The claim here is that the mosque is much bigger than it seems to be, and so social distancing rules can be observed and large numbers of men can still attend the mosque. This is unlikely on its face, as many, if not most, churches in Germany were built in the days when there were […]
Popular Muslim preacher Zakir Naik: ‘Every child is born a Muslim’
This is not an “extremist” view. A hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “Every child is born on Islam, but his parents make him a Jew and a Christian, just as a beast is born whole.” It continues “Do you find some among them (born) maimed? The people asked: Messenger of Allah! What do you think about […]
Pakistan threatens to imprison two US-based Ahmadi Muslims for 10 years for ‘blasphemy’ on US-based website
Two Ahmadiyya Muslims in the U.S., Amjad Mahmood Khan and Harris Zafar, are being threatened by the government of Pakistan with prison sentences of up to a decade if they fail to remove what the Pakistani government calls a “blasphemous” website, TrueIslam.com, which is based in the U.S. Khan and Zafar are the spokesmen […]
Swiss government calls on voters to reject nationwide burqa ban in upcoming referendum
A nationwide referendum on the banning of the burqa/niqab (full facial coverings) takes place in Switzerland on March 7. The burqa and niqab have no place in any society that upholds equality between males and females, and in societies which want to protect national security. As long as loyalty to identity politics, which loyalty hinges […]
Why Does Anis Ali, a Muslim, Wear a Sikh Kara?
A curious story recently appeared in the British Daily Mail about one Anis Ali, a Muslim train driver at Heathrow who brought suit for “religious discrimination” because he had heard after the fact about training for drivers that involved a mock-terrorist attack, in which the “suspicious package” that had been planted had a sign on […]
Athens archbishop’s criticism of Islam referred to ‘distortion’ of it by a ‘handful of extreme fundamentalists’
There is no doubt, from its scriptures, doctrines, and 1,400-year history, that Islam is a political system as well as a religion. It is understandable that the archdiocese would release this clarification in light of the denunciations of the archbishop by Muslim groups in Greece. They don’t want any violence from Muslims who believe that […]
Nigeria: Child Protection Bill exempts Muslim girls, so that they can be married off as children
No surprise here. Child marriage has abundant attestation in Islamic tradition and law. Turkey’s directorate of religious affairs (Diyanet) said in January 2018 that under Islamic law, girls as young as nine can marry. “Islam has no age barrier in marriage and Muslims have no apology for those who refuse to accept this” — Ishaq Akintola, professor of […]
Tiny minority of extremists keeps growing: France detains seven more Muslims in probe of teacher’s beheading
Apparently the idea that “blasphemers” should be murdered is not only rooted in Islamic law, but rather widespread among Muslims in France. But it is still “Islamophobic” to notice such things. “French police detain 7 in probe of teacher’s beheading,” by John Leicester, Associated Press, January 12, 2021: LE PECQ, France — French anti-terrorism police […]
The Conflict Between Secular Law and Sharia Is Getting Harder to Ignore
The terrorist attacks that took place in France and Austria because a French teacher had used Muhammad cartoons as an example of freedom of expression brought the issue of Islam and its compatibility with other societies back to the fore. But it also highlighted the topic of Muslims’ ability to assimilate and embrace the basic […]
Nigeria: Kano state ban on sale and consumption of alcohol binding on Christians as well as Muslims
Sharia apologists in the West routinely claim that Sharia, when imposed upon a given area, applies only to Muslims, not to any non-Muslims who may live there. Reality again and again proves otherwise. “Kano Sharia Law Against Sale, Consumption Of Alcohol Binding On Muslims, Christians –State Hisbah Chief,” Sahara Reporters, January 12, 2021 (thanks to […]