As you watch the video, note how loudly he is praying. The idea of praying quietly out of consideration for his fellow passengers never enters his mind: his prayer is a declaration of supremacism and an assertion of power. Also note that the terror of some of the passengers is perfectly understandable given the contexts […]
Fatwa: Chanting “Victory to Mother India” is un-Islamic
This fatwa has important implications for the question of whether devout, observant and knowledgeable Muslims can be loyal citizens of nations not ruled by Islamic law. “Chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ is against Islam: Darul-Uloom Deoband,” by Mohammad Ali, The Hindu, April 1, 2016 (thanks to Lookmann): In a fatwa issued to Muslims, the seminary […]
Why Pope Francis shouldn’t have washed and kissed the feet of Muslim migrants
“When the Pope kneels before a Muslim, these are the thoughts that will come into the minds of many followers of Islam. For them, the Pope’s gesture will serve as confirmation of the age-old Islamic conception of Christianity as a second-rate religion. Although some Muslims may be moved by the Pope’s gesture and some may […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Fierce Hugs and Great Frittata Recipes
Two Muslim comics – Negin Farsad and the egregious Dean Obeidallah — are apparently behind the campaign of Muslim propaganda posters, “Facts About Muslims,” that have been put up in 140 stations of the New York City subway system. “We wanted to do things that ranged from being informative—like ‘Muslims invented algebra’—to silly, playful, and […]
Massachusetts: Another Virgin Mary statue defaced, “Allah” painted in Arabic on its base
“It’s disrespectful to every religion.” No, it isn’t. It is most likely a member or members of one faith being disrespectful to another. But because the disrespected faith is so very, very solicitous of the likely faith of the perpetrators, no one involved is likely to speak about this honestly — if they ever even […]
Belgium: Imams refuse to pray for the souls of the non-Muslim victims of Brussels jihad massacre
“It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.” (Qur’an 9:113) “There has already been for you an excellent pattern in Abraham and those with him, when they said […]
Video: Muslim stomps on Brussels memorial for jihad victims, screams “Palestine!”
Yet another loyal, fully assimilated Muslim in Europe. “What a Man Started Shouting at Brussels Attack Memorial Prompted Boos All Around,” by Sharona Schwartz, The Blaze, March 27, 2016 (thanks to Pamela Geller): During an otherwise somber gathering at a large Brussels square paying tribute to those slain in last week’s terrorist attacks, one man […]
Australia: Muslim cleric threatens violence if headscarf laws not changed
“If government laws do not prevent such assaults, then I fear that a day will come where the Muslim community might take matters into their own hands to protect their women and mothers. It is actions like these, and non-strategic rulings that could spark a reaction from the affected families that will result in violence.” […]
Texas: Muslim Dairy Queen owner installs signs comparing Hindus to monkeys
Dairy Queen doesn’t “condone this behavior,” but doesn’t seem to have told him to take his signs down. There is no doubt that they would have swiftly done so if his signs had been criticizing Islam. Dairy Queen knows that Hindus may get angry, but won’t kill them. Nowadays “respect” is bought at the point […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: On dogs (and pictures) in Islam
“The Prophet said, ‘Angels do not enter a house in which there are dogs or pictures.” (Sahih-Al-Bukhari, 7.833, Narrated by Abu Talha) I first posted at Jihad Watch seven years ago (June 11, 2009) a piece about the fear and hatred Muslims appear to harbor for dogs, and about the consequent mistreatment dogs endure from Muslims. […]