What? A Muslim cleric? But how could this be? How could a man who has dedicated his life to understanding Islam properly and communicating it effectively somehow get the idea that his religion calls for violence against non-Muslims? It’s blazingly obvious to non-Muslims such as Pope Francis, Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron that Islam teaches […]
Indonesia: Muslims raid village, murder four Christians, burn church and six Christian homes
Here at Jihad Watch we have posted innumerable stories like this one over the years, and never once have posted a story about Christians raiding a Muslim village, killing Muslims and burning down a mosque. That would never happen and should never happen. But it is evidence of the prevailing madness in the world today […]
50,000 Muslims in Bangladesh, 2,000 in Indonesia demonstrate against Muhammad cartoons
When have we seen crowds of comparable size protesting against the supposed “hijacking” of the peaceful religion of Islam by jihad terrorists? Right, never. In July 2016, a much smaller than anticipated crowd showed up at a Muslims Against ISIS rally in Washington, D.C. There are thousands of Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan, but only 100 […]
Indonesia: Man jailed on blasphemy charges for ripping Qur’an apart
“Last year, Indonesia’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by an ethnic Chinese Buddhist woman who was sentenced to 18 months in jail for complaining about the volume of a mosque’s call to prayer. The case fuelled fears that Indonesia’s moderate brand of Islam was coming under threat from increasingly influential radicals.” No kidding, really? But […]
Indonesia: Central Lombok regency uses coronavirus as pretext to mandate niqab for civil servants
The regent of Central Lombok in Indonesia, Moh. Suhaili Fadhil Thohir, has imposed “a new dress code for female civil servants.” It is now mandatory that all female Muslim civil servants wear the niqab — the “Islamic face covering instead of a face mask as part of the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. He also […]
Indonesia: Women wanted by local authorities for cycling in “sexy clothes”
The alleged offence caused by these women is due to the Islamic tenets which strip women of their equal rights and objectify them, and which are strictly enforced in Sharia-adherent Aceh: (Quran 24:31) And tell the believing women to reduce of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that […]
Indonesia: Coronavirus restrictions eased so couple could be lashed in Sharia state of Aceh for premarital sex
As with so many applications of Islamic law, we see here again that Sharia is an empire of fear, with virtue enforced by draconian punishments that make people too afraid to step out of line. Behind the Islamic moral critique of the West is not genuine virtue, but people cringing in fear of getting arrested, […]
Indonesia: Muslim brothers hack their 16-year-old sister to death with machete for having sexual relations
There is no justification for a 45-year-old man having sex with a 16-year-old girl. But there is likewise no justification for murdering the 16-year-old girl. The article below says that it is unusual for this to happen in Indonesia, but given the sanction honor killing has in Islamic law, it’s not all that surprising. According […]
Indonesia: Islamic Defenders Front breaks up church meeting, threatens worshipers, attacks one
Imagine if Christians anywhere broke up a gathering for Islamic prayer, which would never happen and should never happen. It would be front-page news for weeks. But no one will take any particular notice of this news from “moderate” Indonesia. “Indonesia Islamists Breakup House Church Meeting,” by Stefan J. Bos, BosNewsLife, April 21, 2020 (thanks […]
Indonesia: Police won’t bring murder charges in case of transgender woman burned to death
“Indonesian police said on Wednesday they would not bring murder charges against suspects accused of killing a transgender woman by dousing her with petrol and setting her on fire.” This despite the fact that six people were suspected of “unintentionally” burning her to death. The rage and violence against this person was likely rooted in […]