Jan 04, 2015 06:24 pm | Robert Spencer
“We shall continue preventing such attacks,” said Mohamed Yusuf, the spokesman of Somalia’s National Security Ministry. Continue preventing? “Suicide bomber kills 4 people in Somalia’s capital,” by Abdi Guled, Associated Press, January 4, 2015 (thanks to Maxwell): NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A suicide car bomber blew himself up near a moving convoy of Somalia’s U.S.-trained […]
Jan 04, 2015 05:57 pm | Robert Spencer
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks…” Qur’an 47:4 As far as these Islamic jihadists are concerned, the police officers are unbelievers because they are working for an apostate regime. “Suspected militants stab Tunisian policeman to death,” Reuters, January 4, 2015 (thanks to Blazing Cat Fur): (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants captured and killed […]
Jan 04, 2015 05:38 pm | Robert Spencer
How “Islamophobic” is Michel Houllebecq? He has said: “The Koran turns out to be much better than I thought, now that I’ve reread it — or rather, read it. The most obvious conclusion is that the jihadists are bad Muslims … an honest reading will conclude that a holy war of aggression is not generally […]
Jan 04, 2015 05:09 pm | Robert Spencer
Has Norbert Feldhoff ever stopped to consider what might happen if he is wrong? What if there really is a problem of Islamization? Has he considered how dark Cologne Cathedral might be if Germany were one day to impose Islamic law? Is he aware that Islamic law forbids the construction of new churches and the […]
Jan 04, 2015 04:51 pm | Robert Spencer
On Friday I was on Sun TV’s Straight Talk with Jerry Agar, discussing the Muslim anger over counterterror drills in India that featured Islamic jihad terrorists. Video thanks to Aloha Snackbar 01.
Jan 04, 2015 04:26 pm | Nicolai Sennels
(Photo above: Syrian bus occupiers demonstrating their frustration about the cold and lack of metropolitan atmosphere by sitting half-naked in the snow) The lack of gratitude is astonishing. Somebody on the bus even stole the bus driver’s computer. Recently, Muslim refugees came to Sweden in a private jet. Translated from DKA: On New Year’s Eve, […]
Jan 04, 2015 04:01 pm | Robert Spencer
As Britain eagerly rushes to ruin, the absurdities multiply. Will nursery school staff flag a Muslim child who shouts “Allahu akbar”? Or reads the Qur’an extensively? Of course not — that would be “Islamophobic.” So what will the signs be of a child at risk of “radicalization”? Strapping on a bomb vest during kickball? And […]
Jan 04, 2015 03:36 pm | Robert Spencer
Mumtaz Qadri, the murderer of Salman Taseer, is a hero; there is a popular mosque named after him. So this is no surprise. “Salman Taseer’s commemoration attacked in Lahore,” Dawn, January 4, 2015: LAHORE: Unidentified miscreants attacked a candlelight vigil organised to mark death anniversary of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer who was murdered by […]
Jan 04, 2015 10:52 am | Robert Spencer
Clearly Boko Haram, the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, can act with impunity in Nigeria. Despite the government’s numerous vows to eradicate the group, it has not been able to do anything to stop it. “Boko Haram seizes military base in Nigeria: witnesses,” AFP, January 4, 2015 (thanks to […]
Jan 04, 2015 10:23 am | Robert Spencer
Uswa-e-Hasna is excellent example or pattern: “There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah often.” (Qur’an 33:21) The idea is that Muhammad is the excellent example of behavior for Muslims; if someone imitates him, he […]
Jan 04, 2015 09:51 am | Robert Spencer
Ahmed Adheeb is on the defensive about bringing in foreign musicians to perform in the Maldives because Islamic law forbids most forms of music. In the West, publishing this information brings one swift charges of “Islamophobia” and “bigotry,” but apparently many people in the Maldives have been reading “Islamophobic” literature, as they now believe that […]
Jan 04, 2015 09:42 am | Robert Spencer
This will become the occasion for renewed calls for the Israelis to make new concessions to the “Palestinians,” so as to relieve their sense of grievance. But what Western officials refuse to acknowledge is that while the pretexts always shift, the grievances always remain, as they are the basis for those concessions. “Fatah: Netanyahu to […]
Jan 04, 2015 09:21 am | Nicolai Sennels
The Dutch police have capitulated: they can no longer uphold law and order in Muslim-dominated areas, and are now hiring Salafi Sharia patrols from the local mosque to patrol the streets. This is not only in complete conflict with secular principles, it also lends authority to people who follow a doctrine that preaches destruction of […]