Gatestone Institute As Muslim jihadis, mobs and regimes terrorized Christians and others throughout the world of Islam, in the West, institutions—from governments to grade schools—empowered and praised Islam, often at the expense of Christians. On November 2, a group of Muslims stormed the Church of our Lady of Carmen, in the town of Rincon de […]
ISIS Slaughters Christians “In Their Beds”: Muslim Persecution of Christians, October 2015
Gatestone Institute Teams of trained killers disguised as refugees were sent by the Islamic State (IS) into U.N. refugee camps to kill Christians, including “in their beds,” and to kidnap young girls to sell or use as slaves. This came out, according to a report, on October 24, soon after an IS operative “got cold […]
Egypt: Salafi party bans Muslims from greeting Christians during Christmas
Sheikh Sameh Abdel Hamid Hamouda, a leader of Egypt’s Salafis, has issued a fatwa banning Muslims from congratulating Christians during their Christmas celebrations. According to Hamouda’s fatwa, Muslims are permitted to greet Christians over more generic celebrations, such as birthdays or weddings. However, congratulating Christians over their religious celebrations—such as Christmas or Easter—renders a Muslim […]
Islamic Revenge? Muslim Eats Enemy’s Penis to “Cure Heartache”
Is every bizarre and/or savage anecdote committed by Muslims related to Islam? Consider the following story of a man who “decapitated” the penis of his wife’s alleged rapist before ordering her to prepare it for their dinner: [T]he bizarre tale begins in September, on the wedding night of 30-year-old Rudi Efendi and his new bride, […]
Egyptian political analyst: All Islamic groups and members support the Islamic State
Dr. Ahmed Darag, an Egyptian political analyst, recently declared that “Every individual in every Islamic group in general, supports the Islamic State in one way or another.” His comments came soon after it was revealed that Dr. Yasser Burhami—one of Egypt’s leading Salafis and vice president of the popular organization, the Salafi Call—was working closely […]
“But ISIS Kills More Muslims Than Non-Muslims!”
With the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, or IS), an old apologia meant to exonerate Islam of violence has become prominent again. Because ISIS is killing other Muslims, so the argument goes, obviously its violence cannot be based on Islam, which bans Muslims from killing fellow Muslims in its name. This point […]
Islamic Jihad — Symptom of a Western Cause
As someone specializing in Islamic jihadism, one would expect I’d have much to say immediately after jihadi attacks of the sort that recently occurred in San Bernardino, or Paris, or Mali, where a total of about 180 dead. Ironically, I don’t: such attacks are ultimately symptoms of what I do deem worthy of talk, […]
Swedish govt in “panic” after ISIS letters give 3 days to convert to Islam or be decapitated
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Egypt: Highest Islamic authority refuses to denounce the Islamic State as “un-Islamic”
During an open discussion at Cairo University held on December 2, Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Sheikh and Grand Imam of Al Azhar — and thus Egypt’s foremost authority on all things Islamic — was again asked why Al Azhar refuses to issue a formal statement denouncing the Islamic State of lapsing into a state of kufr, that is, […]
The Logic of Islamic Intolerance
A sermon delivered by popular Saudi Sheikh Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid clearly demonstrates why Western secular relativists and multiculturalists — who currently dominate media, academia, and politics — are incapable of understanding, much less responding to, the logic of Islamic intolerance. During his sermon, al-Munajjid said that “some [Muslim] hypocrites” wonder why it is that “we […]