Friday, November 21, 2014

JIHAD WATCH 11/21/2014

Nov 20, 2014 11:25 pm | Robert Spencer
Days before UAE terror designation, CAIR awards jihad terror leader

True colors. “Days Before UAE Terror Designation, CAIR Awards PIJ Board Member,” IPT News, November 20, 2014: Officials at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) have expressed astonishment and confusion over a decision by the United Arab Emirates to include the American-Islamist organization on a list of terrorist groups. “Well this is shocking to us […]
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Nov 20, 2014 11:09 pm | Robert Spencer
Australian jihadis “too fat” for the Islamic State

Who knew that you could be too fat to saw someone’s head off? “Australian Jihadis ‘Too Fat For ISIS,'” by Andre Walker, Breitbart, November 17, 2014: Two Australian jihadis are reported to have been told they were too fat to join the ranks of ISIS terrorists. The 22-stone brothers are said to have gone to […]
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Nov 20, 2014 10:43 pm | Robert Spencer
Nigeria: At least 45 murdered in Islamic jihad attack by Boko Haram

“The caretaker chairman of Mafa local government area, Shettima Lawan said, calling it ‘wicked and despicable.'” Shettima Lawan better be careful, or he could be facing charges of “Islamophobia.” “At least 45 dead in ‘despicable’ Boko Haram attack,” the Telegraph, November 20, 2014 (thanks to Pamela Geller): At least 45 people were killed in a […]
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Nov 20, 2014 10:17 pm | Robert Spencer
UK: 6 Muslim schools “inadequate” for focus on Islam at expense of other subjects

“Six Muslim faith schools in London are expected to be branded inadequate today over fears that they are not preparing pupils for life in modern Britain.” Nonsense! Nothing prepares pupils better for life in modern Britain than intensive Islamic instruction! It is the wave of the future for Abject, Subjugated Britannia. “‘Trojan Horse’ fear over […]
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Nov 20, 2014 10:04 pm | Robert Spencer
Islamic State now in complete control of Libyan city of Derna

On November 9 I posted here about how jihad factions in the Libyan city of Derna (aka Darna) had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. Now they are in complete control of the city, as the caliphate expands its sphere of influence outside Iraq and Syria. “ISIS comes to Libya,” by Paul Cruickshank, Nic Robertson, […]
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Nov 20, 2014 12:32 pm | Robert Spencer
UK: Ten police officers investigated for cover-up of Muslim rape gang activity in Rotherham

1,400 British non-Muslim children were gang-raped and brutalized by Muslims in Rotherham, and “several staff described their nervousness about identifying the ethnic origins of perpetrators for fear of being thought as racist; others remembered clear direction from their managers not to do so.” These ten police officers are just being set up to take the […]
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Nov 20, 2014 11:41 am | Robert Spencer
Official PA daily incited against “rabbis” a week before Jerusalem synagogue jihad murders of four rabbis

“Of course, Israel cannot be expected to negotiate with anyone who is dedicated to its destruction. But while I know you have had differences with the Palestinian Authority, I believe that you do have a true partner in President Abbas…” — Barack Obama, March 21, 2013 “PA daily incited against ‘rabbis’ prior to synagogue attack,” […]
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Nov 20, 2014 11:29 am | Robert Spencer
Jordan queen says fight against the Islamic State is “fight for the future of the Middle East and Islam”

Will the fight against the Islamic State succeed in saving Islam? The supporters of the Islamic State can and do point to Islamic texts and teachings to justify what they do. The Muslims in the West who denounce the Islamic State have thus far ignored the Qur’anic justifications for their actions, and declined to address […]
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Nov 20, 2014 10:43 am | Robert Spencer
Ibn Warraq’s <em>Christmas in the Koran</em>: A new challenge to the standard account of Islam’s origins

Contrary to the confidence of establishment scholars that Islam was born and grew “in the full light of history” (to borrow Ernest Renan’s unfortunate and inaccurate phrase about the life of Muhammad), there is a great deal of the obscure and questionable about the origins of this most controversial of religions. In a series of […]
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Nov 20, 2014 10:20 am | Robert Spencer
Video: Robert Spencer on Is the Islamic State Islamic? And Why It Matters

Last night I spoke at a New Hampshire synagogue for the excellent group NH4Israel. The topic was “Is the Islamic State Islamic? And Why It Matters.” There was a lively Q and A — video of it will follow at a later date. Thanks to Brad Amante for this video.
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