As I explain in my book The Complete Infidel’s Guide to Iran, the concept of taqiyya was formulated during the time of the sixth Imam, Jafar al-Sadiq, in middle of the eighth century, when the Shi’ites were being persecuted by the Sunni caliph al-Mansur. Taqiyya allowed Shi’ites to pretend to be Sunnis in order to protect […]
France: Police raid Salafist mosque, mosque holds protest against ‘Islamophobia’
When accused, claim victimhood status. It’s a time-hallowed and frequently used strategy. “Mosque of Elsau: the mayor welcomes the work of the police, the association denounces a relentlessness,” translated from “Mosquée de l’Elsau: la maire salue le travail de la police, l’association dénonce un acharnement,” Les Actualités d’Alsace, October 13, 2021 (thanks to Medforth): A […]
France: Mosque closed after it was discovered to be preaching armed jihad, Islamic martyrdom, and terrorism
Imagine the embarrassment of French authorities when they discover this mosque was not an outlier. “Radical Islam: Allonnes mosque closes, government ‘uncompromising in the face of radicalization,’” translated from “Islam radical : la mosquée d’Allonnes ferme, le gouvernement «intransigeant face à la radicalisation»,” Le Parisien, October 13, 2021 (thanks to Medforth): The prefecture of Sarthe […]
Germany: 35 Köln mosques to broadcast call to prayer, mayor says ‘permitting muezzin call is a sign of respect’
Imagine Henriette Reker’s embarrassment when she discovers that the respect all goes one way. But by then it will be far too late. More immediately, the implications of this, beyond the expected hosannas from the usual proponents of globalism and multiculturalism, are ominous. When Köln allows public broadcasts the Islamic call to prayer, what exactly […]
While the Feds Go After School Board Dissidents, Miami Imam Ridicules Women’s Rights and Calls for Sharia
My latest in PJ Media: While Old Joe Biden’s Justice Department hunts for “domestic terrorists” at school board meetings, there is a genuinely subversive movement that is almost certainly not on the FBI’s radar at all. A Miami imam, Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi, recently preached a sermon in which he mocked the idea of […]
UK: Islamic charity website praises Taliban and encourages Muslims to fund jihadis
Imagine how embarrassed British officials will be when they find that many Islamic charities have been discovered to be funding jihad, and that the antisemitism expressed here is actually quite common in the Islamic world; it is not just the province of “extremists.” But by then it will likely be far too late. “Regulator investigates […]
Pakistan: Chief cleric of influential mosque reveals the ultimate goal of Islam
Islamabad’s Lal Masjid is again in the news, and for all the wrong reasons, as has been the case on other occasions. The mosque, prominently situated in Pakistani capital, is the oldest and second-largest mosque in the national capital. It made headlines in 2007 when hundreds of jihadists were killed there in a military […]
Miami imam: ‘Only way you can establish peace, mercy, and justice in this world is by ruling according to Allah’
He terms “parliaments” and “Congress” to be “all that nonsense,” and calls for Sharia rule. At least some of his followers will likely work to expand the influence of Sharia in the U.S. Any opponents they encounter will be smeared as “Islamophobes.” And so the influence of a legal system that denies the freedom of […]
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 […]
Islamophobia? On 9/11, There Were 1,200 Mosques in the U.S. Guess How Many There Are Now?
My latest in PJ Media: If you believe the establishment media, which is something I would never recommend, you know by now that Muslims have had a very, very tough time in the United States since 9/11. The week before the twentieth anniversary of the jihad attacks, and on the day itself, media wonks […]