JIHAD WATCH 12/31/2013

Monty Python star won't parody Islam: "There are people out there without a sense of humour and they’re heavily armed" Dec 30, 2013 10:27 pm | Robert Spencer Michael Palin here explains why jihad terrorism works, and why it is on the rise worldwide today. "You can't parody Islam, says Palin: Monty Python star believes religious sensitivities have increased so much it would be impossible to make Life of Brian today," by Alasdair Glennie for the Daily... read more      Maine: Muslim group offers help for "establishing the Caliphate in America" Dec 30, 2013 10:02 pm | Robert Spencer This information from Islamic Finder can be found here (thanks to Giaour). But it's strange: Islamic groups in the U.S. such as the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and others routinely assure us that only greasy Islamophobes think that any Muslims in the U.S. want to establish Sharia... read more      Russian jihad leader: "Our enemy is not Russia only, but everyone who wages war against Islam and Muslims" Dec 30, 2013 09:48 pm | Robert Spencer The figure who is most likely behind the recent Russian jihad attacks envisions a global conflict. "Bombings fuel fears about Sochi threat by 'Emir of Caucasus' Doku Umarov," by Tracy Connor for NBC News, December 30: A trio of deadly bombings in Volgograd ahead of the Winter Olympics has... read more      Nigeria: Muslims murder 12 Christians in attacks on two Christian villages -- 8 at wedding reception Dec 30, 2013 02:19 pm | Robert Spencer The Christian leaders who are silent about who does this killing and why, for fear of offending their Muslim "dialogue" partners in the West, have a great deal to answer for. "Extremists kill 12 in Nigerian Christian villages," from the Associated Press, December 30 (thanks to Kenneth): MAIDUGURI, Nigeria... read more      Russia: Rush-hour blast murders 14 on trolley bus in Volgograd -- 3rd deadly jihad attack in four days Dec 30, 2013 02:07 pm | Robert Spencer Islamic jihadists are murdering with impunity in Volgograd. Will the Russian authorities challenge the mosques to teach against the Islamic doctrines that lead to this? Or will it just go on and on as Russia descends into jihadist chaos and ultimately submits to Islam? "Rush-hour blast kills 14 on... read more      Pakistan: Santa Claus arrested for blasphemy! Dec 30, 2013 11:27 am | Robert Spencer This parody report (and yes, it is a parody: no portly, white-bearded man in a red coat has been arrested for blasphemy in Pakistan) bitingly highlights the vicious and lethal absurdity of Pakistan's blasphemy laws. "Santa Claus arrested for blasphemy in Sargodha," by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid in Pakistan Today,... read more      Indian Mujahideen plotted jihad attack in industrial city of Surat: "We wanted to ensure that no Muslim was killed...we knew that the casualty rate would be high" Dec 30, 2013 11:02 am | Robert Spencer Surat It is good that the local Muslim community gave them no encouragement, although if they argued the jihadis down on Qur'anic grounds and explained to them how they were misunderstanding Islam's peaceful message, Yasin doesn't mention it. It is also noteworthy that they tried to get them out of... read more      Egypt arrests Al-Jazeera's TV crew for ties to Muslim Brotherhood Dec 30, 2013 10:49 am | Robert Spencer If Al Jazeera in the U.S. had a pro-Brotherhood bias, who would notice? So does the rest of the mainstream media. "Egypt arrests Al-Jazeera TV's 4-member crew," from the Associated Press, December 30 (thanks to Jayke): CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's Interior Ministry says security forces have arrested journalists working for... read more