Many concerning issues arise when considering the Islamic concept of halal. Halal is an Arabic term meaning permissible. Therefore, halal refers to practices that Muslims are allowed to partake in, according to Islamic theology and law. Conversely, haram is the Islamic term referring to that which is forbidden to Muslims. Many activities considered to be […]
Devout Muslims Unknowingly Adhere to a Brutal Death Cult
Former Muslims such as I acknowledge that Islamic theology contains all of the characteristics of a common death cult. Death cults typically demand total obedience to and adulation of the cult leader — whose followers are to be killed if they attempt to leave. The cult of Mohammedanism, better known as the religion of Islam, […]
An Ex-Muslim Examines the Highly Questionable Term ‘Islamophobia’
Islamic theology teaches that apostates from Islam are to be put to death. Speaking as an ex-Muslim who lives with the realities of Islam’s formal and informal death penalty for apostasy, I believe that is my right to both scrutinize and criticize Islamic doctrine, along with the worlds’ deeply flawed approach to what has become […]
An Ex-Muslim Examines the Dilemma of Raising Children in Islam
I would like to clarify at the outset that it is the evils of Islam theology, and not necessarily the individual character of Muslim parents, that make raising children in Islam such a troublesome matter. Muslim individuals, including parents, can be either good or bad human beings. It is the extent to which a person […]
Ex-Muslim Reveals What the Qur’an Says About Moderate Muslims
The Qur’an in numerous passages describes lax, or moderate Muslims, as being hypocrites deserving of scorn and persecution. Speaking as a former Muslim, this raises grave concerns when one considers realities such as Islam’s death penalty for apostasy and the jihad imperative. For a multitude of reasons (though chiefly for disbelief in or lack of adherence to […]
The Evils of Islamic Law: the Death Penalty for Apostasy
Islamic Sharia law contains many inhumane legal verdicts related to the treatment of non-Muslims and Muslims alike. Without delving into the subtle differences that exist between the various schools of Sharia law, which is beyond the scope of this article, it should be noted that all of the inhumane legal pronouncements made in the Sharia […]
The Grotesque Immorality of Mainstream Islamic Ethics (Part 6)
Polygamy is considered to be a crime in most of the world’s non-Islamic societies. And yet in the Islamic world, polygamy is considered to be an acceptable practice and an integral part of Islamic theology and law. Sharia makes what are crimes (numerous crimes — not limited merely to polygamy) in much of the non-Islamic […]
Ex-Muslim: Boxer Muhammad Ali Was a Colossal Fool for Remaining in Islam (Part 1)
Speaking as a former Muslim, I consider the late Muhammad Ali to be a colossal fool for initially converting to Islam and an eternal fool for remaining in it and promoting it until the time of his death. Muhammad Ali was certainly a highly-skilled tough guy in the boxing ring, but he failed colossally in […]
The Grotesque Immorality of Mainstream Islamic Ethics (Part 5)
I am a Canadian ex-Muslim living with Islam’s formal and informal death penalty for apostasy. In Part 5 of this series of articles, I will address the impermissibility of homosexuality in Islamic theology and law. Here are links to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this series of articles. Same-gender sex […]
The Grotesque Immorality of Mainstream Islamic Ethics (Part 4)
I am a Canadian ex-Muslim. In Part 4 of this series of articles I will address the impermissibility of common child adoption in Islamic theology. Parts 1, 2 and 3 of series of articles can be found here and here and here. The laudable tradition of child adoption as commonly practiced in non-Islamic societies is […]