Letting the police know who’s the boss. “Ramadan chaos in Coventry Road as police attacked and chased during crackdown on illegal traders,” BirminghamLive, April 16, 2023 Angry chants, pig noises and blaring car horns echoed down Coventry Road as police were chased away trying to speak to pop-up market traders. On what was supposed to […]
Malaysia: Fatwa in Selangor state forbids Muslims from entering churches
The Qur’an says: “O you who believe, the idolaters only are unclean.” (9:28). Christians are considered idolaters because of the doctrines of the divinity of Christ and the Holy Trinity, although the Qur’an betrays a lack of understanding of what the Trinity actually is: “And when Allah said, O Jesus, son of Mary, did you […]
Pakistan: Muslim parliamentarians pressure Hindu colleague to convert to Islam
While we are used to reports of regular Hindu citizens in Pakistan being threatened and forced to convert to Islam, turns out parliamentarians of other non-Islamic faiths aren’t safe in Pakistan either. Recently, a video from Pakistan, showing Hindu lawmaker Danish Kumar narrating the harassment he has endured for his faith, has surfaced on social […]
Sharia Netherlands: Prosecutors investigate man who tore Qur’an ‘on suspicion of insulting Muslims’
An article of Dutch penal code “states that deliberately insulting a group of people because of their religion or belief is a crime.” All right. But do you really think that if Edwin Wagensveld had torn a Bible that he would be being investigated today? This is all about wanting to keep Muslims in the […]
Turkey summons Danish envoy over Qur’an burning: ‘It is unacceptable to allow these vile attacks’
“It is unacceptable to allow these vile attacks under the pretext of freedom of expression, despite all our warnings.” Note the threat. Note also the dismissal of the freedom of expression. It’s just a “pretext” to allow insults to Islam. But why should Islam, above all other belief systems, be protected from insult by those […]
Minneapolis changes noise ordinance to allow Islamic call to prayer over loudspeakers five times a day
The adhan, prayed in Arabic, repeats “Allahu akbar” six times, “I testify that there is no god but Allah” three times, and “I testify that Muhammad is Allah’s prophet” twice. Dr. Gavin Ashenden, former chaplain to the British queen, who resigned his position in protest against a Qur’an reading in a Scottish church, observed that “the Muslim […]
Belgium: Supermarket ad shows employees skipping snack in solidarity with Muslim coworker’s Ramadan fast
The principle is always and everywhere the same: in Muslim countries, one should conform one’s behavior to suit Muslim sensibilities. And in non-Muslim countries, one should conform one’s behavior to suit Muslim sensibilities. “Ramadan, an important opportunity for Belgian supermarkets,” translated from “Le Ramadan, une opportunité importante pour les supermarchés belges,” Bladi, April 8, 2023 […]
‘Islamophobia’ in Sweden: Muslim leader complains about city food festival being held during Ramadan
This kind of complaint highlights the fact that there is actually very little “Islamophobia,” in the sense of prejudice against Muslims, in Sweden or elsewhere in the West. Thus imaginary slights such as this one have to be elevated into major incidents. And as for the food festival itself, the people participating aren’t Muslims, so […]
Australia: First Muslim minister of New South Wales, Jihad Deb, takes oath on Qur’an
Australia’s first Muslim Minister of New South Wales is Jihad Deb. Although he grew up in Australia, he decided to swear in on the Qur’an in honor of his faith. We have seen a similar trend in America, where Keith Ellison and then Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar took their oath of office for the […]
Sweden: Police dispute court’s ruling allowing for Qur’an burning, want such burnings banned
I’m no fan of book burnings, but they are a matter of free expression. If the police prevail in this and Qur’an-burning is banned, the door will be opened to all manner of violent intimidation in other areas. Jihadis will have seen that it worked, and be encouraged to employ the tactic more liberally. “The […]