Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Islamists Manhandle Journalist for Questioning San Diego Imam About ‘Hate Crime’

Dexter Van Zile -
Freelance journalist Ahnaf Kalam, a frequent contributor to Focus on Western Islamism (FWI), was roughly escorted out of a mosque in Aurora, Colo., on Sunday. He was removed from the mosque after asking California imam Uthman Ibn Farooq to provide the name of the...

Leading British Politicians Honor Hateful Islamist Group

Sam Westrop -
Leading British politicians have lionized an Islamist group blacklisted by the government because of its officials’ support for terror and anti-Semitism. On November 25, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, addressed the 25th anniversary dinner of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), one of Britain’s...

Will Tehran’s ‘Strategic Outpost’ in Germany Finally Be Closed?

Soeren Kern -
Germany’s parliament, outraged by the Iranian government’s deadly crackdown on anti-regime protesters, has called for the permanent closure of a controversial mosque in Hamburg...

Iran and Qatar’s Unofficial Agents in D.C.

Susannah Johnston -
Two American think-tanks accused of serving as unofficial agents of foreign Islamist powers are working in close partnership in an apparent reflection of broader...

Western Islamists Ignore Death of Muslim Brotherhood Leader

Sam Westrop -
Western Islamist activists and organizations appeared not to notice the recent passing of Ahmed Ibrahim Munir Mustafa, better known as Ibrahim Munir, at his home in London on November 4. Such silence is curious, given Munir’s...

Counter-Islamists Meet in a Palace, Make Ambitious Plans

Dexter Van Zile -
Pro-Western activists will soon have an opportunity to determine if their political leaders are committed to protecting the countries they govern from Islamist encroachment. They will be able to do this by asking politicians to...
 

Islam: a 1400-year-old faith that includes a great range of sects and movements.

 

Islamism: a century-old utopian political ideology that seeks to return to past glories by imposing medieval religious laws.

Islamist Dissent

Saudis celebrate Halloween, Western Islamists Shocked

Martha Lee -
Arguments among Muslims regarding the permissibility of Halloween are not new, but this year they took place against a surprising background of Muslims dressed up as zombies and other monsters strolling around the streets of Saudi Arabia, where the government had sponsored a “horror...

Islamists Welcome Infamous Social Media Star Andrew Tate into the Fold of Islam

Martha Lee -
The high-profile conversion of kickboxer and global influencer Andrew Tate to Islam may at first glance seem to be yet another silly example of the contemporary obsession with celebrities becoming Muslim. However, the reactions of certain Islamists to Tate’s decision, regardless of the motivations...

Opinion

Waiting on CAIR’s Explanation of San Diego ‘Hate Crime’ Story

Dexter Van Zile -
It has been more than a week since the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) indicated it was going to issue a public statement regarding an alleged crime that took place in San Diego in March 2022. But the organization, which regularly accuses its critics...

In-Depth Analysis

A Conservative-Islamist Alliance

Sam Westrop -
Part 1: Trouble in Dearborn In October, Muslim protestors descended on successive meetings of the Dearborn Public Schools board, to demand the removal of “LGBTQ” books that “promote pornography” and “homosexuality” from Dearborn’s school libraries. Videos revealed angry scenes and overcrowded rooms, with loud jeers and booing directed at speakers and...

The Rise of the Islamic Economy

Sam Westrop -
Part 1: For-Profit Islam In a large conference center near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, at the beginning of September, the Islamic Society of North America held its 59th annual conference, the “largest networking event for the Muslim community in the country.” Alongside various booths advising American Muslims on starting businesses and...
Interviews

Former Salafist Umar Lee: Middle East Islamism Is in Decline

Dexter Van Zile -
Umar Lee grew up in a Baptist family before converting to Islam at the age of 17. Living as a teenager in North St....
Investigations

Move Over, Ilhan Omar! Minnesota Republicans Pander to Somali Islamists

Benjamin Baird -
Minnesota is experiencing a reshuffling of political loyalties as the state GOP forges alliances with a once-reliable Democratic constituency. Following years of indifference, Minnesota...

For Western Islamists, Not Wearing Hijab Worse than Killing Protesters in Iran

Islamist Dissent Martha Lee -
As women in Iran have continued to remove and burn their hijabs in protest against the regime that killed 23-year-old Mahsa Amini in September,...

Pakistani-American Islamists Offer Republicans Support; Pompeo Praises ISI

News Sam Westrop -
At the end of October, Islamist-supporting officials of the U.S. branch of Pakistan’s political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), hosted former Secretary of State Mike...

Did Federal Reserve Employ Khamenei Thug?

News Susannah Johnston -
As activists outraged over the killing of Mahsa Amini continue to protest against the Iranian regime, dissidents in the United States complain that a...

Al Qaeda-Linked Lawyer Could Become Next Los Angeles City Attorney

Investigations Benjamin Baird -
The front runner in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s race is a former Republican operative who is deeply enmeshed in Islamist political circles. Now...

Legacy Media: Italy’s New PM is a ‘Neo-Fascist.’ But, No, She Isn’t

News Soeren Kern -
Italy’s new conservative government is poised to initiate a long-overdue pushback against Islamism and the uncontrolled mass migration that feeds it. Prime Minister Giorgia...

Will Islamists Stay Ousted from a UK Mosque?

News Wasiq Wasiq -
Charity regulators in the UK took the unprecedented step of removing the trustees of a mosque located 50 miles from London and putting it...

Is This Immigrant Muslim Stronghold in Michigan America’s Election Fraud Capital?

Investigations Benjamin Baird -
An immigrant sanctuary surrounded by inner-city Detroit may represent America’s election fraud capital. Over the past decade, the city of Hamtramck, Michigan, has experienced...

Muslim Preacher Wants to Visit Attacker in Jail, San Diego District Attorney Says ‘What Attack?’

News Ahnaf Kalam -
Uthman Ibn Farooq, the San Diego Muslim preacher who told the world he was stabbed by an "Islamophobic" Christian in March 2022, has responded...

County of San Diego to Fund CAIR’s Hate-Filled Fundraising Banquet

News Sam Westrop -
On October 25, the County of San Diego’s Board of Supervisors will consider a request to approve a $15,000 grant to the California branch...

German Mosque Broadcasts Call to Prayer, Erdoğan Gains Victory

News Soeren Kern -
A Turkish mega-mosque in Cologne, a historic stronghold of Christendom in Germany, has for the first time begun sounding Muslim calls to prayer over...

Did a Muslim Preacher in San Diego Stage a Hate Crime against Himself?

News Ahnaf Kalam -
In March 2022, a prominent Muslim preacher, Uthman Ibn Farooq, told the world he had been stabbed in downtown San Diego by a man...

Can a Single Politician Cut EU Funding to Islamists?

News Soeren Kern -
A Swedish lawmaker is gaining traction in the uphill battle to force the European Union to bring an end to the public funding of...

Islamists Playing Central Role in Michigan’s ‘LGBTQ’ Textbook Controversy

News Sam Westrop -
Two Islamist leaders are playing a central role organizing the protests against the presence of “LGBTQ” books in school libraries in Dearborn, Michigan. The controversy...

Qaradawi Called for Jihad, Murder of Jews and Homosexuals, Lauded

News John Rossomando -
Recent eulogies of Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi from the leaders of prominent Muslim organizations in the West reveal a glaring contradiction. Such organizations regularly invoke...

Can King Charles Tell the Difference between a Muslim and an Islamist?

Opinion Hannah Baldock -
Since his accession to the throne, King Charles III has been heralded by Muslim news outlets such as Middle East Eye, Al Jazeera and...

Qatar Funds Islamist Separatism in Germany

News Soeren Kern -
Qatar Charity and Eid Charity, two Qatari Islamist groups masquerading as humanitarian organizations, have sent millions of euros to finance mosques in Berlin and...

America’s Largest Islamist Organization Is in Big Trouble

Islamist Dissent Martha Lee -
Following its annual convention in early September, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) was denounced by furious Islamists who pointed to an assortment...

Germany’s Well-Timed Crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood

Opinion European Eye on Radicalization -
When members of the Muslim Brotherhood began arriving in Europe in the 1950s and 1960s, they generally did not intend to stay; they had fled...

Counter-Islamist Feeds

Islamist Watch · 4 days ago
@Islamist_Watch
Help us put the nail in the coffin to @Ilhan Omar’s anti-India resolution.

Click below to tell your #Congress member to reject this Islamist-backed bill. HR 1196 glorifies #terrorists and contributes to communal infighting.

#RejectHR1196

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Islamist Watch · 6 days ago
@Islamist_Watch
ACTION ALERT

Tell the US House of Representatives to vote “no” against @Ilhan Omar’s 1-sided anti-India bill, which was drafted on behalf of #Islamists & Pakistan’s @PTIofficial party.

Don’t let Islamists & foreign proxies determine US foreign policy. https://t.co/DHvoXoSTcz
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Islamist Watch · 6 days ago
@Islamist_Watch
***ACTION ALERT***

Time is running out for your chance to tell Congress to halt the sale of F-16 fighter jets to #Turkey.

Click to take action. #NoJetsForTurkey until it stops threatening U.S. and @NATO allies.

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Islamist Watch · 7 days ago
@Islamist_Watch
Islamist groups masquerading as civil rights organizations are great at cozying up to Western politicians unable or unwilling to connect with ordinary Muslims. From @SamWestrop.
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Islamist Watch · 2 weeks ago
@Islamist_Watch
. @DexterVanZile at @FWIslamism interviews @UmarLeeIII, a white Protestant convert to Islam who once embraced radical Salafism but now tells others not to convert. “I tell young people when they ask me, I say ‘Don’t.’ That’s my advice.” https://t.co/u4YjgpwldG https://t.co/xmaFoCUgjt
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Islamist Watch · 2 weeks ago
@Islamist_Watch
Martha Lee reviews @ElhamManea’s “excellent overview of nonviolent Islamist ideology as well as its Western manifestations,” which are buoyed by “the misguided benevolence of non-Muslim intellectuals, lawmakers, and activists.”
https://t.co/SxtMjAnnQc
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InvestigativeProject · 10 hours ago
@TheIPT
Muslim Brotherhood Succession Crisis Deepens https://t.co/ZXuL51078Y
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InvestigativeProject · 6 days ago
@TheIPT
The Istanbul Bombing and Middle Eastern Women's Demand for Freedom https://t.co/2bnTDigR6R
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InvestigativeProject · 1 week ago
@TheIPT
Turkey Continues to Tolerate Hamas' Operations Against Israel https://t.co/HnKPCqIb3b
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InvestigativeProject · 1 week ago
@TheIPT
Venezuela Seeks to Leverage U.S. Energy Needs to Free Iran's Super-Influencer https://t.co/vx8J13N28e
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InvestigativeProject · 1 week ago
@TheIPT
"Rightwing Zionists," Tainted "Our" Elections, Islamist Group's Antisemitic Report Says https://t.co/rhzLVDpWAO
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InvestigativeProject · 3 weeks ago
@TheIPT
Qaradawi's Equally Radical Successor https://t.co/TzRtkGbD5f
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AIFD · 2 months ago
@AIFDemocracy
Correction 330 PM ET https://t.co/f8EDj2cBAT
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MuslimReformMovemnt@TheMuslimReform
Don’t miss today’s 3PM ET webinar @TheMuslimReform @AIFDemocracy

The Great Coverup:The Murder of Mahsa Amini

@DrZuhdiJasser moderates a convo on Iran with heroes of the women's rights movement @AsraNomani @Raheelraza @SoooMD and @SagharKasraie.

See: https://t.co/F2SxhxWGgP
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AIFD · 2 months ago
@AIFDemocracy
Don’t miss today’s 3PM ET webinar @TheMuslimReform @AIFDemocracy

The Great Coverup:The Murder of Mahsa Amini

@DrZuhdiJasser moderates a convo on Iran with heroes of the women's rights movement @AsraNomani @Raheelraza @SoooMD and @SagharKasraie.

See: https://t.co/RmFgwTXjgu
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AIFD · 4 months ago
@AIFDemocracy
This week's podcast @ReformThisRadio!

"Is the West Unsettled yet?"

Sir Salman Rushdie was attacked by an Islamist terrorist last week. All the questions freedom loving Americans should be asking. Why aren't we unsettled by the jihad against us?

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AIFD · 2 years ago
@AIFDemocracy
Must listen: @ReformThisRadio :

“On any other day but 9-11!?”

Biden admin makes a boneheaded choice of 9-11-21 to vacate Afghanistan. We hand Islamists the narrative for the day they chose. Also, the story on Hassan Shibly, another CAIR predator.

https://t.co/QiFWsZgdvg
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AIFD · 2 years ago
@AIFDemocracy
Register for this week’s fascinating webinar now! https://t.co/4TWjbUsstg
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M. Zuhdi Jasser زهدي جاسر@DrZuhdiJasser
REGISTER now for our webinar @themuslimreform Wed. April 14 at 330PM ET! We break down the bizarre Muslim taboo against dogs as pets. Moderated by @AsraNomani and joined by @AlaskanMuslim.

“Angels on Earth: Why Muslims should embrace dogs as pets!”

https://t.co/I8GYt2q2LS
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AIFD · 2 years ago
@AIFDemocracy
Don’t miss @ReformThisRadio podcast this week:

“Lessons from an Iranian Prison”

@DrZuhdiJasser looks at the latest data on Islamist terror threats in the West. Also why we should cheer UK Supreme Court ruling on Shamima Begun’s citizenship.

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