From one Facebook group set up in response: “Spread the message, we have to cut the tongues of those who defame our faith.” Sawiris apparently didn’t get the Khomeini Memo: “There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam.” Therefore, never mind all the other more […]
Nigeria: Jihad against card players
As noted below, Boko Haram’s choice of targets focuses primarily on practices or institutions that go against Sharia law. Here, there is no mention of whether there was any actual gambling at any card game, which would be haram, or if the games themselves were considered close enough. In any case, to attack what is […]
Nigeria: Islamic jihadists murder two card players
There Is No Fun In Islam* Update from Nigeria: “Nigerian ‘Islamists’ fire at card players, kill two: source,” from AFP, June 19 (thanks to Ken): KANO, Nigeria “” Suspected members of a radical Islamist sect which bombed Nigerian police headquarters on Sunday opened fire on a crowd of card players killing two in a northern […]
Islamic scholar rules that engaged couples may talk on phone before marriage, but not about love
What fun they’ll have when they take over in Paris. Sharia Alert from the Kingdom of the Two Holy Places: “Engaged couple can chat… but not on love,” from Emirates 24/7, February 17 (thanks to Emad): A chief Saudi Islamic scholar authorized engaged couples in the conservative Gulf Kingdom to chat by phone before marriage […]
Malaysia: Over 200 Muslims arrested for celebrating Valentine’s Day
Because it’s “linked to Christianity,” doncha know. “There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.” — Ayatollah Khomeini No fun, no joy — and don’t even get him started about romance. “Malaysia Arrests 100 Muslim Couples for Celebrating Lovers’ Day,” by Elizabeth Looi for Straits Times […]
Austria: “Grumpy old man” pays fine rather than facing court case after his yodeling offends Muslims
Offensive, Islamophobic, inciteful yodeling commences around 1:00 in the video. Enjoy it while you can! An update on this story. “Austrian man convicted for yodelling while Muslim neighbours prayed,” by Alex Hall for the Telegraph, December 16: Austrian man convicted for yodelling while Muslim neighbours prayed An Austrian man has been fined for yodelling while […]
Indonesia: Rock-throwing Islamic supremacists yelling “Allahu akbar” disrupt puppet show
There Is No Fun In Islam* Alert: “Muslim Hard-Liners in Central Java Attack Shadow Puppet Shows,” by Candra Malik in the Jakarta Globe, October 14 (thanks to all who sent this in): Sukoharjo, Central Java. First it was churches and a minority Islamic sect, then the gay community and a former Playboy editor. Now the […]
Jihad against love around the world
You Don’t Know What Love Is Alert: Speakers criticise Valentine’s Day — Karachi, The News International Basant, Valentine’s Day aliens’ festivals — Lahore, The Nation (Pakistan) Scholars oppose Valentine’s Day — Bahrain, Gulf Daily News Saudi religious police see red on Valentine’s Day — Saudi Arabia, via Inquirer.net Indonesian Muslims told don’t mark Valentine’s Day […]
Somalia: Islamic supremacists ban video games
“They have basically banned everything that is fun, so we feel increasingly bored.” There Is No Fun In Islam* Alert from Somalia: “Somalia Islamist group bans video games,” by Mustafa Haji Abdinur for AFP, January 28: MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Islamist insurgents on Thursday banned video games, one of the last forms of entertainment left for […]
Pakistan: Jihad against volleyball
As the Ayatollah Khomeini said, there is no fun in Islam. The article also suggests the attack was in retaliation for resistance to jihadist groups in the area; as any number of Western apologists could have told them, fighting back “causes” jihad. “Pakistan: Suicide bomb kills 32 at volleyball site,” by Riaz Khan and Asif […]