Islamic tolerance. The Qur’an says “There is no compulsion in religion” (2:256). However, what constitutes “compulsion” is in the eye of the beholder. The institutionalized subjugation of the dhimma, with its regular humiliation and harassment, from which one can be freed for the simple price of converting to Islam, is not considered compulsion. Remember Steve […]
Non-Muslim community in Pakistan: “After hundreds of years, we have been turned into a minority on our own land”
A glimpse into the future of Europe. The Kalasha aren’t being forcibly converted to Islam, but the pressure upon them is high: “When a Muslim teacher warns you that you’re an infidel and will be burned in hell, a kid can’t evade this threatening influence. I was told by my Muslim teachers to read [Islamic […]
Erdogan: “Turkey has no problems related to religious minorities”
And he has a statement from religious minority communities in Turkey to prove it: “We as religious representatives and foundation directors of societies of different religions and beliefs, who have been settled in this country for centuries, are free to follow our beliefs and practices.” That statement has all the signs of being coerced. The […]
Ramadan in Pakistan: Muslims murder prominent Sikh leader Charanjit Singh
Ramadan is the month during which Muslims redouble their efforts to please Allah. And Allah says “kill them wherever you find them” three times (cf. Qur’an 2:191, 4:89, 9:5). Meanwhile, in the U.S., many (but not all) Sikh leaders stand with Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamic organizations. This is short-sighted in the extreme, as those organizations hold […]
Malaysia: Seven Muslims arrested for plotting jihad massacres at non-Muslim places of worship
How did these Muslims stray from the famously “moderate” Islam of Malaysia? Why wasn’t that “moderate” Islam not sufficient for them? Why was it not able to withstand the challenge from the supposedly “hijacked” “radical” version? “6 Islamic State suspects arrested in Johor for planning attacks on places of worship,” Channel News Asia, March 24, […]
Video from Indonesia: Muslims threaten Buddhist monk, force him to sign agreement to abandon his home
Mulyanto Nurhalim’s crime? He was suspected of proselytizing among Muslims, which is forbidden under Islamic law. In reality, the Buddhists were only bringing food to impoverished villagers. But they’re Buddhists in a majority Muslim land, and one that is rapidly discarding its former much-vaunted “moderation,” and so they have to watch themselves. “Buddhist monk threatened […]
Pakistani governor tells Hindus that Islam gives equal rights to all communities
Zubair’s claim is contrary to present-day reality and to the history of Hindus in Pakistan. In 1951, Hindus were 22% of the Pakistani population (including East Pakistan, now Bangladesh). In 1997, the percentage of Hindus was 1.6% in Pakistan and 10.2% in Bangladesh. This drop in the Hindu population is because of Islamic hostility toward […]
Iran seeking to ban non-Muslims from running in elections: it’s against Sharia
Just one week before parliament is to approve a list of candidates, a letter published this week by Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the head of the Guardian Council, declared it is against Sharia (Islamic law) for non-Muslims to be candidates in Shia Muslim-majority areas in city and village council elections. Once again, the inherently supremacist nature […]
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops denounces Trump’s plan to favor refugees from persecuted religious minorities
“‘We believe in assisting all, regardless of their religious beliefs,’ said Bishop Joe S. Vásquez, the chairman of the committee on migration for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.” That sounds very high-minded until one realizes that the Trump plan is to favor refugees who are fleeing being persecuted for their religious beliefs. This […]
Pakistan: Hindus flee Muslim mobs after burned Qur’an found
Islamic spokesmen in the West often complain that their community is being held collectively responsible for the crimes of a few jihad terrorists. No one is actually doing that, but their victimhood game plays well in the establishment media and helps deflect counter-terror efforts. You want collective responsibility? Here it is. “Hindus flee Muslim extremists […]