This article discusses these Qur’an verses: “And they say, Our hearts are hardened. No, but Allah has cursed them for their unbelief, so little is what they believe.” (2:88) “They will be stricken with disgrace wherever they are found, except for a rope from Allah and a rope from men. They have brought on anger […]
Turkish columnist: ‘Islam is the only one resisting the attack of Western civilization’
This is an increasingly common attitude in Turkey. Meanwhile, the Western political and media establishment has worked for years to stigmatize, demonize, and marginalize any opposition to jihad violence and Sharia oppression of women and others. “Western civilization must also be saved from the Western threat!,” by Yusuf Kaplan, Yeni Safak, April 13, 2021: The […]
Leading Turkish Journalist: Trump Undone by Jewish Conspiracy and Coup
“A Trumpist coup or coup against Trump?,” was the headline to the article by Yusuf Kaplan, a leading Turkish journalist, that appeared in the newpaper Yeni Safak, which is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s house organ, on January 10, 2021. A brief previous Jihad Watch report on Kaplan’s conspiracy theorizing is here. Kaplan’s column is here. […]
Turkey: Pro-Erdogan ‘journalist’ says Biden’s ‘Jewish-majority’ cabinet is a cause for concern
The concern seems to have originated with Clash Report, which claims to report “breaking news, reports, and opinions from ongoing clashes of the world” in English, Turkish, and French. In any case, Hakkı Öcal needn’t worry: the Biden’s Handlers administration is already shaping up to be even more anti-Israel than the Obama administration. “Biden’s ‘Jewish-majority’ […]
Turkey: Pro-Erdogan paper says Trump was ‘deposed by Jewish lords who own the established order’
This is the sort of thing one would expect to read in Der Stürmer, but Yeni Safak is a strong exponent of political Islam, and 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); […]
Turkey: Magazine accuses Ecumenical Patriarch, other Christian and Jewish leaders of role in coup against Erdogan
In response, the Ecumenical Patriarchate has called these charges “unsubstantiated slanders, which are highly inflammatory and upsetting to the Christian and Jewish members of our people. As this action was very painful, very grave and irresponsible, and made further allegations, we consider it necessary to explain to the public our concerns in order to reduce […]
Turkey: Newspaper falsely claims that Hindus in India murdered a Muslim for killing a cow
There simply aren’t enough actual incidents to support the Muslim victimhood narrative that gets Muslim communities so much special consideration, and deflects counterterror efforts, so such incidents have to be invented. “Turkish Daily Reported a Man Killed by Hindu Mob in a ‘Cow-Lynching’ Was Muslim: False,” Polygraph.info, September 26, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of […]
Turkish paper close to Erdogan calls for OIC “army of Islam” attack against Israel
The Turkish daily newspaper Yeni Şafak, which is said to be close to Islamic supremacist despot President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AKP party, published an article titled “A Call for Urgent Action.” The article called on Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states “to form a joint ‘Army of Islam’ to besiege and […]