JIHAD WATCH 01/31/2015

Pakistan Muslim leader: “Blasphemy is a Zionists’ plot to disturb peace” Jan 30, 2015 07:54 pm | Robert Spencer “Blasphemy should be declared a crime globally and stringent laws should be made in this regard.” This may not even be necessary: non-Muslims in the once-free world are voluntarily censoring themselves in accord with Sharia norms in increasing numbers. “Sentiments: Siraj accuses Muslim leaders of silence over blasphemy,” Express Tribune, January 31, 2015: LAHORE: The […] comments | read more      Tennessee church website hacked: “i love isis & Jihad” Jan 30, 2015 07:24 pm | Robert Spencer This could either be genuine supporters of the Islamic State working to “strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60) even in Johnson City, Tennessee, or non-Muslim hackers thinking it would be cool to present themselves as exponents of what they think is the strong horse. “Church website hacked by group […] comments | read more      Brooklyn imam: “Let us admit…that we, the Muslims, are time bombs…The majority of us Muslims hate the Christians” Jan 30, 2015 05:32 pm | Robert Spencer The imam Tareq Yousef Al-Masri apparently believes that jihad terrorists have hijacked the Religion of Peace, as he says: “Anyone claiming that we are not allowed to wish the Christians happy holidays has prepared the killers in France, Boston, in Iraq, in Syria, in Egypt…These people constitute the fertile ground for terrorism, which they present […] comments | read more      Muslim Brotherhood calls for “long, uncompromising jihad” days after meeting with State Department officials Jan 30, 2015 05:13 pm | Robert Spencer Is this what they discussed at the State Department — what would need to be done to overthrow al-Sisi? “Open Jihad Declared in Egypt Following State Dept. Meeting with Muslim Brotherhood-Aligned Leaders,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, January 30, 2015: The Muslim Brotherhood called for “a long, uncompromising jihad” in Egypt just days after […] comments | read more      Islam — not Saudi king — “snubbed” Obama Jan 30, 2015 05:05 pm | Raymond Ibrahim Turns out the reported “snub” to Barack Obama from Saudi Arabia’s newly crowned king, Salman, was a product of Islam: the king — indeed, apparently every Saudi present — interrupted the welcoming protocol for the U.S. president because it was prayer time. You can see the video here, where the king and his entourage meet […] comments | read more      Raymond Ibrahim: Sisi Revisits ‘Egypt’s Identity Crisis’ Jan 30, 2015 05:01 pm | Raymond Ibrahim [FrontPage Mag, via RaymondIbrahim.com] Of all the recent calls for reform made by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, perhaps most adamant has been his insistence that all Egyptians—Muslims and Christians—see themselves first and foremost as Egyptians. This came out very clearly when he visited the St. Mark Coptic Cathedral during Christmas Eve mass.  Then, he […] comments | read more      Muslim cab driver from Virginia added to FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List Jan 30, 2015 02:51 pm | Robert Spencer He was just reacting to the illegal Zionist occupation of Alexandria, Virginia cabs. “Cab driver from Virginia added to FBI’s ‘Most Wanted Terrorists’ list,” Fox 8, January 30, 2015: ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The FBI added an Alexandria cab driver to the “Most Wanted Terrorists” list on Thursday. Haji Mohamed, 29, is accused of being a […] comments | read more      Video: Robert Spencer on Sun TV on the advance of Islam’s blasphemy laws in France, Belgium, Egypt — and Facebook Jan 30, 2015 02:32 pm | Robert Spencer Yesterday, on my regular weekly Jihad Watch segment on Michael Coren’s The Arena. Video thanks to Aloha Snackbar 01. comments | read more      Pakistan: Islamic State-linked jihadis murder 60 with bomb in Shi’ite mosque Jan 30, 2015 01:04 pm | Robert Spencer Think about how often you see world leaders and media talking heads denouncing “Islamophobia.” Then think about how often you see world leaders and media talking heads denouncing the Sunni-Shi’ite jihad. Then compare the body counts: how many have been killed by “Islamophobes”? None. How many by Sunni or Shi’ite jihadists? Thousands. “Isil-linked terrorists bomb […] comments | read more      UC-Berkeley prof in WaPo: Islamic terrorism stems not from Qur’an, but from Muslim frustration at fact that “Christians won big” Jan 30, 2015 12:38 pm | Robert Spencer Here we go again. Any time the mainstream media takes up the question of what causes Islamic jihad terrorism, or whether it has any derivation in Islamic texts and teachings, you can be sure that the “findings” will be that Islam is peaceful and jihad terror is all the West’s fault. Here the WaPo wheels […] comments | read more      Canadian Muslim group funnelled $300,000 to Hamas-linked charity Jan 30, 2015 10:48 am | Robert Spencer In Islam, zakat — the alms required of every Muslim — can and should be given to further the jihad. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that there are so many jihad charities. “Canadian Muslim group funnelled $300K to Hamas-linked charity: Documents,” by Brian Daly, QMI Agency, January 28, 2015: MONTREAL — One of the country’s […] comments | read more      Gitmo detainee swapped for Bergdahl returns to jihad Jan 30, 2015 09:34 am | Robert Spencer We warned that this would happen. But everyone knew it was “Islamophobic” to think such a thing. Anyway, now we have a man who is probably going to be tried for desertion in exchange for at least one jihadist who will try to kill more Americans. And the other four will probably also rejoin the […] comments | read more