Raymond Ibrahim on Fire Fatwas and the Sword of Allah
On February 12, I was interviewed on the Denice Gary Pandol Radio Show. Topics included the Islamic fatwas that justify burning people to death -- including one that mysteriously disappeared from a Qatar-run website -- and the "Sword of Allah." Click here to listen and fast-forward to around the 34:30 mark. … [Read more...]
Qatar Published Fatwa In 2006 Permitting Burning People — Removes It After ISIS Burns Pilot
It appears that Islam Web, a popular website owned by Qatar's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, may have been responsible for the rationale used by the Islamic State to burn alive a Jordanian pilot captive. On February 7, 2006, the widely accessed Arabic website issued Fatwa No. 71480, titled "The Burning of Ias bin Abdul Yalil by Abu Bakr." The fatwa, or Islamic … [Read more...]
Muslim Brotherhood Supporter, Qatar, Turns to U.S. for Support
Qatar, which is under fire by fellow Gulf States and Egypt for its material and propaganda (Al Jazeera) support to the Muslim Brotherhood -- which has again been reclassified as a terrorist organization by said Arab states -- is now turning to the United States and Obama administration for support. According to sources, "Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah, The Qatari Minister of State … [Read more...]
The Double-Edged Sword of Jihad
Islamic nations are again learning that the jihad is a volatile instrument of war that can easily backfire on those who preach it; that “holy war” is hardly limited to fighting and subjugating “infidels”—whether the West in general, Israel in particular, or the millions of non-Muslim minorities under Islam—but can also be used to fight “apostates,” that is, Muslims accused of … [Read more...]