JIHAD WATCH 02/04/2015

Jordan executes would-be jihad murderer in response to murder of pilot Feb 03, 2015 10:42 pm | Robert Spencer Sajida al-Rishawi was on death row “in Jordan for her role in a 2005 Al Qaeda attack on three hotels in the capital of Amman that killed 60 people, The Associated Press reports. She was arrested after her suicide vest of explosives didn’t detonate.” The Jordanians are promising a strong response to the Islamic State’s […] comments | read more      Jordan’s Abdullah: Islamic State “does not resemble our religion in any way” Feb 03, 2015 08:17 pm | Robert Spencer The video of the burning of the Jordanian pilot is entitled, “Healing the Believers Chests.” That’s from the Qur’an: “Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you over them, heal the breasts of Believers.” (Qur’an 9:14) Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, who years ago tried to murder students at […] comments | read more      Former prof, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader, to be deported Wednesday Feb 03, 2015 07:35 pm | Robert Spencer Ah, Sami, you Rumpled Academic you, we hardly knew ye. If only I had known about the farewell dinner at the Dar al-Hijrah Mosque; I would have dropped everything to be there. Longtime Jihad Watch readers will remember Al-Arian, who for years was a darling of the Leftist intelligentsia. In March 2002 Nicholas Kristof went […] comments | read more      AFDI to Condemn Islamic State’s “Unspeakable” Brutality in Killing of Jordanian Pilot Feb 03, 2015 06:45 pm | Robert Spencer (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/3/15) — Later today, representatives of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) and other national and local leaders who believe in national defense and human rights will hold a news conference near the headquarters of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), designated a terror organization by the United Arab Emirates, to condemn […] comments | read more      GWU Panel Surprisingly Acknowledges Resurgent Jihadism Feb 03, 2015 06:24 pm | Robert Spencer GWU Panel Surprisingly Acknowledges Resurgent Jihadism by Andrew Harrod Noting a “resurgence of various . . . jihadist movements,” George Washington (GW) University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Institute for Middle East Studies, opened a January 22 GW panel on “New Challenges for Islamist Movements.” The panel highlighted the Middle East’s growing and well-organized Islamist […] comments | read more      Islamic State video showing Jordanian pilot burned alive titled with Qur’an quote Feb 03, 2015 12:42 pm | Robert Spencer The video is entitled, “Healing the Believers Chests.” That’s from the Qur’an: “Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you over them, heal the breasts of Believers.” (Qur’an 9:14) Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, who years ago tried to murder students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel […] comments | read more      Paul Weston: The Multicultural Madness of Theresa May Feb 03, 2015 12:24 pm | Robert Spencer The Multicultural Madness of Theresa May by Paul Weston Western politicians have got themselves into a bit of a pickle over the violent rise of Islam both globally and within the once Christian West. Just as it would be difficult for a scientist to conduct experiments related to oil and water without first accepting the […] comments | read more      Islamic State supporters post photos purportedly showing Jordanian pilot burnt alive Feb 03, 2015 12:16 pm | Robert Spencer As this savagery becomes more common, more frequent, more aggressive, the leaders of the free world issue soothing lies about how its guiding ideology is limpid and completely unconnected with any of the barbarity perpetrated in accord with its teachings. That is hardly a path to victory. “Islamic State supporters post photos purportedly showing Jordanian […] comments | read more      France arrests eight more Muslims with alleged jihadist ties Feb 03, 2015 12:01 pm | Robert Spencer “He said 161 legal investigations into terrorism are currently ongoing, with 547 people implicated in the inquiries. Of those 547 people, 167 people have been arrested, 95 are under investigation and 80 are in jail, he said.” Where are the other 205? Jihad has been declared against France — they are probably not sitting idle. […] comments | read more      France: Muslim slashes soldiers on anti-terror patrol in front of Jewish community center Feb 03, 2015 10:44 am | Robert Spencer Another episode in the jihad against France. But will authorities realize that that is what this is, and proceed accordingly? Almost certainly not. The Islamic State has declared jihad against France, and al-Qaeda in Yemen branded France the #1 enemy of Islam. No one believed them. “French Soldiers by Jewish Community Center Attacked,” by Jamey […] comments | read more      State Dept now denies that Georgetown U set up Muslim Brotherhood meeting Feb 03, 2015 09:32 am | Robert Spencer This is a very strange story. If Georgetown actually had nothing to do with bringing members of the Muslim Brotherhood to the State Department, how did Jen Psaki get the idea that it did? Is it possible that John Esposito was involved in this, since he is at Georgetown and, according to Discover the Networks, […] comments | read more