JIHAD WATCH 07/22/2020

Turkish Supreme Court: Mehmet the Conqueror Bought Hagia Sophia, So Of Course It’s a Mosque My latest in PJ Media: No one should be concerned about the conversion of Hagia Sophia, the foremost cathedral in the Christian world for nearly a thousand years, into a mosque – at least according to Shahid Qureshi, writing Monday in a Muslim publication known as the London Post. Why not? Because Mehmet the Conqueror, […] Read more 2020-07-21  •  Robert Spencer Afghanistan: Taliban murder 170 people in 17 attacks on mosques and gurudwaras since last October Jihadi attacks on mosques are often invoked by mainstream counterterror analysts and Islamic apologists (if there is a difference there) as evidence that the jihadis are themselves un-Islamic. Actually, jihadis attack mosques because they consider the people in them to be insufficiently Islamic, or to be heretics or apostates in some way. “Afghanistan- 442 killed, […] Read more 2020-07-21  •  Robert Spencer UK: Labour leader leads charge to allow unrepentant Islamic State bride back into the country What’s in it for Keir Starmer? Gaining the votes of those in Britain who are sympathetic to jihad activity. But what are the long-term prospects for Britain in pandering to such people? Dim. “Revealed: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer led the charge to allow ISIS bride Shamima Begum to return to Britain amid signs of […] Read more 2020-07-21  •  Robert Spencer India offers safety to Hindus and Sikhs who are victims of jihad attacks in Afghanistan “The most recent attack was a six-hour siege by Islamic State militants on a Sikh temple and housing complex in Kabul that left 25 people dead, including young children.” But in the international establishment media, India, not Afghanistan, will get criticized for this. Giving these persecuted people refuge is “Islamophobic.” “India Offers Safety to Afghan […] Read more 2020-07-21  •  Robert Spencer Biden quotes “Prophet Muhammad”: “Whomever among you sees a wrong, let him change it with his hand” The hadith Biden is quoting is this one: “On the authority of Abu Sa`eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say, ‘Whosoever of you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then with his […] Read more 2020-07-21  •  Robert Spencer Sarsour on Biden: “I want him to defeat Trump so we can mobilize our movements to hold him accountable” That’s a decidedly tepid endorsement. But it makes it clear that Sarsour and the Islamic and Leftist organizations in the U.S. that support the “Palestinian” jihad (and the jihad elsewhere) will be keeping President Biden on a tight leash. If he doesn’t jump to do their bidding, they’ll turn on him, not with the fury […] Read more 2020-07-21  •  Robert Spencer A Rebuttal of William F. Vendley on Why Muslims Condemn Terrorism In a video from the 5th of July this year, Catholic theologian and Emir-Stein Center representative William F. Vendley presents a case for why Muslims do condemn [Islamic] terrorism, but there are many issues with the picture presented here by Vendley. One of Vendley’s claims in this video is that peaceful Muslims condemning terrorism are […] Read more 2020-07-21  •  Isaac Marshall What A Surprise! Qatar Funds Hezbollah What do we know about Qatar? We know that it is the only Gulf Arab country that is well-disposed toward the terror state of Iran. And it is also a stout supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood. The leading ideologue of the Muslim Brotherhood is Yousef al-Qaradawi, the Egyptian-born cleric who spews his antisemitic and anti-Infidel […] Read more 2020-07-21  •  Hugh Fitzgerald Biden wants schools to teach more about Islam, vows to stamp out “Islamicphobia” I’m all for teaching more in schools about Islam, but Biden wants a fantasy version that is entirely positive to be taught, while I would prefer an accurate presentation that explains the theological and ideological roots of jihad violence and Sharia oppression of women. Note also that he vows to end the “Muslim ban,” which […] Read more 2020-07-21  •  Robert Spencer Pakistan: Muslims smash Buddha statue, Muslim cleric says “you will no more be a believer” if statue isn’t destroyed “We must also free ourselves from the clutches of jahili society” — that is, society ordered according to human laws (literally, those of ignorance) rather than divine ones — “jahili concepts, jahili traditions and jahili leadership. Our mission is not to compromise with the practices of jahili society, nor can we be loyal to it. […] Read more 2020-07-21  •  Robert Spencer