The “normalising of ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel” has obvious economic and political implications, despite the spin given to it by Professor Mohammed Ibrahim Alghbban from King Saud University in Riyadh, who is now justifying that relationship on the grounds that Muhammad “had good relations with the Jewish people.” Saudi Arabia has been desperate, […]
Aisha, Muhammad’s Child Bride: A Rebuttal of Lesley Hazleton
‘Quick-witted’, ‘tart tongued’, ‘daring’, ‘headstrong’ and ‘assertive’ are not five phrases I would immediately attribute to Aisha when I hear them. What springs to mind is rather ‘prepubescent child-bride’; the authority for this assertion consists of multiple Islamic sources rather than speculative, cringeworthy platitudes. This is the issue we face when dissecting one of […]
New York Times Falsely Claims Muhammad Would Deplore Conversion of Hagia Sophia to a Mosque
My latest in PJ Media: If you’re concerned about the implications for the geopolitical scene, as well as for the Church, of the conversion of Hagia Sophia to a mosque, relax: in a piece by the prominent Turkish moderate Muslim Mustafa Akyol, the New York Times is here to tell you that what’s happening is […]
A Rebuttal of Dr. Craig Considine’s Claim That Muhammad Was the First Anti-Racist
Over the past three or four years, few Christian speakers have caused more confusion on the topic of Islam as the Catholic sociology professor Dr. Craig Considine. His popular books and videos have propelled his ideas into the mainstream discussion of Islam, but how reliable a source is Dr. Considine on Islam and on […]
Was Muhammad a Prophet of War? A Rebuttal of Professor Juan Cole
‘The Qur’anic verses commanding self-defence have been cherry-picked by anti-Muslim writers and by small cells of extremists to depict the Prophet and the community as militant. This is far from accurate’. This excerpt is from what I believe is the most disgraceful video I have ever seen on Islam: Muhammad: A Prophet of War? […]
India: Sufi Muslims threaten ‘law and order problems’ if film depicting Muhammad favorably isn’t banned
Raza Academy is a Sufi Muslim organization in India. The Sufis are enraged because “the Holy Prophet of Islam can never be picturised and those who have done it have committed blasphemy which is untolerable at any cost.” But they don’t stop at registering their objection to the film. They also issue an unmistakable threat: […]
Muslims enraged, demand ban of film glorifying Muhammad, threaten to murder filmmaker, filmmaking is un-Islamic
“Those who make a direct mistake on Mohammad Saheb, O dog will die.” The “mistake” here is a film that portrays Muhammad favorably. But even that is not acceptable. Islamic apologists insist that Muslims do not worship Muhammad, and to be sure, he is not considered a deity in Islamic theology, but the rage over […]
Atlanta: Muslim cleric says Muslims use violence to “take over the world,” as taught by Qur’an and Muhammad
Will Soleiman Hamed be investigated for inciting violence? Of course not. Would he be if he were anything but a Muslim, and a Muslim cleric at that? Of course. But no one is going to be so “Islamophobic” as to scrutinize what he is saying here, and no “moderate” spokesman is going to bother to […]
Video: Jay Smith interviews Robert Spencer on “Did Muhammad Exist?”
Filmed yesterday. Get the book Did Muhammad Exist? here.
Ramadan: Month of Jihad
In the West, Ramadan is usually called a holy month (while in Arabic is called kareem — magnanimous), but the concept of Ramadan’s holiness has different meanings in Islam. Certainly, holiness expresses sanctity, peace, and reverence. But it is also the month of Jihad in Islam. No doubt, Ramadan is a blessed time for Muslim […]