That sentiment, of course, goes for all unbelievers: the subjugation of non-Muslims under Islamic law includes the prohibition of outward manifestations of non-Islamic belief, including displaying crosses or ringing church bells. Malaysia is applying the same principle to what it sees as a heretical, inferior Islamic sect. One wonders when or if Iran, for its […]
Malaysia: Church officials told to remove crucifixes and avoid hymn singing when Prime Minister attended Archbishop’s Christmas party
Maybe the aides were indeed “paranoid,” but they were directing the Christians to behave according to traditional strictures for dhimmis in Islamic law: dhimmis — primarily Jews and Christians under the “protection” of the Islamic state — are “forbidden to openly display wine or pork, (A: to ring church bells or display crosses,) recite the […]
Malaysian colleges hotbeds for jihad recruiting
Now wait a minute. I thought that jihad terrorism was a product of poverty and ignorance of the true, peaceful teachings of Islam. Don’t these universities in a country that is overwhelmingly Muslim teach any courses about Islam? Isn’t education supposed to be a hedge against “radicalization”? Or maybe what the learned analysts tell us […]
Malaysia: Islamic agency vows to enforce Islamic apostasy law
Islamic apologists in the U.S. routinely deny that Islamic law mandates that apostates from Islam be murdered. “Rev. Lorenz is then quoted in a local television station report saying that if a Muslim leaves his religion and does not return to Islam in a couple of days, then he must be killed. He claims that […]
Malaysian Islamic Institute: “Islam rejects religious pluralism”
Of course, few if any serious religious believers of any tradition would agree that “all religions are equally true and equally good.” The problem here is that while this Malaysian government entity says that “national unity should be nurtured by encouraging the uniqueness of each religious tradition and simultaneously encouraging the attitude of mutual goodwill, […]
Modern, moderate Malaysia: 200 arrested for “deviating from Islam”
Isn’t it great that Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange made sure that Oklahoma would be safe for Sharia? The people arrested seem to have committed the crime of being Shi’ites. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Malaysia: “Malaysia may charge 200 for deviating from Islam,” from the Associated Press, December 20 (thanks to all who sent this in): […]
South Korea brushes aside jihad terror financing fears, to partner with Malaysia on Islamic finance
If the Norks don’t get them, this will. “South Korea to Learn From Malaysia on Islamic Finance,” by Manirajan Ramasamy and Frances Yoon for Bloomberg, December 10: Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) — South Korea wants to learn about Islamic finance from Malaysia, President Lee Myung Bak said today following a local newspaper report that parliament had […]
Malaysia rejects calls to ban child marriage: “If the religion allows it, then we can’t legislate against it”
Muhammad, a “beautiful pattern of conduct” for believers according to Qur’an 33:21, married Aisha when she was six, and consummated the marriage when she was nine (Sahih Bukhari 7.62.88). That is what stands in the way of ending the practice of child marriage in Muslim countries. If Muhammad did it, it is not only lawful, […]
Malaysian Prime Minister: Muslims must use media to counter “Islamophobia”
“He said this was because there were groups that had successfully used the media as a propaganda tool to intentionally and systematically tarnish Islam.” No, Najib. It isn’t the media that is tarnishing Islam. In reality, the media does everything it can to whitewash the ways in which Islamic jihadists use Islamic texts and teachings […]
Malaysia: Sultan of Perak warns against questioning special legal status of Islam and Muslims
Sharia mandates that Muslims enjoy special rights that non-Muslims do not have. So those non-Muslims who oppose the Oklahoma Sharia ban should study the Sultan of Perak’s words carefully. “Perak Sultan Regrets Malays Questioning Special Status,” from