake of the turbulence surrounding the 15 January 2022 Texas synagogue attack, it may be useful to take a step backward to review those events from a broader strategic perspective. John Guandolo at Understanding the Threat has done an excellent job explaining how this attack fits into the overall Islamic Movement jihad campaign against Western […]
Texas Temple Terrorist Tablighi Jamaat Connection Confirmed
My first response after the Colleyville terrorist hostage crisis was to do background and note what Faisal Akram’s hometown of Blackburn was famous for. Blackburn as “another global hub for the Deobandis and the Tableeghi Jamaat”… The Deobandis, who control many of the mosques in Blackburn, originated the Taliban. Tableeghi Jamaat, whose mosques are known as “breeding grounds” […]