JIHAD WATCH 09/13/2015

Malaysian Muslim says Qur’an led him to join the Islamic State
By Robert Spencer on Sep 12, 2015 05:20 pm

“He said that he and his wife, Nor Mahmudah Ahmad, left Malaysia on Jan. 26, motivated by a chapter of the Quran that predicts redemption and victory for Muslims before the end of times, under a messianic figure called al-Mahdi.” But surely he misunderstood the Book of Peace, no? “From Syria, Malaysian Jihadist Gives Reasons […]
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“Jihadi John” tops UK’s “kill list” of Islamic State targets
By Robert Spencer on Sep 12, 2015 05:11 pm

A “kill list” of targets issued by the British government? I’m surprised that Pamela Geller and I aren’t on the list. “Jihadi John tops Britain’s ’kill list’ of five ISIL targets cleared for drone strikes,” by Steven Swinford, Martin Evans, Con Coughlin and Ben Farmer, Telegraph, September 9, 2015: Jihadi John is at the head […]
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UK: Muslim teacher got children to write letters to jihadi “heroes and role models”
By Robert Spencer on Sep 12, 2015 04:47 pm

Given the state of the contemporary UK, it is a marvel that this teacher wasn’t given the Teacher of the Year Award. “REVEALED: School teacher ‘brainwashing primary kids to write jihadis supportive letters,'” by Jake Burman, Express, September 12, 2015 (thanks to Anne Crockett): A SCHOOL teacher has been teaching primary school children into writing […]
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Migrants fake being Syrian to claim European asylum
By Robert Spencer on Sep 12, 2015 04:10 pm

Leggeri said: “Faced with the influx, registration systems are overwhelmed. We have an idea of nationalities, but not a clear picture of who is entering and the real profile of these migrants.” Indeed. How many jihadis are among them? No one knows, and many think it is “Islamophobic” to raise the question. “Economic migrants FAKE […]
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Iran: “The U.S. had no alternative but giving up its excessive demands”
By Robert Spencer on Sep 12, 2015 03:40 pm

“She said the United States ‘was forced into negotiating’ the deal with Iran due do the ‘failure of the U.S. policy of sanctions and threats.'” Actually the sanctions were working fine to limit Iran’s activities, and the threats are all coming from the Iranians, not from anyone else. “Iran: The Americans Had ‘No Option’ Besides […]
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Muslim NYU prof: Jihadis hate the U.S. because of Israel
By Robert Spencer on Sep 12, 2015 02:58 pm

Alnaemi’s answers here are slick and often quite dishonest by omission, but still at times revealing. He says jihad is “mostly for defense,” thereby leaving the door open to offensive jihad. In the main, with his finger-pointing he provides yet another example of how colleges are today dreary centers of anti-American indoctrination, not centers of […]
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Australia: Cops have kept 116 jihadis from going abroad since July
By Robert Spencer on Sep 12, 2015 01:58 pm

What are they doing to ensure that they will not try to wage jihad at home? “Counter-terrorism police have prevented 116 suspicious passengers from travelling overseas since July,” Renee Viellaris, The Courier-Mail, September 12, 2015: AN INCREASING number of wannabe jihadists have been nabbed at Australian airports with terror tool kits that include DIY bomb-making […]
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UK: Muslim father of six charged with supporting the Islamic State
By Robert Spencer on Sep 12, 2015 01:46 pm

“He is accused of 11 offences – five of disseminating terrorist publications, one of preparation of terrorist acts, three of supporting Islamic State – a proscribed organisation, one of financing terrorism and one count of the collection of information on a mobile phone….Documents allegedly disseminated include The Book Of Jihad and the IS magazine Dabiq […]
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French soccer fan converts to Islam, joins jihad terror group, blows himself up
By Robert Spencer on Sep 12, 2015 11:06 am

Can anyone say his conversion to Islam was a positive thing? “That’s what hurts me the most. What he became. What he was made to become, the indoctrination,” said his father. “We have to watch out for our children, and for all those young adults who are at a loose end these days. They make […]
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Robert Spencer, PJ Media: The Real Rogue Cop Problem
By Robert Spencer on Sep 12, 2015 10:32 am

Over at PJ Media, I discuss where, and why, police are actually participating in the heinous targeting of certain population: Do #InfidelLivesMatter? It’s open season on police officers these days, because many black Americans believe that it’s open season on them. And while some police officers are no doubt hateful, corrupt, and compromised to powerful […]
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