But he did say it was okay for Christians to celebrate Christmas. Hey, thanks, big guy. Islamic supremacism in modern, moderate Indonesia: “Aceh Ulema Ban Xmas Celebrations,” from OnIslam, December 17: CAIRO — Muslim scholars in the Indonesian province of Aceh have taken a strict position against celebrating Christmas, calling on the government to shut […]
UK: Muslim group “Sharia Project” to target London revellers with anti-alcohol protest
A sign of things to come in cowed, clueless, compromised Britain, unable or unwilling to stand up for its own societal principles. These Islamic supremacists are not content to obey Islamic law themselves; they have to bring everyone else under its sway as well. And with Sharia institutionalizing discrimination against women and non-Muslims, that is […]
Muslim cleric tells jihadis not to emulate “infidel” Mandela
Eyad Qunaibi The really noteworthy aspect of this story is what it reveals about the U.S. policy of not calling jihad jihad or jihadis jihadis, in hopes of influencing Muslims to reject them. The fallacy of that idea lies in the fact that the U.S. is an Infidel polity. No Muslim takes what it says […]
Australia: Muslim group says arrests of Muslims headed to Syria to wage jihad bid to “intimidate and silence” Muslim community
Hizb ut-Tahrir “said the federal government was hypocritical in criticising such activities at the same time it had troops fighting in Afghanistan.” The fact that these jihadis were on their way to Syria to fight for the opposing side was apparently something they hoped the public would overlook. In any case, the openly seditious character […]
Islamic Movement in Israel: All Negev lands belong to Islam
Bedouin Day of Rage Islamic groups in and around Israel generally claim that all of Israel belongs to Islam. So these guys must be moderates. “Islamic Movement: All Negev Lands Belong to Islam,” by Dalit Halevi and Tova Dvorin for Israel National News, December 3 (thanks to Twostellas): Leaders of the extremist Islamic Movement in […]
Interfaith outreach in Turkey: Largest Byzantine monastery in Istanbul to become a mosque
Yet another sign of Turkey’s rapid re-Islamization. The site has been a museum since 1946, per a ruling by the secular Turkish government. But secularism in Turkey is now on its way out. “Istanbul monastery to become mosque,” from the Hürriyet Daily News, November 26 (thanks to Twostellas): The largest Byzantium monastery in Istanbul will […]
“On what basis had I come to believe that the value of the life of a Jew or Christian was less than that of a Muslim?”
Bakhtawar Bilal Soofi is doubtless correct: he did learn this in Pakistani textbooks. But it isn’t as if the textbooks made it up. This is an accepted principle in Islam, that the life of a non-Muslim is worth less than that of a Muslim: “The indemnity for the death or injury of a woman is […]
Muslim Blood Superior to Infidel Blood
[via RaymondIbrahim.com] Arguing that Muslim blood is more precious than infidel blood, Muslim clerics in and out of Sudan are outraged because a Sudanese court has condemned a Muslim man to death””simply because he murdered a non-Muslim, the American diplomat John Granville on January 1, 2008. A 2009 report offers context: The court had sentenced […]
Indonesian ulema again demand Catholic schools teach Islam
The Indonesian Ulema Council again demonstrates the Islamic tolerance that all non-Muslims must believe in on pain of charges of “Islamophobia”: “Indonesian ulema again demand Catholic schools teach Islam,” by Mathias Hariyadi for Asia News, November 11 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Jakarta (AsiaNews) – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has once again stirred up controversy […]
Exploiting Christian Persecution to Demonize Israel
[Links at RaymondIbrahim.com] What’s worse than the silence of Western Christians concerning the Muslim persecution of their coreligionists in the Islamic world? Answer: Cynically exploiting that persecution for a political agenda””in the case of a recent Daily Beast article, to excoriate the state of Israel and its supporters. Titled “Why Won’t the West Defend Middle […]