“The end result of Ramadan for Muslims, according to the Koran, is for ‘you to complete the period and glorify God for that which He has guided you, and that you may be amongst the grateful.’” — Imam Omar Suleiman in the Washington Post And how does a Muslim glorify Allah? A hadith has a […]
Ramadan in Afghanistan: Muslim murders three civilians and wounds 15 in jihad suicide bombing in Kabul
Ramadan is the month of jihad, the month when Muslims strive to please Allah more fervently. And so because murdering Infidels who are considered to be at war with Allah is a pious act, there is generally more bloodshed during Ramadan than during the rest of the year. And here we are. “Suicide attack leaves […]
Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue urges Catholics to participate in Ramadan iftars
More dialogue follies. I explain why this is so foolish and wrongheaded below. “Vatican Urges Catholics to Share Ramadan,” by Jules Gomes, ChurchMilitant.com, May 2, 2020: VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) – The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue is encouraging Christians to join in the Islamic iftar ‘ritual’ meal on the occasion of the Muslim festival of Ramadan. […]
Vatican extends “hearty congratulations” to all Muslims for a “fruitful month of Ramadan”
“The Vatican’s office for interreligious dialogue released a message to the world’s Muslims Friday, extending fervent best wishes for a ‘fruitful month of Ramadan.’” Fervent is the key word here. A simple well wishing to Muslims, since there are those Muslims who choose not to follow the call to violent jihad, would have sufficed. There […]
UK: Leftist politician announces he’s fasting for Ramadan, pictures pre-fast bacon breakfast in tweet
Councillor Ian Manning woke up early and decided to engage in a bit of virtue signaling by announcing he was about to begin fasting for Ramadan. He included a picture of his pre-dawn breakfast, which included bacon, and tagged the Muslim Council of Britain. The predictable social media onslaught ensued; Manning’s unintentional violation of the […]
UK: Morrisons supermarket chains runs ads promoting Ramadan but not England’s national day
What is happening in Britain is patently obvious. Future historians, if there are any, will note small incidents like this as part of the nation’s overall loss of cultural confidence and identity, and one more step along the way of its decline and eventual fall. It is rather like a market in the late Western […]
NYC: De Blasio threatened to close churches and synagogues permanently, but gives Muslims 500,000 meals for Ramadan
This is similar to what we see in Britain on a more or less daily basis: special treatment and special accommodations for Muslims. Britain is well on the way to establishing Muslims as a protected class with rights and privileges beyond those of ordinary citizens, and de Blasio has embarked on the same path. It […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pakistan: Amid coronavirus, government launches “Islam friendly” action plan to keep mosques open for Ramadan
While deciding to keep all mosques open, the Pakistani government vowed to adhere to “precautionary measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.” How they intend to do this is unclear. And here’s the real comfort: the President of Pakistan, Imran Khan, “assured the clergy that he would soon announce a special worship day called […]