JIHAD WATCH 12/01/2014

Egypt: Islamic jihadists burn down four shops owned by Christians Nov 30, 2014 08:15 pm | Robert Spencer The police said it was a short circuit, but Copts United says “unidentified people” set the shops on fire. There is only one group of “unidentified people” who would have any interest in doing such a thing, and for which police would have sympathy. “4 shops owned by Copts are burned in Mallawy,” by Nader […] comments | read more      New Zealand Muslim forms his own Islamic State Nov 30, 2014 07:46 pm | Robert Spencer Te Amorangi Kireka-Whaanga was recently named one of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims. He is probably not here setting up a competitor to the Islamic State, as just weeks ago he pledged his support for it. The Islamic State of Aotearoa is likely intended to be a branch of the larger entity. But of course […] comments | read more      Iraqi corruption probe finds 50,000 fictional soldiers Nov 30, 2014 07:21 pm | Robert Spencer These fictional soldiers may be the ones Obama was counting on to fight the Islamic State — after all, his “vetted moderates” among the “Syrian rebels” are no more real than these guys. “Iraq PM Haidar al-Abadi promises corruption crackdown after probe finds 50,000 ghost soldiers,” AFP, November 30, 2014 (thanks to Bill): Iraq’s prime […] comments | read more      Pope says it is wrong to equate Islam with violence Nov 30, 2014 06:42 pm | Robert Spencer The key question here is, Who is responsible for equating Islam with violence? Islamic jihadists, or non-Muslim “Islamophobes”? Islamic supremacist groups in the West, backed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), constantly pretend that the latter are responsible, when the whole world knows it’s the former. “Pope says it is wrong to equate Islam […] comments | read more      India: Muslim slaps actress for wearing skimpy outfits “despite being a Muslim” Nov 30, 2014 05:24 pm | Robert Spencer “Men are the managers of the affairs of women for that God has preferred in bounty one of them over another, and for that they have expended of their property. Righteous women are therefore obedient, guarding the secret for God’s guarding. And those you fear may be rebellious admonish; banish them to their couches, and […] comments | read more      UK: Muslim who threatened to kill wife and children can’t be deported Nov 30, 2014 05:04 pm | Robert Spencer And he can’t be deported because of his “right to a family life” — that is, his right to be with the people he threatened to murder. A few British people have stopped by the comments field on various recent Jihad Watch posts to tell me to stop being so hard on the British. I […] comments | read more      On Facebook, Muslim cleric preaches killing of women and children Nov 30, 2014 04:08 pm | Robert Spencer “In a section titled ‘killing women and children’ he said this was usually not permissible, but stated: ‘Having said this, one must distinguish between killing women and children and the Mujahideen fighting the Kuffar [non-believers] enemies wherever they find them, whether that be in a school or hospital or elsewhere.’ He also gave religious authority […] comments | read more      Jihadists plotted to blow up 5 passenger planes in Christmas “spectacular” Nov 30, 2014 03:28 pm | Robert Spencer “The threat has been taken so seriously it came close to leading to an outright ban on all hand luggage….Mobile phones and electronic devices could still be banned from plane cabins, with the threat of a 9/11-style coordinated attack on London and other major cities feared imminent.” Airport security is always a step behind the […] comments | read more      Nigeria: Islamic jihadists raid Christian town, throw bombs into houses Nov 30, 2014 01:57 pm | Robert Spencer “Bishop Kevin? Boko Haram has done it again. They’ve raided the town of Shani, a largely Christian town, and thrown bombs into people’s homes.” “Yeah, so?” “Well, I thought you might want to bring it up at tonight’s outreach and dialogue meeting at Masjid Aurangzeb.” “Are you kidding? Imam Mahmoud has already told me they […] comments | read more      UK jihadi: “O by the way Islamic State does have a Dirty bomb” Nov 30, 2014 08:46 am | Robert Spencer This may be true, but it may simply be an attempt to “strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah,” as the Qur’an directs Muslims to do (8:60). “Islamic State has a dirty bomb says British jihadi amid claims 40kg of uranium was taken from Iraqi university,” by Jennifer Smith, Daily Mail, November […] comments | read more      Minnesota imam refuses to denounce the Islamic State Nov 30, 2014 05:32 am | Robert Spencer It’s “complicated.” Beheading hostages, crucifying enemies, terrorizing Christians, selling Yazidi and Christian women as sex slaves — it’s “confusing.” “Minnesota imam looks at ‘caliphate’ through Islamic lens,” by Ibrahim Hirsi, MinnPost, November 28, 2014 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Any time a militant organization rises with violent acts in the name of Islam, some […] comments | read more