Islam and violence – Page 321

‘A lull not a loss’: Islamic State is rebuilding in Syria, say Kurdish forces

On a blazing afternoon in Syria’s eastern desert this month, a Kurdish commander was hot under the collar. An American raid had just taken place against remnants of Islamic State (IS), and Lukman Khalil, the region’s most senior military leader, had known nothing about it.

The US forces had flown across the wasteland of the terrorist group’s last redoubt. Three years ago it was teeming with diehard IS members, but when thousands of holdouts emerged from the decimated town of Baghuz, the war against the so-called caliphate was won, or so it seemed.

“People couldn’t be more wrong,” said Khalil. “[IS] thinks this was a lull, not a loss. And now they’re back to fighting us from the shadows.”

by Blazingcatfur•October 14, 2021October 14, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence

Reading stabbings: Islamist Khairi Saadallah refused appeal against whole-life term

A terrorist who murdered three men in a Reading park has been denied permission to appeal his whole-life jail term.

Khairi Saadallah, 27, stabbed James Furlong, 36, David Wails, 49, and 39-year-old Joe Ritchie-Bennett in June last year in Forbury Gardens.

He was sentenced in January after admitting to the murders and three attempted murders.

The Court of Appeal ruled there was “no substance” to Saadallah’s criticisms towards the judge who sentenced him.

by Blazingcatfur•October 14, 2021October 14, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, UK

Norway bow-and-arrow attack appears to be ‘act of terror’, domestic security service says, follow-up violence a risk

The bow and arrow incident in Norway’s Kongsberg appears to be an act of terrorism, the country’s security services have reported. The attack by a suspected Islamist claimed five lives and left two people injured.

Further investigation into the details of the attack and the motives behind it is still required, the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) said in a statement. The domestic security service pledged its support to the police force in the investigation and said it still considered the terrorist threat in Norway to be “moderate”.

by Blazingcatfur•October 14, 2021October 14, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Norway

Muslim foreign ministers to make women’s rights plea to Taliban

Foreign ministers from several Muslim-majority countries are planning to go to Kabul in part to urge the Taliban to recognise that the exclusion of women and girls from education is a distortion of the Islamic faith.

The proposal has the support of western diplomats, who recognise that calls from them concerning universal values are going to have less traction with the Taliban than if the request comes from leaders of largely Islamic states.

by Blazingcatfur•October 13, 2021October 13, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Afghanistan, Islam, Islam and violence, WTF?

The children of ISIS: ‘It’s a disaster we cannot deal with’

“… Violence and radicalisation in the camp is a major issue for Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, responsible for managing the camps.

Dr Abdulkarim Omar, the de facto foreign minister of the Kurdish-led administration in north-east Syria, admits that in al-Hol, IS still rules. He says hardline women are responsible for much of the violence.

“There are daily killings, they are burning tents when people don’t follow ISIS ideology,” he says, “and they are passing on those radical views to their children.”

Not our problem.

by Blazingcatfur•October 13, 2021October 13, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Muslim Olympian instigated ugly cancel-culture witch trial against Jersey teacher

Halloween is still a few weeks away, but in New Jersey, the witch trial started early. It began on social media, our latter-day Salem: Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad took to Facebook to inform her followers that evil was afoot in the town of Maplewood.

by Blazingcatfur•October 12, 2021October 12, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

FBI says Taliban takeover in Afghanistan inspiring Americans virtually

The FBI believes the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is pushing Americans toward acts of violence.

Charles Spencer, the FBI’s assistant director of the International Operations Division, said his officers witnessed an increased amount of chatter on social media and online from people who haven’t traveled to the Middle East but have been influenced by the Taliban .

by Blazingcatfur•October 12, 2021October 12, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

Dad has daughter brutally whipped by teachers at Islamic school in Nigeria

Girl is brutally whipped by teachers in front of her father at Islamic school in Nigeria – after her parent REQUESTED the beating because she had been caught drinking alcohol

This is the shocking moment a girl is whipped by teachers in front of her father at a Nigerian Islamic school after he requested the beating because she had been caught drinking alcohol.

The clip, which has been widely circulated online, shows four men armed with what appear to be stick-like objects surrounding the young girl who is kneeling on the floor.

Girl is brutally whipped by #teachers in front of her father at Islamic school in Nigeria – #WARNING #Muslims #Islam @hrw @UNHumanRights @UN_Women @SaveUKNews #teacher pic.twitter.com/ZULi6tbjPg

— Truth First – Lanka (@ApiWenuwen) October 12, 2021

by Blazingcatfur•October 12, 2021October 12, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Nigeria

Mosques in Cologne will broadcast call to prayer every Friday: Experts warn ‘this is not about religious diversity… this is a show of power’

Mosques in Cologne, including Germany’s largest, will be permitted to broadcast the call to prayer over loudspeakers every Friday afternoon.

The news comes after an agreement was made between the city of Cologne and the Muslim community to ease restrictions, which the city’s mayor announced Monday.

However, the decision has prompted a backlash from some corners of Germany, with one expert contradicting the mayor’s claim the initiative was about diversity, instead calling the call to prayer ‘a show of power.’

by Blazingcatfur•October 11, 2021October 11, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Germany, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

ISIS second in command is captured

Iraq has captured the alleged finance chief and second in command of the Islamic State group, for whom the US had offered a $5 million bounty.

Sami Jasim al-Jaburi, the suspected former deputy to the late IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was arrested by intelligence services ‘outside the borders’ of Iraq, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi announced on Monday.

by Blazingcatfur•October 11, 2021October 11, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence

Police alerted to ‘suspicious activity’ on Taliban supporter’s farm near nuclear navy base

Waheed Totakhyl once publicly called for the death of US soldiers in Afghanistan, and has a brother currently serving as a military commander with the Taliban in Kabul.

He leases Aldonaig Farm, situated four miles from HMNB Clyde. Also known as Faslane, the base on Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute is where the Royal Navy house the UK fleet of nuclear submarines.

by Blazingcatfur•October 11, 2021October 10, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

The Jihadist Genocide of Christians in Nigeria Intensifies

What several international observers have for years characterized as a “pure genocide” of Christians in Nigeria has reached new levels.

Since the Islamic insurgency began in earnest in July 2009 — first at the hands of Boko Haram, an Islamic terrorist organization, and later by the Fulani, who are Muslim herdsmen also radicalized and motivated by jihadist ideology — more than 60,000 Christians have either been murdered or abducted during raids. The abducted Christians have never returned to their homes and their loved ones believe them to be dead. In addition, in the same time frame, approximately 20,000 churches and Christian schools have been torched and destroyed.

by Blazingcatfur•October 10, 2021October 10, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islam's Persecution Of Christians, Nigeria

Father Of Islamic Nuclear Bomb: Abdul Qadeer Khan Greatest Nuclear Proliferator Of All Time Dies

Abdul Qadeer Khan: ‘Father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb’ dies

… Coming shortly after similar tests by India, Dr Khan’s work helped seal Pakistan’s place as the world’s seventh nuclear power and sparked national jubilation.

But he was arrested in 2004 for illegally sharing nuclear technology with Iran, Libya and North Korea.

The revelations that he had passed on nuclear secrets to other countries shocked Pakistan.

In a televised address, Dr Khan offered his “deepest regrets and unqualified apologies”.

Dr Khan was pardoned by Pakistan’s then-president, Pervez Musharraf, but he was held under house arrest until 2009.

The leniency of his treatment angered many in the West, where he has been dubbed “the greatest nuclear proliferator of all time”.

by Blazingcatfur•October 10, 2021October 10, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence

Supreme Court to consider Boston Marathon bomber’s fate

The Biden administration will try to convince the nation’s highest court next week to reinstate the death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, arguing a jury doesn’t need to examine evidence the feds relied on during an earlier phase of the case.

Tsarnaev’s guilt in the horrific attack near the finish line of the 2013 marathon, which killed three and injured 260 people, won’t be at issue when justices for the US Supreme Court hear the case Wednesday. The only question before the justices is whether the 28-year-old should be sentenced to life in prison, or death.

by Blazingcatfur•October 9, 2021October 9, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America withdrew from the country in August.

Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to meet Saturday and Sunday in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Officials from both sides have said issues include reining in extremist groups and the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from the country. The Taliban have signaled flexibility on evacuations.

by Blazingcatfur•October 9, 2021October 9, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Afghanistan, Islam, Islam and violence