Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Indonesian jihadist asks Muslims not to commit jihad at home: “If you want to do jihad, do it in another country such as Palestine, where Islamic people need help”

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Go misunderstand Islam somewhere else, will ya? “Umar Patek Asks Muslims Not to Commit Acts of Terrorism in Indonesia,” by Bayu Marhaenjati for the Jakarta Globe, June 7 (thanks to all who sent this in): Indonesian terror suspect Umar Patek on Thursday called on all Muslim activists not to commit acts of terrorism in Indonesia. […]

Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian show after Muslim threats

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When I wrote before about Islamic supremacist opposition to Lady Gaga in modern, moderate Indonesia, some people noted that Christians there opposed her as well, and asserted that any non-Muslim society with a healthy regard for decent values would not allow to her to perform, either. Society, some argued, should hold the good, not freedom, […]

Indonesia: Dozens of Christians flee as Muslims set fire to their houses

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Oh, the rampant Islamophobia! “Maluku, Christian neighborhood attacked,” by Mathias Hariyadi for Asia News, May 16 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Jakarta (AsiaNews) – For the third straight day there have been attacks in Ambon (Moluccas), where last night a group of unidentified persons set fire to houses and motorbikes in a predominantly Christian neighborhood. AsiaNews […]

Indonesia: Muslim mob throws stones and bags of urine at Christians at Ascension Day service

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Will the Islamophobia never end? Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Hardliners in Bekasi Throw Stones at Ascension Day Service,” by Camelia Pasandaran for the Jakarta Globe, May 17 (thanks to Twostellas): A mob of Islamic hard-liners threw stones and bags of urine at the HKBP Filadelphia congreagation of the Batak Christian Protestant Church […]

Lady Gaga gagged in moderate Indonesia after Islamic opposition

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Modern, moderate Indonesia is not moderate enough to tolerate this “envoy of the devil’s child.” “Lady Gaga gagged in Indonesia after Islamic opposition,” from Reuters, May 15: (Reuters) – Pop star Lady Gaga has been refused a permit to perform in the Indonesian capital next month over security concerns, police said on Tuesday, after Islamic […]

Moderate Indonesia: 17 churches closed in Sharia province of Aceh

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These church closings are taking place in Aceh, the province where Sharia is being implemented. Clearly it is being implemented by Misunderstanders of Sharia who don’t know that it is benign, tolerant, and fully compatible with the values enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Church Row a “˜Dark Time” […]

Indonesia: Police do nothing to protect Ahmadiyah mosque from Islamic Defenders Front attacks

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The Ahmadis are considered heretics by mainstream Muslims, in part because they eschew violent jihad (but not dawah or Sharia). So this apparently means that they deserve no police protection from Muslim thugs, even in modern, moderate Indonesia, that paragon of Islamic tolerance. “Indonesia: Police Failed to Protect Ahmadiyah Mosque from Attacks,” by William Gomes […]

After getting physically attacked in Indonesia, Irshad Manji starts to realize that maybe it isn’t as “moderate” as she thought

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Hugh Fitzgerald said it back in 2008: “Irshad Manji has certainly created her own private Islam. She is the child of Asian refugees from Uganda. She has never lived in a Muslim society. She has always enjoyed the freedoms of the West. But she feels, out of filial piety, and perhaps for other reasons, that […]

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