I am a Canadian ex-Muslim; I converted to Islam and stayed in the religion for approximately four years, before leaving it due to disbelief and moral disgust. Now I live every day with Islam’s formal and informal death penalty for apostasy, hoping that my former Muslim friends don’t recognize me on the street. In Part […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: In Defense of Tariq Ramadan, Hatem Bazian Tries to Write English
Here is an article by a certain Hatem Bazian on the victimization of Professor Tariq Ramadan, a “towering intellect” and “foremost Islamic scholar” who, Dr. Bazian claims, is being treated with monumental unfairness by the French justice system just because he is a Muslim. But before getting to that article, it helps to know a […]
Tariq Ramadan rape accuser says he told her he was raping her “because you don’t wear a hijab”
There are new items of interest to those following the tale of Tariq Ramadan, here and here. The first item is about Tariq Ramadan’s health. It’s partly old news: the claim that he has been suffering from multiple sclerosis — apparently, according to his lawyers, “since 2006,” though it was only revealed after he was […]
Tariq Ramadan: One More Accusation with “Aggravating Circumstances”
The latest news about Tariq Ramadan, one of the world’s “foremost intellects,” “one of the most renowned of Islamic scholars,” named by TIME in 2004 as “one of the 100 most influential people in the world today,” comes from Switzerland. It’s not about the four underage pupils he taught in a Geneva high school in […]
The Curious Case of Mubin Shaikh, the “Undercover Jihadi” (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this series of articles, I further examine the efforts of a Muslim activist and self-proclaimed counter terror expert named Mubin Shaikh. Part 1 of this series of articles can be found HERE. This article primarily addresses Mubin Shaikh’s claims that Islamic theology forbids offensive jihad warfare, and his questionable approach to […]
Iranian scholar: “There is a huge industry of so-called ‘moderate’ Muslim scholars, who are actually apologists for Islam”
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh is a board member of Harvard International Review and president of the International American Council on the Middle East; he is also the author of the extraordinary book A God Who Hates Women: A woman’s journey through oppression and another, Peaceful Reformation in Iran’s Islam: A life story of struggle and poverty, […]
Accuser of Tariq Ramadan Beaten and Threatened: “Next Time It Will Be Gasoline”
The latest explosive charge involving Tariq Ramadan comes from “Marie,” the third woman to accuse the “world’s foremost Muslim scholar” and “towering intellect” of rape. She has said she was beaten at her home shortly after filing her complaint against Ramadan. Two men forced their way into the lobby of her building on March 25. “Tariq […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Tariq Ramadan and Hush Money
A few months ago, Tariq Ramadan was the golden boy of Islamic apologists, offering his suave taqiyya to audiences throughout Western Europe. He held a prestigious post as a professor at St. Antony’s College, Oxford, with a chair funded especially for him by the Emir of Qatar. And at the same time, he held a […]
Mubin Shaikh’s moderate Muslim meltdown
Recently Jihad Watch ran a piece by ex-Muslim Saleem Smith about Mubin Shaikh, the “moderate” Muslim spokesman in Canada, entitled “The Curious Case of Mubin Shaikh, the “Undercover Jihadi.” Longtime Jihad Watch readers may recall that I debated Mubin Shaikh in 2013 about whether or not the Qur’an teaches warfare against unbelievers. You can see […]
Norwegian journalist pens book blaming “racism” for Muslim sisters’ turn to jihad
Two Sisters: Into the Syrian Jihad is not a “damning indictment of Western societies,” as is claimed in the title of the Express article below. It is a damning of those Westerners who are ignorant about how jihadists propagate their doctrine and operate. The blaming of Westerners for pushing Muslim youth into the jihadi camp […]