Published in Jihad Watch Few things in Islam are as liable to provoke passion and violence as the issue of conversion. The health hazards involved in converting out of Islam—apostatizing—are well known. But even the issue of convertingto Islam is fraught with drama. Consider Egypt alone: in recent months, wild rampages, burned churches, and murdered Christians have resulted … [Read more...]
New Saudi Fatwa Defends Pedophilia as ‘Marriage’
Translations of this item: Danish French Indonesian Muslim "child-marriage"—euphemism for pedophilia—is making headlines again, at least in Arabic media: Dr. Salih bin Fawzan, a prominent cleric and member of Saudi Arabia's highest religious council, just issued a fatwa asserting that there is no minimum age for marriage, and that girls can be … [Read more...]
Egypt: Desire for Money—Jizya—Prompts Attacks on Christians
Published in FrontPageMagazine.com Translations of this item: Danish If growing numbers of Muslims in Egypt have an intrinsic hatred for all things Christian— demonstrated days ago by the torching of eight Christian homes on the rumor that a church was being built—let us not forget that this hate has instrumental, that is, economic benefits: the extortion of money … [Read more...]
Rationalizing Pedophilia in Islam
Published in Jihad Watch Earlier this month we saw—or rather, were once again reminded—that Islam permits pedophilia in the guise of "marriage": Top Saudi cleric, Dr. Salih bin Fawzan, issued a fatwa asserting that there is no minimum age for girls to marry, "even if they are in the cradle," and that the only criterion is that "they are capable of being placed beneath and … [Read more...]
How Islamic Absurdities Prove Islamic Violence
Published in FrontPageMagazine.com Translations of this item: Danish The other day I saw a video of a sheikh warning Muslims against disregarding Muhammad's sunna, or the rules and customs the prophet prescribed for Muslims. To support his point, he read a hadith wherein Muhammad told Muslims: "When you wake up from sleep to pray, wash your hands before you put … [Read more...]