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Obama Cites Ayatollah’s Fatwa on Road to Nuclear War

03/26/2015 by Raymond Ibrahim 7 Comments

FrontPage Magazine As Iran continues edging closer to developing nuclear weapons—a major threat to the entire Mideast region, especially longstanding U.S. ally Israel—U.S. President Obama has come to the aid of the Islamic Republic, by citing an Islamic fatwa no less.  In a video recording posted on the White House’s website, Obama said, “Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah … [Read more...]

Qatar Published Fatwa In 2006 Permitting Burning People — Removes It After ISIS Burns Pilot

02/07/2015 by Raymond Ibrahim 21 Comments

It appears that Islam Web, a popular website owned by Qatar's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, may have been responsible for the rationale used by the Islamic State to burn alive a Jordanian pilot captive. On February 7, 2006, the widely accessed Arabic website issued Fatwa No. 71480, titled "The Burning of Ias bin Abdul Yalil by Abu Bakr."  The fatwa, or Islamic … [Read more...]

New Fatwa Permits Rape of Non-Sunni Women in Syria

04/02/2013 by Raymond Ibrahim 318 Comments

Yet another Islamic cleric recently made it permissible for the Islamic fighters waging a jihad in Syria—politely known as “the opposition”—to rape the nation’s women. Salafi Sheikh Yasir al-‘Ajlawni, a Jordanian of origin who earlier lived in Damascus, Syria for 17 years, posted a YouTube video last week where he said he was preparing to issue a “legitimate fatwa” making it … [Read more...]

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