The Islamic call to prayer broadcast over loudspeakers for Ramadan is causing fierce divisions in Canada, as opponents, though reviled, are fighting back. Jihad Watch provided an overview HERE. Now, Calgary’s Muslim mayor, Naheed Nenshi, has given Calgary mosques permission to break the city’s noise bylaws and broadcast the call to prayer (adhan) over loudspeakers […]
Nigeria: Jihad terrorists were recruited in mosques, in discussions after prayers
Why didn’t the adherents of the Religion of Peace rise up and cast out these Misunderstanders of Islam? How is it that these jihad recruiters could carry out recruitment in a mosque and represent their exhortations to violence as Islamic if Islamic texts and teachings contradicted this claim at every turn? Mainstream analysts of terrorism […]
India: Mosque makes unscheduled call to prayer, telling Muslims to come out of their homes and pick up weapons
Meanwhile, cities all over the West are amending their noise ordinances in order to allow the Muslim call to prayer. What could possibly go wrong? “Gujarat: Unscheduled Azaan at Bhuj Mosque asks Muslims to pick up weapons and come out of their homes, 1 arrested,” OpIndia, May 8, 2020: A mosque in Bhuj made a […]
Bangladesh: 17 Muslims arrested in front of a mosque, planned to go to Saudi Arabia to wage jihad
A mosque? Had the 17 arrested Muslims just come out of that mosque? Has that mosque’s teachings been investigated? Why not? “Bangladesh Arrests Suspected Militants Bound for Saudi Arabia, Police Say,” by Kamran Reza Chowdhury, BenarNews, May 5, 2020: Bangladeshi police have arrested 17 suspected militants who wanted to travel to Saudi Arabia by land […]
Kenya: Muslims defy lockdown for Ramadan, flood into Somalia, where mosques remain open
Kenya now has concerns about an outbreak of the coronavirus, despite having stuck to lockdown rules. That’s because Kenya left its borders open. “Somalia has kept its mosques open during Ramadan despite the coronavirus pandemic, attracting a flood of faithful Kenyans from across the countries.’” This points to the reality of the risk to any […]
Canada: Mississauga amends noise bylaw to allow Islamic call to prayer
The adhan, prayed in Arabic, repeats “Allahu akbar” (Allah is greater) six times, “I testify that there is no god but Allah” three times, and “I testify that Muhammad is Allah’s prophet” twice. Dr. Gavin Ashenden, former chaplain to the British queen, who resigned his position in protest against a Qur’an reading in a Scottish […]
South Africa: Muslim groups go to court to challenge coronavirus lockdown regulations for mosques
The coronavirus outbreak has pitted Islamic clerics against politicians in a confrontation over religion versus politics; of course, religion and politics are intricately intertwined in normative Islam. The Pakistani government has already succumbed to pressure from Muslim clerics to open all mosques for Ramadan. Now Muslim groups in South Africa “are set to head to […]
Germany: Mosque leader demands government bailout due to coronavirus
If this request is to be considered, no mosque should qualify if it spreads Islamic doctrines that are opposed to Germany’s constitution. It is well documented that a number of mosques in Western countries do that, and are either funded or subsidized by countries including Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran. Turkey “largely funded the construction […]
Pakistan mosques to stay open for Ramadan: “The mosque is a safe place. I am not afraid of the coronavirus.”
The government of Pakistan has decided to capitulate to Islamic clerics and leave mosques open for Ramadan, with the hope that its citizens will decide for themselves to stay home and pray, or otherwise be careful not to spread coronavirus, should they decide to attend mosque. Guidelines were provided “which includes keeping six feet distances […]
New York mosque still open for daily prayers while churches across the US face mandatory shutdowns
If you’re surprised, maybe you’ve been asleep for the last 20 years. “New York mosque still open for daily prayers while churches across the country face mandatory shutdowns,” by Paul Shiver, The Blaze, April 20, 2020: A mosque in New York is reportedly still open for daily prayers amid the coronavirus pandemic that has forced […]