Rice University sociologist Craig Considine’s writings “highlight the compassion, the mercy of Prophet Muhammad” and his seventh-century Islamic community’s “religiously pluralistic society…steeped heavily in religious tolerance.” Uncritically promoting Considine, London-based Minhaj Welfare Foundation spokeswoman Anam Iqbal made this completely counterfactual assessment during an October 26 podcast. Consdine is a jihad-appeasing, former sports management student, whose […]
Craig Considine: ‘Prophet Muhammad was a religious pluralist’
Islam’s “Prophet Muhammad was a religious pluralist,” stated Rice University sociologist Craig Considine in a video uploaded to YouTube on December 14, yet another example of his incorrigible “fantasy Islam.” To make this absurd assertion, this jihad-appeasing, former sports management student, whose confused interfaith views on Islam Muslims themselves have condemned, often distorts Muhammad’s […]
Iranian news agency: ‘Muslims love Jesus, too’
Ahlul Bayt News Agency paints a pretty picture of Islam’s love for Jesus. Here are a few items it left out: Jesus is not the Son of God, belief in the Trinity is “excess”: “O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, […]
Israel: Hamas claims that IDF hit hospital false, target was major rocket factory nearby
For years now it has been widely known, and even condemned by the UN, of all people, that Hamas deliberately stages rocket attacks from civilian areas in order to use any retaliatory strikes that may come for propaganda purposes. Hamas, not Israel, is putting civilians in harm’s way. “IDF rejects Hamas claim it hit hospital, […]
Khamenei: ‘When Islam dominated non-Muslim regions, the followers of other religions were grateful to Muslims’
As-Sawi specifies that the payment of the jizya, the Qur’anic tax that non-Muslims must pay to Muslims as a sign of their submission (Qur’an 9:29), signifies that the non-Muslims are “humble and obedient to the judgements of Islam.” The Bedouin commander al-Mughira bin Sa’d, who when he met his Persian counterpart Rustam, said: “I call […]
New Israeli ambassador to UK: Forced expulsion of ‘Palestinians’ from Israel from 1947 on is ‘very popular Arab lie’
Leftists are outraged at Tzipi Hotovely, but she told the truth. The reality behind the prevailing propaganda is that the Arabs for the most part left Israel because they were ordered to do so by Muslim Arab leaders. Contrary to the contention of the Palestinians and their allies today, the Arab Higher Committee actually exhorted […]
UK: Muslim used British company as cover to buy parts for flying bombs
“The Prophet said, ‘War is deceit.’” (Bukhari 4.52.269) And with British authorities focusing the lion’s share of their attention on “far-right extremists,” the deceit is even easier to carry through. “Islamic State in ‘Nazi doodlebug’ bomb plot: Jihadi used British company as cover to buy parts for flying explosives, report reveals,” by Larisa Brown, Daily […]
The Fantasy Islam of Rice University’s Craig Considine (Part 3)
In this final part we will look a little further into Considine’s Fantasy Islam, and then my concluding remarks. Muhammad did not condemn Christians to hellfire or call them inferior On p. 113 Considine wrote: …Muhammad did not condemn Christians to the eternal hellfire. Nor did the Prophet think that Christians are inferior people who […]
The Fantasy Islam of Rice University’s Craig Considine (Part 2)
Let’s continue examining the creativity of Considine’s Fantasy Islam. Muhammad’s Farewell Sermon On p. 61 Considine lauded Muhammad’s Farewell Sermon as an example of Muhammad’s belief in racial equality: The Farewell Sermon (see Appendix 2) of Muhammad…is another noteworthy manifestation of the Prophet’s stance on anti-racism. He stated in the sermon: “…a white person has […]
Egypt reiterates refusal to link terrorist acts with Islam
Recall in 2015 the highly publicized call by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi for a religious “revolution” and reform of Islam, a call that drew global accolades. Sisi declared, among other things: “Is it possible that 1.6 billion people [Muslims] should want to kill the rest of the world’s inhabitants – that is 7 billion […]