Saturday, September 30, 2017

The Quiet Islamic Conquest of Spain

The Quiet Islamic Conquest of Spain

by Giulio Meotti  •  September 30, 2017 at 5:00 am
  • "Evicted five centuries ago by crusading Christians, the Arabs are back in Spain, using their oil dollars to buy land that was seized from their ancestors by the sword". — James M. Markham, The New York Times, 1981.
  • The Madrid daily ABC wrote that 800 mosques in Spain are out of control. The Spanish daily La Razon charged that Gulf donors, such as Qatar, were a source of Spain's Islamization. The Saudis also launched a new Spanish television channel, Córdoba TV, as did Iran.
  • They dream of, and work to, regain the "lost Caliphate" of Spain. Some Islamists do it with bombs and car-ramming attacks. Others, more surreptitiously, do it with money and dawa, Islamic propaganda. The second way may be even more effective than the first.
Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani has offered to buy La Monumental Arena in Barcelona, with its nearly 20,000 seats, to turn it into Europe's biggest mosque. (Image source: Sergi Larripa/Wikimedia Commons)
The ceremony in 2003 was announced with bombastic headlines: "After a wait of more than 500 years, Spanish Muslims, have finally succeeded in building a mosque of their own in the shadow of the Alhambra, once the symbol of Islamic power in Europe". A troupe from al Jazeera was sent to follow the event: a muezzin climbed to the minaret of the Great Mosque of Granada to call the faithful to prayer for the first time in five centuries.
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September 28, 2017  •  Global News Canada FacebookTwitter
The Conservatives called the matter "deeply troubling" and said they expected the government to look into the findings of the Canada Revenue Agency audit of the Islamic Society of British Columbia, which runs a Vancouver-area mosque.

Shin Bet Busts ISIS Sympathizers Planning Temple Mount Shooting

September 28, 2017  •  Ynetnews.com FacebookTwitter
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September 27, 2017  •  Ynetnews.com FacebookTwitter
Tuesday morning's terror attack in Har Adar, which left three Israelis dead, requires us to draw immediate conclusions—both because of its sensitive timing and because it may encourage more Palestinians to imitate the terrorist or carry out attacks inspired by his.

Jury Selection Begins for Man Accused in 2016 New York Bombing

September 27, 2017  •  Reuters FacebookTwitter
The man accused of setting off bombs in New York City and New Jersey in September 2016, wounding 30 people, is set to stand trial in federal court in Manhattan. Selection of jurors to hear the case against Ahmad Khan Rahimi, 29, is scheduled to begin Wednesday morning before U.S. District Judge Richard Berman. The trial itself is expected to begin next Monday.

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September 27, 2017  •  Associated Press FacebookTwitter
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September 27, 2017  •  Vancouver Sun FacebookTwitter
Days after being acquitted of terrorism charges, Othman Hamdan appeared before the Immigration and Refugee Board on Tuesday to begin his fight to stay in Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency is investigating whether Hamdan should be allowed to remain here after Facebook posts supporting the Islamic State and an admission he was once involved in an international hashish smuggling ring.

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September 27, 2017  •  ABCnews.go.com FacebookTwitter
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September 27, 2017  •  The Jerusalem Post FacebookTwitter
The Facebook page of Har Adar terrorist Nimr al-Jamal was removed within 25 minutes from when relevant authorities in the Justice Ministry requested it, the Social Network's representatives told former defense minister Moshe Ya'alon on Tuesday evening.

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September 27, 2017  •  Buzzfeed News FacebookTwitter
When knife-wielding terrorists attacked civilians on London Bridge, a key U.S. intelligence unit raced to help — but found they were shut out of critical classified computer networks.

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September 26, 2017  •  Israel HaYom FacebookTwitter
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September 26, 2017  •  McClatchy - DC Bureau FacebookTwitter
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September 26, 2017  •  Foxnews.com FacebookTwitter
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