JIHAD WATCH 08/15/2019

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri calls the “Battle of the Hijab” part of the West’s war against the Islamic ummah
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Aug 14, 2019 05:00 pm

“Al-Qaeda’s Al-Sahab media wing released a video featuring a speech by Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri titled ‘The Battle of the Hijab’. In the video, Al-Zawahiri addresses Muslim women and warns them of the war raging against the Islamic nation that seeks to force them to abandon their religion and hijab (‘head covering’).” The hijab is […]
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Pakistan: “Every year at least a thousand girls are kidnapped, raped, and forced to convert to Islam”
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Aug 14, 2019 04:00 pm

The brutal persecution of young Christian girls in Pakistan is ongoing, and largely ignored by “feminists” and fake human rights activists, who call it “Islamophobic” to shed light on such atrocities: The Pontifical charity, Aid to the Church in Need, is sounding the alarm on the plight of young Christian women, and even teenagers, in […]
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CNN’s Jake Tapper attacked by the “Islamophobia” brigade; Leftist/Islamic campaign calls for his firing
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Aug 14, 2019 03:00 pm

A little background about CNN’s Jake Tapper: CNN was “slammed as ‘disgraceful’” after Jake Tapper remained silent when a guest accused Trump radicalizing “more people than ISIS.” Mark Levin has also stated of Tapper: “Now, keep in mind, it’s about Epstein’s apparent suicide, but Jake Tapper wants you to believe it’s about Trump.” Levin also […]
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Canada: Conservative leader Andrew Scheer panders to imam who hates Israel and sanctions wife-beating
By Robert Spencer on Aug 14, 2019 02:00 pm

The growing Muslim populations in the West have led inevitably to politicians pandering to them, with little or no critical thought or care to avoid Islamic leaders who preach values opposed to Western values. The imam Omar Subedar, who is being courted by both Justin Trudeau and his chief rival, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, is […]
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UK: Muslim hijacks police car, runs over police officer
By Robert Spencer on Aug 14, 2019 01:00 pm

The Islamic State issued this call in September 2014: So O muwahhid, do not let this battle pass you by wherever you may be. You must strike the soldiers, patrons, and troops of the tawaghit. Strike their police, security, and intelligence members, as well as their treacherous agents. Destroy their beds. Embitter their lives for them […]
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Department of Homeland Security Goes Further Down the Countering Violent Extremism Rabbit Hole
By Chris Wright on Aug 14, 2019 12:00 pm

The Department of Homeland Security is poised to spend $35 million on a new Center of Excellence in Terrorism Prevention and Counterterrorism Research. Universities will apply for grants to develop “multidisciplinary, customer-driven solutions while training the next generation of homeland security experts,” according to the press release announcing the Center. “Once awarded, this COE will […]
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Australia: Muslim who went on stabbing spree while screaming “Allahu akbar” was recent convert to Islam
By Robert Spencer on Aug 14, 2019 11:00 am

Yet another convert to Islam gets the impression that his new religion calls upon him to kill Infidels. Authorities the world over show absolutely no interest in this recurring phenomenon. “‘I didn’t think he’d go this far’: School friends of Sydney knifeman say he recently converted to Islam and was an ‘odd person with no […]
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Ivanka Trump Learns That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished 
By Hugh Fitzgerald on Aug 14, 2019 10:00 am

From Newsweek, which in its headline to the story includes the phrase “Trump’s Muslim ban”: Ivanka Trump was ridiculed this weekend after wishing “Eid Mubarak” to Muslims celebrating the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. The greeting, translated as “Blessed Feast” is used as a salutation during Islam’s high holidays. Eid al-Adha, which this year runs […]
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California introduces “blatantly anti-Semitic and anti-Israel” lessons into its official high school curriculum
By Robert Spencer on Aug 14, 2019 09:00 am

The Left, which controls the educational system, continues its legitimization and embrace of anti-Semitism. “California Introduces Radical Anti-Semitic High School Curriculum,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, August 12, 2019: The state of California has introduced “blatantly anti-Semitic and anti-Israel” lessons into its official high school curriculum, drawing outrage and concern in the state’s Jewish […]
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NYC: Pamela Geller event to proceed despite Hamas-linked CAIR-induced Eventbrite blacklisting
By Robert Spencer on Aug 14, 2019 08:00 am

“We will not be intimidated and we do not negotiate with terrorists,” affirmed Wax. Well, that’s rare these days. Cowardice is pandemic today, masquerading as prudence, and no one would have been surprised if the New York Republican Club had caved to the pressure, as did Eventbrite. But why is Eventbrite taking orders from Hamas-linked […]
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