JIHAD WATCH 12/04/2019

Palestinians: Victims of Islamic Delusion
By Amil Imani on Dec 03, 2019 06:00 pm

It is said that it is a crime to remain silent in the face of evil, deceit, and deception. Robert Spencer, one of the foremost authorities of Islamic law, has succinctly spoken unwelcome and little recognized truths in his new fact-based book: The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process.  Spencer has painstakingly […]
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Nothing to Worry About: London Bridge Jihadi Was Safely ‘Deradicalized’
By Robert Spencer on Dec 03, 2019 05:00 pm

My latest in PJ Media: London Bridge jihad murderer Usman Khan was at Cambridge University Friday, attending a prisoner rehabilitation conference, when he suddenly decided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the “deradicalization” process: Khan stabbed Jack Merritt, 25, to death at what the Daily Mail called a “prisoner rehabilitation conference that paired jailed killers with […]
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One Key Reason Why Trump Is a Truly Great American President
By Robert Spencer on Dec 03, 2019 04:00 pm

My latest in PJ Media: Assessments of Donald Trump’s presidency vary widely depending on who is doing the assessing. But if future generations of historians aren’t total social justice warriors — as is likely given the fact that the socialist bubble bursts almost immediately every time socialism is implemented — Trump will almost certainly be […]
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Iraqi Christians warn Sweden: “If Islamists gain power, they won’t treat you according to human rights, but Sharia”
By Robert Spencer on Dec 03, 2019 03:00 pm

“We who have grown up here know what Islam is. It is not the people, the Muslims, that I warn about, but the ideology. Although most Muslims don’t believe in jihad, they believe in Mohammad. They believe that all peoples should become Muslims and that there is a reward in heaven for those who bring […]
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Nigeria: Military releases 983 suspected Boko Haram jihadis, tells them “go and sin no more”
By Robert Spencer on Dec 03, 2019 02:00 pm

What could possibly go wrong? Well, we saw the answer to that question last week on the London Bridge, where a jihadi who had supposedly turned from the error of his ways and been “deradicalized” went on a stabbing spree. “Military releases 983 suspected Boko Haram members,” by Kayode Idowu, Punch, November 27, 2019 (thanks […]
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France: Muslim migrants arrested for making Islamic State salutes at Strasbourg Christmas market
By Robert Spencer on Dec 03, 2019 01:00 pm

The Strasbourg Christmas market was the site of a jihad massacre in 2018. And clearly, France has learned nothing since then. “Migrants Arrested for Alleged ISIS Salutes at Strasbourg Christmas Market,” by Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, November 30, 2019: A year after the terror attack at the Christmas market in Strasbourg, police have arrested two Chechens […]
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Iranian Koran Scholar: Apply Koran 5:33 to Protesters, i.e., Crucifixion, Amputation, Banishment
By Andrew Bostom on Dec 03, 2019 12:00 pm

Abolfazl Bahrampour is a prominent Iranian Koran scholar and author of the widely respected “One Volume Commentary on the Koran,” (in Farsi, Qom, 2007). Interviewed on Iran’s state run television network during its daily “Eastern Sun” program, Tuesday, November 26, 2019, Bahrampour condemned those protesting Iran’s oppressive theocratic regime, en masse, as “Moharabeh”—enemies of Allah, […]
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Former president of org “dedicated to showing that Islam is a religion of peace” charged with jihad terror activity
By Robert Spencer on Dec 03, 2019 11:00 am

Jehad Serwan Mostafa “was once president of the now-defunct Muslim Youth Council of San Diego, which said on its website that it was ‘dedicated to showing the world that Islam is a religion of peace and Muslims are a peaceful and productive part of society.’ Mostafa’s father, Halim Mostafa, a Kurdish Syrian, made a low-budget […]
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How Jordan Could Solve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict — and Its Own Problems
By Rami Dabbas on Dec 03, 2019 10:30 am

Jordan is facing an economic crisis that began forming over 20 years ago, since Abdullah II was crowned king of Jordan. The most important factors that led to this crisis are mismanagement, rampant corruption, and lack of control and accountability. Jordan’s foreign debt is currently close to $50 billion, and the unemployment rate is over […]
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When A Simple Complaint About Noise Leads to A Jail Term
By Hugh Fitzgerald on Dec 03, 2019 10:00 am

An instructive event in “Islamically moderate” Indonesia remains timely as an illustration of Islamic “tolerance”: Meiliana, a Buddhist woman tired of enduring a loudspeaker near her home blasting out the Muslim Call to Prayer, had the temerity, back in 2016, to complain about the noise; she asked a Muslim neighbor if the volume might be […]
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Forbes appeals for recognition of the persecution of Christians, but did it ‘forget’ its main cause?
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Dec 03, 2019 09:00 am

“Forbes magazine has appealed for recognition of the phenomenon of Christian persecution around the globe as a crisis demanding focused attention.” Although Forbes recognizes Christian persecution, it needs to recognize its root cause. This appeal follows Hungary’s International Conference on Christian Persecution, which I attended as a guest of the Hungarian government. Those who have […]
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The London Bridge jihad attack and why “more will die”
By Christine Douglass-Williams on Dec 03, 2019 08:00 am

No one welcomes bad news, but denial can lead to even more bad news. A stark example is the reality of jihad terror. Ignoring its root cause will not make it go away. The article below highlights both good news and bad news associated with the London Bridge terror attack. It applauds human resilience and […]
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On Giving Tuesday, America’s Foremost Defender of Human Rights Needs Your Help
By Robert Spencer on Dec 03, 2019 07:30 am

#GivingTuesday is devoted to aiding organizations that work for truth and justice. That’s why there is no more fitting recipient of your tax-deductible donation today than the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), America’s foremost human rights activist group. AFDI is groundbreaking and unique among human rights organizations. Since our founding, AFDI has been a gamechanger […]
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Jason Hill Video: The Barbarians Are Among Us
By Jamie Glazov on Dec 03, 2019 07:29 am

This new edition of The Glazov Gang features Dr. Jason D. Hill, a professor of philosophy at DePaul University in Chicago, and a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He is the author of several books, including We Have Overcome: An Immigrant’s Letter to the American People. Follow him on Twitter: @JasonDhill6. […]
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