The Jews Have J-Date; ISIS Martyrs-To-Be Have JihadDate
Jonathan Turley blogs about ISIS blogs and other sites recruiting Western and European women to connect with jihadi -- the Mujahideen match up, as Turley puts it.
It promises that, if lucky, you can watch your loved one martyr himself -- I kid you not....Notably, these social websites targeting women do not show the signature gore of the Islamic State of hacked off body parts and corpses. That apparently is a turn-off for JihadDate. Instead it describes the paradise for women to be married to Jihadi and to be part of the community of "sisters" within Islamic State. They are told that they are not excepted to be martyrs but mothers. The "Bird of Jannah" explains: "Women are not equal to men. It can never be. Men are the leaders & women are [so] special that Allah has given them entire chapter in the Qur'an."
One supposed English woman named Umm Layth gushes with delight about how "I will never be able to do justice with words as to how this place makes me feel." She adds "Allahu Akbar, there's no way to describe the feeling of sitting with the Akhawat [sisters] waiting on news of whose Husband has attained Shahadah [martyrdom]." The pitches have succeeded. Two teenage girls, 15 and 16, from Austria have gone to Syria for Jihadi marriages as did two 16-year-old British twins.
Just as a tip, girls, homicidal hunks like Yaken appear to prefer decapitating swords as gifts and their favorite subject is the Caliphate followed closely by the slaughtering of non-believers. As for the standard "likes": beheadings, Shrine desecrations, and martyrdom. As for standard "dislikes": Shia, human rights, and most art and music. Under the Islamic State's view of Islam, you[r] very incompatibility with with modern world makes you compatible -- if not ideal -- for a Mujahideen match up.
And no, JihadDate doesn't actually seem to exist.
From the Daily Beast piece by Jamie Dettmer, linked above:
According to analysts at SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based organization that tracks online activity by terrorists, the recruiting efforts may have had some success. "By creating content specifically targeting female jihadi supporters, the Islamic State is able to establish a pipeline to assist Western women in traveling to Syria to marry jihadi fighters and contribute to the formation of their new society," the analysts argue.They add: "Significantly, these online networks have expanded in prominence and sophistication during the summer of 2014, suggesting that the Islamic State has already been successful in recruiting foreign women to leave their lives in the West, and is looking to build upon this strength."
...In April, Umm Layth, who has more than 2,000 Twitter followers, distributed online an English-language "Diary of a Muhajirah [migrant]" providing point-by-point guidance on what these brides-to-be can should expect. There are no mentions of the public stoning that IS advocates for adultery, nor of the punishments for transgressing strict dress codes, but the constrained lifestyle and the material hardships Western women will face aren't entirely glossed over.








ISIS and Tumblr feminists certainly have some hills to climb, but overall, I think they have natural alliances and many projects they could work together on.
jerry at August 7, 2014 10:38 PM
Here is the distinction, it's not explicitly aimed at white women (though it happens from time to time )
Why am I making that point? Because their targets are second generation girls from immigrant parents. Girls who by all accounts are supposed to be integrated into secular society. Usually it's women and girls who leave Western Countries of their own accord and aren't persuaded to do so by their immigrant parents. I think that's very concerning because there must be something drawing these supposed to be westernized girls in.
My brother and I have been targeted for these type of things before (our last name is Arab and ethnically we are mostly Arab). He told me he had a little bit of an annoyance with it when he lived in France (being asked to join Islamic causes).
Ppen at August 7, 2014 11:39 PM
There's plenty to dislike about the 21st Century, but going back to the 7th is not what I would call a solution.
There are women who obsess with murderers, abusers and serial cheaters. There is no reason to be surprised by this.
MarkD at August 8, 2014 6:16 AM
I like it.
Say, in the face of this news is it unkind to hope the families all sit down together after dinner and assemble the suicide vests themselves, without professional assistance?
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at August 8, 2014 9:16 PM
Hey, everyone needs love.
How romantic!!!
NicoleK at August 10, 2014 11:36 AM
I'm in the middle of a new book "The Wrong Enemy", about who's really behind all the militant groups: Pakistan's military and secrecy establishment. As all roads lead to Rome, all those suicide bombers lead back to Pakistan.
jefe at August 10, 2014 1:43 PM
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