JIHAD WATCH 11/15/2016

Floyd Resnick, hero of freedom, RIP
By Robert Spencer on Nov 14, 2016 09:07 pm

Floyd Resnick was my security man for many years, and also chief of security for many others, including David Horowitz, Pamela Geller, and Ann Coulter. He was a consummate professional, with twenty-plus years in the NYPD and training from the British Secret Service. I never worked with a more thorough and able security man. Floyd […]
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Muslim Brotherhood-linked Congressman Keith Ellison announces run for DNC chair
By Robert Spencer on Nov 14, 2016 06:53 pm

Ellison has spoken at a convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Yet ISNA has actually admitted its ties to Hamas, which styles itself the Palestinian arm of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Justice Department actually classified ISNA among entities “who are and/or were members of the US Muslim Brotherhood.” It gets worse. In […]
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No prison for Minnesota Muslim who tried to join the Islamic State: he condemns the group now
By Robert Spencer on Nov 14, 2016 06:44 pm

Yusuf said: “ISIL’s ideology is flawed. There is nothing Islamic about their so-called state.” And so U.S. District Judge Michael Davis sentenced him only to the 21 months he’s already served in jail. “I hope I’m not wrong,” the judge said. Don’t we all, Judge. Don’t we all. “Judge offers second chance to Minnesotans in […]
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Indonesia: Muslim who firebombed church was wearing t-shirt emblazoned “jihad”
By Christine Williams on Nov 14, 2016 05:19 pm

The attacker was wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the word “jihad.” Indonesia, which has long been showcased as a moderate Muslim nation, has experienced a spike in jihad activity, contradicting Hillary Clinton’s words: As I travel around the world over the next years, I will be saying to people: if you want to know whether Islam, […]
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Mauritania: Muslim clerics demand death for blogger who criticized Muhammad’s treatment of Jews
By Christine Williams on Nov 14, 2016 04:48 pm

Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir’s case went to the Nouadhibou court of appeals, which upheld his death sentence, stemming from an article he wrote in 2013 called “Religion, Religiosity and Craftsmen.” In it, he criticized the marginalization of Mauritania’s craftsmen population as well the nation’s caste system. The biggest problem was that he criticized Muhammad, […]
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Islamic State leader on Trump: his “utter hate towards Muslims will make our job much easier”
By Robert Spencer on Nov 14, 2016 03:36 pm

The not-so-hidden subtext of this Reuters piece is that Trump’s policies regarding Muslims will only make the global jihad worse, by providing fodder to the jihadis that they can use to recruit Muslims who might otherwise have been peaceful. A moment’s thought shows why that is absurd. What exactly constitutes Trump’s alleged “utter hate toward […]
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UK drops sex-selective abortion prosecution of Muslims for fear of appearing “racist”
By Robert Spencer on Nov 14, 2016 01:30 pm

Here is yet another example of what we saw here. “Asian” is British media euphemism for “Muslim.” Said Mandy Sanghera: “There is a fear of not wanting to be accused of being racist. People are so scared about being political correct that they are blinded. They have lost their moral compass and their ability challenge […]
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UK: Muslims used Syria aid convoys to transport items for jihad terrorists
By Robert Spencer on Nov 14, 2016 01:00 pm

One of the primary purposes of zakat, Islamic almsgiving, is for jihad, so Syed Hoque and his accomplices most likely thought that what they were doing was completely acceptable, and within the bounds of what constitutes “aid for Syria.” “Men ‘used Syria aid convoys to transport items for terrorists,'” Guardian, November 14, 2016: Four men […]
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Pakistan: Top Shia cleric arrested for involvement in targeted killings of Sunni clerics
By Robert Spencer on Nov 14, 2016 12:49 pm

Clearly Allama Mirza Yousuf Hussain has misunderstood the true, peaceful teachings of the religion that he has dedicated his life to understanding and teaching properly. No doubt Pope Francis, John Kerry, David Cameron and a host of other top Muslim clerics are on their way to Karachi right now to explain to him how authentic […]
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Nigeria: 200 Muslim clerics training to counter Boko Haram ideology and propagate “peaceful nature of Islam”
By Robert Spencer on Nov 14, 2016 09:43 am

“Some of the participants who spoke on the programme, described it as a welcome development that would assist in handling extremist and propagation of the peaceful nature of Islam. They pointed out that Prophet Muhammad cherished peaceful coexistence among and between Muslims and non-muslims and viewed non-Muslims as people who should be attracted to Islam […]
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