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| − | Jihad Watch is a website launched in October 2003 by | + | Jihad Watch is a website launched in October 2003 by "noted anti-Islam blogger"<ref>Ahmed Rehab, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-rehab/the-islam-basher-and-the_b_231127.html "The Islam-Basher and the Librarian Kerfuffle"], Huffington Post, 14 July 2009</ref> [[Robert Spencer]] to fight against what it describes as 'proponents of jihad and dhimmitude'. For Spencer this includes Mulsims. In his own words: 'No major Muslim group has ever repudiated the doctrines of armed jihad.' The website has also backed the [[English Defence League]].<ref>Robert Spencer, [http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/07/edl-forms-jewish-division.html EDL forms Jewish Division], ''Jihad Watch'', 18 July 2010</ref> It operates under the umbrella of the David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC). It was designed by [[Charles Johnson]].<ref>JONATHAN DEE, [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24Footballs-t.html?_r=1 "Right-Wing Flame War!"], New York Times, 21 January 2010, accessed on 28 October 2010</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:57, 28 October 2010
Jihad Watch is a website launched in October 2003 by "noted anti-Islam blogger"[1] Robert Spencer to fight against what it describes as 'proponents of jihad and dhimmitude'. For Spencer this includes Mulsims. In his own words: 'No major Muslim group has ever repudiated the doctrines of armed jihad.' The website has also backed the English Defence League.[2] It operates under the umbrella of the David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC). It was designed by Charles Johnson.[3]
Affiliations
Principals
- Robert Spencer - Director
- Hugh Fitzgerald - Vice President
Funding
According to a September 2010 Politico investigation David Horowitz's Freedom Center has channeled $1 million to Jihad Watch over the past three years. Another key funder is Joyce Chernick a WINEP trustee.[4]
Contact
- Website: http://www.jihadwatch.org
References
- ↑ Ahmed Rehab, "The Islam-Basher and the Librarian Kerfuffle", Huffington Post, 14 July 2009
- ↑ Robert Spencer, EDL forms Jewish Division, Jihad Watch, 18 July 2010
- ↑ JONATHAN DEE, "Right-Wing Flame War!", New York Times, 21 January 2010, accessed on 28 October 2010
- ↑ Kenneth P. Vogel and Giovanni Russonello, Latest mosque issue: The money trail, Politico, 4 September 2010
