The reason why this is a question at all is because it is an issue related to the murky origins of Islam. On that issue, there is a great deal of half-truth and outright falsehood being spread with magisterial confidence. This brief video from Hatun Tash’s DCCI Ministries explodes one such claim. Get Did Muhammad […]
Muhammad and Ahmad: What’s In a Name, and Why Does It Matter?
As I explained here, much of the current polemic about the historical veracity of the early Islamic accounts of Muhammad, at least among some YouTubers who are running hard with partial or full misunderstanding or ignorance of the available data, the name “Muhammad” appears to have been used, both before the traditional date of the […]
Bill Maher on Dave Chappelle’s claim that Saudi Arabia has more free speech than US: Do a routine about Muhammad
No one dares cross that line, except the hearty few who realize the implications of submission to violent intimidation. “Bill Maher criticizes Dave Chappelle for remarks on free speech at Saudi comedy festival,” by Marc Tamasco, Fox News, October 4, 2025: “Real Time” host Bill Maher called out comedian Dave Chappelle Friday for downplaying free […]
Did Muhammad exist? The problem of ‘Muhammad’ as a title and definite articles in Arabic
An Islamic scholar named Joshua Little has published a defense of the standard Islamic narrative regarding Muhammad and the origins of Islam. I’ve been meaning to respond to it, but have been frightfully busy for months, and even now will only have time to respond to one part of his argument, but I intend to […]
India: Muslim mob screaming ‘Allahu akbar’ surrounds police station, demanding cops hand over accused blasphemer
Notice that those who were insulting the Hindu deities were not arrested. Only the person who criticized Muhammad and the Qur’an was arrested. This was not in Pakistan. This was in India. “Police station surrounded, chants of “Allahu Akbar”, and abuses hurled against Hindu deities: Muslim mob creates ruckus in Shahjahanpur over alleged post on […]
The Recent Controversies Over Muhammad’s Existence: What’s the Way Forward?
In this new video, I discuss some of the more unfortunate aspects of the recent heated controversies over Muhammad’s existence, and show how to become genuinely informed about this issue — and how not to. Get Did Muhammad Exist? here. Get Muhammad: A Critical Biography here.
Ex-Muslim Scholar Ibn Warraq: Was Muhammad Even Real? The History They Don’t Want You to Question
My dear friend, the renowned Islamic scholar Ibn Warraq, explains why, beyond shallow polemics and facile pseudo-historiography, there is abundant reason to question the standard Islamic account of the life of Muhammad.
Nigeria: Muslim mob burns woman to death after accusing her of criticizing Muhammad
A glimpse into the future of Europe. “Mob Burns Nigerian Woman To Death Over Alleged Blasphemy Claim: Police,” Agence France-Presse, September 2, 2025: A mob burnt a woman to death in central Nigeria over the weekend after accusing her of blasphemy against Islam, police said Monday. The woman “was set ablaze” on Saturday in a […]
Devout Muslims Unknowingly Adhere to a Brutal Death Cult
Former Muslims such as I acknowledge that Islamic theology contains all of the characteristics of a common death cult. Death cults typically demand total obedience to and adulation of the cult leader — whose followers are to be killed if they attempt to leave. The cult of Mohammedanism, better known as the religion of Islam, […]
Iran: Grand Ayatollah says current practice of Islam significantly diverges from the Islam taught by Muhammad
He calls for believers “to strive for genuine adherence to Islam’s principles, emphasizing that such commitment benefits Muslims both in this life and the hereafter.” The idea that adherence to Islam will benefit believers in this life turns people into fanatics and leads to jihad, as Muhammad said that there was no deed that equaled […]