I just spent the better part of the day reading and listening to sermons by the leaders and jihadis of the new “caliphate” in Mesopotamia, the Islamic State (formerly “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”). I did so in the vain hopes of learning something “new.” But it was absolute déjà vu—taking me back to a decade ago, when I was reading and translating the Arabic writings … [Read more...]
Do the Muslims Love Their Children Too?
By Ralph H. Sidway In Europe and America, There’s a growing feeling of hysteria… But what may save us, me and you, Is if the [Muslims] love their children too. Adapted from ‘Russians’, by Sting, 1984. This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the launch of Sting’s solo career with his critically acclaimed hit album, Dream Of The Blue Turtles. Included on this radical … [Read more...]
Barefaced Lies of the Muslim Brotherhood
Pro-Muslim Brotherhood sheikh and cleric, Dr. Muhammad Abdul Maqsud, in an almost surreal turnabout, just appeared on Al Jazeera saying that he and the Brotherhood are staunchly against violence and/or acts of terror in Egypt, telling Brotherhood supporters in that country, “Bearing arms never leads to any good” and “We do not incite the youth to protest or engage in … [Read more...]
‘Sex Jihad’ Fatwa Permits Incest in Syria
Last year, according to Arabic media accounts, “Saudi cleric Nasser al-‘Umar issued a fatwa permitting mujahidin [jihadis] in Syria to have sex-jihad with their sisters [muharamhum] if no one else is available. The Saudi preacher also praised the mujahidin for their ongoing fight against, in his words, the machine of infidelity and oppression, that is, the Syrian and Iranian … [Read more...]
Approximately 11,000 Foreign Jihadis in Syria Recruited through Skype and Social Media
According to the well-read Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta, and as relayed on Arabic media, “the civil war in Syria appears to be in need of more victims, so that the jihadis are making use of the social networks to recruit fighters from among the Muslims of Britain.” Adds the report: “A new wave of recruitment of fighters has begun through social Internet networks, … [Read more...]