Akbar Ahmed, the Pakistani high commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland and the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, is thrilled about Todd Green’s “generous and brilliantly insightful” review of his book Journey into Europe: In it, Green, a longtime propagator of the “Islamophobia” myth and open foe of the freedom […]
Minneapolis: Park Board member takes oath on Qur’an, pledges to “serve all the needs of all the creation of Allah”
A.K. Hassan, a Muslim migrant from Somalia, signs a statement on the Qur’an, pledging to “be careful to serve all the needs of all the creation of Allah.” There are, of course, numerous calls within the Qur’an to wage war against and subjugate unbelievers (cf. 9:29), as well as permission to deceive Infidels to guard […]
Austria: Woman who complained about loud Islamic prayers in her hospital room told to see a psychologist
“I am appalled that in Austria you have to adapt to a foreign culture and not the other way around. And nobody is defending against it. Instead, the Austrians are sent to a psychologist.” Yes, because Austria isn’t diverse enough yet. “Austria: Woman who complained about Muslim prayers told to see a psychologist,” Voice of […]
Ex-imam says Muslim call to prayer “shows power and control over the country”
Tomas Samuel’s analysis holds true not just for the call to prayer in Sweden, but all over the West. “Ex-Imam about Muslim prayer call: ‘Shows power and control over the country,’” translated from “Ex-imam om muslimska böneutrop: ‘Visar på makt och kontroll över landet,’” by Anna Ernius, Samtiden, February 23, 2018: ISLAM. A mosque in […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Svenska Islamiska Dagbladet, Or, Just The Last Few Weeks In Sweden
Sweden is blessed with economic prosperity, political stability, and the physical beauty of a lacustrine landscape, with forests of fir, and spruce, and pine. For at least the last two hundred years, the country has been unravaged by war. But instead of gratefully accepting their lucky lot, the Swedes, or at least those in the […]
Malaysian rapper detained by police over dog video considered insulting to Islam
In keeping with Islamic jurisprudence, there is no fun in Islam, no pluralism, no personal expression allowed that is deemed to be offensive, which includes dogs: Malaysian police said a popular ethnic Chinese rapper has been detained over complaints that his latest music video featuring dancers wearing dog masks and performing “obscene” moves insulted Islam […]
Nigeria: 85-year-old Muslim cleric leads Muslim mob that demolishes church building
Islamic law forbids Christians to build new churches. That’s the only law that Mudasiru Owoyale doubtless respects. What Nigerian law says is of no import to him; he considers that to be manmade law, vastly inferior to the supposedly divine law, Sharia. “Muslim Cleric destroys N8.7m church building, arraigned,” Vanguard, February 22, 2018 (thanks to […]
Does Islam get special treatment in Eastern Iowa schools?
These are interesting times in the Heartland. On February 13, 2018, a meeting of the Board of the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) took place. As was later reported in the Iowa City Press Citizen: [i] Activism by some particularly young activists might shake up ICCSD’s school calendar to accommodate for more religious holidays. […]
UK: Muslim House of Lords member condemns media for negative depiction of Muslims
The way some British media depicts Islam and Muslims negatively is much worse than it was in 2011, former Tory co-chair and member of the House of Lords Sayeeda Warsi said…..I could spend hours and hours on negative depiction by the written press,” she said. With the implementation of wide-open, indiscriminate immigration policies came an […]
Germany: Taxpayers are funding Sharia-loving Muslim migrant with two wives and six children
“His second wife was only thirteen years old when Ahmad married her in Syria. While polygamy is banned in Germany, Ahmad was allowed to bring his second wife to Germany.” At a certain point Germans are going to have to decide whether they are going to defend and preserve their laws, customs, and mores, or […]