Al-Azhar Sheikh: Killers of pilot should be “crucified or…have their limbs amputated”
The clerics do not mention this story from Muhammad’s conquest of Khaybar: “Kinana b. al-Rabi`, who had the custody of the treasure of B. al-Nadir, was brought to the apostle who asked him about it. He denied that he knew where it was. A Jew came (T. was brought) to the apostle and said that […]
Jordan executes would-be jihad murderer in response to murder of pilot
Sajida al-Rishawi was on death row “in Jordan for her role in a 2005 Al Qaeda attack on three hotels in the capital of Amman that killed 60 people, The Associated Press reports. She was arrested after her suicide vest of explosives didn’t detonate.” The Jordanians are promising a strong response to the Islamic State’s […]
Former prof, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader, to be deported Wednesday
Ah, Sami, you Rumpled Academic you, we hardly knew ye. If only I had known about the farewell dinner at the Dar al-Hijrah Mosque; I would have dropped everything to be there. Longtime Jihad Watch readers will remember Al-Arian, who for years was a darling of the Leftist intelligentsia. In March 2002 Nicholas Kristof went […]
GWU Panel Surprisingly Acknowledges Resurgent Jihadism
GWU Panel Surprisingly Acknowledges Resurgent Jihadism by Andrew Harrod Noting a “resurgence of various . . . jihadist movements,” George Washington (GW) University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Institute for Middle East Studies, opened a January 22 GW panel on “New Challenges for Islamist Movements.” The panel highlighted the Middle East’s growing and well-organized Islamist […]
Paul Weston: The Multicultural Madness of Theresa May
The Multicultural Madness of Theresa May by Paul Weston Western politicians have got themselves into a bit of a pickle over the violent rise of Islam both globally and within the once Christian West. Just as it would be difficult for a scientist to conduct experiments related to oil and water without first accepting the […]
Canada: Police arrest member of Islamic State recruiting cell
“Maguire appeared in a polished propaganda video in December urging Muslims to launch indiscriminate attacks against Canadians.” And more are certainly coming. “Police announce charges against alleged IS recruiting cell,” by Rob Gillies, Associated Press, February 3, 2015: TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police on Tuesday arrested one man who they say was part of an […]
Jordan’s Abdullah: Islamic State “does not resemble our religion in any way”
The video of the burning of the Jordanian pilot is entitled, “Healing the Believers Chests.” That’s from the Qur’an: “Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you over them, heal the breasts of Believers.” (Qur’an 9:14) Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, who years ago tried to murder students at […]
AFDI to Condemn Islamic State’s “Unspeakable” Brutality in Killing of Jordanian Pilot
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/3/15) — Later today, representatives of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) and other national and local leaders who believe in national defense and human rights will hold a news conference near the headquarters of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), designated a terror organization by the United Arab Emirates, to condemn […]
Islamic State video showing Jordanian pilot burned alive titled with Qur’an quote
The video is entitled, “Healing the Believers Chests.” That’s from the Qur’an: “Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you over them, heal the breasts of Believers.” (Qur’an 9:14) Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, who years ago tried to murder students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel […]
Islamic State supporters post photos purportedly showing Jordanian pilot burnt alive
As this savagery becomes more common, more frequent, more aggressive, the leaders of the free world issue soothing lies about how its guiding ideology is limpid and completely unconnected with any of the barbarity perpetrated in accord with its teachings. That is hardly a path to victory. “Islamic State supporters post photos purportedly showing Jordanian […]
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