When last we heard about Tariq Ramadan, at one time the most famous Muslim “public intellectual” in the Western world, he had fallen from grace. The curtain was pulled back and as one woman after another came forward to charge him with rape, he was revealed to be not only a serial rapist, but […]
Egypt: 80-year-old Islamic scholar jailed for saying Islam was spread by conquest
An 80-year-old Egyptian Islamic reformist scholar was jailed for telling the truth that Islam was spread by conquest, as obvious as truth is. Ahmed Abdo Maher was being “Islamophobic” in the view of those who judged his case. They found him guilty of “contempt of Islam,” which in the view of Islamic supremacists everywhere is […]
UK: Mosque complains after councillor stops working with its manager, who praised Taliban prayer
You see, in shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain today, you can’t even try to distinguish “extremists” from “moderates” without committing “Islamophobia.” “City council leader ‘blacklists’ Small Heath mosque manager over Taliban post,” by Jane Haynes, Birmingham Mail, November 4, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): The leaders of a city mosque have written a letter […]
France: Imam claims Qur’an translations are ‘not faithful to the original texts and have generated an inhuman Islam’
Hocine Drouiche is an “Islamologist specializing in political Islam. Former vice president of the Conference of Imams of France and candidate for the leadership of the Grand Mosque of Paris.” He must know, therefore, that what he is saying is false. If anything, translations of the Qur’an into Western languages are milder than the Arabic […]
Australian Federation of Islamic Councils invites two members of Taliban to online forum, cancels after outcry
New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says his government is “relieved for all members of our community that this event has been cancelled and look forward to a continued constructive relationship with AFIC.” The possibility that this might reveal that the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils is not as moderate as he may assume doesn’t […]
Ex-Muslim Reveals What the Qur’an Says About Moderate Muslims
The Qur’an in numerous passages describes lax, or moderate Muslims, as being hypocrites deserving of scorn and persecution. Speaking as a former Muslim, this raises grave concerns when one considers realities such as Islam’s death penalty for apostasy and the jihad imperative. For a multitude of reasons (though chiefly for disbelief in or lack of adherence to […]
Sweden: Muslim cleric says there are Salafists in every mosque, spreading hatred of Christians and Jews
If this is true or even half-true, what will Sweden be like in ten years? Fifteen? Fifty? “Former preacher: There is a Salafist in every Swedish mosque,” translated from “Avhoppade predikanten: Finns en salafist i varje svensk moské,” SVT, September 22, 2021: For 20 years, Anas Khalifa was one of the most influential Salafist preachers […]
Germany: Muslim TV host suspended over allegations of anti-Semitism, she insists ‘I have many Jewish friends’
Yeah, some of her best friends are… Anyway, the Jews in the Qur’an are called the strongest of all people in enmity toward the Muslims (5:82); they fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah (2:79; 3:75, 3:181); they claim that Allah’s power is limited (5:64); they love to listen to lies (5:41); they disobey […]
Tony Blair: We’re fighting ‘perversion’ of Islam, it’ll be defeated by alliance with Muslims who oppose ‘extremism’
Who are those Muslims? Tony doesn’t seem to have given any names. “There is a real fight back within the Muslim world,” he says. Gee, that’s great to hear. Where is it? Where are the Muslims who are making a theological response to the jihadis’ theological case? I’ve examined many that claim to do so […]
A Moderate Muslim Explains How 9/11 Affected His Community
Just one catch: he turned out to be a terrorist mastermind. My latest in FrontPage: In the aftermath of the September 11 jihad terror attacks, many Americans, being decent people, were concerned that innocent Muslims would be victimized. George W. Bush said on September 17, 2001: Moms who wear cover must be not intimidated […]