Islamic apologists in the West, if they say anything about this at all, will claim that Brunei is implementing a strict interpretation of Sharia, and that other interpretations are more humane. However, everywhere Sharia has been implemented, it looks pretty much the same: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Sudan, the Islamic State, etc. There are so many […]
Three Muslim countries — Somalia, Tajikistan, and Brunei — now banning Christmas celebrations
“The ban is ridiculous. It projects this image that Islam does not respect the rights of other religions to celebrate their faith.” Uh, yeah. “Christmas celebrations banned in Somalia, Tajikistan and Brunei,” Guardian, December 23, 2015: The governments of three countries – Somalia, Tajikistan and Brunei – have banned Christmas celebrations this year, with punishments […]
Brunei bans public Christmas celebrations, including wearing Santa hats
Islamic law forbids public display of Infidel religious celebrations. “Brunei bans Christmas celebrations in public, including wearing Santa hats,” by Lindsay Murdoch, Sydney Morning Herald, December 21, 2015: Oil-rich Brunei has banned public celebrations of Christmas, including sending festive greetings and the wearing of Santa Claus hats. Muslims seen celebrating Christmas and non-Muslims found to […]
Brunei bans Christmas, raided restaurants that put up decorations
“Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.” — Barack Obama “BORNEO SHOCK! After ‘hudud’, Brunei bans public celebration of Christmas,” Malaysia Chronicle, January 9, 2015: KUALA LUMPUR – Officials in Brunei have banned the public celebration of the Christmas holiday, the country’s Religious Affairs Department confirmed yesterday after reports emerged that the authorities raided restaurants […]
US says Brunei Sharia violates international norms
Now wait a minute. The Sharia that Brunei is implementing, including “stoning and other punishments,” is no different from the Sharia that is already in place in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and elsewhere. Is the Obama Administration really going on record saying that Sharia violates international human rights norms? Is “Islamophobia” seeping into its highest levels? […]
Obama rewards Brunei’s Sharia Sultan with fast-track trade deal
One thing that must be said about Obama: he’s consistent. He has been perfectly consistent throughout his presidency in supporting pro-Sharia Islamic supremacist regimes, and so this comes as no surprise. What is surprising about it is where this article comes from: Michelangelo Signorile is the Editor-at-large at HuffPost Gay Voices. So now gays are […]
Video: Robert Spencer on Sun TV on Sharia, Boko Haram and the Sultan of Brunei
Last night on Michael Coren’s Sun TV show I discussed these topics with guest host Alex Pierson (summary and video courtesy AlohaSnackbar01): 1) Islamophobia! The international community finally – finally! – wakes up to the threat posed by Boko Haram after the Islamic jihad group kidnaps hundreds of young girls in Nigeria. Whatever ever happened […]
Sharia Brunei: ‘Stone the gays’ law to be phased in starting today
Yet gay advocates in the U.S. such as Theresa Sparks and Chris Stedman attacked Pamela Geller and me for calling attention to the institutionalized mistreatment of gays under Islamic law. Their gay advocacy doesn’t extend to standing up to Sharia oppression of gays, even though that oppression is far more virulent and violent than anything […]
Brunei implements Sharia: Non-Muslim citizens forbidden to drink in public even when abroad
“‘It is not the local authorities’ responsibility to go to every other country in the hope of keeping tabs of these misconducts committed by citizens and permanent residents of Brunei’, essentially clarifying that those who have committed such crimes will be charged should a complaint be made against them by the nation’s citizens or permanent […]
Brunei under Sharia will deny Christians religious freedom: “There will be no baptisms. There is not a lot we can do about it.”
As Brunei implements Sharia this month, Christians there are worried that they will be denied basic rights — and they will be, as Islamic law mandates a second-class status for non-Muslims, with Muslims enjoying rights and privileges to which non-Muslims are not privy. But the global “human rights community” is unconcerned about this institutionalized bigotry […]