We’re constantly told that Islam is tolerant and that only bigoted “Islamophobes” think otherwise. Tell it to Remi Rowhani.
“Qatar imprisons Baha’i leader for casting ‘doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion,'” by Danielle Greyman-Kennard, Jerusalem Post, August 16, 2025:
Qatar sentenced the leader of the country’s Baha’i community on Wednesday to five years imprisonment after he allegedly made a social media post which was said to “cast doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion,” according to UN officials, Baha’i organizations, and international media reports.
Remi Rowhani, 71, was first detained on April 28, and an informed source told Human Rights Watch that the Qatari courts had denied Rowhani’s lawyer’s request to review court documents outlining the charges and evidence against him.
The Baha’i International Community said the posts discussed “principles such as justice and the equality of men and women, honoring parents and raising children with good manners, and calling for good deeds and service to humanity.”
Rowhani was also charged with violating social principles and values using information technology, under Article 8 of the 2014 Cybercrime Prevention Law, and disseminating material that calls and promotes the adoption of “destructive principles,” under Article 47(b) of the 1979 Law on Publications and Publishing, based on court documents reviewed by HRW.
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of Qatar’s Supreme Judiciary Council found Rowhani guilty and rejected defense attempts for leniency.
The 71-year-old faith leader reportedly suffers from a heart condition, leading to the defense to request for leniency against him….
DanC says
Is it the same Qatar that wants to gift an airplane to Trump? No, thx. Islamic countries are not trustworthy. Fresh example, this thing here.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Yeah, what was it again that President Trump was saying about Qatar, and how wonderful it is?
OLD GUY says
I’m sure Qatar put on quite a show for Trump. Qatar is NOT a country that can be trusted, they will always support the destruction of non-islamic countries and their people.
ploome says
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.
–Sun Tzu, Art of War
Alkflaeda says
So presumably the next round of Qatari university grants will be for:
1) A team of scientists who will prove conclusively that Mohammed was right when he said that it is good to cut a little in FGM;
2) A team that will prove that only men pass on genetic material to the next generation, not both men and women, as the Bible claims, in line with
“Your wives are a place of sowing of seed for you, so come to your place of cultivation however you wish.”
— Quran 2:223
3) A team that will prove that women are less intelligent than men, exactly as Mohammed claimed.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Might as well! If their sock-puppets can introduce antisemitism to a country where it previously didn’t exist – at least not to this scale – then why not teach all those other islamic things? Heck, get Candace & Tucker to claim that Christ was a muslim prophet, and let them regurgitate that
skeptiker says
Ich habe auch große Zweifel an den Werten und Grundlagen des Islam. Als Frau bekenne ich mich öffentlich zum strikten Verbot dieser vorsintflutlichen Ideologie Islam, die mir die grundlegendsten Rechte verweigert. Wer dieses Monster Mohammed anbetet und ihn als Vorbild für sein Handeln nimmt, darf keinen Platz in der aufgeklärten und zivilisierten Weltgemeinschaft haben.
Troybeam says
What is and what Islam actually lets you see are completely different.
The inner workings are hidden so that visitors are given an impression that all is well.
Qatar is no different, build huge resorts and expect people to come and see which they will do yet one wrong code not observed land them in jail or worse, a double edge sword.
gravenimage says
Qatar imprisons Baha’i for casting ‘doubt on foundations of Islam’ by discussing equality of men and women
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This *poor man*. And yet we often hear how “moderate” Qatar is…