This is rich. The term “Islamist” became popular in the first place among people who wanted to distance Islam from the crimes committed in its name and in accordance with its teachings. The campaign to get this terminology accepted was based entirely falsehoods, but it was wildly successful. To this day, there are so-called “terror […]
UK Cops Consider Dropping Terms ‘Islamist Terror’ and ‘Jihadi’ to Avoid Offending Muslims
My latest in FrontPage: You might have thought that Absurd Britannia couldn’t possibly get any more absurd. You’d have been wrong. The Daily Mail reported Monday that British “police are considering dropping the terms ‘Islamist terror’ and ‘jihadi’ because they ‘don’t help community relations.’” The cops were apparently mum about whether jihad terrorism and jihadis […]
UK: Police consider dropping terms ‘Islamist terror’ and ‘jihadi’ to avoid offending Muslims
Labeling jihadis “irhabis,” those who wage unlawful warfare, of course assumes that jihad activity goes against the teachings of Islam. Obligingly calling jihadis irhabis will prevent British authorities from being able to confront or challenge the fact that jihadis make recruits among peaceful Muslims by presenting themselves as the authentic exponents of Islamic teachings. Pretending […]