Well, here is as vivid and precise an illustration of why Islam is not actually a religion of peace as anyone could ask for. No one, however, of any power or influence will be paying attention, and the establishment will continue to obfuscate the cause of this kind of behavior, as it has done for […]
French Woman Who Married Pakistani Muslim Man Rescued After Twelve Years of Captivity
A French woman has finally regained her freedom after allegedly spending more than 12 years in captivity at the hands of her Pakistani husband. Pakistani police rescued 54-year-old Sylvie Yasmina and her five children from a mud-brick house in Bara, in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The rescue has exposed years of alleged physical abuse, psychological […]
Pakistan: Jihad suicide bomber blows himself up at wedding, murdering at least seven people and wounding 25 others
The Qur’an forbids Muslims to kill other Muslims (4:92), but the jihadis of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan likely considered these wedding guests to be hypocrites or apostates, not least for rejecting the group’s authority. The bomber himself was likely happy to ensure his place in paradise: “Indeed, Allah has bought from the believers their lives and their […]
Pakistan: Muslim cleric who repeatedly supported jihad suicide attacks is killed in jihad suicide attack
““Indeed, Allah has bought from the believers their lives and their wealth, because the garden will be theirs, they will fight in the way of Allah and will kill and be killed.” — Qur’an 9:111 “From Preacher to Merchant of Death: How the Killing of a Controversial Cleric Deepens Sectarian Fault Lines in Pakistan,” by […]
Pakistan: At least a dozen soldiers killed in Taliban-linked jihad suicide bombing at military installation
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks have been leading to higher tensions between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan. A major crisis is reportedly looming. According to the US Institute of Peace: The Pakistani Taliban, which has killed thousands of Pakistanis and seeks to establish a Taliban-style, Shariah-compliant state in Pakistan. This has stunned Islamabad, which was operating […]
Pakistan: Muslim mob lynches tourist over claim he desecrated Qur’an, torches police station
The idea behind this outpouring of violent rage is to frighten people to the extent that they will never dare to insult Islam again. Which is not to say that this “blasphemy” happened at all. The accusation is enough. “Pakistani mob lynch tourist over allegations he desecrated Islamic holy texts,” Jerusalem Post, June 22, 2024: […]
Pakistan: Afghans flee to border in an exodus of tens or hundreds of thousands, ahead of immigrant crackdown
Afghans are headed to the Pakistan border to leave the country before the expiration of a Pakistani government anti-immigrant deadline. Some reports are saying that their numbers are in the tens of thousands, but others are saying hundreds of thousands. Whatever the number, it’s nothing short of a humanitarian crisis. Yet the world turns a […]
Pakistan: Jihadis murder eleven laborers riding in truck to construction project
Ever wonder why countries that are hotbeds of jihad are generally economic basket cases? Here’s one reason. “Militant attack kills 11 labourers in North Waziristan: PM Kakar,” Reuters, August 20, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): PESHAWAR: Eleven labourers were killed in a militant attack in northwestern Pakistan… Security and police officials in northern […]
Pakistan: Muslim arrested for ‘offending the prophet’s companions’
Charging someone with disrespect for Muhammad’s companions is essentially saying that the offender is a Shi’ite. Someone who “defiles the sacred name of any wife” of Muhammad is likely deriding Aisha, Muhammad’s child bride. Shi’ites hate Aisha, because she opposed Ali ibn Abi Talib, whom they believe was Muhammad’s rightful successor. So this law is […]
Pakistan: Sharia hardliners blow up two girls’ schools
Those who destroy girls’ schools believe that it is un-Islamic to give girls an education. “Terrorists blow up two girls’ schools in North Waziristan,” by Rasool Dawar, The News International, May 22, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): In another extremist act, terrorists blew up two girls’ schools in the Mir Ali sub-division of […]