JIHAD WATCH 04/24/2017

Historian finds documentary proof of Turkish role in Armenian Genocide
By Robert Spencer on Apr 23, 2017 03:42 pm

The Turks continue to deny any active plan to commit genocide of the Armenians and other non-Muslims. Here, however, is documentary proof that the Ottoman government knew what was happening and approved. The Armenians were kuffar harbi — Infidels at war with Islam — for wanting independence, and hence under Islamic law their lives were […]
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Pope Francis calls refugee centers concentration camps
By Robert Spencer on Apr 23, 2017 03:18 pm

Except for that little matter of the Nazis putting people in concentration camps in order to work them to death or murder them outright. But what need does the Pope have for such petty details? The Pope continues to exhort Europeans to commit civilizational suicide, and doesn’t hesitate to shame them into it by claiming […]
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Pakistani government sheltering al-Qaeda top dog Zawahiri
By Robert Spencer on Apr 23, 2017 02:58 pm

Not a friend, not an ally. The Pakistani government is aiding and abetting the global jihad. The learned analysts in Washington, however, since they don’t acknowledge that there is a jihad, refuse to see the obvious. “Ayman al-Zawahiri: How a CIA Drone Strike Nearly Killed the Head of Al-Qaeda,” by Jeff Stein, Newsweek, April 21, […]
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UK: Muslim mayoral candidate delivers BBC video manifesto entirely in Urdu
By Robert Spencer on Apr 23, 2017 02:10 pm

“It remains unclear whether Mr Aslam is in fact unable to speak English or whether he simply refused to do so.” Either way, it’s an indication of the direction in which Britain is going. Before too long, thanks to Blair, Cameron and May, the idea of any candidate for office speaking English could seem a […]
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UN elects Saudi Arabia to UN agency “dedicated to promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women”
By Robert Spencer on Apr 23, 2017 01:13 pm

Saudi Arabia, which bases its legal system strictly upon Sharia, frequently encounters criticism for its discrimination against women: they are not allowed to appear in public without their heads covered, they must have a male “guardian’s” permission to venture outside the home, and most notoriously, are not allowed to drive. (That last provision is not […]
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Michigan: Muslim doctor held for performing female genital mutilation is wife of mosque leader
By Robert Spencer on Apr 23, 2017 12:33 pm

“Leaders of the Farmington Hills mosque released a statement Friday saying they are offering assistance to investigators. ‘Any violation of U.S. law is counter to instructions to our community members,’ the statement said. ‘It does not reflect the everyday lives of the Dawoodi Bohras in America. It is an important rule of the Dawoodi Bohras […]
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Israel: “Palestinian” Muslim wounds four in stabbings along Tel Aviv’s seaside promenade
By Robert Spencer on Apr 23, 2017 10:52 am

“And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) “Palestinian wounds four in Tel Aviv stabbing attack: Israeli police,” Reuters, April 23, 2017 (thanks to Mark): A Palestinian stabbed and slightly wounded four […]
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Paris: Knife-wielding Muslim tackled by police at Eurostar terminal
By Robert Spencer on Apr 23, 2017 09:51 am

Another would-be jihad murderer wins more votes for Le Pen. Enough to pull France off national suicide watch? We shall see. “Passengers flee in panic as knife-wielding man is tackled by police at Paris’ Gare du Nord Eurostar terminal just days after terror attack rocked France,” by Paddy Dinham, Dave Burke and Nick Fagge, Mailonline, […]
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France: “Terrorism researcher” says “invasive counterterrorist operations…may be contributing to jihadist radicalization”
By Robert Spencer on Apr 23, 2017 08:21 am

“’Invasive counterterrorist operations and tough tactics by the general police have [already] led to alienation in some sections of the community and may be contributing to the increasing problem of jihadist radicalization in France,’ said terrorism researcher Frank Foley. Several purportedly arbitrary arrests in counterterrorism raids have created a perception that all Muslims are now […]
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Michigan: Muslim doctor accused of mutilating genitals of young girls defends procedure as religious practice
By Robert Spencer on Apr 23, 2017 07:23 am

This is inconvenient for the establishment media narrative that female genital mutilation is a cultural practice that has nothing to do with Islam. But Jumana Nagarwala is correct: “Circumcision is obligatory (for every male and female) (by cutting off the piece of skin on the glans of the penis of the male, but circumcision of […]
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