JIHAD WATCH 01/17/2019

Muslim from Georgia plotted explosive and rocket jihad attacks on White House, Statue of Liberty
By Robert Spencer on Jan 16, 2019 06:21 pm

An Islamic State video just released in late December showed the White House being attacked. Clearly this is something the Islamic State very much wanted to do. Meanwhile, “a community member” contacted law enforcement on Hasher Jallal Taheb, and that’s good. Imagine what might have happened if this person hadn’t done so. But where did […]
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Video: Jihadi claims Robert Spencer created “democratic Islam” to fight the true, violent Islam
By Robert Spencer on Jan 16, 2019 05:00 pm

Such power I have! This fellow thinks I created moderate Islam, and the Southern Poverty Law Center and other purveyors of the “Islamophobia” myth think I created suspicion of Islam among people in the U.S. and the West in general. You can only hope that you yourself won’t run afoul of my Zionist black arts. […]
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Rancher at US/Mexico border: “We’ve found prayer rugs out here. It’s unreal.”
By Robert Spencer on Jan 16, 2019 04:00 pm

But remember: anyone who thinks there is a national security aspect to securing the Southern border is just a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe.” “Border rancher: ‘We’ve found prayer rugs out here. It’s unreal,'” by Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, January 16, 2019: LORDSBURG, N.M. — Ranchers and farmers near the U.S.-Mexico border have been finding prayer rugs […]
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Saudi “human rights” group “surprised by incitement of female delinquents to rebel against values of their families”
By Robert Spencer on Jan 16, 2019 03:00 pm

The Saudis don’t want to let this Rahaf thing get out of hand. Imagine if thousands, or millions, of Saudi women started fleeing for their lives. The regime itself could collapse. And worst of all is that if that actually began to happen, Western governments would start sending those Saudi women back to the Kingdom […]
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NYC: Imam says Muslims should beat wives lightly “so that it doesn’t hurt her physically, it hurts her dignity.”
By Robert Spencer on Jan 16, 2019 02:00 pm

Why does Sheikh Yaser Nadeem Al-Wajdi have to preach this sermon? What is going on among the men at the Muslim Center of New York? In any case, the Sheikh has a problem. He clearly wants the men in his congregation not to brutalize their wives. But he can’t tell them flat out not to […]
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Syria: Islamic State claims responsibility for explosion that murdered US service members
By Robert Spencer on Jan 16, 2019 01:41 pm

This will be seized upon as evidence that we should keep our troops in Syria and fight on until the Islamic State is completely eradicated. But there will arise another jihad group after it. Shall we keep our troops there forever? There are other, more effective ways to deal with this threat. We need to […]
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30 million more Christians facing severe persecution this year, Muslim countries 8 of 10 worst for Christians
By Robert Spencer on Jan 16, 2019 01:00 pm

Will the Islamophobia never end? “One in three Christians across Asian countries, including India, faces persecution: Report,” AFP, January 16, 2019: PARIS: One in three Christians in Asia faces high levels of persecution after a “shocking increase” of religious-based threats and violence across the world, particularly in China and sub-Saharan Africa, a global advocacy group […]
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YouTube on Robert Spencer video: “We have received a legal complaint from the government” — of Pakistan
By Brian Thomas on Jan 16, 2019 12:00 pm

I received this email from YouTube over the weekend. At first I thought it was another malicious copyright or flagging strike, but no, this one turns out to be different. Here’s the text (my highlights): Regarding your account: Brian London We have received a legal complaint regarding your video from the government. After review, the following […]
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CBC asks “who benefits from rescuing” ex-Muslim girl who fled parents who threatened her, worries it’s “far-right”
By Robert Spencer on Jan 16, 2019 11:00 am

The CBC’s Shanifa Nasser, her bio tells us, “holds a Master’s degree in Islamic Studies,” and here she is doing her best to transform a feel-good story about a teenage girl rescued from danger into something ugly and suspicious, from which the “far-right,” those ever-present bogeymen, will benefit. “What happens the next time a teenage […]
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Hugh Fitzgerald: In Syria, Who’s On First?
By Hugh Fitzgerald on Jan 16, 2019 10:00 am

President Trump surprised and dismayed many when he announced in late December that he would be pulling out the last remaining American troops — 2,000 Special Forces — from Syria. He said at a the time that ISIS in Syria had been defeated, and that it was time to bring the troops home. Many of […]
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Muslim linguist in German army arrested for spying for Iran
By Robert Spencer on Jan 16, 2019 09:00 am

But remember: anyone wondering about the loyalty of Muslims in the military can only be a greasy Islamophobe, because such concerns are absolutely without foundation, right? “Germany accuses army linguist of spying for Iran over Afghan missions,” BBC, January 15, 2019 (thanks to Robert): German police have arrested a 50-year-old Afghan-German man suspected of passing […]
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Canadian government provides 24-hour security for ex-Muslim who fled Saudi Arabia after death threats from Muslims
By Robert Spencer on Jan 16, 2019 08:40 am

CBC doesn’t say why Rahaf is receiving threats, or from whom. But it’s clear. The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the […]
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Islam and Freedom Don’t Mix in New Charter (Part II)
By Andrew Harrod on Jan 16, 2019 08:00 am

The November 29, 2018, American Charter of Freedom of Religion and Conscience claims as supporters a “multi-faith, non-partisan coalition” that includes several sharia supremacist charter signatories, as previously disclosed. Yet these and other dangers raise little alarm among the charter’s Christian signatories, who promote a flawed religious freedom defense. ​The disturbing Muslim charter signatories receive […]
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