The only clear message that is being consistently sent out to the Chinese Communist Party, along with America’s other worst enemies, is that America is now led by a president who is tied to a party which seeks America’s demise. Any enemy will seek to take advantage of the grave situation in which America finds […]
Indonesia: Muslims accuse nightlife chain of blasphemy for offering free bottle of gin to men named Muhammad
Sometimes you just wanna say, “Sheesh, fellas, lighten up, already,” but that’s probably blasphemous, too. “Indonesia nightlife chain Holywings accused of blasphemy after using ‘Muhammad’ in marketing campaign,” by Anne Grace Savitha, Malay Mail, June 24, 2022: PETALING JAYA, June 24 — Indonesian nightlife chain Holywings has issued an apology after backlash over what has […]
Indonesia: Muslim legislator enraged over ‘insulting’ non-halal cuisine, demands restaurant be closed
Guspardi Gaus says that “Nasi Padang with various menus is a culinary product from Minangkabau and is guaranteed to be a halal food.” He complains that “even in the statement on Babiambo’s Instagram account, he proudly stated that it was the first non-halal desert food in Indonesia.” But if the food is clearly announced to […]
Indonesia: Muslim university student plotted jihad massacre at police station and may have targeted a church
“Indeed, Allah has bought from the believers their lives and their wealth, because the garden will be theirs, they will fight in the way of Allah and will kill and be killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) “Indonesian student ‘admits plotting suicide attack,’” UCA News, May 26, 2022: An Indonesian student arrested by anti-terrorism forces has admitted being […]
Indonesia: Muslim clerics demand Christian be ‘punished severely’ for calling for removal of intolerant Quran verses
That’ll show him Islamic tolerance, all right. “Indonesian govt targets ‘blasphemous’ Christian cleric,” by Konradus Epa, UCA News, March 17, 2022: Indonesia’s government and top Muslim clerical body have demanded police take action against a Protestant pastor for insulting Islam after he allegedly urged the religious affairs minister to remove 300 verses from the Quran. Reverend […]
Indonesia: At least 198 Islamic boarding schools have ties to jihadist networks
Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency chief Boy Rafli Amar reports that “at least 198 Islamic boarding schools have ties to terrorist networks.” Training jihadists at Muslim boarding schools in Indonesia isn’t a new phenomenon. It isn’t about “infiltrating,” either, as the title of the article below suggests. It is a calculated effort by the founders, funders […]
Indonesia: Woman flogged 100 times for adultery, her male partner gets only 15 lashes
“The adulterer and the adulteress, lash each one of them a hundred times. And do not let pity for the two prevent you from obedience to Allah, if you believe in Allah and the last day. And let a group of believers witness their punishment.” (Qur’an 24:2) But she confessed, you see, and he didn’t. […]
Indonesia: Muslim kicks offerings at eruption site, ‘These incurred Allah’s wrath’
This kind of thinking leads to, among other things, jihad activity. There is no deed greater than jihad: a hadith has a man asking Muhammad, “Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward).” Muhammad replied, “I do not find such a deed.” (Bukhari 56.4.2785) Thus if someone wants to win Allah’s […]
Indonesia: Member of top Ulema Council arrested for raising funds for jihad group behind Bali jihad massacre
No matter how many Islamic leaders — both political leaders and clerics — actively stoke the jihad or are themselves involved, the West maintains its blind spot. No other religious ideology promotes violent expansionism and rewards people for waging war against other groups because they are different. And no other religion prescribes such actions in […]
Indonesia: Couple flogged publicly for extramarital affair in Sharia-compliant Aceh province
A man and a woman in Indonesia’s Banda Aceh city, on Wednesday, November 10, were given 17 lashes publicly for having an extramarital affair, which is a moral offense as per Sharia, which is enforced in the city. The man and the woman were individually brought into the area, which is features a gallery […]