JIHAD WATCH 05/16/2015

Islamic State advancing in Ramadi, taking mosque and government buildings By Robert Spencer on May 15, 2015 11:54 pm Ramadi is in Iraq’s Anbar province, and its strategic importance is huge. Anbar’s governor, Ahmed al-Dulaimi, said in November 2014: “If we lose Anbar, that means we will lose Iraq.” “ISIS on offensive in Iraq’s Ramadi, taking over mosque and government buildings,” by Hamdi Alkhshali, Yousuf Basil and Greg Botelho, CNN, May 15, 2015: (CNN)The […] Read in browser »   Boston Marathon jihad mass murderer gets death penalty By Robert Spencer on May 15, 2015 03:47 pm He gave the death penalty to eight-year-old Martin Richard and the others he killed. None of them had “provoked” him. This is richly deserved. Many of his co-religionists, meanwhile, are plotting now to give the death penalty to a great many more Americans. “Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Gets Death Penalty in Boston Marathon Bombing,” by Katharine Q. […] Read in browser » Spencer, PJM: Some Christians Object to Our Muhammad Cartoon Contest. Here’s Why They’re Wrong. By Robert Spencer on May 15, 2015 03:26 pm At PJM today I discuss the widespread reaction to our free speech event in Texas — yes, you can do it, but you shouldn’t. Franklin Graham articulated what many Christians (and others) are thinking about the now-notorious Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest that Pamela Geller and I organized in Garland, Texas, and that was […] Read in browser » Italy: Muslim schoolboy violently punches 12-year-old female classmate for wearing crucifix By Robert Spencer on May 15, 2015 02:21 pm The critics of our free speech event in Garland, Texas should take careful note of this. The Qur’an says that Jesus was neither killed nor crucified (4:157). The cross is offensive to Muslims as a falsehood and an implicit claim that Allah would allow one of his prophets to suffer such a humiliating death. So […] Read in browser » Meet the bravest woman in America By Robert Spencer on May 15, 2015 12:38 pm The Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest that Pamela Geller and I organized and hosted in Garland, Texas on May 3, along with the jihad attack upon it, has become a defining issue. It has led to a national conversation about the nature of the freedom of speech, its importance, and what should or should […] Read in browser » Australia: “Ordinary everyday teenager” converts to Islam, joins the Islamic State By Robert Spencer on May 15, 2015 11:54 am We see this again and again: a young person converts to Islam and ends up joining the jihad. Non-Muslim authorities have completely ignored this phenomenon, as it raises questions that are uncomfortable for them about the nature of Islam and the Qur’an, the content of instruction in mosques for converts, and mosque teachings in general. […] Read in browser » Nun: “ISIS is Islam; Islam is ISIS,” whoever denies this is “a liar” By Robert Spencer on May 15, 2015 08:12 am What? A nun? This is an outrage! Is telling truths about Islam that no one wants to hear really compatible with being a nun? Doesn’t she realize that telling unwelcome truths is harming the “dialogue”? You know, that “dialogue” that is saving thousands of Christians from Muslim persecution every year, as erstwhile jihadis realize how […] Read in browser »