JIHAD WATCH

Kansas City: Firearms store won’t let Muslima use gun range with hijab, Hamas-linked CAIR sues The involvement of Hamas-linked CAIR makes this suspicious on its face, as does the fact that the woman was told she could not use the range unless she removed her hijab not because of “Islamophobia,” but because of a headgear rule that is enforced for everyone, Muslim and non-Muslim. This is a highly dubious lawsuit, but […] Read more 2022-01-02  •  Robert Spencer Iran: Grand Ayatollah says Qur’an is ‘healing for all pains of humans and can solve all problems’ He cites this verse as evidence: “A book that we have revealed to you, full of blessing, so that they may ponder its signs, and that men of understanding may reflect.” (Qur’an 38:29) Yet states that implement the teachings of the Qur’an, including Iran, are human rights basket cases. Find out why in The Critical […] Read more 2022-01-02  •  Robert Spencer Iran news agency claims Egypt is writing ‘modern interpretation’ of Qur’an, moving to replace Arab-Islamic identity The veracity of this story cannot be taken for granted, as it comes from a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime, the Ahlul Bayt News Agency, and reflects Shi’ite polemic against Sunnis. However, it also shows the pitfalls and difficulties of genuine Islamic reform: anyone who attempts such a thing is immediately branded a heretic and […] Read more 2022-01-02  •  Robert Spencer Afghanistan: Taliban orders mannequins beheaded after head of Virtue and Vice ministry rules they are ‘idols’ The Daily Mail, positively the worst publication in the Western world, ascribes this to the Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islam.” However, once the mannequins are declared idols, there is no interpretation of Islam that would render them acceptable. The only difference here between the Taliban and other Muslim groups is that some of the others […] Read more 2022-01-02  •  Robert Spencer Spain: Muslim migrant posts jihad messages online, calls for murder of blasphemers The national security threat posed by mass Muslim migration into Europe is still almost universally ignored. Eventually, however, this will become impossible. “Pakistani man arrested in Sevilla for posting jihadist messages online,” by Chris King, EuroWeekly News, December 23, 2021: As revealed in a statement from the force today, Thursday, December 23, an alleged jihadist […] Read more 2022-01-02  •  Robert Spencer Uganda: Man converts to Christianity, Muslims meet in mosque, then break into his home with machetes and stones They would likely have killed him if they had found him. The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. […] Read more 2022-01-02  •  Robert Spencer Uganda: Muslim woman converts to Christianity, her husband beats her with a stick Aisha Nambeya’s husband may have killed him if she had not fled. The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an. Also part of Islamic law is the idea that a man may beat a disobedient woman. The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat […] Read more 2022-01-02  •  Robert Spencer Fatah and Hamas Take Their Fight to Lebanon’s Refugee Camps Two recent events reminded the Lebanese that in addition to the ongoing political and economic crisis, the country’s twelve Palestinian refugee camps are also on the brink of explosion. A report on these events, and what is likely to come of the Hamas-Fatah fighting, is here: “Palestinian infighting in the refugee camps sparks old fears […] Read more 2022-01-02  •  Hugh Fitzgerald Nigeria: Muslims murder two Christians driving home after an evening of Christmas caroling “Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others beside them whom you do not know. Allah knows them.” (Qur’an 8:60) “Two Christians Murdered After Christmas Caroling in Nigeria,” International Christian Concern, December […] Read more 2022-01-02  •  Robert Spencer Nigeria: Muslim Congress says adherence to Qur’an will restore national values

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