JIHAD WATCH 02/05/2015

FBI official: Islamic State is recruiting U.S. teens By Robert Spencer on Feb 04, 2015 11:54 pm How could this be? Obama, Kerry, Biden, David Cameron, and everyone else assures us that the Islamic State has nothing to do with Islam. So why is it so appealing to young Muslims in the West? Why are Muslim parents encouraging their children to join it? The cognitive dissonance is massive, and the FBI isn’t […] Read in browser » Islamic jihadists of Boko Haram murder over 100 in Cameroon By Robert Spencer on Feb 04, 2015 11:30 pm Some of the people they killed were inside a mosque, but apparently the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, aka Boko Haram, deemed them to be the wrong kind of Muslims. And apostates and heretics warrant the death penalty under Islamic law. “Boko Haram kill more than 100 in Cameroon: […] Read in browser » Robert Spencer in PJM: California Public School Holds Hijab Day, Hilarity Ensues By Robert Spencer on Feb 04, 2015 11:13 pm At PJ Media I discuss a recent example of Islamic indoctrination — one of many — in the public schools. Thursday was Hijab Day at NP3 High School (Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep), a public charter school in Sacramento, California. Predictably, the school responded to concerns over why a public school would be hosting such an […] Read in browser » Shoe bomber: “I do believe my actions to have been permissible in Islamic law” By Robert Spencer on Feb 04, 2015 10:46 pm “Kim Mehlman-Orozco, a researcher and board member at the Justitia Institute, which researches criminal and social justice issues, said her team was not surprised Reid had maintained his militant views after over a decade behind bars.” Of course. No one should be surprised, because nothing is done in prison to disabuse people like Reid of […] Read in browser » Iowa caucus: 53% of Republicans, 81% of Democrats think Islam is peaceful By Robert Spencer on Feb 04, 2015 10:30 pm This shows the effectiveness of the constant barrage of media propaganda, the never-ending avalanche of articles and learned talking heads assuring us that when we see Muslims brandishing Qur’ans and screaming “Allahu akbar” as they kill Infidels, it doesn’t really have anything to do with Islam: “Fifty-three percent of likely Republican caucus participants and 81 […] Read in browser » UK: Hundreds more Muslim rape gang cases discovered; authorities still hiding them for fear of “racism” charges By Robert Spencer on Feb 04, 2015 02:07 pm “Six months on we’ve had no arrests, we’ve had no charges, evidence is still being lost….It’s still going on if not worse, because now they’re having to hide it more. I’m still seeing my abusers driving young girls in their car. They’re untouchable.” And they’re untouchable because the British authorities have yet to tackle, and […] Read in browser » Saudi King: Killing of pilot a “heinous crime which contradicts the tolerance of our noble religion” By Robert Spencer on Feb 04, 2015 11:01 am No one who is saying this today, and there are many, explains passages such as this story from Muhammad’s conquest of Khaybar: “Kinana b. al-Rabi`, who had the custody of the treasure of B. al-Nadir, was brought to the apostle who asked him about it. He denied that he knew where it was. A Jew […] Read in browser » UAE halted air attacks on Islamic State after pilot capture By Robert Spencer on Feb 04, 2015 10:51 am The UAE “ceased its participation because of concerns over a lack of contingency plans to rescue downed aircrew.” Indeed. The whole enterprise against the Islamic State has been poorly thought out and continues to be hamstrung by the prevailing denial and refusal to examine its guiding ideology. “UAE halted Isis air attacks after pilot capture,” […] Read in browser » Al-Azhar Sheikh: Killers of pilot should be “crucified or…have their limbs amputated” By Robert Spencer on Feb 04, 2015 09:21 am The clerics do not mention this story from Muhammad’s conquest of Khaybar: “Kinana b. al-Rabi`, who had the custody of the treasure of B. al-Nadir, was brought to the apostle who asked him about it. He denied that he knew where it was. A Jew came (T. was brought) to the apostle and said that […] Read in browser » Canada: Police arrest member of Islamic State recruiting cell By Robert Spencer on Feb 04, 2015 06:21 am “Maguire appeared in a polished propaganda video in December urging Muslims to launch indiscriminate attacks against Canadians.” And more are certainly coming. “Police announce charges against alleged IS recruiting cell,” by Rob Gillies, Associated Press, February 3, 2015: TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police on Tuesday arrested one man who they say was part of an […] Read in browser » Jordan executes would-be jihad murderer in response to murder of pilot By Robert Spencer on Feb 03, 2015 10:42 pm Sajida al-Rishawi was on death row “in Jordan for her role in a 2005 Al Qaeda attack on three hotels in the capital of Amman that killed 60 people, The Associated Press reports. She was arrested after her suicide vest of explosives didn’t detonate.” The Jordanians are promising a strong response to the Islamic State’s […] Read in browser » Jordan’s Abdullah: Islamic State “does not resemble our religion in any way” By Robert Spencer on Feb 03, 2015 08:17 pm The video of the burning of the Jordanian pilot is entitled, “Healing the Believers Chests.” That’s from the Qur’an: “Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you over them, heal the breasts of Believers.” (Qur’an 9:14) Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, who years ago tried to murder students at […] Read in browser » Former prof, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader, to be deported Wednesday By Robert Spencer on Feb 03, 2015 07:35 pm Ah, Sami, you Rumpled Academic you, we hardly knew ye. If only I had known about the farewell dinner at the Dar al-Hijrah Mosque; I would have dropped everything to be there. Longtime Jihad Watch readers will remember Al-Arian, who for years was a darling of the Leftist intelligentsia. In March 2002 Nicholas Kristof went […] Read in browser » AFDI to Condemn Islamic State’s “Unspeakable” Brutality in Killing of Jordanian Pilot By Robert Spencer on Feb 03, 2015 06:45 pm (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/3/15) — Later today, representatives of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) and other national and local leaders who believe in national defense and human rights will hold a news conference near the headquarters of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), designated a terror organization by the United Arab Emirates, to condemn […] Read in browser » GWU Panel Surprisingly Acknowledges Resurgent Jihadism By Robert Spencer on Feb 03, 2015 06:24 pm GWU Panel Surprisingly Acknowledges Resurgent Jihadism by Andrew Harrod Noting a “resurgence of various . . . jihadist movements,” George Washington (GW) University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Institute for Middle East Studies, opened a January 22 GW panel on “New Challenges for Islamist Movements.” The panel highlighted the Middle East’s growing and well-organized Islamist […] Read in browser » Islamic State video showing Jordanian pilot burned alive titled with Qur’an quote By Robert Spencer on Feb 03, 2015 12:42 pm The video is entitled, “Healing the Believers Chests.” That’s from the Qur’an: “Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you over them, heal the breasts of Believers.” (Qur’an 9:14) Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, who years ago tried to murder students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel […] Read in browser » Paul Weston: The Multicultural Madness of Theresa May By Robert Spencer on Feb 03, 2015 12:24 pm The Multicultural Madness of Theresa May by Paul Weston Western politicians have got themselves into a bit of a pickle over the violent rise of Islam both globally and within the once Christian West. Just as it would be difficult for a scientist to conduct experiments related to oil and water without first accepting the […] Read in browser » Islamic State supporters post photos purportedly showing Jordanian pilot burnt alive By Robert Spencer on Feb 03, 2015 12:16 pm As this savagery becomes more common, more frequent, more aggressive, the leaders of the free world issue soothing lies about how its guiding ideology is limpid and completely unconnected with any of the barbarity perpetrated in accord with its teachings. That is hardly a path to victory. “Islamic State supporters post photos purportedly showing Jordanian […] Read in browser » France arrests eight more Muslims with alleged jihadist ties By Robert Spencer on Feb 03, 2015 12:01 pm “He said 161 legal investigations into terrorism are currently ongoing, with 547 people implicated in the inquiries. Of those 547 people, 167 people have been arrested, 95 are under investigation and 80 are in jail, he said.” Where are the other 205? Jihad has been declared against France — they are probably not sitting idle. […] Read in browser » France: Muslim slashes soldiers on anti-terror patrol in front of Jewish community center By Robert Spencer on Feb 03, 2015 10:44 am Another episode in the jihad against France. But will authorities realize that that is what this is, and proceed accordingly? Almost certainly not. The Islamic State has declared jihad against France, and al-Qaeda in Yemen branded France the #1 enemy of Islam. No one believed them. “French Soldiers by Jewish Community Center Attacked,” by Jamey […] Read in browser »