The outrage in the Muslim world over cartoons of Muhammad should be an eye-opener to those who have been denial about normative Islam. Muslim countries are coming out one by one to condemn the cartoons, including Saudi Arabia, and many are not condemning the beheading of French school teacher Samuel Paty; many are also insisting […]
Turkey’s Erdogan files criminal complaint against Geert Wilders for insulting him
Erdogan has long been antagonizing the EU, and has referred to it as “sick” and “collapsing.” Recently, we have seen his furious defense of Islam in France in the wake of the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty for showing a cartoon of Muhammad. His latest target is Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who is well known […]
France: Finance minister accuses mayors of giving in to ‘political Islam’ with women-only hours at pools
Bruno Le Maire stated: “There is terrorism, yes — the crime that must be judged and condemned….And there is the ideology that is at the root of terrorism and which is more insidious — political Islam, which has had its accomplices for years in France.’” And that is precisely the same ideology that declares women […]
Muslim world condemns Macron over cartoons, Iran’s Zarif says ‘Muslims are primary victims of cult of hatred’
France is experiencing backlash from across the Muslim world, including Pakistan, Libya, Gaza, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Turkey and Iran, for standing up for the freedom of speech. And once again, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is discussing the pain Muslims feel when Muhammad is insulted, just as he did when he was first elected in […]
Egypt’s Sisi: Erdogan ‘now openly uses the Islamic factor,’ warns of ‘wave of terrorists in Greece in the future’
The warning from the Egyptian President should put the EU on alert to not tolerate jihadist expansion by Turkey, which is aiming to revive the Ottoman Empire. Back in 2016, Foreign Policy Magazine warned that “Turkey’s new Maps” were “reclaiming the Ottoman Empire” and that Erdogan’s “aggressive nationalism” was “spilling over Turkey’s borders, grabbing land […]
Al-Azhar grand imam says man who beheaded teacher doesn’t speak for Islam, but warns against ‘insulting religions’
Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, said: “I declare that Islam, its teachings and its Prophet are innocent of this wicked terrorist crime….At the same time, I emphasize that insulting religions and attacking their sacred symbols under the banner of freedom of expression is an intellectual double standard and an open invitation to hatred.” No […]
Iran’s Khamenei: ‘Muslim nations will never accept the humiliation of compromising with the Zionist regime’
While Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Sudan are normalizing relations with Israel, the Islamic Republic of Iran remains determined to obliterate Israel, as the Palestinian Arabs and their allies have vowed to do since the birth of the modern state of Israel in 1948. Although the Palestinians claim to want a “two-state” solution, a […]
Iran: Woman bicycles without hijab, governor says she ‘insulted the Islamic veil,’ her motive is being investigated
“Authorities in Iran have arrested a woman for ‘insulting the Islamic Hijab,’ after a video of her cycling without a veil went viral on social media,” and as if that weren’t enough, Najafabad governor Mojatabei Raei claimed: “The residents of this city are holding a protest rally today after the unprecedented violation of norms.” Meanwhile, […]
France: Mosque apologises for sharing video calling for action against teacher for showing Muhammad cartoons
The Pantin mosque was shut down for six months by the French Interior Ministry for links to the beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty. Furthermore, according to AP: Authorities say the Pantin mosque has long had an imam following the Salafist path, a rigorous interpretation of the Muslim holy book. Pantin was where an 18-year-old […]
France: Former education boss blames extreme Left for spread of jihad ideology in schools
Former French Inspector General of National Education Jean-Pierre Obin states that “we have in the National Education, in the administration and even in the classrooms some teachers and officials who are in ideological denial or complacency in relation to Islamism.” He adds that the “extreme left, very present in National Education, that thinks that attacking […]