A glimpse into the (near) future of Europe and North America. In the West now, those who are considered to have insulted Muhammad and Islam are merely vilified in the press, increasingly barred from social media, and shunned by all decent people. Arrests are coming.
“Jakim’s special unit to monitor online insults to Islam,” FMT News, March 7, 2019:
PETALING JAYA: Putrajaya has set up a special unit to monitor online activity for any form of insult against Islam, following several cases of people allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad on Facebook.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mujahid Yusof Rawa said the unit, which will come under the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim), has been tasked with monitoring any form of writing or provocation against Islam or Prophet Muhammad on all media platforms including social media….
Police have so far detained three people accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad on Facebook.
Top cop Mohamad Fuzi Harun said that as of March 5, police had received 929 reports across the country and opened 16 investigation papers on cases connected to insulting Islam.
Police are also tracking down another man who allegedly insulted the prophet on Twitter.