One must observe Ramadan restrictions — or else. “82 Muslims caught disrespecting Ramadan,” from Bernama, August 4 (thanks to Alan of England): SIBU: The Sarawak Islamic Religious Department has so far caught 82 Muslims for eating, drinking and smoking during Ramadan. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman said last year, […]
Ramadan observance in Iraq: Jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber murders eight security personnel
A jihadi decides to renew his commitment to Allah, which is the goal of Ramadan, in a big way by laying hold of Allah’s promise of Paradise to those who “kill and are killed” for him (Qur’an 9:111). “Suicide bomber kills eight Kurdish security personnel in Iraq,” from Reuters, July 28 (thanks to Kenneth): TIKRIT: […]
Pakistan: Islamic jihad group sends Ramadan gift to rival Islamic seminary: a bomb
How thoughtful. “BDS defuse bomb recovered from Karachi’s Jamia Binoria seminary,” from Dawn, July 25 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): KARACHI: The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Thursday defused a remote-controlled bomb recovered from the Jamia Binoria seminary in Karachi’s Site area, DawnNews reported. A chit of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan was attached with the […]
Ramadan observance in Germany: Muslim mob screaming “Allahu akbar” attacks policemen
“The youths started to yell threats at the policemen, beat the police car, and some of them attempted to attack the police officers. When the police tried to arrest the trouble-makers, one of them made a phone call and after some time, around 150 other Muslims assembled from the neighboring streets to the scene, and […]
Iraq: Jihadis strike favored Ramadan hangouts — “we didn’t hear anything except ‘Allahu Akbar,’ and then everything was destroyed”
Note AFP’s headline: “Bombs strike favored Ramadan hangouts in Iraq,” as if the bombs just decided to strike the Ramadan hangouts out of some “Islamophobic” impulse. In reality, Islamic jihadists are striking their fellow Muslims for being of the wrong sect, or insufficiently Islamic. “Bombs strike favored Ramadan hangouts in Iraq,” from AFP, July 21 […]
Iraq: Ramadan jihad attacks kill 169 people in just seven days
A month for the renewal of piety. “Iraq attacks make for deadly start to holy month,” by Adam Schreck for the Associated Press, July 16: BAGHDAD (AP) “” Ramadan this year is shaping up to be the deadliest in Iraq since a bloody insurgency and rampant sectarian killings pushed the country to the edge of […]
TV networks in Muslim countries air Ramadan miniseries dramatizing Muhammad’s massacre of the Jews
As I explain in my book The Truth About Muhammad, Islamic tradition holds that Muhammad led a Muslim force against the Khaybar oasis, which was inhabited by Jews — many of whom he had previously exiled from Medina. When he did so, he was not responding to any provocation. One of the Muslims later remembered: […]
Modern, moderate Malaysia: Muslim mob assaults man, strips him naked for allegedly ridiculing Ramadan
Ramadan: the month of spiritual renewal. “Man Assaulted, Stripped Naked For Allegedly Ridiculing Ramadan,” from Bernama, July 16 (thanks to Twostellas): KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) — Eight men assaulted and stripped a cybercafe worker naked yesterday, for allegedly making controversial views on social websites, ridiculing the month of Ramadan. The 24-year-old victim was also […]
Pakistan: Man beaten for eating during Ramadan
It’s a time of renewed piety, after all, and many Muslims see terrorizing the non-observant — striking terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah (cf. Qur’an 8:60) as a manifestation of piety. Video thanks to Pamela Geller.
Muslim Brotherhood top dog suspends Ramadan fast for jihad against Egyptian regime
Why does he need to suspend a fast for an interior spiritual struggle that is entirely peaceful? If only Brave Ahmed Rehab were here to clear this up! It’s interesting that he likens his jihad to the Battle of Badr, a battle that Muslim accounts place during Muhammad’s lifetime, and that is written about in […]