JIHAD WATCH 01/07/2019

Switzerland: Mosques have proven ties to the Islamic State
By Robert Spencer on Jan 06, 2019 03:50 pm

“Several Swiss politicians have stated that there are many mosques in Switzerland that act as recruitment centers for ISIS and other gangs and demanded they be shut down.” Good idea. They should all be shut down. Or would that be “Islamophobic”? “Mosques in Switzerland proven to have ties to ISIS,” ANF News, January 5, 2019 […]
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UK Muslima takes off hijab, gets abuse from Muslims, makes video of abusive messages, takes 47 minutes to read all
By Robert Spencer on Jan 06, 2019 03:30 pm

This proves a point I’ve made many times: that contrary to “Islamophobia” propaganda, women who don’t wear the hijab are much more likely to be abused and even physically brutalized than women who wear the hijab. “British Muslim YouTube star reads out the abuse she has received since she stopped wearing a hijab – and […]
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Saudi girl in Bangkok airport says she can’t go home, parents will kill her for leaving Islam
By Robert Spencer on Jan 06, 2019 03:17 pm

She should be given asylum in Australia. She should be offered asylum in the U.S. All countries that are committed to the freedom of conscience should be offering her asylum. She is in very real danger. The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would […]
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Egypt: Police officer killed while defusing jihad bomb outside church
By Robert Spencer on Jan 06, 2019 03:04 pm

Christians in Egypt live a precarious existence. They’re victimized by jihadis fairly regularly, and never know when or where it may happen. But this is nothing that a little “interfaith dialogue” won’t fix, right? “Egypt police officer killed defusing church bomb: security source,” AFP, January 5, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A policeman […]
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NYC to pay $224,000 to Muslim firefighter who was accused of threatening to kill his fellow firefighters
By Robert Spencer on Jan 06, 2019 02:31 pm

If Raheem Hassan had been a non-Muslim who threatened to kill his Muslim colleagues, do you think criminal charges against him would have been dropped if he agreed to stay out of trouble and go into counseling? Neither do I. And now the city is paying him $224,000 because he was allegedly harassed, although “neither […]
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Miscarriage of justice: Judge dismisses lawsuit alleging FBI role in 2015 jihad attack on AFDI free speech event
By Robert Spencer on Jan 06, 2019 02:15 pm

The FBI clearly knew the attack on our free speech event was coming (although it didn’t bother to inform us or our security team), as this undercover FBI agent was right there, following behind the jihadis, whom he had encouraged to “tear up Texas.” But even though they knew the attack was coming, they didn’t […]
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Islamic “reformer”: “Islamic orthodoxy deviated from its foundations by abrogating the peaceful verses of the Quran”
By Robert Spencer on Jan 06, 2019 02:08 pm

Juan Cole’s book about Muhammad is a work of fantasy. “Cole offers an ambitiously revisionist picture of the father of Islam, replacing the idea of a militant leader with one of a peacemaker who wanted only to preach his monotheism freely and even sought ‘multicultural’ harmony.” Great, except Muhammad wasn’t really a seeker after “multicultural” […]
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Researcher claim that brain scans show that social exclusion creates jihadists
By Robert Spencer on Jan 06, 2019 01:44 pm

“Far from needing to improve economic conditions, combat ideology, or medically treat extremists, focusing on alleviating interpersonal discrimination can keep those with extremist leanings on the non-violent and negotiable side of the fence,” said researcher Nafees Hamid. Well, at least this twaddle is an improvement over the idea that jihadis are simply suffering from poverty, […]
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Austrian Police Charge Woman For Hitting Migrant Who Molested Her
By Vijeta Uniyal on Jan 06, 2019 10:27 am

Austrian police have changed a young woman with inflicting bodily harm for defending herself against a sexual molester, local newspapers report. The incident took place during the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Vienna’s landmark City Hall square, where a 21-year-old Swiss woman pushed back an Afghan migrant who tried to assault her. The woman also filed […]
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Alhamdulillah: For Ilhan Omar, All Praise Be To Allah For Her Victory (Part Two)
By Hugh Fitzgerald on Jan 06, 2019 10:00 am

Hearing Omar use the Islamic phrases in the acceptance speech felt affirming, authentic and relatable, Margaret Hill, managing director of the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, told HuffPost. “For any Muslim who draws on their faith for strength, these are natural phrases,” Hill said. “They are everyday phrases. I see a Muslim, I give them that greeting. […]
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