Western non-Muslims often point to the Ismailis, a tiny Shi’ite sect, as proof that Islam is, or at least can be, peaceful. In reality, however, jihadis often target the Ismailis for violence precisely because of their deviation from mainstream Islam on this and other issues. “Three Ismaili Men Killed In Separate Attacks In Northern Afghanistan,” […]
Afghanistan: Taliban force 50 Ismailis to become Sunnis, detain those who didn’t attend mosque nightly in Ramadan
“There is no compulsion in religion,” (Qur’an 2:256), and none of those Ismaili Shia who were forced to become Sunni, and none of those who were forced to attend Tarawih prayers during Ramadan, were under any compulsion. They could have chosen to be detained, harassed, beaten or killed instead. No compulsion! “UN report: 50 Ismailis […]
Islamic State beheads and dismembers dozens of women and children in jihad attack on Shia villages
The series of deadly attacks in the central Hama province targeted villages where most residents belong to the Ismaili branch of Shia Islam. The Islamic State considers Ismailis apostates, and the Sharia punishment for apostasy is death. But you won’t hear much about Muslim-on-Muslim violence committed in the name of Islam from the mainstream media. […]
Pakistan: Islamic State jihadis murder 45 Ismaili Shias in jihad attack on bus
The Ismailis provoked them by being Ismailis, you see. How dare they poke them in the eye in such a way? Didn’t they realize that their being Ismaili was offensive to these jihadists? They have no one to blame but themselves. So goes the reasoning of those who blame us for the jihad attack on […]