JIHAD WATCH 12/25/2018

Merry Christmas in a time of persecution of Christians
By Robert Spencer on Dec 24, 2018 06:56 pm

Merry Christmas to all Jihad Watchers who are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ tonight and tomorrow. The question before us this Christmas, as it is every Christmas these days, is whether or not Christians should be allowed to be Christian and celebrate Christmas freely, without being brutalized or discriminated against, if they live in […]
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Pakistan: Muslims arrested after shootout, planned jihad massacre at Christmas celebrations
By Robert Spencer on Dec 24, 2018 05:15 pm

They no doubt believed that they would be doing a righteous deed, for “celebrating Christmas is evil.” “Bid to attack Christmas celebrations foiled in Karachi,” The News International, December 24, 2018: ISLAMABAD: Five suspected terrorists were taken into custody after a shootout in Karachi’s Mobina Town on Christmas Eve on Monday. According to police, the […]
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Gaza: Jihadis warn that “celebrating Christmas is evil”
By Robert Spencer on Dec 24, 2018 05:08 pm

“A verse from the Quran, quoted on the left side of the flyer, warns Muslims ‘not to go the way of the Jews and the Christians, indeed God is not for the evil people.’” “O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are allies of one another. […]
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New York Times: “What a Muslim Could Teach Trump Supporters About Jesus”
By Robert Spencer on Dec 24, 2018 04:47 pm

Just imagine the New York Times publishing an article entitled “What a Christian Could Teach Supporters of the Saudi Crown Prince About Jesus,” or “What a Christian Could Teach Supporters of the Ayatollah Khamenei About Jesus.” This is not to compare Trump either to the Saudi Crown Prince or the Iranian Supreme Leader, although many […]
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Canada: Muslim cleric says wishing Christians “Merry Christmas” is worse than murder
By Robert Spencer on Dec 24, 2018 04:11 pm

What are the chances that Younus Kathrada and those who agree with him will become loyal, stable citizens of Canadian society, accepting of Canadian pluralism? “Canadian Cleric Younus Kathrada: Congratulating Christians for Christmas is Worse than Murder,” MEMRI, December 23, 2018: During a sermon delivered at the Muslim Youth of Victoria in British Columbia, Sheikh […]
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UK Muslim whines about “pernicious Islamophobia” at Christmas
By Robert Spencer on Dec 24, 2018 03:34 pm

While poor Bilal Hassam is beset by “Islamophobia,” here are some recent news items from the real world: Benedict Kiely Real Clear Politics reported last Tuesday that Christians in Iraq face a new threat from “Popular Mobilization Units,” who in the town of Karamles, near Mosul, recently blocked a road that led to a church, […]
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Muslim cleric: If al-Qaeda and ISIS disappear, new groups like them will arise, because Qur’an is “permanent”
By Robert Spencer on Dec 24, 2018 10:12 am

Said Mullah Krekar: “The Quran and the Sunnah are the sources of guidance, education, social and ideological upbringing, and Jihadi activity. These two sources exist. The Quranic verses exist and the hadiths are permanent. In Sahih Al-Bukhari, there are 55 hadiths about Jihad, and in Sahih Muslim there are sixty-nine. These sources will not cease […]
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Hugh Fitzgerald: Who Will Reconstruct Syria?
By Hugh Fitzgerald on Dec 24, 2018 10:00 am

Now that the Islamic State has been driven out of the last town it controlled in Syria, the question must be asked: who will reconstruct the country? Estimates for the reconstruction of Syria range from $250 billion to one trillion dollars. Where will that money come from? Nothing will come from the deep-pocketed Saudis, Emiratis, […]
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Why UK police and media hounded and persecuted an innocent couple over airport drones they had nothing to do with
By Robert Spencer on Dec 24, 2018 09:11 am

There were 67 drone sightings at London’s Gatwick Airport. Police have denied rumors that are spreading today that there were no drones. But no one knows who sent the drones. However, the British police and media did all they could to destroy the lives of Paul Gait and Elaine Kirk over these drones. Here are […]
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Texas: Imam accused of sexual misconduct with teen girl now under fire for polygamy
By Robert Spencer on Dec 24, 2018 09:00 am

Why is anyone angry that the imam Zia Ul-Haq Sheikh is behaving in a manner consistent with Islamic teaching? The Qur’an tells Muslim men that they can have as many as four wives, as well as “captives of the right hand,” i.e., Infidel sex slaves (4:3). Note also that Sheikh’s “grooming” victim was 13 years […]
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Jamie Glazov: Twitter Warns Me My New Book Violates Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
By Jamie Glazov on Dec 24, 2018 08:00 am

[Editor’s note: Jamie Glazov is speaking at Beverly Hills Hotel on Feb. 6 about his new book: Jihadist Psychopath: How He Is Charming, Seducing, and Devouring Us. Register HERE. Order the book HERE.] I received an intriguing notice from Twitter on Saturday morning: ———- Forwarded message ——— From: Twitter Legal <twitter-legal@twitter.com> Date: Sat, Dec 22, […]
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