JIHAD WATCH 10/06/2020

 

Rushdie rejects Cat Stevens’ claim that he was ‘framed’ when he endorsed Rushdie’s death fatwa for blasphemy Note the dishonesty. “Islam subsequently clarified that he was not condoning the killing of Rushdie but simply stating that, in the Koran, blasphemy is punishable by death.” That was then. Now his lawyers have issued a statement that says: “Regardless of the interpretation that was put on his statements in 1989, he does not support […] Read more 2020-10-05  •  Robert Spencer Macron demands Erdogan explain presence of jihadis in Azerbaijan, doesn’t explain presence of jihadis in France Macron’s concern over Azerbaijan is reasonable, but he should pay closer attention to developments at home. To be sure, he has recently promised to do so, but words are cheap. “France’s Macron demands Turkey explain ‘jihadists’ in Azerbaijan,” Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, October 2, 2020 (thanks to Henry): French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday […] Read more 2020-10-05  •  Robert Spencer UK: Muslim student enraged after being given ham sandwich during self-isolation The principle is always and everywhere the same: in Muslim countries, one must conform one’s behavior to Islamic sensibilities. And in non-Muslim countries, one must conform one’s behavior to Islamic sensibilities. It’s noteworthy that the London Economic thought this was news at all. If a Christian student at the University of Edinburgh were dissatisfied with […] Read more 2020-10-05  •  Robert Spencer Italy: Muslim screaming ‘Allahu akbar’ breaks down doors of convent, vandalizes several rooms Will Pope Francis invite this young North African to stay with him in the Vatican, where he can explain to the young man in detail how “authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence”? “He shouts ‘Allah Akbar’ and breaks down the door: Maghrebi devastates a convent,” […] Read more 2020-10-05  •  Robert Spencer Video: Robert Spencer discusses ‘Rating America’s Presidents’ and How Trump Rates Friday, with Julio Rivera. Order Rating America’s Presidents: An America-First Look at Who Is Best, Who Is Overrated, and Who Was An Absolute Disaster here. Read more 2020-10-05  •  Robert Spencer Joe Biden ad features rapper who called anti-Semitic racist Nation of Islam’s Farrakhan his ‘mentor’ Farrakhan has said many egregious things, and he is also a traitor: “Mr. Trump killed my brother Qassem Soleimani. Mrs. Clinton killed my other brother Muammar Qaddafi.” Will Biden pull these ads and disavow Jeezy? Not on your life. This is playing to his base.  “Joe Biden Ad Features Rapper Who Called Nation Of […] Read more 2020-10-05  •  Robert Spencer Mozambique: Islamic State establishes new capital, carries out beheadings, takes sex slaves If this new Islamic State (ISIS) territory gains any significant international notice, expect a new round of articles confidently asserting that ISIS has nothing, nothing whatsoever, to do with Islam, and beheading and sex slavery are completely un-Islamic. We saw a spate of such articles when ISIS established its now-destroyed caliphate in Iraq and Syria. […] Read more 2020-10-05  •  Robert Spencer An October Surprise? Here’s an idea for an October Surprise that could transform the political landscape. It has nothing to do with the announcement of a coronavirus vaccine. Nor with Black Lives Matter. Nor with defunding the police. Nor with once-in-a-century wildfires and hurricanes that, in their intensity, happened to be just like those wildfires and hurricanes we’ve […] Read more 2020-10-05  •  Hugh Fitzgerald NY Parole Board votes to release Muslim convicted of murdering two cops, he makes ISIS salute

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