Friday, March 27, 2020

JIHAD WATCH 03/27/2020

Nigeria: Muslim leader says coronavirus is a Western hoax to keep Muslims from practicing Islam
Nigeria: Muslim leader says coronavirus is a Western hoax to keep Muslims from practicing Islam
If any who heed his words and then contract coronavirus, no one will blame Sheikh Sani Jingir. They’ll just assume that they were not pious enough to please Allah. “Virus is a lie, says Islamic sect leader,” Punch, March 25, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Leader of Izala Muslim sect in Plateau State, […]
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2020-03-26  •  Robert Spencer
Iran releases 85,000 prisoners because of coronavirus, but keeps Christians locked up
Iran releases 85,000 prisoners because of coronavirus, but keeps Christians locked up
Priorities, priorities. The Islamic Republic, quite understandably, wants to keep the most dangerous prisoners locked up. “Iran refuses to release Christian prisoners despite coronavirus outbreak,” by Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, March 25, 2020: BERLIN – Iran’s mullah regime refused on Tuesday to grant a temporary release to four imprisoned Christians amid a release of some […]
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2020-03-26  •  Robert Spencer
Afghanistan: Islamic State jihadis murder 25 in attack on Sikh gurdwara
Afghanistan: Islamic State jihadis murder 25 in attack on Sikh gurdwara
Islamic supremacists in the U.S. make a great show of “solidarity” with Sikhs, claiming that both Muslims and Sikhs are victims of “racism.” In reality, Islamic jihadists are just as hostile to Sikhs as they are to all non-Muslims, and persecute them wherever and whenever possible. “25 killed in Kabul gurdwara attack; Islamic State claims […]
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2020-03-26  •  Robert Spencer
Islamic State tells Muslims that jihad will make them immune from coronavirus
Islamic State tells Muslims that jihad will make them immune from coronavirus
The idea that Allah will punish the unrighteous in this world is in the Qur’an: “So if they repent, it is better for them; but if they turn away, Allah will punish them with a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And there will not be for them on earth any protector or […]
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2020-03-26  •  Robert Spencer
NYT: If We’re Generous to Iran, They Might Free Our Hostages
NYT: If We’re Generous to Iran, They Might Free Our Hostages
There’s a certain kind of mind that reacts to Bob Levinson’s family mourning his death with a call for more giveaways to the Islamic State. “American generosity during the Coronavirus crisis might be the best way of persuading Iran to release American and other foreign detainees,” the New York Times editorial board argues. Generosity? Loading […]
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2020-03-26  •  Daniel Greenfield
Robert Levinson, ex-FBI agent held hostage in the Islamic Republic of Iran, has died
Robert Levinson, ex-FBI agent held hostage in the Islamic Republic of Iran, has died
Instead of pressuring Iran to release Levinson, Barack Obama let him languish in prison there so as not to endanger the Iranian nuclear deal that endangered the entire world. “Family: US believes ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson has died,” by Eric Tucker, Associated Press, March 25, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has concluded that […]
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2020-03-26  •  Robert Spencer
Iran: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stages “biological defense exercise” against coronavirus
Iran: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stages “biological defense exercise” against coronavirus
In Iran, the numbers of those killed by coronavirus are feared to be astronomically higher than what the regime is claiming. Yet the Islamic Republic’s priority has continued to be keeping Islamic shrines open in defiance of all warnings. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced a “biological defense exercise” against coronavirus, an […]
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2020-03-26  •  Christine Douglass-Williams
In Gaza, Israel Will Be Held Responsible for Keeping the Coronavirus in Check
In Gaza, Israel Will Be Held Responsible for Keeping the Coronavirus in Check
Some 55 Palestinians in the West Bank are currently positive for coronavirus, and last Thursday [March 19] the first two cases were reported in the Gaza Strip — both Palestinians who returned to Gaza from Pakistan, via Egypt, and are now quarantined at Rafah. Prof. Eyal Zisser thinks the coronavirus threat may bring Israel and […]
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2020-03-26  •  Hugh Fitzgerald
Indonesia: “Niqab Squad” promotes archery, horseback riding, says niqab “doesn’t mean we become weak Muslim women”
Indonesia: “Niqab Squad” promotes archery, horseback riding, says niqab “doesn’t mean we become weak Muslim women”
“A movement of Indonesian women” called the “Niqab Squad” is promoting the niqab “as a way to get closer to heaven and avoid sexual harassment. Others fear it reflects growing extremism.” The “Niqab Squad” is acting in obedience to the Quran; such obedience isn’t “extremism,” it’s a commitment to normative Islam. (Quran 24:31) And tell […]
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2020-03-26  •  Christine Douglass-Williams
Iran: Thousands attend funeral of senior jihad terror leader despite coronavirus
Iran: Thousands attend funeral of senior jihad terror leader despite coronavirus
Iran has been ravaged by coronavirus, but remains unwaveringly committed to business as usual: 1. Propaganda against the “Great Satan” and “Little Satan,” blaming the US and Israel for supposedly infecting Iranians deliberately; ‘ 2. Rigidity in the practice of Islam, ignoring calls for social distancing; and 3. Maintaining its jihadist ambitions at all costs, […]
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2020-03-26  •  Christine Douglass-Williams

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