Published in Pajamas Media Translations of this item: Dutch A recent episode of the popular Arabic show al-Sharia wa al-Haya (Law and Life), which airs weekly on Al Jazeera and features renowned Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, addressed the important yet little known Muslim concept of taysir (pronounced "tey-seer"). Qaradawi, who is touted by the likes … [Read more...]
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Was Marco Polo an ‘Islamophobe’?
If the same exact criticisms being made against Islam today were also made centuries ago, is it reasonable to dismiss them all as "Islamophobic"— that is, as "unfounded fear of and hostility towards Islam," as the Council on American Islamic Relations would have it? This is the question I often ask myself whenever I read pre-modern writings on Islam. Take that elementary … [Read more...]
How the Islamist Mindset Rationalizes – and Promotes – ‘Sex Sins’
Published in Pajamas Media Is it inconsistent for Muslim "holy warriors" to engage in voyeuristic acts of lasciviousness? Because would-be jihadists and martyrs have been known to frequent strip bars — such as the 9/11 hijackers and MajorNidal Hasan, whose "late-night jiggle-joint carousing stands at odds with the picture of a devout Muslim" — many Americans have concluded … [Read more...]
Exclusive: The Machiavelli-Islamism Connection
by Leslie Sacks Family Security Matters Raymond Ibrahim*, a specialist in Islamic theology, practice, and politics, has penned a fascinating response to Nidal Hasan and Fort Hood (click here for Part One of the article and click here for Part Two). He points out that many Westerners have great difficulty assuming that radical Islamic beliefs (Islamism) are central to much of … [Read more...]
Shameless Islamist Doublespeak Rages On
Hezbollah's "New" Manifesto in Context Pajamas Media Translations of this item: Polish "Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri Accuses Obama of Trying to 'Enslave' Arab World." So reads the headline of a recentFox News report, which goes on to quote Zawahiri saying things such as "Obama's policy is nothing but another cycle in the Crusader and Zionist campaign to enslave and humiliate us, … [Read more...]
Nidal Hasan und Fort Hood
Eine Studie über Islamische Doktrin Englischer Originaltext: Nidal Hasan and Fort Hood Übersetzung: derprophet.info Eine der Schwierigkeiten, welche sich ergibt wenn man die besorgniserregenderen Lehren des Islam diskutiert, ist, daß sie einen Charakter haben, der aus einer anderen Zeit und einer anderen Welt stammt. Wenn diese islamische Doktrin nicht aktiv und freimütig von … [Read more...]
Nidal Hasan and Fort Hood: A Study in Muslim Doctrine
Translations of this item: German One of the difficulties in discussing Islam's more troubling doctrines is that they have an anachronistic, even otherworldly, feel to them; that is, unless actively and openly upheld by Muslims, non-Muslims, particularly of the Western variety, tend to see them as abstract theory, not standard practice for today. In fact, some Westerners … [Read more...]
The Perverse Sexual Habits of the Prophet
An Account by Fr. Zakaria Botros Danish; Indonesian Part 1 Father Zakaria Botros recently ran a show dedicated to discussing the question of morality and how it is—or should be—one of the hallmarks of "prophethood." At the start, he posed the focal question of the show: "Was Muhammad the prophet a moral man—the most upright man, worthy of being emulated by the world?" He … [Read more...]
Gli Usa rinunciano a capire cos’è la guerra islamista
L'Occidentale Pezzo in lingua originale inglese: Studying the Islamic Way of War Traduzioni di Fabrizia B. Maggi Nella conferenza iniziale della Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) dello scorso aprile, il tenente colonnello Joseph Myers – che presentava l'evento –, ha messo in evidenza un punto interessante che merita un ulteriore approfondimento. … [Read more...]
Strategies For Countering Radical Islamist Ideologies
Overcoming Conceptual Difficulties House Armed Service Commitee Written testimony submitted to US House of Representatives: House Armed Service Commitee, 2/12/09. The greatest hurdle Americans need to get over in order to properly respond to the growing threat of radical Islam is purely intellectual in nature; specifically, it is epistemological, and revolves around the … [Read more...]