| The 04/14/2016 Jihad Watch Daily Digest: |
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Muslims using German military as a training ground for jihad
By Robert Spencer on Apr 13, 2016 12:22 pm
“The fact that Sascha B – whose full name was withheld due to privacy considerations – had converted to Islam before joining the military was considered irrelevant by his employers.” Of course. Any other course of action would have been “Islamophobic.” “According MAD, 29 former Bundeswehr soldiers have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join […]
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Spain: Submachine guns, knives, Islamic State flag found at holiday hotspot
By Robert Spencer on Apr 13, 2016 11:47 am
We have already seen jihad attacks on resorts and beach areas in North Africa. There will be much, much more of this. The West’s immigration policies, coupled with the bland assumption that the overwhelming majority of mosques in the West are teaching peace and tolerance, makes that a certainty. “Chilling ISIS weapons cache found buried […]
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Video: Ex-Muslim Hazem Farraj on why the Islamic State chose its flag
By Robert Spencer on Apr 13, 2016 11:27 am
Continuing his series on Is the Islamic State Islamic?.
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Spanish police arrest man suspected of arming Paris kosher market jihadi
By Robert Spencer on Apr 13, 2016 11:18 am
Antoine Denive may be a Muslim or he may just be an illegal arms dealer, making a profit off the jihad. “Spanish police arrest man suspected of arming Paris supermarket gunman,” Reuters, April 13, 2016 (thanks to Thomas): Spanish police have arrested a French man who allegedly supplied the arms used by an Islamist militant […]
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Pakistan concerned about rising “Islamophobia” in the West
By Robert Spencer on Apr 13, 2016 08:34 am
Not about jihad terror. Not about Paris and Brussels and San Bernardino and Chattanooga. Not about al-Qaeda and the Taliban operating with impunity, and Pakistani government support, in Pakistan and Afghanistan. No, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz is worried about “Islamophobia,” and he wants the West to adopt Sharia blasphemy laws as […]
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Sharia Indonesia: 60-year-old woman caned for selling alcohol in Aceh
By Robert Spencer on Apr 13, 2016 08:23 am
But remember: anyone who suggests that Sharia and Western secular pluralism are incompatible is a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe.” “Sixty-year-old woman caned in public for selling booze in Aceh,” DPA, April 12, 2016 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A 60-year-old woman was caned in public in the north-west of Indonesia’s Sumatra island today after a […]
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Algerian PM: “Algeria, while fighting terrorism, doesn’t associate it with Islam”
By Robert Spencer on Apr 13, 2016 08:14 am
“The menace of terrorism poses a threat to civilization and Algeria, while fighting terrorism, doesn’t associate it with Islam,” said Sellal. Good. Now if only he could convince the terrorists themselves not to do so. But in that effort, he faces some obstacles: “We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for […]
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Freedom House: Democracy in Europe threatened by “Islamophobia”
By Robert Spencer on Apr 13, 2016 08:00 am
Back in 2005, Freedom House issued an important study of Saudi-funded U.S. mosques, finding these mosques to be filled with publications stating that “it is a religious obligation for Muslims to hate Christians and Jews and warn against imitating, befriending, or helping such ‘infidels’ in any way, or taking part in their festivities and celebrations. […]
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Iran front group: Barring Iraqis & Syrians from visa waivers is “ancestral discrimination”
By Robert Spencer on Apr 13, 2016 07:45 am
It couldn’t have anything to do with the impossibility of distinguishing jihadis from peaceful Muslims. It must be “ancestral discrimination.” “By failing to provide clarity in how the restrictions will be enforced, it further feeds people’s perception that they are being discriminated against and that they face increased risk of travel restrictions because of their […]
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New Mexico: “Understanding Islam” event at Lutheran church spreads falsehoods about Islam
By Robert Spencer on Apr 13, 2016 05:59 am
“Islam, Christianity and Judaism all look to Abraham as the father of our faith traditions,” Carson said. “Understanding one another’s traditions is important to share peace and understanding in our community.” “Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim. And he was not of the polytheists.” […]
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