This article shows the falsity of claims that Sharia pertains only to Muslims and that non-Muslims need not be concerned about it, because it has nothing to do with them. In reality, everywhere that Muslims have had the power to do so, they have asserted the authority of Sharia over non-Muslims. Why does any American think the situation will be different in the U.S.?
“Muslims Protest against Pork Restaurant in Indonesia,” Morning Star News, September 28, 2026:
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A protest in Indonesia against a restaurant specializing in pork dishes reflects a trend of Muslims pressuring Christian-owned businesses serving food forbidden in Islam, sources said.
The protest by dozens of Muslim residents in Tondo Urban village, Palu, Central Sulawesi Province in August garnered widespread attention on social media, reigniting a national debate over intolerance, minority business rights, and the use of Islamic “non-halal” [non-approved] food as a pretext for pressure campaigns.
“It appears that protests of this nature, centering on the issue of non-halal status, have become a new trend of intolerance in Indonesia,” Bonar Tigor Naipospos, deputy chair of the Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace, told Morning Star News. “There are actually no regulations requiring a non-halal eatery to obtain permission from 30 households, whether at the local or national level.”
Obtaining permission from 30 area residents of Tondo Urban village, Palu, was one of six requirements that Muslims imposed on Warung Ajik Tondo restaurant in an agreement forged at mediation meetings in July.
The other five requirements were removing the image of a pig from the eatery’s signboard; displaying a “non-halal” label on its signboard; prohibiting the processing of pork or the keeping of live pigs on the premises; and installing a dedicated waste disposal system to prevent food scraps from being discarded in public areas, the head of the Tondo Urban Village Community Development Institute, Azwar, who goes by a single name, reportedly said.
Setara’s Naipospos said it is the local government’s duty to protect freedom of business conduct and ensure that the rights of minorities to choose food and beverages are respected, without those of the majority religion imposing their preferences. The protestors had objected to the restaurant’s location on a heavily-trafficked road and its conspicuous signage in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood.
Videos circulating online show dozens of residents from Jalan Roviga, in Tondo Urban village, Mantikulore District, Palu, protesting against the Christian owner of the Warung Ajik Tondo eatery in the presence of police and military personnel on Aug. 2.
Residents accused the owner of failing to honor the six requirements agreed upon during meetings on July 5 and 18 and disrespecting the Muslim majority. They maintained that their protest was not a rejection of his choice of livelihood or an act of intolerance, Detik.com reported….
mgoldberg says
Once again, the imposition upon non muslims gets little push back. That is what should happen. One restauranct that serves pork dishes in its menu shouldn’t be threatened and abused which is what is considered good behavior by muslims. Jewish Kashruth, kosher laws, are more extensive but the idea of threatening non kosher restaurants for serving their means is absurd. The extreme does happen the other way for example, in Israel, where the most rigourously observant neighborhoods are frequently surrounded by non kosher restaurants and grocery stores. And yes, the hasidic residents do have complaints about the plethora of such businesses surrounding their enclaves and should… but, no one is allowed to beat up or threaten anyone for such business pracices, unlike in muslim countries where Sharia laws and customs give carte blanche to all manner of coercion and violence in the name of Sharia. Until the movement to call ut such practices of Islams needs to be undertaken in ernest or they will never dease on their own.
40 rounds says
Here’s an idea for the malcontents: don’t eat there