Here yet again we see the correlation between Islamic religiosity and jihad terror activity. This isn’t hard to understand. The Qur’an exhorts believers to commit acts of violence (cf. 2:191, 4:89, 9:5, 47:4, etc.), and so some who begin to take such passages seriously and determine to live by them end up becoming violent. But British officials are so deeply self-deceived that they’re likely puzzled as to why Sudesh Amman’s Islamic faith didn’t pacify him and prevent him from committing any acts of violence.
“Pictured moments before launching terror attack on South London street: Streatham jihadi who stabbed two people 10 days after being freed from jail had started praying five times a day, his mother tells inquest as his last moments are revealed,” by Jack Wright, MailOnline, August 2, 2021:
A convicted terrorist who stabbed two people in a street attack 10 days after his release from prison has been spotted on CCTV moments before the knifing.
Streatham attacker Sudesh Amman, 20, is seen in CCTV images setting out from his bail hostel on his way to carry out the horrendous attack.
Amman – from Harrow – was automatically released from prison on January 23, 2020, and placed under 24-hour surveillance by police and security services.
Just 10 days later, the terrorist ran into a shop on Streatham High Road, stole an eight-inch carving knife, and stabbed two people on a 62-second rampage while wearing a fake suicide belt….
Amman was said to have been a prefect and mentor at his school before developing ‘behavioural issues’ and showing signs of ‘anger’, according to counter-terrorism police.
An inquest heard how Amman’s mother had told officers from the Met Police’s counter-terrorism unit how her son used to become angry with her, his brothers and other people while he was at school.
He also became more religious from around 2014, when he began praying in his bedroom, according to his mother.
As his behaviour worsened, Amman was later suspended three times from school, including for being under the influence of alcohol and a ‘serious weapons offence’….
It was also revealed how police were so concerned about pleaded with a prison governor not to release him because he still held ‘extremist views’ and had told an inmate he was ‘not finished with non-believers’, his inquest heard today.
However, the request to extend Amman’s custody was turned down because the earlier offence that he had committed could not justify an extension of his sentence, a senior Met officer told jurors….
Mr Williams added that Amman had become more religious from around 2014, when he began praying in his bedroom, according to his mother.
Mr Williams described how Amman was suspended from school on three occasions, including for being under the influence of alcohol in 2015, for being in possession of tobacco and smoking at school in 2016, and for a ‘serious incident involving weapons’ later that year.
The inquest heard this incident, in April 2016, took place in Harrow when he allegedly attacked someone he knew from school.
It was alleged that Amman produced a samurai sword and a black revolver from his waistband, and was subsequently arrested.
The alleged victim did not provide a statement and there was a lack of forensic evidence, so no further action was taken against Amman, Mr Williams said.
Amman attained B and C grades at GCSE, Mr Williams said. He then went to Barnet College but was excluded after trying to hit a classmate with broken glass before punching him in the head.
Mr Williams said Amman’s mother described her son as becoming ‘more religious’, praying five times a day, growing a beard and wearing traditional Islamic dress….
He later accused social workers of calling him ‘a terrorist’ and said that Great Britain ‘wasn’t so great’, when being spoken to by the home offending team….
A year later, in May 2018, Amman was identified as the user of a Telegram chat account using the name StrangerToThisWorld which had been posting extremist material.
The user of the account also appeared to incite violence by urging an attack on a gay rights speaker, the inquest was told. Amman was arrested and his computer seized which revealed extremist Islamist material, including a recipe for making explosives.
His friend and girlfriend, with whom he had shared material, were also arrested and later released without charge.
Amman pleaded guilty in November 2018 to 13 offences of obtaining and distributing material which could be used for terrorist purposes and was jailed for 40 months.
Mr Murphy said: ‘In September 2016 he moved to Barnet Southgate College. He was excluded in 2017 due to fighting in school. In June 2017 he was convicted of possession of cannabis and threatening a person with a weapon.
‘[In May 2018] he was arrested on suspicion of engaging in and preparing for acts of terrorism. He was identified as the user of a Telegram Account. He had urged an attack on a Gay rights speaker.’
mortimer says
Coincidence? About 15% of Muslims say they attend the mosque frequently. About the same percentage support ISLAMIC TERRORIST GROUPS. Is it mere coincidence?
– International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (The Hague) Public Opinion Survey – “When translating (generally low) percentages of sympathy and support for al Qaeda and so-called Islamic State in various countries into actual population figures, it emerges that there is a sizeable radical milieu in both Muslim-majority countries and in Western Muslim diasporas, held together by the world wide web of the internet. While large majorities of Muslims in most countries have no love for jihadist extremists, there are more than enough breeding grounds for terrorism.”
“Sympathy for al Qaeda fluctuated between 9/11 and 2 May 2011, when Bin Laden was killed.32 A Pew opinion survey published in 2013 found that 57 percent of Muslims worldwide disapproved of al Qaeda. However, one in four respondents refused to answer the question and 13 percent admitted support for al Qaeda.33 57 percent of all Muslims polled having an unfavourable view of al Qaeda is a majority, but not a large majority. In three countries – Egypt, Indonesia and Malaysia as well as in the Palestinian territories – one fifth or more held a favourable view of al Qaeda.34 Figure 6 offers us two more recent takes on the question of verbal support.
– % of Muslims favourable to Al-Qaeda 2014: Bangladesh 23%; Lebanon 2% Israel 1% Turkey 5%; Egypt 14%; Nigeria 18%; Senegal 10%; Tunisia 9%; Indonesia 23%; Pal.Terr. 25%; Malaysia 20%; Pakistan 12%.
– According to PEW research, only 7 years ago “… In 11 representative nation-states, up to 14 percent of the population has a favorable opinion of ISIS, and upwards of 62 percent “don’t know” whether or not they have a favorable opinion of the Islamist group.” (muslimstatistics.wordpress.com/2015/11/19/pew-poll-63-mil-to-287-million-isis-supporters-in-just-11-countries/)”
– America, 38% of American Muslims says ISIS beliefs are correct, “The Polling Company CSP Poll (2015): 38% of Muslim-Americans say Islamic State (ISIS) beliefs are Islamic or correct. (43% disagree).” (centerforsecuritypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150612-CSP-Polling-Company-Nationwide-Online-Survey-of-Muslims-Topline-Poll-Data.pdf)
– Britain, about 1/2 of Muslims support ISIS, ICM (Mirror) Poll 2015: 1.5 Million British Muslims support the Islamic State, about half the total population.” (mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/muslim-leader-isis-supporting-brits-disenfranchised-6018357)
gravenimage says
Mortimer, I know you frequently say that “only” 15% of Muslims support Jihad terror, but there have been other findings.
Gallup polls found that in non-OIC states, 24% believe military attacks on civilians justified and 17% believe individual attacks on civilians justified. In the United States and Canada, 50% said it is never justifiable, 47% said it is sometimes justifiable, and 2% said it depends.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_attitudes_toward_terrorism#Gallup_polls
And recall–this only includes Muslims who will admit to this in Infidel nations–but still, *almost half* of Muslims in American consider JIhad terrorism against civililians at least “sometimes justified”–scary stuff.
william says
Gravenimage: I believe that at the time ISIS was rampaging though Iraq, an Al Jazeera poll said that 60%+ of Muslims supported the ‘caliphate’
gravenimage says
Even worse than that, william:
“Al Jazeera poll shows alarming levels of support for ISIS”
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/al-jazeera-poll-shows-alarming-levels-support-isis
“a staggering 81% in support of the ISIS and only 19% rejecting the group.”
I think that Muslims are more apt to tell an outfit like Al Jazeera the truth than they are Infidels.
James Lincoln says
gravenimage,
Even if “only 15%” of muslims support jihad terror, that’s one heck of a lot of supporters…
gravenimage says
True, James–15% of 1.6 billion is around 240 million–larger than the populations of Nigeria, Russia, or Mexico.
End PC says
As so often happens on many sites, comments are closed when the topic is Islam or Muslim atrocities.
Guess they don’t want to put up with all the “Islamophobia.”
Michael Copeland says
“he allegedly attacked someone he knew from school. ….
The alleged victim did not provide a statement.”
If he had provided a statement he would have been severely beaten or wounded.
tim gallagher says
People who are involved in other religions and become more religious are most likely to become more peaceful, but not Muslims. Members of this satanically evil religion, Islam, who become more religious become more dangerous and far more murderously violent. It says everything anyone needs to know about evil islam, which creates violent monsters who need to be kept out of our non-Muslim societies. Violent Islam is totally evil and it is a blight on the human race.
gravenimage says
Yes–the followers of most faiths become *more* peaceful if they become more religious. Not Islam.
James Lincoln says
You are correct, tim.
If a Christian becomes more devout, generally the *worst* that could happen is that they become pesky preachy, overbearing, and a bit of a pain in the keister.
If a muslim becomes more devout, the *best* that could happen is that they don’t try to kill you…
gravenimage says
Spot on, James.
gravenimage says
UK: Muslim who stabbed two people had become ‘more religious,’ started praying five times a day
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This is textbook stuff. Muslims become Jihadists, preceeded by becoming more religious.
Giacomo Latta says
From the photo he looks rather bored. Ho hum. Another day, another kafir or two.