The 02/24/2015 Jihad Watch Daily Digest:
Sweden’s “immigrant resettlement assistants” fired for recruiting for Islamic State
By Robert Spencer on Feb 23, 2015 10:19 pm
Sweden’s “immigrant resettlement assistants” fired for recruiting for Islamic State
Hey, everyone knows that jihadis just need jobs, and then the peaceful, noble souls will lay down their Kalashnikovs and pick up their burger flippers, and these “immigrant resettlement assistants” were getting Muslims jobs — so what’s the big deal? So the job was as a warrior for the Islamic State — details, details! “Sweden’s […]
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Islamic State attacks Christian villages, captures dozens, burns churches
By Robert Spencer on Feb 23, 2015 10:04 pm
Islamic State attacks Christian villages, captures dozens, burns churches
Many people invoke the destruction of churches by the Islamic State as evidence that it is not Islamic, as the Qur’an appears to forbid such activity: “Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory. [They are] those who […]
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California: Two Muslims get 25 years for jihad plot
By Robert Spencer on Feb 23, 2015 09:38 pm
California: Two Muslims get 25 years for jihad plot
“‘This case demonstrates the need for vigilance and swift action to counter the false allure of violent extremism,’ U.S. Attorney Stephanie Yonekura said in a statement.” That allure will continue, however, since American authorities are determined to ignore and deny what makes it so alluring in the first place, rather than be honest about it […]
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Saudi Arabia: Man sentenced to death for insulting Islam, ripping Qur’an
By Robert Spencer on Feb 23, 2015 09:22 pm
Saudi Arabia: Man sentenced to death for insulting Islam, ripping Qur’an
In the enlightened West, we don’t have blasphemy laws. If someone expresses what Leftists and Islamic supremacists think of as insulting Islam here, the only thing that happens is that you’re excoriated as a racist and bigot, and shunned by all decent folk. Clearly a much more progressive way of doing things. Anyway, will any […]
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France bans six Muslims from travel to join the Islamic State
By Robert Spencer on Feb 23, 2015 09:03 pm
France bans six Muslims from travel to join the Islamic State
So what are they going to do now? What if they decide to wage jihad in France, since they’re being prevented from waging it in the Islamic State? “France bans six from travel to join ISIS,” Al Arabiya, February 23, 2015: French authorities confiscated the passports of six individuals to prevent them from travelling to […]
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