JIHAD WATCH
Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts
Muslims in Australia say they fear Sydney jihad hostage crisis backlash
An hour and a half ago I wrote this: “There will also be a heavy barrage of ‘backlash’ stories — indeed, they have already begun.” And a bit before that: “The pattern never changes: in the wake of a jihad terror attack or plot, Muslims in the West do not do what they should do: […]
Sydney jihad hostage crisis over, “number of people have been hit”
Now that the worst is over, the Australian government and the international media can go into full “This has nothing to do with Islam” mode, with explanations of how Man Haron Monis was mentally ill, or driven to this by the evil deeds of Australian soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. There will also be a […]
Arkansas: Middle East Cyber Army hacks Little Rock School District website
“F**k Israel / Free Palestine / Jerusalem is Ours / Al khilafah is coming soon.” Why would they hack into the Little Rock School District’s website with such a message? For the same reason that a Muslim cleric would take hostages in a chocolate cafe in Sydney, Australia: to “strike terror into the hearts of […]
Sydney jihadi: Sheikh Man Haron Monis, on bail for accessory to murder
According to Wikipedia (never a wholly reliable source, to be sure), he has been arrested as an accessory to murder and for sexual assault. It says he is a former Ayatollah from Iran who has announced that he is no longer a Shi’ite, but a Sunni. And now he is a jihad terrorist. He has […]
Sydney jihadi demands Islamic State flag, police ask terror suspect for one
Confirming one of the hostage-taker’s demands in my post here, the Telegraph is reporting that he has indeed demanded an Islamic State flag: “Sydney siege: gunman ‘demands Islamic State flag,’” the Telegraph, December 15, 2014: A man holding hostages in a Sydney cafe on Monday has demanded that a flag of the Islamic State in […]
Sydney jihadist, one other person dead as police storm cafe to end jihad hostage crisis
“A Muslim community leader in Sydney, Dr. Jamal Rifi, said in a televised interview that ‘everything he stands for is wrong.’ ‘It has nothing to do with Islam as a religion whatsoever, and we have all seen that by his previous action and his current actions.’” His previous actions include involvement in an honor killing, […]
Breaking: Shots fired in Sydney jihad hostage crisis
It is apparently over. More details as they become available. “Shots Fired in Sydney Hostage Situation,” Arutz Sheva, December 15, 2014: Multiple shots and/or bangs have been heard in Sydney outside the cafe where hostages are being held. The fire appears to be coming from police. ABC video: More hostages escape, police enter building “Gunshots […]
Australia: “Expert” warns of reprisals against Muslims in wake of Sydney jihad hostage crisis
The pattern never changes: in the wake of a jihad terror attack or plot, Muslims in the West do not do what they should do: redouble their efforts against jihadis in their own communities, and their cooperation with law enforcement officials. Instead, they claim that they are being victimized by a “backlash” and try to […]
Al Azhar refuses to denounce the Islamic State as “un-Islamic”
For all its talk about “combatting radicalism,” Al Azhar University—perhaps Sunni Islam’s most authoritative voice—will not even denounce the Islamic State as “un-Islamic.” When pressed on it, an Al Azhar spokesman, Abbas Showman, recently said: “As an official entity, Al Azhar has never in all its history proclaimed anyone or any organization as un-Islamic …. […]
Robert Spencer in FrontPage: Jihad in an Australian Chocolate Shop
I wrote this last night. The major revelation since then has been the hostage-taker’s announcement that the incident means that “Australia is under attack by the Islamic State.” In FrontPage today: The details are still sketchy, but this is what is apparently confirmed as of this writing (8PM EST Sunday night): as many as 50 […]
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