Pope Francis is doubtless on his way to Cotabato right now, in order to explain to these Muslims that “authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence.” “ASIA/PHILIPPINES – Terrorist violence on Christmas eve: attack in front of the Cathedral,” Agenzia Fides, December 23, 2019 (thanks to […]
Philippines: UK and Australia issue warnings about travel to Mindanao over threat of jihad terror and kidnapping
The UK and Australia have issued warnings against citizens traveling “to some parts of Mindanao because of terrorist activity and kidnapping….The travel warning followed the blast in Cotabato City” on New Year’s Eve, “which killed two and injured dozens.” The threat in the Philippines, however, is not restricted solely to this one area. The jihad battle […]
Philippines: Muslims murder soldier, wound three civilians in jihad bomb attacks
“The Muslim minority of the mainly Catholic Philippines considers Mindanao as its homeland. Decades of armed rebellion in the region have claimed more than 100,000 lives according to official estimates.” The guiding principle here is that Islam must dominate, and not be dominated, and “the best of people” (Qur’an 3:110) must never be ruled by […]
Philippines: Martial law declared as Islamic State jihadis storm city and battle national army
In Mindanao. This is a global war, and of the most curious type imaginable: no one in authority wants to admit that it is actually going on, and Western governments generally treat each enemy attack in this war as a separate and discrete criminal incident. “Philippines soldiers battle Isis-linked gunmen on Marawi city streets,” by […]
Philippines: Muslims throw grenade at church during Christmas eve mass, injure 16
This year’s global jihad against Christmas intensifies. “Sixteen Hurt in Christmas Eve Blast at Catholic Church in Philippines,” Reuters, December 24, 2016: Sixteen people were wounded in a grenade explosion outside a Catholic church during a Christmas eve mass in the Philippines’ restive southern island of Mindanao, a priest and police said on Saturday. Security […]
Philippines: Muslims pledged to Islamic State blamed for bus bombing that murdered 10
When is Joe Biden or John Kerry going to explain to us why this pseudo-Islamic group that has nothing to do with Islam has inspired loyalty from Muslims as far away as the Philippines? Why is this misunderstanding of Islam global in its extent? “Militants Pledged to Islamic State Blamed for Killing 10 in Philippines […]