Life is getting more precarious for atheists in “moderate” Malaysia. But in the West we are much more enlightened. Atheists who criticize Islam aren’t threatened with arrest; they’re just denounced as “Islamophobes” and have their events canceled. Land of the free and home of the brave! “IGP warns atheists against upsetting Muslims,” The Malaysian Insight, […]
Malaysia: Muslim government minister says atheists should be “hunted” and their faith “fixed”
But remember: if you object to this, you’re a racist, bigoted, “Islamophobe.” “Shahidan wants authorities to ‘hunt’ Muslims joining atheist groups,” by Anne Muhammad, Malaysiakini, August 8, 2017: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Shahidan Kassim urged religious authorities to “hunt” Muslims involved in atheist groups. Shahidan said he will make the proposal to the […]
Malaysia: Government school has “Muslim” and “non-Muslim” drinking cups
“O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean…” Qur’an 9:28 “School’s policy of separate cups for Muslims and non-Muslims draws ire,” by Nurul Ain Huda, Free Malaysia Today, August 10, 2017 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): HULU LANGAT: A policy of segregating drinking cups in a primary school in Selangor has threatened […]
“Moderate” Malaysia: Photo of atheist get-together leads to government crackdown on ex-Muslims
This is not “extremism.” The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But if they turn away, then seize […]
“Moderate” Malaysia bans book on Islamic “voices of moderation”
Why don’t we see more sincere Muslim reformers? If they get this kind of reception in “moderate” Malaysia, imagine how they’re received everywhere else. The leaders of Malaysia, like Muslim leaders the world over, know what is in Islamic texts and teachings. And they act accordingly. “Malaysia accused of bowing to Islamists with book ban,” […]
Sharia Malaysia: Kelantan state allows public canings
Remember: Malaysia is a beacon of “moderate Islam.” “‘Bleak future for Malaysia’ as public canings allowed under Islamic law reform,” by Katie Mansfield, Telegraph, July 12, 2017: PUBLIC caning will be allowed in part of Malaysia after a state amended its Islamic laws sparking major criticism. The new law was approved in the state assembly […]
Malaysian university professor finances the Islamic State, killed waging jihad in Philippines
A university professor? Doesn’t he know that John Kerry says that Muslims only turn to jihad because they are poor and uneducated? In any case, as a supporter of the Islamic State, Mahmud Bin Ahmad would have fit right in on most American college and university campuses. “Malaysian financier of Marawi terrorists slain,” by Manolo […]
Malaysia: Flag printed with “Allah” and terrorist figurine found in toy set
A Malaysian woman, Mahnun Mat Isa, “said she was shocked to discover the tiny toy flag with the word ‘Allah’ in Arabic affixed on a sticker and was even more puzzled to find two ‘terrorist’ figurines inside the set”: “I came to know about it when my son who was playing with the toy showed […]
Video from Malaysia: Muslim woman lathers hijab in shampoo commercial
Modern, moderate Malaysia, that is. This is actually a sly rebuke of the Islamic law requiring women to cover their hair. If it actually aired in Malaysia, it constitutes a clever and muted indication of opposition to that country’s move toward stricter enforcement of Sharia rules.
Malaysia: Muslim MP and former Sharia court judge says 9-year-olds can marry and rapists can marry victims
Few things are more abundantly attested in Islamic law than the permissibility of child marriage. Islamic tradition records that Muhammad’s favorite wife, Aisha, was six when Muhammad wedded her and nine when he consummated the marriage: “The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with […]