The author of this article, Zaid Nabulsi, several years ago wrote a piece entitled, “Zionism is an Incurable Disease of the Mind.” So he is not exactly a sober, thoughtful reformer. And in this piece he is sure that the negative aspects of Islam don’t come from Muhammad, but he can’t seem to decide whether […]
Video: Sisi’s Remarkable Speech on Dangers of Islamic “Thinking”
[Via RaymondIbrahim.com] The video of Egyptian President Sisi discussing how Islamic “thinking is antagonizing the entire world” can be viewed below. If English subtitles do not appear click “CC” in bottom-right-hand corner.
Egypt’s Sisi: “We are in need of a religious revolution”
The speech that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi recently made calling for Islamic reform is getting quite a bit of attention, and warrants close examination. Here are the excerpts that Raymond Ibrahim posted here at Jihad Watch a few days ago, with my comments interspersed: I am referring here to the religious clerics. We have […]
Egypt’s Sisi: Islamic “thinking” is “antagonizing the entire world”
[Via RaymondIbrahim.com] Speaking before Al-Azhar and the Awqaf Ministry on New Year’s Day, 2015, in connection to Prophet Muhammad’s upcoming birthday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a vocal supporter for a renewed vision of Islam, made what must be his most forceful and impassioned plea to date on the subject. Among other things, Sisi said […]
Islam’s ‘Protestant Reformation’
[The following article was originally published by PJ Media in two parts] In order to prevent a clash of civilizations, or worse, Islam must reform. This is the contention of many Western peoples. And, pointing to Christianity’s Protestant Reformation as proof that Islam can also reform, many are optimistic. Overlooked by most, however, is that […]
Iraq: Muslim cleric who stood against terrorism is gunned down
Here yet again we see why there are not more genuine Muslim reformers. Sheikh Abdullah al-Hassan was murdered in Mosul; similarly, last year in Morocco Ahmed Assid said: “To call [upon people] to follow Islam by the use of violence and constraint is an act of terrorism.” For that, he has been condemned, declared a […]
Sisi calls for “modern, comprehensive understanding of the religion of Islam”
The latest Muslim Martin Luther, taking up the tattered crown from the cynical, deceptive Tariq Ramadan, is Egypt’s General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who has called for a reformation within Islam. Such a reformation is certainly urgently needed, and even in calling for it, Sisi has gone much farther than the Muslim Brotherhood scion Ramadan ever […]