There is no compassion, much less forgiveness, in Islam. Muslims are to be “ruthless” to the unbeliever and merciful to one another (48:29), but when a Muslim transgresses against a Sharia provision, that mercy is seldom, if ever, in evidence. The fear that ensures obedience must be kept alive. “The caning so severe even the […]
A Kiss in Indonesia and Its Aftermath Reveal the Heart and Soul of Islam
New in PJ Media: A kiss is still a kiss, as the old song goes, but in Indonesia’s Aceh province, it’s going to cost you. Not in terms of money, but in terms of the skin off your back. A young couple in Aceh just found that out after they shared a kiss on a […]
Aceh’s Sharia Court Orders Public Caning of TikTok Couple Over Kiss
An unmarried Indonesian couple from Aceh province found themselves at the center of a massive controversy and morality debate after a brief livestream showing them kissing inside a parked car resulted in their arrest, conviction, and public caning under the province’s Islamic criminal code. On February 27, 2026, the couple, a 22-year-old man and a […]
Sharia in action in Indonesia: Woman collapses after she is lashed 140 times for sex outside marriage
Terror is the binding force of Islam. Islam is a massive system of terror. People are to be terrorized into submission. That’s what Islam is all about. Women are to live in terror of men. Non-Muslims are to live in terror of Muslims. Muslims are to live in terror of Allah. Terror is the very […]
Indonesia: Couple flogged for sex outside of marriage, others flogged for gambling and boozing
What fun they’ll have in Europe. “Indonesia’ strict Muslim province canes couple for sex outside marriage,” AFP, June 4, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A man and woman were publicly flogged 100 times each in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Wednesday after they were found guilty of sex outside marriage by a court […]
Indonesia: Aceh bans unrelated men and women from being together in public and women from public areas after 11PM
The idea is “to mold a generation of people who faithfully comply with Islamic values in their daily lives.” Another effect will be to turn people away from Islam, as has happened in the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Indonesia’s Aceh bans unrelated men and women from being together in public,” by Uzair Thamrin, Benar News, […]
Indonesia: 21 lashes for unmarried couple violating Sharia law by making out in car
Although not all tenets of the Sharia are barbaric, a fact which is often used as an argument to muddle the discussions about the aspects which are inhumane, far too much of it is indeed inhumane, including the stipulation that people must be killed for blasphemy and homosexuality, as well the acceptance of female genital […]
Indonesia: Woman flogged 100 times for adultery, her male partner gets only 15 lashes
“The adulterer and the adulteress, lash each one of them a hundred times. And do not let pity for the two prevent you from obedience to Allah, if you believe in Allah and the last day. And let a group of believers witness their punishment.” (Qur’an 24:2) But she confessed, you see, and he didn’t. […]
Indonesia: Couple flogged publicly for extramarital affair in Sharia-compliant Aceh province
A man and a woman in Indonesia’s Banda Aceh city, on Wednesday, November 10, were given 17 lashes publicly for having an extramarital affair, which is a moral offense as per Sharia, which is enforced in the city. The man and the woman were individually brought into the area, which is features a gallery […]
Indonesia: Officials in Sharia-adherent Aceh seize pet dog, leave it to die inside cabbage crate
Islam hates dogs: “Narrated `Aisha: “The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, ‘Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people).’ I said, ‘You have made us (i.e. women) dogs.’ I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying while I used […]