JIHAD WATCH 08/31/2017

Linda Sarsour solicits donations for “Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund” that’s actually Leftist activist group
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2017 04:53 pm

Shameless indeed. And while we are on the subject of shameless and questionable financial dealings by Linda Sarsour, where is the $100,000 Sarsour raised for a Jewish cemetery? In her own defense after controversy began over this, Sarsour tweeted out a list of organizations to support, including the Islamic Circle of North America. The Islamic […]
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Muslim columnist: To say Islam isn’t a race is “overly simplistic,” and “Islamophobia” is racism
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2017 12:53 pm

“The stereotyping of Muslims as a racially homogeneous group cannot be overlooked.” All right, but it’s really being done by people such as Sehrish Amjad when they claim that “Islamophobia” is “racism,” not by the racist, redneck Islamophobes of her imagination. In reality, there may be some people who really are racists and dislike Muslims […]
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Brooklyn: Muslim pleads guilty to agreeing to bankroll ring of Islamic State sympathizers
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2017 12:31 pm

How many more Muslims like Abror Habibov are still operating? “Uzbeki man living in Brooklyn pleads guilty to promising to bankroll ISIS wannabes,” by Andrew Keshner, New York Daily News, August 29, 2017: An Uzbeki man living in Brooklyn copped to charges that he tried helping a cohort make his demented dreams of waging international […]
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NYC: Muslim arrested for trying to join the Islamic State “got religious in the last year”
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2017 12:22 pm

“He got religious in the last year. Not radical, just religious.” It would be interesting for law enforcement and intelligence officials to explore in detail the difference between the two. But they won’t. “22-Year-Old Queens Man Arrested on Terror Charge After Allegedly Trying to Join ISIS in Syria,” by Jonathan Dienst and Joe Valiquette, NBC4 […]
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Australia: Judge waits to jail Muslim migrant attempted murderer so he can observe Ramadan
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2017 11:55 am

“Mr Power also told the court Ali was having problems properly observing Islam behind bars and had been teased during his prayers. He had been assaulted in jail.” Teased during prayers! The poor lamb! By all means, release him, and give him a new supply of machetes! “Judge waits to jail Muslim refugee who tried […]
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McMaster’s much-hyped strategic acumen called into question by high-level military sources
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2017 11:46 am

And not only that: “When reflexively anti-American, anti-military outlets like Mother Jones, Slate and the Washington Post offer fawning praise for a Republican military commander, the reasons underlying those plaudits deserve further investigation. When anti-American, anti-military, George Soros-funded, extreme leftist smear operations like Media Matters go to war to defend a Trump political appointee, it […]
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YouTube, Twitter, Instagram censoring content to suit Iran’s Islamic authorities
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2017 11:31 am

Now we know why Twitter flags as “hateful” the perfectly true statement that Islam is not a religion of peace. “Western social media firms under fire as Iranians hint at dialogue over censorship,” by Bethan McKernan, Independent, August 30, 2017: Several social media companies in the West have been criticised for a perceived lack of […]
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Imran Awan has still-active secret House account, tied to an intelligence staffer
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2017 11:22 am

This story just keeps getting worse, but we may never get to the bottom of it, since it involves Democrats at the highest levels. The Left protects its own. “Exclusive: Imran Awan Has Still-Active Secret House Account, And It’s Tied To An Intelligence Staffer,” by Luke Rosiak, Daily Caller, August 29, 2017 (thanks to Sam): […]
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The SPLC smear machine is being funded by liberal billionaires — why?
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2017 09:58 am

They’re either clueless or complicit. “The SPLC smear machine is being funded by liberal billionaires — why?,” by Fred Fleitz, Fox News, August 29, 2017: In a scathing August 24 New York Times op-ed, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born feminist, author, scholar and former Dutch parliament member, lamented that the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center […]
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Italy: Muslim “cultural mediator” says rape is “worse…only at the beginning”
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2017 09:44 am

This after Muslim migrants gang-raped a Polish tourist on a Rimini beach. If Europe’s suicidal migration policies continue, this is likely to be the advice that authorities all over the continent will before too long be giving to non-Muslim women. “‘Rape worse at start’ man takes flak,” ANSA, August 28, 2017 (thanks to The Religion […]
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Twitter flags as “hateful” Robert Spencer noting Islam is not a religion of peace
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2017 09:19 am

A few weeks ago, I noticed that a hashtag, #ConfessYourUnpopularOpinion, was trending on Twitter. So I thought I would have a little fun, wrote out the tweet below, and forgot about the whole thing until this morning, when I received this email warning me that this tweet was being evaluated for possible violation of Twitter’s […]
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