Nigerian Indicted in Brooklyn Court on Material Support for Terrorism
A Nigerian national, Lawal Babafemi, was arraigned last week in a U.S. Federal Court in Brooklyn, New York on charges of providing material support to al Qaeda and criminal use of firearms. Mr. Babafemi, 33, also known as “Ayatollah Mustapha”, was arraigned on a four-count charge of indictment including conspiracy, providing material support to al […]
New Mexico-born Al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki reportedly spent lavishly on prostitutes while traveling around the US raising money for Jihad… http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2353860/Al-Qaeda-leader-Anwar-al-Awlaki-spent-thousands-prostitutes.html
Federal Reserve Bomb Plotter Inspired By Al Awlaki Sermons
Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, the man being prosecuted for plotting to bomb the Federal Reserve Reserve Bank of New York, was inspired by the sermons of the late Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader Anwar al Awlaki. Nafis was in possession of several recordings of al Awlaki’s Jihadist ramblings. SFW readers may recall […]
Our only problem with this article is the fact that “legitimate” Islamic charities have customarily raised money for jihad, as required under Shariah. We can’t help but wonder whether the Brits have this right. Did these two twin brothers pose as Muslim Aid fundraisers, or could they have been actual Islamic charity fundraisers? Shabir and Shafiq […]
Flashback: Anwar Al-Awlaki’s 44 Ways of Supporting Jihad
Now that Anwar Al-Awlaki has been killed by US forces, we thought we’d commemorate the event by reposting his famous manifesto, “44 Ways of Supporting Jihad.” Not surprisingly, 3 through 9 of the 44 ways were all about “financial jihad.” 3. Jihad with your wealth 4. Fundraising for the mujahideen 5. Financing a Mujahid 6. […]
“I believe as a Muslim community one of the areas we have neglected is Islamic Finance. We have reached the age and stage of development where we direly need our own financial institution. One which not only provides the capacity to finance our ventures but also educates the community on the matter of Islamic finance.” […]
Anwar Al-Awlaki’s 44 Ways of Supporting Jihad
Our Jihadist enemies sometimes can be very upfront about their intentions and methods. This is true in the financial arena, just as it is true in violent jihad. We have seen this pointed out twice in recent blog posts here on SFW. On 7 May, we pointed out that Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi had confirmed that […]
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