“Whoever changes his religion should be executed.” Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, said that. Note also that these murderers recited passages from the Qur’an. This is the sort of story that gives the lie to the common claim by Islamic apologists in the West that Islam has no death penalty for apostasy. But where are […]
UK to send converts from Islam to Christianity back to Afghanistan despite fears that they’ll be killed
It is stories like this that make the smooth deceptions of Muslim spokesmen such as Salam al-Marayati, M. Cherif Bassiouni, and Ali Eteraz so dangerous. They assure us that Islam has no death penalty for apostasy, despite Muhammad’s words, “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.” Credulous officials, like these British authorities, believe these […]
Egyptian convert from Islam to Christianity flees Syria, seeks asylum in France
How odd. Islamic scholars such as Salam al-Marayati, M. Cherif Bassiouni, and Ali Eteraz assure us that Islam has no death penalty for apostasy, despite Muhammad’s words, “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.” Misunderstanders of this Islamic tolerance of apostasy appear to be so numerous that Maher El-Gohary is seeking asylum in France, […]
Somalia: Muslims murder convert from Islam to Christianity
Somehow these two “Muslim extremists” got the crazy idea that a Muslim who converted to Christianity should be killed. You would almost get the idea that Islam has a death penalty for apostasy, and that Muhammad’s dictum “If anyone changes his religion, kill him” was actually taken seriously among Muslims. It sure is good that […]
Another King failure: Former Muslims excluded from his hearings on Muslim radicalization
The courageous ex-Muslim Nonie Darwish expands on criticisms that Pamela Geller and I have made of the unfortunate politically correct cast of the King hearings on Muslim “radicalization.” “Former Muslims Excluded From King Hearings,” by Nonie Darwish in FrontPage, March 17 (thanks to Inexion): I have admiration and respect for Congressman Peter King and I […]
Sweden: Imam denounced as apostate for working with Church of Sweden
Two concerned women priests with the Church of Sweden have rightly expressed concerns over whether the imam genuinely shares the same “core values” with the Church. For reasons Mark Durie explained here, there is also the matter of Islamic Friday prayers to be held in a church-owned facility. In any event, the penalty for apostasy […]
Afghanistan: Yet another convert from Islam to Christianity facing execution
“If the crime is not cited in the criminal code, then the case has to be referred to the Islamic Shariah law.” And while Hamas-linked CAIR and allied groups gull ignorant non-Muslims into thinking that the Oklahoma and Tennessee laws against Sharia are discriminatory and unnecessary, people like Shoaib Assadullah may offer a different perspective. […]
Afghanistan: Red Cross worker arrested for converting from Islam to Christianity released from prison
They must have released him because they finally realized that killing someone for leaving Islam was a Misunderstanding of the Religion of Peace. Actually, this story shows yet again that international pressure and public agitation works. An update on this story. “Aid Worker Arrested for Being Christian Is Released From Afghanistan Prison,” by Diane Macedo […]
Kashmir: Muslims burn down Christian school over rumor that Muslim converted to Christianity
After a series of threatening phone calls. Clearly these Misunderstanders of Islam didn’t get the memo saying that Islam is tolerant and has no penalty for those who leave the fold. “Kashmir: a Christian school burnt down in Srinagar. Islamic militants suspected,” by Nirmala Carvalho for Asia News, February 24 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Srinagar […]
Somalia: Misunderstanders of Islam murder convert from Islam to Christianity
Somehow these poor folks got the idea that Islam mandates a death penalty for apostasy. If only they had listened to Hamas-linked CAIR or any number of other Muslim groups in the U.S.! “Islamic Radicals Kill Christian Convert in Somalia,” by Alison Matheson for the Christian Post, February 24: A Christian convert from Islam has […]