JIHAD WATCH 08/31/2019

Why Is The Young Turks’ Hasan Piker Such a Jerk?
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2019 06:00 pm

My latest in PJ Media: America, the Left’s whipping boy for everything it can’t blame on Israel, deserved 9/11, says Hasan Piker, a commentator on the far-Left web series “The Young Turks.” Piker wrote on Twitter: America deserved 911…Americas [sic] foreign policy decisions has lead [sic] to 911. this would’ve been a controversial thing to […]
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Germany: Muslim Migrants Start Brawl Over Short Skirt
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2019 05:00 pm

Increasingly in the West, one must do as the Muslims do — or else. My latest in FrontPage: The principle is always and everywhere the same: in Muslim countries, one must conform one’s behavior to suit Islamic sensibilities. And in non-Muslim countries, one must conform one’s behavior to suit Islamic sensibilities. This was proven true […]
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Boston: ISIS Beheading Plotter’s Conviction Overturned by Obama-Appointed Judge
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2019 04:00 pm

This is indeed “judicial malfeasance of the highest order,” as is clear from the fact that Wright was obviously no fantasist engaged in “role-playing”: he was actually financing an Islamic State jihadi and actively plotting jihad murder stateside. But Leftists such as Justice David J. Barron tend not to see any jihad activity; when they […]
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Australia to deport Muslim migrant for “sickening sex assault” on 3-year-old while on duty as security guard
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Aug 30, 2019 03:00 pm

Yesterday Jihad Watch reported on this story, and here is a new development: “Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government will ‘boot out’ a convicted child sex offender all the way back to his homeland Iraq once his prison sentence has been finished. Iraqi-born refugee Mohammad Hassan Al Bayati, 30, was sentenced Tuesday for […]
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UK: Tony Blair Institute calls for new law allowing for “hate groups” to be punished before they turn to violence
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2019 02:00 pm

“Before they turn to violence” — that is, even if there is no indication that they will ever be violent. “The authors acknowledge that the issue of linking violent and nonviolent extremism is contentious and steps would need to be taken to protect free speech.” That’s window dressing meant to deceive the public into complacency. […]
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Canada: Christian Asylum Seeker Continues to Receive Death Threats from Muslims
By Rami Dabbas on Aug 30, 2019 01:00 pm

In May and July of this year, we posted stories about Coptic Christian Hani Morris, who has been continually harassed and threatened since seeking asylum in Canada. You can read the stories here and here. He continues to receive threats on a regular basis. The screenshot below was sent early August prior to Eid; the […]
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African migrants protest denial of passage through Mexico to get to the United States
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Aug 30, 2019 12:00 pm

Those who have advocated for open-door immigration have created a free-for-all, leaving Western nations under constant threat. “Hundreds of African migrants are finding themselves trapped in Mexico’s southern border region after new immigration rules no longer allow them safe passage to the U.S. The rule changes now say they must naturalize in Mexico or exit […]
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Islamic scholars from Saudi Arabia and Nigeria “have debunked insinuations that Islam breeds terrorism”
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2019 11:00 am

Well, this is a relief. Now we can all relax. I’m going bowling. Anybody want to come with? Also, what kind of progress have these Islamic scholars made in convincing Islamic jihadis that they are misunderstanding their peaceful religion? Reality: Muhammad said: “I have been made victorious through terror” (Bukhari 4:52.220). The Qur’an says: “Against […]
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The New York Times Has a Jewish Problem (Part 1)
By Hugh Fitzgerald on Aug 30, 2019 10:00 am

An editor at the New York Times has recently apologized for having written several anti-Semitic and racist tweets. Tom Wright-Piersanti is a senior staff editor at the Times. In the years 2008-2010, Wright-Piersanti wrote several offensive tweets, which were uncovered  by the website Breitbart. On New Years’ Day 2010, Wright-Piersanti tweeted, “I was going to […]
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Sudan: New government’s transitional constitution excludes Islam; bishop warns “Islamist mentality is still here”
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Aug 30, 2019 09:00 am

“For nearly three decades, Sudanese Christians suffered under the tyranny of military leader and dictator, Omar al-Bashir. His cruel regime tried to crush all religions, other than Islam.” In April, Bashir was ousted following massive protests over Sudan’s economic crisis. The protesters included Christians. Although the country remains leaderless, a civilian-majority administration has taken over […]
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Germany: Muslims complain about pig breeding, city bans it for fear of offending them
By Robert Spencer on Aug 30, 2019 08:00 am

The principle is always and everywhere the same: in Muslim countries, one should conform one’s behavior to Islamic sensibilities. And in non-Muslim countries, one should conform one’s behavior to Islamic sensibilities. “Germany: Muslims ban pig breeding,” translated from “Allemagne : les musulmans font interdire un élevage de porcs,” by Anne Schubert, Riposte Laïque, August 28, […]
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