Either the West will be bullied into accepting Sharia blasphemy restrictions or it will stand up for the freedom of speech. Right now, the smart money is on the former. “PET: ‘A greater number of threats’ against Denmark,” translated from “PET: ‘Et større antal trusler’ mod Danmark,” B.T., April 27, 2023: Koran burnings in Denmark […]
Ramadan in Sweden: Five Muslims arrested for plotting jihad massacre in revenge for Qur’an-burning
How long before Sweden jettisons the idea of freedom of expression and outlaws blasphemy against Islam altogether? “Terror expert: Sweden a priority target,” translated from “Terrorexpert: Sverige en prioriterad måltavla,” Nyheter 24, April 4, 2023: Five people have been arrested on suspicion of having planned a terrorist crime in Sweden. That the plans are linked […]
Sweden: Appeals court overrules cops, says burning the Qur’an is allowed by law
A rare victory for freedom and common sense. If Sweden disallowed Qur’an-burning because Muslims would riot, they would only be ensuring that Muslims will riot again the next time they want something. But given Sweden’s demographics, this permission is not likely to last long. “Paludan had the right to burn the Koran – court overturns […]
ISIS calls on Muslims in Sweden and all of Europe to attack the ‘Crusaders with bloodshed and rent off body parts’
Yes, they said “rent,” not “rend.” By “Crusaders,” they mean all non-Muslims. The resulting jihad massacres will arouse resentment among some non-Muslims, some of whom will express this by burning or otherwise desecrating the Qur’an. Then some Muslims, enraged by the desecration, will call for jihad massacres. And the cycle will continue, until it is […]
Muslim professor insists that the freedom of expression must be restricted in order to stop ‘Islamophobia’
Mohamed Azam Mohamed Adil, who is Director-General of the Institute of Islamic Understanding (IKIM) and is identified as an “associate professor” in the byline of this article, insists that criticism of Islam and opposition to jihad violence will lead to discrimination against Muslims and even violent attacks against innocent Muslims. This is an increasingly common […]
Sweden Bans Burning the Qur’an, but Burning the Scriptures of Other Religions Is OK
New in PJ Media: Should the public burning of the Qur’an be allowed? Should the public burning of the holy scriptures of any religious tradition be allowed? Swedish authorities have recently come up with a novel answer to these questions, an answer that is certain to cause them more problems than it will solve. Book […]
Afghanistan: Taliban uses rocket launcher to blow up Swedish flag after Qur’an burning in Stockholm
The Taliban used a rocket launcher to blow up a Swedish flag in a show of rage over the Qur’an burning by Rasmus Paludan in Sweden. To think that one man in “the Scandinavian country infuriated the Islamic world” to such a great degree should prove to every Westerner what normative Islam is really about. […]
Islamic State issues calls to attack Christians worldwide, especially in the EU, over Qur’an burning
Christian persecution is already at genocidal levels in areas of Africa and the Middle East, and it is spreading. And it isn’t because they burn Qur’ans. It’s all about conquest. There have been 1400 years of jihad conquest and it’s still going on, despite the fact that Western leaders who refuse to acknowledge it. How […]
Chechnya’s Kadyrov: Those who burn Qur’an ‘are real terrorists from whom a healthy society needs to be freed’
The West is eventually going to have to make a conscious choice whether to kowtow to thuggery from the likes of Kadyrov and curtail the freedom of expression, or to defend it even for those it demonizes as “far right.” The choice is, in fact, already being made in many ways. “Kadyrov reacts to new […]
The Qur’an-Burning in Sweden and Turkey’s Rage and Threats
In Sweden, Rasmus Paludan, who holds both Swedish and Danish citizenship, burned a Qur’an as a symbolic sign of opposition to the enormous disruptive influx of Muslim migrants into formerly placid Sweden. He is, of course, entitled to do this, as an exercise of free speech guaranteed by Swedish law. In Turkey, however, Western ideas […]