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After relentlessly labeling anyone who brings up the issue of Barack Obama’s Muslim origins as a bigot, a racist, or a lunatic, suddenly this morning the New York Times publishes an op-ed that actually admits Obama was born a Muslim—and that it might cause serious problems in an Obama presidency: ...
The public relations tools of radical Islam spring into action: Scholar denounces Muslim baptism. A Muslim scholar involved in high-level dialogue with the Vatican has denounced the Pope’s baptism on Saturday of a prominent Italian Muslim convert. Aref Ali Nayed, the head of Jordan’s Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, ...
Pope Benedict has poked a real finger in the eye of radical Islam with this very high-profile conversion. Forecast: extended seething, with a 70% chance of riots. Death threat warnings are in effect. VATICAN CITY (AP) - Italy’s most prominent Muslim, an iconoclastic writer who condemned Islamic extremism and ...
The daughter of a prominent imam in Lancashire is in hiding after her decision to convert to Christianity prompted death threats from her own family. Hannah was born in Lancashire to Pakistani parents who raised her and her siblings as strict Sunni Muslims. She prayed and read the Koran, ...
LGF, Islam, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Apostasy, Christianity, Britain
From Kuwait’s Al-Risala TV, November 5, 2007, here’s a sort of town hall meeting in which Muslim scholars and audience members discuss the fine points and religious justifications for killing people who decide to convert away from Islam. The audience is scarier than the “scholars” in this one. (Courtesy of ...
LGF, Video, MEMRI TV, Kuwait, Islam, Apostasy, Death Penalty
British Muslims who want to leave Islam have serious problems—their former friends now want to kill them.
A group of Muslim apostates in Europe is fighting for an essential human right: Young Muslims begin dangerous fight for the right to abandon faith.
The Washington Post and Newsweek have been publishing a series of articles by Islamic advocates (in one case, a Hizballah terrorist) denying, among other things, that the penalty for leaving Islam is death. But Egyptian Mohammed Hegazy, who converted to Christianity, isn’t much interested in the academic arguments; he’s too ...
Another Islamist being heavily promoted by Newsweek and the Washington Post, Egyptian Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, was quoted on the WaPo web site as saying that Muslims are free to change their religion. No such thing as a death penalty for apostasy. Kumbaya, my brothers. Egypt’s official religious advisor has ...
LGF, Taqqiya, Islamism, Media Blindness, Radical Islam, Apostasy
One fatwa, coming up: German aims to read Rushdie Satanic Verses in mosque. Cologne, Germany - A maverick German book author said Wednesday he wants to read aloud inside a mosque from The Satanic Verses, the 1988 novel by Salman Rushdie which some Muslims consider blasphemous. Guenter Wallraff, 64, said ...
LGF, Salman Rushdie, Islamic Supremacism, Islam, Apostasy, Knighthood, Germany, Mosque
Islamic apologists trying to explain away the death penalty for apostasy always quote Koran 2:256, which states, “There is no compulsion in Islam.” In Malaysia, though, they apparently see Koran 2:256 more as a guideline than a strict rule: Tougher Law For Malaysia Converts. The only opposition-ruled state in Malaysia ...
LGF, Malaysia, Islam, Apostasy, Conversion, Islamic Supremacism
Smell the rage. Activists from the Islamic parties chant slogans against British author Salman Rushdie during a protest in Lahore June 25, 2007. A group of hardline Pakistani Muslim clerics has bestowed a religious title on Osama bin Laden in response to a British knighthood for the Rushdie, whose ...
LGF, Salman Rushdie, Islamic Supremacism, Islam, Apostasy, Knighthood
Here’s a truly unhinged rant by Iranian parliament speaker Gholamali Hadadeadel, threatening Salman Rushdie and Britain, and promising that Rushdie’s knighthood “will not be left unanswered.” “It would truly be significant if we asked the 80 year old queen of England that on what basis she granted Salman Rushdie Knighthood ...
LGF, Salman Rushdie, Islamic Supremacism, Islam, Apostasy, Knighthood
Anjem Choudray and his followers are on the streets of London again, burning the flag of St. George, calling on God to “curse the queen,” and warning that this latest Muslim seethefest over Salman Rushdie’s knighthood could get as bad as the seethefest over the Danish Mohammed cartoons: British Muslims ...
LGF, Salman Rushdie, Islamic Supremacism, Islam, Apostasy, Knighthood
It’s the day of prayer for Muslims, and that means worldwide rage over Sir Salman Rushdie, as Islamic leaders incite their followers with calls for Rushdie’s death: Rushdie fatwa looms again amid new protests. “In Islamic Iran, the revolutionary fatwa issued by Imam Khomeini remains valid and cannot be modified,” ...
LGF, Salman Rushdie, Islamic Supremacism, Islam, Apostasy, Knighthood
This might be the jawdropper of the day, because the people who selected Sir Salman Rushdie for knighthood apparently were taken completely by surprise when the Islamic world went nuts. The latest controversy over his knighthood appears to have shocked the people involved in nominating and selecting him. Jonathan Heawood, ...
LGF, Salman Rushdie, Islamic Supremacism, Islam, Apostasy, Knighthood
The seething and burning continues to get worse, building up to the day of prayer tomorrow when we can expect a rather large explosion of rage from the Religion of Peace and Tolerance: New Rushdie protests after Britain defends award. ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Muslim anger flared Thursday after Britain ...
LGF, Salman Rushdie, Islamic Supremacism, Islam, Apostasy, Osama bin Laden
Pakistani member of Parliament Sami ul Haq says that if Britain is going to knight author Salman Rushdie, Muslims should confer the title of “sir” on Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar. Islamabad - A hard-line Pakistani parliamentarian and head of a religious political party on Wednesday demanded a “sir” ...
LGF, Salman Rushdie, Islamic Supremacism, Islam, Apostasy, Osama bin Laden
Muslim rage at Britain for knighting Salman Rushdie is spreading and growing, as the leaders of the Religion of Tolerance™ continue throwing fuel on the flames: Muslims hold new protests against Rushdie knighthood. They’re working themselves up for a nice big explosion on Friday, the day of prayer. ISLAMABAD ...
Here’s an interesting new blog for ex-Muslims: The House of Apostasy.
The cultural jihad proceeds in Germany; banks are abandoning the European tradition of giving “piggy banks” to children, and in a disturbing echo of events here in the US, Muslim cabdrivers are refusing service to passengers based on shari’a law: Islam is Taking a Grip on Europe. WETZLAR — Islam ...
Germany, Islam, Radical Islam, Apostasy, Shari'a, Cab Drivers
Sugiero has lots of interesting detail on the German organization for ex-Muslims, whose leader recently asked for police protection after receiving death threats from representatives of the Religion of Women’s Rights™: Ex-Muslim Says ‘Islam Inherently Radical’. Arzu Toker, deputy chairwoman, used a news conference to announce her separation from Islam: ...
Germany, Islam, Radical Islam, Apostasy, Shari'a, Death Penalty, Misogyny, Women's Rights
In Germany, the leader of a group of ex-Muslims has asked for police protection after receiving death threats from members of the Religion of Peace™. (Hat tip: Keith.) COLOGNE, Germany, Feb. 23 (UPI) — The founder of a group in Germany for former Muslims has sought police protection after receiving ...
Germany, Islam, Radical Islam, Apostasy, Shari'a, Death Penalty
As we noted yesterday, the Associated Press released a story stating that Barack Obama had been a Muslim in his childhood. This is the original version of their lead paragraph: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday he does not think voters have a litmus test on religion, whether evangelical ...
Politics, 2008 Elections, Obama, Apostasy, Islam, Shari'a, AP, Associated Press
For the first time, the Associated Press actually admits that Barack Obama was a Muslim in his childhood: Obama Says Voters Curious on His Faith. (Hat tip: zombie.) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday he does not think voters have a litmus test on religion, whether evangelical Christianity or ...