Sunday, November 9, 2014

JIHAD WATCH 11/09/2014

Nov 09, 2014 03:29 am | Robert Spencer
“Too many Muslims have  a group loyalty and inflamed sense of victimhood”

Clearly, Muslims in Australia are working from the same playbook that Muslims in the U.S. are using: claims that anti-terror measures unfairly target Muslims and were the real problem, complaints about the freedom of speech, exaggerated claims of victimhood, etc. Who is coordinating all this? In any case, it is good to see that at […]
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Nov 08, 2014 08:49 pm | Robert Spencer
Somalia: Muslim questions death penalty for apostasy, gets death threats

Muhammad said: “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari 9.84.57). The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law according to all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence. Yet Muslim spokesmen such as Harris Zafar, Mustafa Akyol, Salam al-Marayati, M. Cherif Bassiouni, and Ali Eteraz (among many others) have assured us that Islam […]
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Nov 08, 2014 08:12 pm | Robert Spencer
Islamic State murders five journalists in Mosul

If they’re angry about the coverage they’re getting, perhaps we should send some of our large coterie of pro-jihad journalists over to the Islamic State. Christiane Amanpour, Spencer Ackerman, Niraj Warikoo, Jennifer Fermino, Corinne Lestch, Bob Smietana — what a wonderful time they would have, and we would be treated to a series of puff […]
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Nov 08, 2014 07:22 pm | Robert Spencer
Turkey’s Deputy PM denounces “Islamophobia,” says Islam is religion of peace

“Islam is a religion of peace and soundness, not a religion that creates terror between people.” Oh, good. Glad he cleared that up. All those Muslims creating terror among non-Muslims — the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Hamas, and all the rest? Pay no attention! Islam is a religion of peace and soundness! “Turkey’s Deputy […]
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Nov 08, 2014 05:01 pm | Robert Spencer
NY Daily News: Islamic State’s rise has fueled “Islamophobia”

There is no free press in the U.S. Since the Islamic State began to make headlines, there has not a single article about how Muslims are instituting programs to convince young Muslims that the Islamic State’s understanding of Islam is wrong. There has not been a single rally of any significant size of Muslims against […]
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Nov 08, 2014 04:18 pm | Raymond Ibrahim
Raymond Ibrahim: Christians ‘Losing Everything’ to Islam

[Originally published by Gatestone Institute via RaymondIbrahim.com] “I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things”—Philippians 3:8  When St. Paul wrote the above in his letter to the Christians of Philippi, he and the early church were being persecuted (Paul was eventually […]
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Nov 08, 2014 04:10 pm | Robert Spencer
Chairman of Joint Chiefs praises Israel, Obama State Dept contradicts him

General Martin Dempsey pointed out that Israel had gone to “extraordinary lengths” to avoid civilian casualties among the “Palestinians.” Instead of agreeing with him or just letting it pass without comment, the State Department’s Jen Psaki actually contradicted Dempsey. As Pamela Geller points out, “Gen. Dempsey’s opinion echoes another authoritative opinion by British Colonel Richard […]
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Nov 08, 2014 03:52 pm | Robert Spencer
Berkeley Muslim students defend their attempt to get Bill Maher canceled

This controversy has largely died down now, and this article is five days old, but it is worth noting again because of the final line of the article: “‘To them,’ Takruri said, ‘it’s clearly a matter of silencing hate speech, not free speech.'” This free speech/hate speech distinction is increasingly common. I encountered it last […]
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Nov 08, 2014 03:38 pm | Robert Spencer
Northern Ireland: Muslim who fought with “Army of Islam” denied bail

“His only intention was to help the Muslim population. He genuinely does not believe he has done anything wrong.” Why should he? He was waging jihad for the sake of Allah. From his perspective, he has nothing to apologize for or be sorry about — not even the weapons and explosives training. “Syria: Derry man […]
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Nov 08, 2014 03:30 pm | Robert Spencer
Romney hits Obama for “legitimizing” Iran with letter to Khamenei

Romney is right. But Obama’s presidency has been all about legitimizing the illegitimate and delegitimizing the legitimate. This letter to the Ayatollah is of a piece with his Justice Department’s close and friendly relationship with the Hamas-linked Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and shunning of counter-jihadists. “Mitt Romney hits President Obama on Iran letter,” […]
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Nov 08, 2014 03:03 pm | Robert Spencer
NBA player says he is Muslim and so will skip National Anthem

Everyone knows that only greasy Islamophobes think that Islam teaches that loyalty to the religion transcends loyalty to one’s nation. So how did Dion Waiters get this idea? And if he were ever called upon to defend his nation against, say, the Islamic State, what would he do? “Dion Waiters informs NEOMG that he is […]
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Nov 08, 2014 02:51 pm | Robert Spencer
Video: Robert Spencer on Sun TV on Libyan rape gangs in UK and more

Here is video of my weekly Jihad Watch segment on Michael Coren’s Sun TV show, from Thursday. Topics (thanks to AlohaSnackbar01): 1) Libyan soldiers blame the British for not telling them the difference between right and wrong . . . that’s why they attacked and raped British girls. 2) Pro-Israel/anti-ISIS doctor investigated in Britain by […]
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Nov 08, 2014 11:19 am | Robert Spencer
Egyptian Islamic jihad group swears allegiance to the Islamic State

The caliphate is and always has been a might-makes-right proposition. The longer the Islamic State lasts, the most Muslims around the world will declare their allegiance to it. “Egypt’s Islamist Militant Group Swears Allegiance to IS: Reports,” RIA Novosti, November 4, 2014: MOSCOW, November 4 (RIA Novosti) – Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, a powerful Islamist group […]
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Nov 08, 2014 11:09 am | Robert Spencer
“20th hijacker” says “Saudi prince” aided his jihad activities

Moussaoui might be singular among all the jihadis who are described as being mentally ill, in that he may really be mentally ill. Nonetheless, there is nothing immediately implausible about these claims. “Imprisoned terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui wants to testify in Oklahoma City federal court,” by Nolan Clay, NewsOK, November 5, 2014: An admitted al-Qaida terrorist […]
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Nov 08, 2014 10:58 am | Robert Spencer
Canada: Retired Marine gets death threats from Arabic speakers after guarding war memorial

Courage is at a premium these days. Few people are willing to take stands that might endanger them or even involve them in something “controversial.” Leftist and Islamic supremacist jihad enablers take advantage of that fear and do everything they can to render every opponent of jihad terror too “controversial” to be heard in polite […]
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Nov 08, 2014 10:48 am | Robert Spencer
Austria’s Islamic Community says anti-terror law plays into hands of “radicals”

The caption for this photo at the BBC site is: “A meeting inside Vienna’s main mosque for its open day The Islamic Community says the draft law could play into the hands of radicals.” So you see, trying to stop jihad will just lead to more jihad. The best thing to do is just surrender. […]
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Nov 08, 2014 10:26 am | Robert Spencer
UK: Muslim who plotted to kill Queen “just discovered his faith”

He recently grew a full beard and began wearing Muslim dress. It is odd how no one among the British political or media elites ever seems to notice that those who commit these acts that have nothing to do with Islam are invariably devout and dedicated in their observance of Islam. The misunderstanding of Islam […]
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Nov 08, 2014 08:53 am | Robert Spencer
Florida: Muslim gets 40 years prison for planning jihad mass murder attacks in Tampa

“We still believe in his innocence. We still believe this crime was initiated by the government. The government provided the money on the front end, the explosives on the back end, and it was a totally manufactured crime.” What would it take to get you to plot “to kill hundreds of people by targeting several […]
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Nov 08, 2014 08:39 am | Robert Spencer
Alabama voters approve law banning Sharia

Hamas-linked CAIR and other Islamic supremacist groups claim that such laws infringe upon Muslims’ religious freedom. In reality, neither Alabama nor any other state would be contemplating anti-Sharia laws were it not for Sharia’s political and supremacist aspects, and its elements that are at variance with Constitutional freedoms — notably, its denial of the freedom […]
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Nov 08, 2014 08:21 am | Robert Spencer
UK: Islamic jihad plot to murder Queen Elizabeth foiled

The ingratitude. Apparently these jihadis don’t think the Brits are handing over their country and destroying their own laws and traditions quickly enough. Faster, Cameron, faster! “‘Plot to kill the Queen’ foiled,” Yahoo7 News, November 8, 2014 (thanks to Peter): An alleged plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Albert Hall has been […]
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