“There is no compulsion in religion,” according to Qur’an 2:256, but in reality, Islamic law is rife with means of coercion directed at unbelievers, whom Qur’an 9:29 offers the options of conversion, subjugation, or war. For that matter, “compulsion” is ultimately in the eye of the person in power doing the compelling, and rationalizations abound […]
Maldives: Fears of resurgence of female genital mutilation
The common factor in the persistence of female genital mutilation outside of Africa is the Shafi’i school of Islamic jurisprudence, which holds the practice to be obligatory. The Maldives has been on a fast track here of late toward intensified observance of Sharia, and the government has already ruled with respect to Sharia’s criminal punishments […]
Bra jihad: Somali jihadists who forbade bras allow women to wear them fitted with explosives
Another bright idea from the boobs at al-Shabaab. “Attack claims 2 Kenyan soldiers, 11 Shabaab,” by Bernard Momanyi for Capital FM, January 23: NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 23 — Two Kenyan soldiers were killed in Somalia on Sunday in a major attack that also left 11 Al Shabaab militants dead. Military Spokesman Emmanuel Chirchir said a […]
Human Rights Watch: Violence against religious minorities in Indonesia “surges”
Wherever there arises a renewed interest in Sharia, the observable effect is that tolerance decreases and harassment increases, and violent persecution often results with the aim of putting the unbelievers in their supposed place. “Violence against Indonesia’s religious minorities surges -HRW,” from by Thin Lei Win for AlertNet, January 24 (thanks to The Religion of […]
Sharia court orders expulsion of three Christian clergymen in Indian-controlled Kashmir
The case against Rev. Khanna for daring to baptize seven converts from Islam continues to grind on, and the question remains: whose law is supreme in Kashmir? Indian law, or the local Sharia courts? They have also tried to get rid of Fr. Borst before. They have had it in for him for a long […]
Israel: Hamas lawmakers arrested after hiding in Red Cross compound
In the West, the neutral and non-combatant nature of charities like the Red Cross is sacred, and along with ethical considerations, is meant in part to protect it from becoming a target in war. Under Islamic law, there is no such distinction: charity also exists to aid those fighting in Allah’s cause (Qur’an 9:60). It […]
EU bans Iranian oil imports
At long last, a sense of urgency and of what is at stake has set in with regard to Iran’s nuclear program. If Iran were really in it for the electricity, why would it waste time and money bending over backwards in secrecy and subterfuge? They would not commit economic suicide just to mess with […]
Indonesia: Islamic groups launch search to find church service at a Christian home and disrupt it
Is there still actually a government in Jakarta? One could be forgiven for doubting, in yet another episode of the Yasmin Church saga. The great irony for the Islamic supremacist thugs here is that their prolonged persecution of the Yasmin Church has made it, and its perseverance, known to the world. By trying to make […]
Egypt: New member of parliament swears to abide by Sharia
According to Article 2 of the existing constitution, which is not likely to budge from the next one, Islam is the religion of state, Arabic the official language, and Sharia the basis for legislation, so the improvised addition to the oath is somewhat redundant. Still, some form of Islamic supremacist touchdown dance was probably inevitable. […]
Shocker: “Antisemitic discourse and incitement have become more extreme and violent” since the “Arab Spring”
But hey, now, all of these remarks have surely been “taken out of context.” That’s what we’re always told. “Arab Spring sees rise in anti-Semitism,” by Gil Shefler for the Jerusalem Post, January 22: There has been an increase in anti-Semitism in the Middle East in the wake of the Arab Spring, according to a […]