What could possibly go wrong? The real problem is “Islamophobia.” “Pakistan removes thousands of names from terrorist watch list: Report,” PTI, April 21, 2020: NEW YORK: Pakistan has quietly removed around 1,800 terrorists from its watch list, including that of the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, ahead of a new […]
Pakistan: Muslim cleric says coronavirus pandemic was caused by “immodest women”
The underlying assumption here is that the coronavirus is an expression of Allah’s wrath against those who do not obey his laws. So the solution is to implement Sharia. This kind of thinking leads to jihad violence, because a hadith depicts Muhammad telling his followers that no deed is greater than jihad (Bukhari 56.4.2785), which […]
Muslims begin massive anti-India campaign, targeting Hindus for “Islamophobia”
India’s Islamization problem is rooted in bitter history and current antagonisms. Its Citizenship Amendment Act, along with its warnings about the COVID-19 super-spreader, Tablighi Jamaat, have now become the pretext for a massive propaganda campaign, which in turn has led to a witch-hunt against Indians living in Islamic countries. The vicious campaign is spreading across […]
Pakistan mosques to stay open for Ramadan: “The mosque is a safe place. I am not afraid of the coronavirus.”
The government of Pakistan has decided to capitulate to Islamic clerics and leave mosques open for Ramadan, with the hope that its citizens will decide for themselves to stay home and pray, or otherwise be careful not to spread coronavirus, should they decide to attend mosque. Guidelines were provided “which includes keeping six feet distances […]
Pakistan: Christians facing starvation for refusing to convert to Islam
Jihad Watch reported at the beginning of this month that Saylani Welfare International Trust in Karachi was denying food aid to poor Hindus and Christians amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The reason for this is that Zakat, Islamic alms giving (one of Islam’s five pillars), is reserved for Muslims.” Then came the report that Christians and […]
Pakistan: Amid coronavirus, government launches “Islam friendly” action plan to keep mosques open for Ramadan
While deciding to keep all mosques open, the Pakistani government vowed to adhere to “precautionary measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.” How they intend to do this is unclear. And here’s the real comfort: the President of Pakistan, Imran Khan, “assured the clergy that he would soon announce a special worship day called […]
US Commission on International Religious Freedom: Denial of food to Christians in Pakistan ‘reprehensible’
This is refreshing. During the previous administration, the USCIRF would likely have responded to this by opening an inquiry into “Islamophobia.” “Denial of food to Hindus, Christians in Pakistan ‘reprehensible’: US government,” by Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, Economic Times, April 14, 2020: New Delhi : The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has stated that […]
Pakistan: 1000s of Muslims gather in mosques, 60% of coronavirus cases linked to Muslims going to Islamic gatherings
“Our prayer leader told us that the virus can’t infect us the way it does Western people.” Even if people who think this way get infected, they won’t change their way of thinking. They will just assume they had displeased Allah in other ways, and redouble their efforts to please him. That’s why these kinds […]
Pakistan: Hindu family in Karachi forced to convert to Islam amid COVID-19 outbreak
Islamic tolerance. The Qur’an says “There is no compulsion in religion” (2:256). However, what constitutes “compulsion” is in the eye of the beholder. The institutionalized subjugation of the dhimma, with its regular humiliation and harassment, from which one can be freed for the simple price of converting to Islam, is not considered compulsion. Remember Steve […]
Pakistan: Muslims pelt female police officer with stones for trying to stop Friday prayer in mosque over coronavirus
In late March, there was this in Islamabad: “‘We don’t believe in coronavirus, we believe in Allah. Whatever happens, it happens from Allah,’ said Altaf Khan, as worshippers wearing masks arrived for Friday prayers in the capital Islamabad.” And now this incident in Karachi. There is no reasoning with this kind of fanaticism, as those […]