Jun 25, 2014 07:27 pm | Robert Spencer
John
Maguire doesn’t say it, but another reason why the CIA was completely
wrongfooted by the advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL) was because the Obama Administration has completely deemphasized
the jihad threat, and pretended that al Qaeda was the only jihad group.
An obscure offshoot of al Qaeda in […]
Jun 25, 2014 07:13 pm | Robert Spencer
How
could a “radical interpretation of Islam” have “nothing to do with the
religion”? How is it that these groups that uniformly explain and
justify their actions on the basis of Islam have nothing to do with
Islam? How is it that a group that calls itself the Islamic State of
Iraq and Levant and […]
Jun 25, 2014 06:45 pm | Robert Spencer
Imad
Youkhana “has noted that the main victims of the current conflicts are
precisely Iraqis who confess Christ; ‘that is why the native and foreign
Christian parties, organizations and activists must unite in order to
help refugees and to stop the humanitarian catastrophe which may befall
the Nineveh valley.’” Not a chance. It could harm […]
Jun 25, 2014 06:14 pm | Robert Spencer
“Mohamud’s
attorneys argued that prosecutors didn’t notify the defendant that they
had received information regarding Mohamud under the U.S. Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act until he was already convicted. They also
argued that the important information was withheld from the defense
team, according to Fox.” The question is: did Mohamud plot to commit
jihad mass murder […]
Jun 25, 2014 05:53 pm | Robert Spencer
“Nonviolent
terrorism”? Is that like “moderate Islamist”? Western officials become
contortionists, twisting themselves into pretzels trying to avoid facing
the reality of jihad. “Prosecutors pushing for 10-year sentence for
Toronto man who tried leave Canada to join ‘brutal’ terrorists,” by
Stewart Bell, National Post, June 25, 2014: A Toronto man convicted of
attempting to join […]
Jun 25, 2014 02:56 pm | Robert Spencer
David
Wood puts it well at Answering Muslims: This would be a bit too graphic
to post as a video, but as news, it needs to be addressed. A number of
European activists have put together an animated film about Muhammad’s
relationship with Aisha. The film is being released in numerous
languages (including English, French, […]
Jun 25, 2014 02:42 pm | Robert Spencer
“Thousands
of young men from the south have flocked to Baghdad to bolster the
flagging army, and many observers have assumed that the flow of southern
militiamen would help stem an ISIS advance that’s captured much of
northern and central Iraq in the weeks since the city of Mosul fell
under ISIS control June 10.” […]
Jun 25, 2014 02:10 pm | Robert Spencer
There
is a hint of menace to this morality initiative, for the recipients of
the brochure know that if they don’t comply, some Muslims may think that
killing them is preferable to the continued affront to their honor that
their immoral dress represents. Re-Islamization of Turkey Update:
“Islamists hit beach to advise women to cover […]
Jun 25, 2014 02:02 pm | Robert Spencer
Boko
Haram, the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and
Jihad, once again shows that it can operate with absolute impunity in
Nigeria, without fear of any significant reaction from the Nigerian
government. Since Nigerian generals have been found to have been arming
the group, doubtless out of approval of its activities, […]
Jun 25, 2014 01:52 pm | Robert Spencer
“Against
them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including
steeds of war, to strike terror into the enemies of Allah and your
enemies, and others besides, whom you may not know, but whom Allah
knows. Whatever you spend in the cause of Allah shall be repaid to you,
and you shall […]
Jun 25, 2014 01:44 pm | Robert Spencer
This
jihad attack probably has to do with the Sunni-Shi’ite jihad, which is
now raging in Iraq and Syria. It is practically inevitable that it
engulf Lebanon as well, with that nation’s Christians caught in the
middle. “Suicide attack at Beirut hotel, casualties feared,” Al Arabiya,
June 25, 2014: A suicide bomber attacked a hotel […]
Jun 25, 2014 01:19 pm | Robert Spencer
The
Metropolitan Police’s Assistant Commissioner, Cressida Dick, says that
it is up to the police to make Muslim communities “wholly hostile to
violent extremism.” Why is that the police’s responsibility? Isn’t it a
core assumption of British policymakers that Muslim communities in the
U.K. wholeheartedly reject “violent extremism,” except for a tiny
minority of misunderstanders […]
Jun 25, 2014 12:21 pm | Robert Spencer
Drinking
alcoholic beverages is, of course, forbidden in Islam. But Islamic law
asserts authority over unbelievers, and even though the letter of the
law holds that non-Muslims are allowed to drink alcohol, they are not to
do so publicly, so as not to cause Muslims offense. When this group of
Muslims saw a non-Muslim drinking […]
Jun 25, 2014 11:06 am | Robert Spencer
“He
explained that the Holy Quran clearly pointed out that the sins of
anyone who kills one innocent soul is seen as haven killed the entire
humanity however, anyone who gives life to another soul is rewarded
same.” The problem here, as always, is the definition of “innocent” —
especially since, as Dr. Sheikh Amin […]
Jun 25, 2014 09:57 am | Robert Spencer
Clearly
Islamic law still has a strong influence, even in post-Muslim
Brotherhood Egypt. The government has said that it would protect the
Christians, but with verdicts like this, it doesn’t look all that much
different from the Brotherhood regime. “Egyptian Christian jailed for
contempt of religion,” Associated Press, June 24, 2014: LUXOR, Egypt — A
[…] 
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