The answer is, simply: Muhammad. Per Qur’an 33:21, he is the supreme example of conduct for Muslims. Muhammad’s involvement in stonings is recorded in Sunni ahadith, and the tradition has clearly survived among Shi’ites as well. It doesn’t matter that stoning doesn’t appear in the Qur’an, because the notion of Islam as a sola scriptura […]
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Domestic abuse rampant in modern, moderate Turkey
Qur’an 4:34, the verse in which Allah green-lights beating one’s wife, has far-reaching consequences in letter and spirit. It makes the Muslim family a microcosm of the Qur’anic deity’s ordering of the universe and society, where submission is paramount, and the one who feels entitled to be in charge — whether Muhammad’s deity or the […]
University lecturer barred from class after refusing to wear a burqa
We always hear in the West that women who choose to don the veil are doing so of their own free will, and are perfectly free not to wear it. Yet the leader of the students’ union at Aliah University is willing to put this kind of pressure on Sirin Middya, and he is by […]
Anti-Defamation League comes out against Ground Zero mosque; bully CAIR urges ADL to retract statement
Of course, that would just be the shape of things to come in an Islamic state: Bark at the uppity kuffar to put them back in their place. “Key Jewish Group Rejects Ground Zero Mosque,” from the Associated Press, July 30: The nation’s leading Jewish civil rights group has come out against the planned mosque […]
Iran: The Marlboro Man is a sneaky Zionist
Putting nuclear materials in cigarettes! So thaaaaat’s why they’re so unhealthy! “Iranian Official: Marlboro Tainted with Pig Blood & Nuclear Matter,” from Iran’s PressTV, July 30 (thanks to Jeff): (TEHRAN PRESS TV) – An Iranian official says some of the most popular cigarette brands are contaminated with nuclear substances when smuggled into the country. The […]
Sharia Special in the U.K.: National Health Service picks up the tab for “increasing number” of hymen restoration surgeries for Muslim women
There is a virtually unlimited need, and an unlimited demand for health care the world over. It is a perpetually scarce and costly resource. So, what better way to spend it than in submission to Islamic mores? Not that the taxpayer-funded virginity “Mulligan” is new to the U.K. This has been going on for a […]
Pakistan: 5 Christians shot to death coming out of church following threats from “banned” jihadist groups
Of course, given Pakistan’s ongoing double game, there is always the question of whether the groups are banned as in “banned,” or banned as in “just lay low for a bit or consider changing your name.” “Suspected Islamists Shoot Five Christians to Death in Pakistan,” from Compass Direct News, July 29 (thanks to Twostellas): SUKKUR, […]
Here we go: Murfreesboro mega-mosque under investigation over burial
An update on this story. The nature of the interaction with mosque officials is entirely too typical: When approached about specifics, respond with lofty generalities; repeat as necessary, and people who still won’t back down are automatically Islamophobes, naturally. “Sheriff’s office to probe Islamic burial,” by Mark Bell for DNJ.com, July 30 (thanks to Twostellas): […]
Dutch leaving Afghanistan, Taliban pleased
Which is not to say that they ought not to leave. What did they hope to accomplish there in the first place? With no clear mission or goal, and no understanding of the jihad doctrine or Sharia, the whole thing was foredoomed. “Taliban ‘greet’ Dutch on Afghan pullout,” from AFP, July 30 (thanks to Twostellas): […]
Geller: Obama got Cameron to attack Israel
Not surprising. “Obama behind Cameron’s attack on Israel, by Pamela Geller in the Daily Caller, July 29: Speaking in Turkey on Tuesday, British Prime Minister David Cameron slammed Israel and called Gaza a “prison camp.” (Apparently Gaza is the first prison camp with luxury shopping malls.) The British Foreign Office has been taking the blame […]