JIHAD WATCH 11/12/2018

Jordan: Muslims kidnap head of “Believers Without Borders,” carve “Islam Without Borders” onto his back
By Robert Spencer on Nov 11, 2018 11:06 am

The torturers carved the words “Islam Without Borders” into his back with a knife. We are, of course, much more enlightened in the West. We don’t jail people for insulting Islam. We simply excoriate them as “racists” and “Islamophobes,” ostracize them from polite society, and rejoice when they’re deplatformed by the social media giants. We […]
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Muslim scholar: “Humanity was relieved of oppression only when Islam spread its wings throughout the world”
By Robert Spencer on Nov 11, 2018 10:24 am

“Humanity was relieved of oppression and exploitation, and of the plundering of resources and the denial of rights only when Islam spread its wings throughout the world. Before that – what did the Romans do in Egypt? What did they do in Libya? What did they do in Syria and in Palestine? What did they […]
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Hugh Fitzgerald: Islam Classes In Germany (Part Five)
By Hugh Fitzgerald on Nov 11, 2018 10:00 am

A further rationale for Islam classes is to “immunize” Muslim students from fundamentalism, as Protestant leader Heinrich Bedford-Strohm put it. Of particular concern is radicalization that might lead to violence. Since 2013, more than 1,000 people have left Germany to fight with or support the Islamic State and other terrorist organizations, most of them under […]
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When a Christian reads the Quran for the first time — with blinkers on
By Robert Spencer on Nov 11, 2018 09:53 am

Wishful thinking, like cowardice, is pandemic these days, but both could be dangerous. “The first thing that caught my attention was how non-violent it was. I have to part ways with Robert Spencer here. There are a few violent passages, but it’s usually in a war context so its not a big deal. Surah 9 […]
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Afghanistan: Muslim cleric detained on charges of training jihad terrorists
By Robert Spencer on Nov 11, 2018 09:38 am

A Muslim cleric? A man who has dedicated his life to understanding correctly and communicating properly the peaceful teachings of Islam? How could he have misunderstood his religion so drastically? Surely the imam Pope Francis is on his way to Afghanistan now, in order to explain to this mullah that authentic Islam and the proper […]
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Australia: Jihad murderer’s family is “well known and respected within the Somali community in Melbourne”
By Robert Spencer on Nov 11, 2018 09:31 am

Police say his family is well known and respected within the Somali community in Melbourne. They attended the Virgin Mary Mosque in Hoppers Crossing, west of Melbourne. Shire Ali most commonly attended prayer in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.” Are these mosques being investigated? If not, they should be. The tendency among law enforcement officials in the […]
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London: Muslims screaming genocidal chant about murdering Jews shout down Jewish speakers at Kristallnacht vigil
By Robert Spencer on Nov 11, 2018 08:55 am

This is what Theresa May’s Britain has become. Few in the West know the meaning of the “Khaybar, Khaybar” chant. That this imam chanted it at a “Return March” rally demonstrates that the Gaza protests are anything but peaceful. As I explain in my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, which you […]
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Indonesia: Muslim screaming “Allahu akbar” attacks police officers with machete
By Robert Spencer on Nov 11, 2018 08:43 am

“Police are a frequent target of attacks by militants in Muslim-majority Indonesia, who see them as representing the power of the secular government that they want replaced by an Islamic state.” Not that this has anything to do with… “Indonesian officer shoots armed militant to stop his attack,” Associated Press, November 8, 2018 (thanks to […]
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Australia: Muslims outraged, demand apology over PM’s calling out “radical, violent Islam” after jihad attack
By Robert Spencer on Nov 11, 2018 08:35 am

“The Muslim community will not be scapegoated and we will endeavour to keep Australia safe where we can, but the actions of a mentally ill person suffering from a psychotic episode, is not the fault of a whole religious community.” Now wait a minute. He was screaming “Allahu akbar” during his attack, and not only […]
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On this 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, let us resolve again to make sacrifices to defend our freedom
By Robert Spencer on Nov 11, 2018 05:00 am

Veterans’ Day is November 11 because on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 11AM (Paris time, when this is being posted) on November 11, 1918, the Armistice between the Allies and the Central Powers took effect. World War I had been more peculiar, unnecessary and pointless than most wars, but […]
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