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 them and kill them […]
Maldives: Security services reveal that close to 1,400 Maldivians would kill in the name of Islam
Why do so many Muslims misunderstand the Religion of Peace? Why do they all misunderstand it in the same way? “Violent Extremism in the Maldives: The Saudi Factor,” by Henry Storey, The Diplomat, December 24, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Last week, the Maldives Independent reported some rather startling news. Security services revealed […]
Maldives: Three Islamic scholars suspended for encouraging jihad terrorism
We are constantly told that Islamic jihad terrorists misunderstand Islam and misinterpret its peaceful teachings. How did these Muslim clerics, who have dedicated their lives to understanding Islam properly, have missed all that peace? “Preaching licenses suspended as authorities launch counter-terrorism operation,” by Hassan Mohamed, Maldives Independent, December 18, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of […]
Maldives: Government shuts down human rights group for “slandering Islam”
Has Amnesty International spoken out against the stigmatizing, demonizing, and deplatforming of critics of jihad terror and Sharia oppression of women in the West, or only in the Maldives? What do you think? And why the inconsistency? Because in the West, Islamocritics are defamed as “right-wing,” and hence worthy of no consideration. Remember also: in […]
Maldives: Group ordered to suspend activities for “slandering Islam” in report noting Friday sermons teaching hate
A glimpse into the future of the West, including the United States. “The government said last week that there is widespread public condemnation of the report because of ‘content slandering Islam and Prophet Mohamed.’ The report examined school text books for each grade on how Islam is taught and how some Friday sermons allegedly incited […]
Maldives: Muslims call for murder of college chairman accused of insulting Islam, smash college door
Anytime there is an accusation of blasphemy against Islam, there is violence or the threat of violence. Eventually the whole world will be frightened and intimidated into silence, and Islam will be supreme. Or else some people will speak up despite the cost, and the courageous will prevail in defending freedom. “College vandalised after protest […]
Maldives: Marine artwork destroyed after Islamic scholars judge it anti-Islamic
What fun they’ll have in Paris, Rome, and London. “Maldives marine artwork destroyed for being a ‘threat to Islamic unity,’” by Antonia Wilson, Guardian, September 24, 2018: A new sculptural work, Coralarium, created by artist and environmentalist Jason deCaires Taylor, was demolished last week after it was deemed anti-Islamic. The semi-submerged artwork was criticised by […]
Maldives: School fires employee for wearing niqab
The headline “School sacks employee for wearing niqab” jumps off the page, as in the West, a more expected title would be “School sacks employee for criticizing niqab.” This incident happened in Laamu Atoll, an administrative division of the Maldives in Southeast Asia. The reason? The letter sent to her sites clauses in articles 273 […]
Maldives: Human rights activist gets death threats from Muslims after charges she committed blasphemy
This is all Shahindha said on Twitter that caused her life to be threatened for “blasphemy,” along with threats to throw her out of the country: “Religions other than Islam exist in this world because Allah allowed for it. No other religion would exist otherwise, is it not?” Amid upheaval over Shahinda’s comment about the […]
Maldives: Blogger who challenged jihadis and Islamic supremacists is murdered
Yameen Rasheed, a martyr for the freedom of speech in this darkening age, was searching for his friend Ahmed Abdulla, who had been abducted. “Mr. Rasheed said Mr. Abdulla’s abduction followed a pattern of increasingly hostile actions against those who question how Islam is practiced in the Maldives.” “Amnesty International noted that the killing of […]