“Have zero tolerance for apostasy,” a letter by Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi to Malaysiakini, with thanks to Ali Dashti: It is without a doubt that apostasy is a very serious offence in Islam, and there are no “˜ifs” and “˜buts” about it. However, individuals like Shairul are from the flock of “˜liberal Muslims” who prefer […]
Archives for 2005
Coptic Christians and Muslims in U.S. distrust each other
Some interesting information in this background piece published in the wake of the New Jersey murders. From Newhouse News Service, with thanks to all who sent this in: In Egypt, they lived as a Christian religious minority in a predominately Muslim country. That, along with economic troubles in Egypt, is what led many Coptic Christians […]
New Zealand judge rules Muslim women must lift their veils
Small clash of civilizations in New Zealand. From DPA, with thanks to Ali Dashti: WELLINGTON – In a milestone judgment, a New Zealand judge ruled on Monday that two Muslim women must remove their veils when giving evidence in a fraud case, though they will be screened from general public view. Anjum Rihman from the […]
Ansar al-Islam spreads its wings
To Europe, that is. From Asia Times Online, with thanks to Ali Dashti: BANGALORE – Ansar al-Islam’s battlefield appears to be expanding. Until recently, this Islamist extremist group was known mainly for its violent attacks inside Iraq. Now indicators suggest that it poses a growing threat to Europe as well. In early December, a plot […]
Police fear Bali-style club bomb in London
This doesn’t seem to be an unreasonable concern, given Bakri’s recent calls to jihad. From The Guardian, with thanks to all who sent this in: Police chiefs in London are “terrified” that terrorists will target a packed nightclub in a Bali-style bombing, it is reported today. West End theatres and multiplex cinemas could also be […]
Grand Mufti Hits Out at Critics of Islam
Now wait a minute, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh. It is really just liars and enemies of Islam who speak of its “disrespect for human rights and freedom”? So I suppose the Sufi Sheikh Sultanhussein Tabandeh of Iran, author of A Muslim Commentary on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is a liar and enemy of […]
Britain’s online imam declares war as he calls young to jihad
Omar Bakri is up to his old tricks. From the Times Online, with thanks to all who sent this in: AN EXTREMIST London cleric is using live broadcasts on the internet to urge young British Muslims to join al-Qaeda and has condoned suicide terrorist attacks. Omar Bakri Mohammed, who has lived in the UK for […]
“This is not from the Quran. This is not from Islam at all”
The director of the Islamic Center of Jersey City has issued a predictable reaction to the murders of Hossam Armanious and his family. From NorthJersey.com, with thanks to Lsattr: Islamic leaders said Saturday that the murders could not have been the work of someone inspired by the Quran. “We are not a bloody people,” said […]
Taqiyya from American professors
Of course, Islamic spokesmen don’t have to take the trouble to deny uncomfortable elements of Islam before non-Muslim audiences when non-Muslim professorial “experts” are so willing to do it for them. “Islam and Peace,” from the SunStar, with thanks to the Informed Christian: But does Islam really espouse terror and oppression of women, among other […]
Egyptian Progressive Criticizes Ibish, CAIR, Qaradawi
I myself have been the recipient of the same treatment that Dr. Sayyed Al-Qimni complains about here: on a radio show with Hussein Ibish, I asked him about the Qur’an’s terming Jews “apes and pigs” (2:62-65, 5:59-60, 7:166). He replied: “That’s not in the Qur’an.” Then he had the profound chutzpah to repeat this falsehood […]