Islamic law mandates death for those who try to convert Muslims to another religion, so this pastor got off relatively lightly. Rape in this case was used as a weapon of humiliation and degradation, as it often is in Iranian prisons. “Muslim Extremists Rape Pastor in Eastern Uganda, Sources Say,” Morning Star News, December 30, […]
‘My husband began reading verses in the Koran that allowed men to beat their wives, and he started beating me’
The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat those from whom they “fear disobedience”: “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded […]
Uganda: Muslim relatives of a former sheikh who refused to renounce Christ kill his 6-year-old son
They were trying to kill Emmanuel Hamuzah, who converted from Islam to Christianity. In the melee, they killed his six-year-old son. They will think they are righteous in doing this because the death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so […]
Uganda: Muslims murder pastor, say he ‘ought to die for using the Koran and saying Allah is not God but an evil god’
The well-known 64 year-old Ugandan radio preacher and pastor, David Omara, was beaten to death in an ambush by six offended Muslims, thereby proving the point that he was making on his radio broadcast. Yet again, the message is that non-Muslims must beware of openly offending Muslims. The consequences (“sentence”) for doing so do not […]
Uganda: Muslim converts to Christianity, is beaten to death by his father and other relatives
Those who beat Jalilu Kamutono to death aren’t “extremists.” Apostasy carries the death penalty in Islamic law. This is based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But if they […]
Uganda: Muslims torture and murder two Christians for preaching the Gospel among Muslims
Islamic law forbids non-Muslims to preach any non-Muslim religion among Muslims, on pain of death (cf. Reliance of the Traveller o11.10). The death penalty for apostasy is also part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from […]
Uganda: Muslim father burns his daughter and vows to kill her for becoming Christian
If the roles were reversed, this would be the focus of international news coverage, but you will only hear about this incident here. In any case, Sheikh Hussein Byaruhanga Husain is not an “extremist.” The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as […]
Uganda: Muslim converts to Christianity, Muslims set his house on fire, killing his wife, children, and stepfather
The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them […]
Uganda: Muslims screaming “Allahu akbar” destroy church, say “No more prayers in this place, or else you’ll all die”
Imagine if Christians screaming “Jesus is Lord” demolished a mosque and threatened to kill the Muslims who had been praying there. There would rightly be international shock, horror, outrage, and condemnation. But no one will take any particular notice of this. “Christian Mother, Pastor Fear for their Lives after Attacks in Eastern Uganda,” Morning Star […]
Uganda: Muslims screaming “Allahu akbar” attack Christians for mocking Islam by publicly saying Jesus is Son of God
A few years ago, when jihadis attacked AFDI’s Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest in Garland, Texas, some Christians castigated me for co-sponsoring and speaking at the event. They said that Pamela Geller and I, as co-organizers of the event, were being needlessly provocative, poking Muslims in the eye, goading them, etc. They said that […]