JIHAD WATCH 01/21/2019

Robert Spencer: Democrats Again Show Their Antisemitism with Placement of Ilhan Omar On Foreign Affairs Committee
By Robert Spencer on Jan 20, 2019 05:00 pm

My latest in the Geller Report: The Washington Examiner reported Thursday that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), whose open hatred of Jews should have rendered her unelectable to Congress, has instead been rewarded with a plum appointment to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This shows the extent to which open anti-Semitism has become mainstream and normalized […]
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Bangladesh: Muslims murder Hindu man for having a love affair with a Muslim girl
By Robert Spencer on Jan 20, 2019 04:00 pm

Islamic law forbids Muslims to marry Hindus. It does not forbid Muslims to murder Hindu men involved with Muslim women. “Affair with Muslim girl led to Swapan’s murder,” Daily Star, January 18, 2019: A Hindu youth was killed over love affair with a Muslim girl, said police at a press conference in the town on […]
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Somalia: Muslim group abducts 100 civilians for refusing to pay zakat, Islamic almsgiving
By Robert Spencer on Jan 20, 2019 03:00 pm

It’s charitable giving, but it doesn’t come from the heart. One has to do it — or else. “Al Shabaab abducts 100 Somali civilians,” Gulf Times, January 19, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Somali authorities said Friday that Al Shabaab militant group have taken about 100 civilians as hostages in the southwestern Bakool […]
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Spain: Muslim plotted jihad massacres at popular annual summer fair in resort area
By Robert Spencer on Jan 20, 2019 02:00 pm

He was hoping to “strike terror in the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60).  “Caged ISIS terrorist was planning to bomb popular fair on Spain’s Costa del Sol,” by Elisa Menendez, The Olive Press, January 18, 2019: AN alleged ISIS terrorist has been jailed after revealing plans to carry out an attack at a busy […]
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Chechen authorities accused of ordering families to kill their LGBT family members
By Robert Spencer on Jan 20, 2019 01:00 pm

No surprise here. The Qur’an contains numerous condemnations of homosexual activity: “And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, ‘Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds? Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people.’…And We rained […]
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India: Muslim clerics issue fatwa saying selfies are un-Islamic
By Robert Spencer on Jan 20, 2019 12:00 pm

“Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. […]
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Robert Spencer: Linda Sarsour Says ‘My Beloved Prophet Muhammad Was a Human Rights Activist’
By Robert Spencer on Jan 20, 2019 11:00 am

Only if Jews, women, and all non-Muslims do not count as humans. My latest in PJ Media: Video has surfaced of the hijab-wearing feminist heroine Linda Sarsour speaking in California in December, complaining about her education: I went to public school. My parents couldn’t afford to send seven children to Islamic school … As I grew […]
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Hugh Fitzgerald: Mosque Open House at Texas A&M (Part Three)
By Hugh Fitzgerald on Jan 20, 2019 10:00 am

The Muslims at the mosque will be happy to explain all the things that Islam shares with Christianity. They will claim — either just before or just after the Five Pillars are discussed — that the root of the word “Islam” means  “peace,” confident that no one will contradict them. They will explain what “sura” […]
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Italy: Muslim migrants kidnap woman, hold her as sex slave for two months
By Robert Spencer on Jan 20, 2019 09:00 am

The seizure of Infidel girls and their use as sex slaves is sanctioned in the Qur’an. According to Islamic law, Muslim men can take “captives of the right hand” (Qur’an 4:3, 4:24, 33:50). The Qur’an says: “O Prophet! Lo! We have made lawful unto thee thy wives unto whom thou hast paid their dowries, and […]
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Indonesia: President whom foes say is insufficiently Islamic to release Muslim cleric behind Bali jihad massacre
By Robert Spencer on Jan 20, 2019 08:00 am

Joko Widodo is proving his Islamic bona fides. “Indonesia leader to free radical cleric behind Bali bombings,” by Niniek Karmini, Pattaya Mail, January 19, 2019: Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) — The ailing 80-year-old radical cleric who inspired the Bali bombers and other violent extremists in Indonesia will be released from prison, Indonesia’s president said Friday, slashing […]
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