What is Boko Haram?

From Wikipedia:

The Congregation of the People of Tradition for Proselytism and Jihad[2][3] (Arabic: جماعة اهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد‎ Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daÊ»wa wal-Jihād)—better known by its Hausa name Boko Haram (pronounced [bōːkòː hàrâm], “Western education is sinful“)[4]—is an Islamic jihadist and takfiri militant and terrorist organization based in the northeast of Nigeria,[5] north Cameroon and Niger.[6][7][8][9] Founded by Mohammed Yusuf in 2002,[10] the organisation seeks to establish a “pure” Islamic state ruled by sharia law,[11] putting a stop to what it deems “Westernization.”[12][13] The group is known for attacking Christians and government targets,[12] bombing churches, attacking schools and police stations,[14][15] kidnapping western tourists, but has also assassinated members of the Islamic establishment.[16] Violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency has resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths between 2002 and 2013.[17][18][19][20][21][22]

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Pat Condell: I’m Offended By Muslims

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Islamists Force Christians To Submit To Islam In Syria

From Times of Israel:

The document, dated Sunday and disseminated through Islamist Twitter accounts, states that the Christian community in the province of Raqqa, captured last March by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), was recently given three options: to convert to Islam; to remain Christian but pledge submission to Islam; or to “face the sword.” They opted for the second of those choices, known as dhimmitude.

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Woman Executed For Adultery in Afghanistan

From The Huffington Post:

In the three-minute video, a turban-clad man approaches a woman kneeling in the dirt and shoots her five times at close range with an automatic rifle, to cheers of jubilation from the 150 or so men watching in a village in Parwan province.

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Islamists Murder 43 in Nigeria

From The Daily Mail:

The terrorists, thought to be from Boko Haram, set a locked hostel on fire, before shooting and slitting the throats of those who tried to climb out the windows. Some were burned alive.

Adamu Garba said he and other teachers who ran away through the bush estimate 40 students died in the assault that began around 2 a.m. Tuesday at the Federal Government College at Buni Yadi.

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Coptic Christians Murdered in Libya

From Christian Today:

Libya, particularly the Benghazi area, is hostile to Christianity. The nation rose from No. 17 last year to No. 13 this year on Open Doors’ World Watch List, which labeled Libya as the “most difficult North African country in which to be a Christian.” Religion News Service recently reported on the religious freedom concerns of Libya’s Christians, most of whom are foreign workers.

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Islamists Better Armed Than Nigerian Army

From TheStar.com:

“Boko Haram are better armed and are better motivated than our own troops,” Borno state Governor Kashim Shettima told journalists at the presidential villa after a meeting with President Jonathan.

“Given the present state of affairs, it is absolutely impossible for us to defeat Boko Haram,” Shettima said.

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Honor Killing Claimed by CAIR to be Racism

From JihadWatch:

…The Chicago Monitor, which is a front site for CAIR in Chicago, featured an article claiming that “Shaima Alawadi was beat to death inside her home and left next to a note that read, ‘This is my country. Go back to yours, terrorist.’ She was a 32-year-old mother of five who had left her country, Iraq, with her family following the Shiite uprisings, in hopes of finding peace in El Cajon, CA. These two now-lifeless Americans represent the true victims of America’s inherent racism and prejudice.”

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Christians in Africa Lynched by Muslims

From The Washington Post:

He was a Christian walking in a Muslim enclave, carrying wood to sell. In these tense days, that is enough reason to die in the Central African Republic. A Muslim mob confronted Pumandele, 23, on a side street and pushed him around. Then, they threw him into a ditch. At least one man stabbed him before his throat was slit.

As the slaughter unfolded, some of his killers ordered a Washington Post journalist witnessing the attack Sunday to leave. “Allez, allez — go, go, ” one yelled, wagging his arms menacingly.

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Muslims Irate Over Comments That Muslims Are Easily Angered

From Gatestone Institute:

Muslims attending the gathering were offended by the insinuation that Islam could be radical or violent, and demanded instead that the German government take steps to make “Islam equal to Christianity” in Germany.

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