From modern, moderate Morocco comes yet another example of why we don’t see more sincere Muslim reformers. Ahmed Assid said: “To call [upon people] to follow Islam by the use of violence and constraint is an act of terrorism.” For that, he has been condemned, declared a non-Muslim, and threatened with death. Now wait a […]
Boston mosque leader disavows Marathon jihadists — then why didn’t he turn them in?
From the Associated Press: A leader of a Boston mosque disavowed the Marathon bombing during an interfaith service on Thursday. Anwar Kazmi acknowledged that the bombing suspects had prayed at the mosque, but called the attack ‘a grotesque perversion of our faith.’ Then why didn’t he turn in the Tsarnaev brothers when the FBI released […]
Tip from imam led police to Toronto jihad plot
Why is this even a news story? It is something that ought to be so commonplace, if the mainstream media narrative about Islam and jihad were true, that it wouldn’t be noteworthy at all. Instead, it is so unusual that whenever it does happen, it gets widespread attention. What we see much more of is […]
New York: Muslims prove Islam is a religion of peace by handing out flowers
Well, this is a relief! Saudi Muslim students handed out flowers in Times Square to prove that Muhammad’s message was one of peace, mercy and love! So all that you have read about Muhammad calling for warfare against non-Muslims, ordering the assassination of his enemies, predicating the coming of the End Times on Muslims killing […]
Robert Spencer: The Questions Nobody Wants to Ask About “˜Moderate Islam”
Here is part 6 of my series on Jazz and Islam at PJ Lifestyle: The Tragedy of Tarik Shah. Tarik Shah is a formidable jazz bassist who has recorded with a number of luminaries, including Pharoah Sanders and Abbey Lincoln. He is also prisoner number 53145-054 at the medium security Federal Correction Institution in Petersburg, […]
Iran arrests reformist Muslim scholar accused of heresy and apostasy
Here yet again we see why there isn’t a large number of genuine Muslim reformers. “Liberal Iraqi Shi’ite Scholar Sayyed Ahmad Al-Qabbanji Calls For Reason In Islamic Discourse and Jurisprudence,” by Yotam Feldner for MEMRI, February 21: Introduction On February 18, 2013, the Iraqi media reported that the liberal Iraqi Shi’ite scholar Sayyed Ahmad Al-Qabbanji […]
Can Islam be reformed? Moroccan ex-Muslim says no
Can Islam be reformed? If so, it would have to jettison huge elements of its self-understanding, particularly the idea of consensus (ijma) among the Islamic schools of jurisprudence establishing a matter as beyond question, and Muhammad’s related assertion that “my community will not agree on an error.” No one knows the future, but there is […]
Jihadist pleads guilty to threatening Muslim attorney because he held an anti-terrorism rally
Why we don’t see more genuine Muslim reformers, part 7432. An update on this story. “Suspected terrorist pleads guilty to threatening Dearborn attorney,” by Niraj Warikoo for the Detroit Free Press, February 28 (thanks to Kenneth): A suspected terrorist in Ireland pleaded guilty Wednesday to threatening a Dearborn attorney over the phone because he held […]
#MyJihad in Algeria: Five of the jihadists were employees of the BP plant they raided and destroyed
Apparently no one checked to make sure they were “moderates.” To have done so would have been “Islamophobic.” In any case, they would probably have been able to fool any such investigators easily. “Algeria hostage crisis: al Qaeda had help from inside claim security sources,” by Abdelatif Belkayem and Henry Samuel in the Telegraph, January […]
Algeria: Imam condemns “Salafist obscurantists,” is promptly stabbed
Why we don’t see more genuine Muslim reformers, part 6,381,291: “Algeria: Imam Escapes Assassination,” from Magharebia, December 31 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): An Algerian imam who publicly denounced extremism escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday (December 30th), Tout sur l’Algerie reported. An unknown assailant reportedly stabbed the imam of the mosque in Mellakou, […]