Jihad Watch

1 month ago | jihadwatch.org | Robert Spencer

Not only has the woman been inundated with rape and death threats, but those who made the threats went away thinking they were righteous. The reason for that is embedded within Islam’s teachings about women and modesty, particularly the Qur’an’s statement that women should cover themselves so that they will not be molested (33:59). The unspoken corollary is that if a woman does not veil herself, she deserves to be molested.

1 month ago | jihadwatch.org | Robert Spencer

“The European Commission will provide new humanitarian support to Syrians, both inside Syria and in neighbouring countries, for an amount of €235 million for 2025. Following the collapse of the former government in Damascus, the EU is working at all levels to boost humanitarian aid delivery, including through launching Humanitarian Air Bridge flights.” — European Commission, January 17, 2025. This is what that money has bought: 7,000 murdered Christians and Alawites.

1 month ago | jihadwatch.org | Robert Spencer

He was just celebrating diversity in his own sweet way. Who are we to interfere? “Minnesota man accused of attempting to join the Islamic State group,” by Ubah Ali, CBS News, February 28, 2025:A Minneapolis man who allegedly expressed admiration for the truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people has been accused of trying to join the Islamic State group, federal prosecutors announced Friday.

1 month ago | jihadwatch.org | Hugh Fitzgerald

Much of the world has chosen to dismiss or denounce Trump’s proposal for the Gaza Strip. That plan expresses Trump’s belief that Gaza could be turned into a highly desirable, mostly residential property, with a long and beautiful beachfront, once the rubble is removed, and the unexploded ordnance, and the other explosives with which Hamas booby-trapped so many civilian buildings, could also be collected and safely detonated.

1 month ago | jihadwatch.org | Robert Spencer

Where there’s smoke…“Controversial Muslim charity accused of links to Hamas settles lawsuit rather than disclosing sources of funding,” by Isabel Vincent, New York Post, March 1, 2025:A Washington-based Muslim nonprofit, which is one of the largest operating across the US, agreed this week to settle a case brought by a former board member and employee rather than open its books to reveal sources of foreign funding, The Post has learned.