If there were ever a belief system of any kind, anywhere on the planet, that is not joyful, it is Islam. The Ayatollah Khomeini, who dedicated his life to understanding Islam fully and properly and implementing it correctly, even explicitly denied that joy had anything to do with true Islam: “Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.” And yet now we are supposed to believe that Eid was full of “joy,” and that Muslims are fighting with “joy” against the evil and joyless “Islamophobes.”
This article whining about “Islamophobia,” meanwhile, does what all such articles do: it completely ignores the reasons why anyone is suspicious of Islam in the first place. There is nary a word here about Islam’s political, supremacist, expansionist and violent aspects. The impression Dilshad Ali gives is that Muslims are the victims of unwarranted and irrational prejudice, likely rooted in racism and hatred of a non-Christian religion. And RNS, which has been a reliable propaganda organ for the left for years, publishes it happily.
“Islamophobia is surging again, but Muslims won’t be victims this time,” by Dilshad Ali, Religion News Service, April 24, 2026:
(RNS) — Last month, Muslims marked Eid al-Fitr amid war in Iran and surrounding countries, continued bombings in Gaza, violence in Sudan, crushing immigration enforcement and rising anti-Muslim attacks and verbiage, coupled with fear permeating in American Muslim communities as Islamophobic political efforts rise.
That didn’t stop about 480 Muslims and interfaith allies from gathering in Washington, D.C., in late March for a celebration that deliberately centered strength and joy, purposefully called An American Eid. The Muslim Public Affairs Council’s Eid celebration was an organized respite from and a clap back to anti-Muslim attacks and rhetoric that have ratcheted up the past few months — that includes mosques (and a Utah-based imam) being shot at or vandalized, and bigoted statements against Muslims by members of Congress.
“The idea was, listen, we’re celebrating Eid. Deal with it,” said Haris Tarin, MPAC’s vice president of policy and programming. “This is who we are. In the moment of such difficulty, you’re not going to take this away from us.”
MPAC’s goal to instill joy was a success. But can one evening of strength and solidarity be enough to buoy the resolve of nearly 4.5 million Muslims in the United States against the reemergence of a Republican-led Sharia Free America Caucus backing numerous anti-Muslim bills?…
And while the Eid celebration was about joy, Tarin said that’s not where Muslims will end their efforts: “Joy is the beginning. Joy gives us the ability to speak truth to power. It gives us the ability to bring partners into the room and get them on board.
“But even this struggle, this fight we’re in to save democracy and push back against nationalism and extremism, even in that process we need to bring joy into the mix,” he said. “We are doing something that is bigger than ourselves in making sure people are seeing our humanity, that we’re not just a community of victims. We have so much success, so much to celebrate in the American Muslim community.”
Islam is bad says
Just ban Islam globally.
PRCS USN (ret) says
Ain’t gonna happen.
Game plan B, please.
Islam is bad says
Ban Islam country by country.
Jimmy says
I agree
Into the trash bin of history with Islam
somehistory says
No ‘phobia’ and no “joy.” Lies and evil glee.
muzzies don’t want “democracy.” and they don’t have a knowledge of Truth….
muzzies often make admissions of their hatred and their intent to murder the rest of mankind, but as for Truth in other situations, Truth is a stranger to the adherents of islime.
As for “bigoted statements from members of Congress”….he is lying about that, as it is not “bigoted,” to point out the evils muzzies have planned for the rest of the country. It’s not “bigoted” to propose Laws to protect Americans from muzzies and their takeover schemes.
Tony says
Play the victim. Deny, Deny, Deny. Deceive, Deceive, Deceive. This is the true nature of Islam. The Qur’an teaches that Allah is a deceiver, a great deceiver, as are Islam’s Muslims(Qur’an 3:28, 54; 7:99, etc.). Allah in Qur’an 3:54 says, “And they deceived, and Allah deceived. And Allah is the best deceiver.” Allah in Qur’an 8:30 says, “…And Allah is the best deceiver.” Allah in Qur’an 13:42 says, “And indeed, those before them deceived, so to Allah all the deception…”
Mae~mae says
5 D’s of Dawah, deny, deflect, deceive, distract and destroy
Muslims use these tools of psychological subversion. They have advanced Islam using these tools while being shielded and deemed as “peaceful Muslims” that couldn’t possibly do wrong.
Pug says
The term ‘Islamophobia’ was coined by the Muslim Brotherhood, a wolf in sheep’s clothing whose aim remains the Islamisation of the west.
The truth about the Muslim Brotherhood – https://x.com/i/status/2034427212057739466
ploome says
you write:
” ………. Muslim Brotherhood, a wolf in sheep’s clothing whose aim remains the Islamization of the west.”
islam’s aim, is the islamization of the world.” same as muslim brotherhood
it’s called JIHAD-the struggle to make islam supreme
muslim brotherhood is just more organized and aggressively working to establish worldwide islam
https://isgap.org/post/2025/11/at-the-halfway-point-of-its-100-year-plan-isgap-unveils-landmark-report-on-the-muslim-brotherhoods-strategic-entryism-into-north-america/
and I must add, helped by all the useful idiots in the west, who have decided they know islam better than muslims, and created language like “islamist” to differentiate from their fantasy, islam.
Tim gallagher says
Yeah, if you mean the joy Muslims get from murdering and raping non Muslims, then yeah, Muslims are enjoying themselves at the expense of non Muslim victims. How out of touch with reality do you have to be to come up with bullshit like this. Muslims also get joy out of spending their rotten lives hating all of us non Muslims.
somehistory says
Tim, they see that more people are becoming aware of their evil and what they scheme to do, they are getting louder with the cries of phobia, saying it’s increasing….because knowledge is increasing.
Tim gallagher says
I wish a lot more non Muslims would wake up to how evil islam is, somehistory. I can’t believe how slow people are in waking up and facing reality. The stupidity of so many people, when it comes to islam, is staggering.
somehistory says
So do I, Tim. and it is astounding how people are so turned inward….making other people pay attention to them. I see that in so many situations….people with their loud vehicles, tearing down the streets and highways, and wanting the latest gadgets, and on and on.
Too busy with unimportant things to take notice of how quickly muzzies are taking over society.. The ones still sleeping will wake up when they are accosted by the so-called morality police, or their little girls are grabbed and forced to wear tight scarves. Maybe they will wake up then.
Tim gallagher says
I hope the sleepwalkers awake before gets to that stage, somehistory, although I’m not all that optimistic that that will be the case. It is a good sign in Australia that Pauline Hanson’s one nation party is popular now because I see that as a sign that quite a lot of people here waking to Islam’s evil nature.
40 rounds says
Yawn, Islam is no laughing matter, literally, and the people who adhere to that joke of a religion are fools and imbeciles. If not for their love of violence and conquest Islam would be a footnote of history
somehistory says
islime is the religion of the psychopath. Psychopaths are on the prowl for victims; never admit to wrongs they commit, and have absolutely no fellow feelings of empathy or sympathy, and in fact, will claim to be the victim of what they do to others.
gravenimage says
Religion News Service claims ‘Islamophobia’ is ‘surging,’ but Muslims are fighting back with ‘joy’
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Wait–Jihad terror and celebrating Muslims conquering Infidels (that is Eid al Fitr) is “joy”? I guess so…
Sarprina says
I notice that Islamic apologists are more concerned with so called Islamophobia than the victims of Jihad.
Beans🫘 says
Yea, I don’t understand it. Tucker, the pope, Owens and the list is long. These are conservative forces.
How can they not see the threat to themselves? Demographics. Muslim voters will flip elections as the king makers.
What do these voters want? They want to spend your tax money. Plain and simple. Muslims like to spend spend spend (free benefits, grants , theft) until the system collapses if necessary.
The Catholic Church I don’t understand. What do they benefit from praising Islam and demonizing Israel . Someone explain
somehistory says
He searched online for islime beheadings and he has American citizenship. He beheaded four babies.
“Uganda kindergarten murderer sentenced to death”
“I hereby sentence him to suffer death,” she said in court, to cheers from the public.
“He targeted them in their defenceless state and went ahead to slaughter them like animals… and had no fear, no shame, no consideration for human life,” she added.
“I have also considered that the convict has not shown any remorse at all, because I would have at least expected an apology from him to the families of the babies.”
The court heard that Onyum had searched online for Islamic State beheadings and local schools with young children.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/uganda-kindergarten-murderer-sentenced-to-death/ar-AA226gSJ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69f42bedf70c4183964eb546bf4adec6&ei=24
Westman says
What Muslims, unimpeded by other knowing Muslims, are doing in the name of Allah shouts jihad in our ears so loudly that cries of Islamophobia are just more senseless noise.
Christians are not treating non-Christians to mayhem in the name of Jesus. No intelligent infidel will believe Islam is peaceful until Muslims stop the violent jihadis among their own. Unfortunately, that’s a fact – deal with it.
Namer says
After having been to the ME several times I’d rather not have Sharia here in America. I can never figure out why so many women in America want this.
Dalacs says
There is joy in Islam when doing evil to non Muslims.
Deano1948 says
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” The thief here is Satan who inspired the creation of Islam and atheism. The “I” here is Jesus the Messiah. Chose wisely as to which side you want to be on.
jerry glenn says
What’s really surging is Islamopandering.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I just peeped into “Religion News Service” to see it. It covers “faith”, but pretends that islam is as good as Christianity and Judaism. Completely overlooking the fact that islam’s favorite ideological ally isn’t any other religion, but communism
somehistory says
You, Infidel, and others say it isn’t a religion. Whether or not, it definitely is not a “faith.”
Pretending that islam is “good” is right up the muzzie alley.
Troybeam says
God banished Lucifer from heaven, lucifer became Satan, per the bible.
Scenario: Football field: God on One side, Satan on the other and humanity is on the field.
Game play: God sends his son Jesus. born to a virgin and dies for humanity to have eternal life in heaven for ones faith in his son Jesus.
Satan on the other side waits over 600 years or so for him to come up with the idea of Islam, a plan to destroy God’s people with a belief that the person Satan chose would do his bidding write the plan and call it Islam, using parts of the bible to have people think of it as a religious faith.
Anything to hurt God.
Free will, the gift God stated to people to choose faith in his son Jesus. God does not demand they be killed if they chose not to have faith.
Satan’s Islam does not have Free Will but directive to accept Islam or die. Islam does not tell people interested in Islam about the one accept or die, it is presented as a great thing to do and it does not tell people if they leave Islam they can be killed.
Islamophobia is not surging as Islam claims, people are becoming aware of how Islam operates the world over and the reason Islam states joy over this is they believe they are winning to achieve a one world caliphate.