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...]
Egypt’s jihad against converts to Christianity
by Richard Shulman The Examiner Here is a case of Egypt's jihad against converts to Christianity. Islam authorizes capital punishment for Muslim converts to Christianity. Islamic law is the basic law of Egypt, but Egypt applies punishment differently. Egypt initially harasses, beats, and confines apostates to the house. Apparently Nagla Imam, a prominent female lawyer and … [Read more...]
Glossy al-Qaida magazine focuses on how-to tips, politics
by Giuseppe Valiante The Vancouver Sun Page from the first edition of Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) Inspire magazine was released on Sunday, according to SITE Intelligence, a US service that monitors Islamist websites. OTTAWA — An English-language jihadist publication released online this month is another sign that al-Qaida or copycat groups are … [Read more...]
The Strange — and Tragic — Case of Nagla Imam
Published in Pajamas Media Uncovering the truth is always a convoluted affair when it comes to the Middle East. Consider the case of the Egyptian Nagla Iman. Is she a Muslim woman who advocates the sexual harassment of Jewish women, or a Christian woman, who advocates human rights — especially for fellow women of all faiths? The story begins last June 24, when I was a guest … [Read more...]
Ny Fatwa anbefaler mænd at drikke kvindemælk
Oprindelig engelsk tekst: New Fatwa Calls on Men to Drink Women's Breast-Milk I sidste måned skrev jeg en artikel (klik: PJM article) som omhandlede nogle af islam's "problematiske" praktikker, specielt dem som kan knyttes direkte til den muslimske profet Muhammad. Én af disse – det muslimske fænomen "voksen-amning" eller rida' al-kabir skaber nu igen overskrifter, præcis tre … [Read more...]