This will come as a shock to the likes of Emmanuel Macron, with his confident plans to create a “French Islam,” but Macron will pay no heed. Erbaş, however, is backed up by the record of history. Throughout 1,400 years of Islam, there has never been a non-Muslim state in which a form of Islam […]
Turkey’s Religious Affairs top dog: Children who don’t study the Quran are close to Satan
Then when they read all that about “kill them wherever you find them” (Qur’an 2:191, 4:89, cf. 9:5), and “strike the necks” of the unbelievers (Qur’an 47:4), and that unbelievers are “the most vile of created beings” (Qur’an 98:6), and that Muslims should be “merciful to one another, ruthless to unbelievers” (Qur’an 48:29), and that […]
Turkey’s Religious Affairs chief: “Not correct to put the words of Islam and reform next to each other”
There are those in the West who are so confident in the prospects for reform in Islam that they take that confidence as an index of the reliability of various analysts: if one is not as sanguine as they are about the prospects for Islamic reform, they’re branded as “racist,” “bigoted” and “Islamophobic.” Those who […]
Netherlands: Sermon calling for jihad and martyrdom preached in at least one Turkish mosque
Yes, in a few years, the people who attend this mosque will be loyal, productive members of Dutch society. Won’t they? The Netherlands, and Europe is general, is teetering on the edge of the abyss. Here is the Turkish text of the sermon, and here is an English translation: “Jihad preaching in Hoorn,” by Silvan […]
Turks moving slowly in Afrin to avoid “causing even one person’s nose to bleed; after all, this is Islam’s order”
“Our Muslim soldiers are undertaking their fight in line with Islam’s principles. That is why they are moving slowly in Afrin. They are moving with the conscience of not causing even one person’s nose to bleed; after all, this is Islam’s order.” In reality, the Turks are moving slowly in Afrin because of mountains and […]
Turkey: 90,000 mosques pray Qur’anic “conquest” prayers calling on Muslims to be “ruthless against unbelievers”
Surah al-Fath is the 48th chapter of the Qur’an. It promises Muslims who wage jihad much material reward: “Allah has promised you much booty that you will take and has hastened for you this and withheld the hands of people from you – that it may be a sign for the believers and He may […]
Erdogan seizes 50 churches and monasteries, declares them Turkish state property
As Turkey continues its Islamization under Erdogan, it becomes increasingly hostile to Christians and Christianity. This fact should give pause to the fond and foolish purveyors of “Muslim-Christian dialogue” and Christian “outreach” to Muslims, but it won’t. “Erdogan Seizes 50 Syriac Churches and Monasteries, Declares Them Turkish State Property,” by Patrick Poole, PJ Media, June […]
Turkey says German mosque where men and women pray side by side “incompatible” with Islam
This mosque received a great deal of international publicity recently as heralding the advent of a new, modern, moderate Islam. As is always the case with genuine attempts at Islamic reform, however, it is receiving pushback from Islamic authorities who say it is inauthentic Islam. The Turkish authorities in this case are working from hadiths […]
Turkish Religious Affairs top dog: Islamic State causes as much damage as “Islamophobic” Muhammad cartoons
Let’s see. The Islamic State has murdered thousands upon thousands of people. Cartoons of Muhammad don’t kill anyone. Some Muslims decide to commit murder because of Muhammad cartoons, but if they decided to exercise some self-control and try to understand the lineaments of a free and pluralistic society, no one would get hurt at all […]
Qur’an-shaped cake has Turks irked, say bakers should have shirked
Don’t smirk. Here come Görmez’s clerks. For these students, trouble lurks. “There is no fun in Islam.” — Ayatollah Khomeini “Turkey fumes over Quran-shaped cake,” by Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel, April 21, 2015: Turkish religious authorities have opened an investigation against Anatolian students for baking a cake in the shape of the Quran, […]