Mr O’s mommy issues may offend big-breasted people and not-so-merry mullahs

Awlaki afterlife. Chip Le Grand, The Australian, November 21:

An al-Qa’ida propagandist may have inspired Australia’s latest ­alleged terror plot from beyond the grave … one of three men yesterday charged with planning a terror ­attack posted … a quote attributed to Anwar al-­Awlaki … whose hate sermons inspired … (a number of) America’s worst terror attacks …

Awlaki calls. Erik Jensen, The Sydney Morning Herald, April 15, 2010:

(Al-Qa’ida) recruiter (Anwar al-Awlaki,) described as the No 1 terrorist threat to America, was (apparently) engaged … to address hundreds of young people (at Lakemba Mosque by phone link from Yemen. At the time) Anwar al-Awlaki was advising the extremist later charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas … (and) well known to security agencies as the spiritual guide to three of the hijackers on September 11, 2001 … The bomber who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day last year reportedly described Mr Awlaki as his trainer and recruiter … United Muslims of Australia streamed … the speech and has 15 other audio sermons from the imam … Mr Awlaki supports jihad with phrases such as: “The messenger of Allah said … whoever kills a non-believer can meet him”.

Awlaki sandwich. Stewart Bell, Global News.ca, November 5:

A letter … has been found in … (an Islamic State house in its) former capital of Raqqa, Syria … “I’ve been here for last 3 nights and 2 days. In this whole period, I received only 4 sandwichs (sic),” it said. “2 sandwitch (sic) each day is too tight to meet the nutri­tion need even.” Macer Gifford, (who fought) against ISIS with … Kurdish … forces, said … “I kept the letter because it was in English and faintly amusing. Hardly the die-hard jihadi warrior that they like to portray, just a moaning Westerner that’s out of his depth.” … (Canadian) Abu Bakr led the Anwar Al-Awlaki Brigade …

Taxing times. Stephen Johnson, Daily Mail Australia, November 15:

A Muslim imam has discovered a Sharia law book … in Melbourne international airport’s Islamic prayer room … (which) featured references to jihad, “taking hostages at war” and taxing “infidel” non-Muslims … (The) book, Fiqh us-Sunnah … (was written by) Egyptian … As-Sayyid Sabiq, … a prominent member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a pan-Sunni Islamist group campaigning for a global Islam­ic caliphate.

Not so merry Christmas. Stephen Johnson, Daily Mail Australia, November 4:

Jamil El-Biza, a fundamentalist sheikh from Wollongong … told his followers … “I’d rather be resurrected on the day of judgement, with the fact I made a few hundred million unhappy with me because I refuse to say, ‘Merry Christmas’, rather than being brought forward before Allah and having to explain to him why I congratulated a Christian who worships Jesus as lord,” he said on Christmas Day, 2017.

Mommy issues? ABC News, Nov­ember 21:

Barack Obama says “mommy issues” are keeping America from addressing concerns like climate change …

That’s offensive Mr O. The Telegraph, January 29 last year:

The British Medical Association has said pregnant women should not be called “expectant mothers” as it could offend transgender people.

Better. Buzzfeed.com, October 23:

Hundreds of Big-Breasted People Swear They Wear This Bra Literally Every Day