There is immense disenchantment with Islam in Iran. Mahsa Amini’s father succinctly encapsulates why. “‘You killed her for two strands of hair’: Mahsa Amini’s father stops mullah from performing her last rites,” Firstpost, September 21, 2022: Tehran: Amid ongoing protests in Iran, Mahsa Amini’s father has refused to allow Islamic prayers over his daughter’s body. […]
India: Karnakata government argues before Supreme Court that in Qur’an, hijab is ‘ideal,’ not ‘essential’
No, the Quran does not say that the hijab is “ideal,” but “not essential,” as was asserted in an Indian court. How difficult is it to pick up a Quran and read it? This is what the Quran says about female coverings. Even the hijab doesn’t cover enough: And tell the believing women to lower […]
Iran: ‘I am here because you killed Mahsa Amini’
These courageous protesters deserve the support of the entire free world. But they probably won’t get it, because Old Joe Biden’s handlers appear intent on propping up the mullahs’ regime.
“Quran explains why Muslim women should wear hijab. ‘So they can be recognised as Muslim and not be harassed.'”
Harassed by whom? By Muslims. That’s clear from his saying “So that they can be recognised as Muslim and not be harassed.” The idea is that Muslims will see that a woman is Muslim and refrain from harassing her, and harass women who are non-Muslim. “‘Hijab distinguishes Muslim women from others so molesters can spare […]
Iran: Five killed as government forces open fire in protests over death of woman jailed for improper hijab
How long will witless Western feminists stand with the oppressors and claim that women who wear hijab are victimized in the West, when the real oppression worldwide is of women who do not wear hijab? “Five killed in Iran during protests over death in custody – rights group,” Reuters, September 20, 2022: Five people were […]
Austria: Muslim migrant beats, bites cop because wife told to lift veil, gets suspended sentence and is released
What are the chances that this man will become a loyal, stable, productive member of secular Austrian society? “Syrian bites police officers because wife should lift veil,” translated from “Syrer beißt Polizisten, weil Ehefrau Schleier lüften soll,” MeinBezirk.at, September 16, 2022 (thanks to Medforth): An illegal migrant. Syrian. Mid-30s. With wife and small child. Picked […]
The Amini protests: Iran’s Supreme Leader must be puzzled as to how to handle such a challenge
As has been previously reported at Jihad Watch, in Tehran several days ago, the Morality Police (Gasht e-Ershad) arrested a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, outside a metro station. Her hijab, in their view, had not been properly affixed. Eyewitnesses saw her being shoved into a van and being beaten, before the van drove off. Sometime […]
Pakistan: Muslim shaves his wife’s head over suspected affair
The Asia Bibi in this story is not the same woman as the Asia Bibi who was falsely accused of blasphemy and imprisoned several years ago. The shaving of the head is a common method for humiliating women:Italy: Muslim mom shaves head of daughter for not wearing hijab Pakistan: Muslims torture woman, shave her head, […]
Iran: Women remove hijabs, chant ‘Death to the dictator’
Meanwhile, Old Joe Biden’s handlers are doing everything they can to prop up Iran’s Islamic regime.
Iran: Woman declared brain dead after arrest by morality police for not complying with hijab rules
Did they beat her? Why wouldn’t they have done so? That’s what the Qur’an says to do with a woman from whom one fears disobedience (4:34). “Iranian Woman Brain Dead After Arrest By Morality Police Over Hijab Rules,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, September 15, 2022: A 22-year-old Iranian woman has been declared brain dead just […]