JIHAD WATCH 07/24/2015

Info about Chattanooga jihad murderer is disappearing from the Internet
By Robert Spencer on Jul 23, 2015 09:16 pm

“Abdulazeez did what jihadists are asked to do prior to execution of their attacks: delete important information that could provide insight into their networks.” And now his network is no doubt enjoying the spectacle as law enforcement officials and the mainstream media continue their quest to discover his motive. “Information about the Chattanooga Shooter is […]
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ISIS Muslim cleric tells Shia: “Allah willing, we shall slaughter you like sheep”
By Robert Spencer on Jul 23, 2015 08:47 pm

“We are ready for you, oh enemies of Islam. By Allah, all we have in store for you is slaughter. Allah willing, we shall slaughter you like sheep.” Muslim clerics both for and against the Islamic State are calling Muslims to slaughter as a religious duty. How does this all-pervasive misunderstanding of Islam afflict even […]
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Turkey: Muslim cleric calls on Muslims to “slaughter” Islamic State jihadis
By Robert Spencer on Jul 23, 2015 08:20 pm

“If you run across them, slaughter them like you fight with the people of Ad and İrem,” said Ahmet Mahmut Ünlü. In other words, they are to be the executors of the wrath of Allah: “Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ‘Aad — with Iram — who had lofty pillars, the likes […]
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Jihad terror conviction of Miami imam upheld
By Robert Spencer on Jul 23, 2015 07:25 pm

“Khan also was overheard praising deadly attacks by the Taliban in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, including a 2009 bombing at a CIA base in Khost, Afghanistan. In another call, Khan was heard wishing for the deaths of 50,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.” How did this imam miss all the peaceful teachings of the Qur’an that […]
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NY Times: Qur’an manuscript discovery “a joyful moment for a faith that has struggled”
By Robert Spencer on Jul 23, 2015 06:47 pm

There is a great deal that is questionable about this “discovery,” as I showed in this article. Nonetheless, the mainstream media is making a big deal of it, and this effusion of unbridled New York Times front page enthusiasm warrants closer examination. Clearly mainstream media outlets see this as a chance to write positively about […]
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Australia: Muslim teen investigated for preaching jihad on school playground
By Robert Spencer on Jul 23, 2015 05:29 pm

“It’s understood the young student had attempted to flee the country on two separate occasions to travel to Syria in the Middle East but was stopped at the airport.” So he contented himself with preaching jihad on his school playground. Where are the people who listened to him? What are they doing? “Counter-terrorism police investigate […]
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Border walls rise across Mideast as jihad threat shakes nations
By Robert Spencer on Jul 23, 2015 05:14 pm

Will the UN denounce these security barriers as “apartheid walls”? Or does only Israel come in for such treatment? “Border walls rise across Mideast as jihad threat shakes nations,” Bloomberg News, July 23, 2015: CAIRO — As they confront the rising threat of modern jihadist violence, many of the nations most at risk are retreating […]
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UK: 15-year-old Muslim pleads guilty to inciting jihad terrorism in Australia
By Robert Spencer on Jul 23, 2015 04:39 pm

“Suggest you break into someone’s house and get your first taste of beheading.” Where did he get the idea that anyone should get a “taste of beheading”? Could it have been from the Qur’an’s command, “When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks” (47:4)? “Anzac Day parade terror plot: British 15-year-old pleads guilty to inciting […]
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Sweden arrests two Muslims accused of jihad terrorism
By Robert Spencer on Jul 23, 2015 03:54 pm

“Around 300 Swedes have travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight with militant groups – including the so-called ‘Islamic State’ and al-Qaeda.” They almost certainly don’t consider themselves Swedes, but as citizens of the one supranational Islamic umma. But Western nations, and the international media, continue to ignore that and to think that nationality, at […]
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Salman Rushdie: world learned “wrong lessons” from his Iran fatwa
By Robert Spencer on Jul 23, 2015 10:51 am

“The writer said that the controversy that surrounded the PEN prize to Charlie Hebdo this year convinced him that, if the attacks against ‘The Satanic Verses’ had occurred today, ‘these people would not come to my defence and would use the same arguments against me by accusing me of insulting an ethnic and cultural minority.'” […]
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