New in PJ Media: Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb, who as grand imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar is the foremost cleric in Sunni Islam, met up again with his pal Pope Francis in Bahrain on Friday and gave us one of the best episodes yet of their ongoing buddy-movie series. Whenever these two get together, they always serve […]
Grand Imam of al-Azhar to Pope Francis: ‘Islam is a religion of peace and equality’
“The Prophet said, ‘War is deceit.’” (Bukhari 4.52.269) “Grand Imam Lectures Francis On ‘True’ Islam,” by Jules Gomes, ChurchMilitant.com, November 4, 2022: MANAMA, Bahrain (ChurchMilitant.com) – The grand imam of Al-Azhar offered a robust defense of “true” Islam before Pope Francis at the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue on the first day of the pontiff’s apostolic journey to […]
India: Hindu spokesman claims Muhammad spread Islam ‘not with sword but with his good character’
Here are a few statements attributed to this man of good character in the Hadith: “I have been made victorious through terror.” (Bukhari 4:52.220) “Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war…When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one […]
France: Masses for man killed ‘in name of Allah’ held before and after ‘Festive Meeting of Christians and Muslims’
Do those who are holding this “festive meeting” believe that it will move Muslims to discard the doctrine of jihad and live as equals with Christians and others in France? Maybe they do. But if so, they’re in for a rude awakening. “Alban Gervaise, military doctor whose throat was cut by Mohamed L. in front […]
India: Catholic churches host Ramadan meals and prayers, ring bells to herald breaking of the fast
More fruitless and self-defeating dialogue. Remarks from me below. “Priests Convene Ramadan Prayer In Churches,” by Jules Gomes, ChurchMilitant.com, May 11, 2022: MUMBAI, India (ChurchMilitant.com) – Faithful Catholics are slamming the archbishop of Bombay after churches hosted Ramadan meals and prayers and rang church bells to usher in the breaking of the Islamic fast. Hindus ridiculed Catholics […]
Pope Francis celebrates ‘unity in diversity’ as Muslim persecution of Christians escalates worldwide
Few Christians in the West say anything about the Muslim persecution of Christians, and those who do generally ignore the root causes of that persecution. They don’t want to harm the “Muslim-Christian dialogue” in which they place so much hope, and which has not saved one single Christian from being murdered. Robert McManus, Roman Catholic […]
Latter-Day Saints issue official pamphlet to help Mormons understand and treat Muslims better
This is nice, although I do wonder where and how Mormons are mistreating Muslims in the first place. Also: where is the pamphlet published by an Islamic group helping them understand and treat Mormons better? Right: such a pamphlet does not exist, and will not exist. The outreach and dialogue always and in every case […]
Orthodox archbishop tells Pope about Turkish ethnic cleansing of Cyprus, asks for his support
Pope Francis will say nothing to Turkey about this. Why not? Because doing so would harm his fruitless and illusory “dialogue.” And he would never, ever risk hurting that. More of my comments below. “Cyprus Prelate Stuns Pope with Turkish Bomb,” by Jules Gomes, ChurchMilitant.com, December 6, 2021: NICOSIA, Cyprus (ChurchMilitant.com) – The Orthodox archbishop […]
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh claims Qur’an says ‘women are equal to men’ and calls non-Muslims ‘brothers in humanity’
Al-Tayeb said: “No one can deprive a woman of a single one of her rights, which were established by Islam, and which are found in a clear and concise sentence in the Qur’an: ‘Women are equal to men.’” I’ve searched all over for this “clear and concise sentence,” and I do not find it. The […]
Archbishop of Canterbury decries Christians’ ‘history of sin of force,’ says to Muslims: ‘Let us be people of peace’
From the looks of this article, Welby didn’t say a word about Muslims’ history of “the tragic sin of force,” or about the ongoing Muslim persecution of Christians in Nigeria and elsewhere today. Nor does there seem to have been any reciprocal appeal from any Muslim leader. The outreach, in this case as in every […]