“He said that he and his wife, Nor Mahmudah Ahmad, left Malaysia on Jan. 26, motivated by a chapter of the Quran that predicts redemption and victory for Muslims before the end of times, under a messianic figure called al-Mahdi.” But surely he misunderstood the Book of Peace, no? “From Syria, Malaysian Jihadist Gives Reasons […]
Malaysia: Two Muslims jailed for misunderstanding jihad
One of the went onto the Internet, you see, and “this has led him to misunderstand the real meaning of jihad” and try to support the Islamic State. Yet another misunderstander of Islam aiding that non-Islamic Islamic caliphate! Where in Malaysia are the mosques and Islamic schools running programs to teach young Muslims to reject […]
“Tens of thousands” of Muslims in Southeast Asia support the Islamic State
What accounts for this extensive outbreak of misunderstanding of Islam? The significant support that the Islamic State enjoys in Southeast Asia demonstrates the falsity and fatuity of the mainstream Western narrative regarding Islam and jihad. “The terrifying rise of ISIS in East: Terror horde recruits tens of thousands to its sick cause in south-east Asia,” […]
Malaysian mufti: “Islam is based on faith…Don’t make any remarks based on the intellect or logic”
All religions are based on faith, but Islam is more actively opposed to the intellect and reason than the others. Contrast, for example, these two statements, the first from Christianity’s holy book, and the second from Islam’s: “Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope […]
Muslims forcibly remove cross from church in ‘moderate’ Malaysia
On Sunday, April 19, a Muslim mob of approximately 50 people rioted and protested against a small Protestant church in Kuala Lumpur, the capital. The object of their wrath was the cross atop the building of worship — which was removed during the Islamic protest. Rioters made assertions that the cross, the central symbol of […]
Malaysia: Muslim leader forbids Mother’s Day, says it honors Virgin Mary
“Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. […]
Malaysia: Six charged in Islamic State-inspired jihad murder plot
How could modern, moderate Muslims from modern, moderate Malaysia get mixed in something so backward and extremist as a jihad mass murder plot? How did they come to misunderstand Islam after being taught its true, moderate form in modern, moderate Malaysia? “Six men charged over terror plot in Malaysia,” Agence France-Presse, April 30 2015: Six […]
Malaysia Mufti: “No such thing as rape in marriage,” wives must give husbands sex even on the back of a camel
A hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “If a husband calls his wife to his bed [i.e. to have sexual relation] and she refuses and causes him to sleep in anger, the angels will curse her till morning” (Bukhari 4.54.460). And: “By him in Whose Hand lies my life, a woman can not carry out the right […]
Moderate Malaysia: Cops hunting for two men over Facebook insults to Islam
“The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.” — Barack Obama, September 25, 2012 Every day, even in modern, moderate Malaysia, people are working to ensure that Obama was right. “Cops seek duo over Facebook insults on Islam,” Bernama, April 17, 2015: GEORGE TOWN: Police are looking for two men […]
Malaysia: 17 arrested for plotting jihad terror attacks in Kuala Lumpur
The Islamic State continues to demonstrate its global appeal for Muslims, while non-Muslim authorities continue to insist that it has nothing to do with Islam. “Malaysia: 17 arrested on suspicion of plotting terror attacks in Kuala Lumpur,” OneIndia, April 6, 2015: Seventeen people, including two who returned from Syria recently, were arrested in the capital […]