Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. In this part we will look at Torture and Beheading, and I will have some concluding remarks. Torture Many of those killed by Hamas showed signs of torture. Does Islam allow torture? It does. There are a number of verses in the Koran in which Allah commands […]
Hamas on October 7th: The Teachings of Islam on Display (Part 2)
Part 1 is here. In this part we will look at Killing Non-Combatants/Disbelievers, Mutilation, and Burning People Alive. Killing Non-Combatants/Disbelievers It is important to note that the distinction between non-combatants and combatants is not found in the doctrines of Islam. Instead, the fundamental distinction is between Muslims (believers) and non-Muslims (disbelievers). This distinction has been […]
Hamas on October 7th: The Teachings of Islam on Display (Part 1)
On October 7, 2023, at about 6:30 AM, Hamas jihadists attacked Israel. These jihadists killed people attending an open-air music festival and people who lived in the Israeli communities close to the border. By the time the Israeli military regained control of the affected areas in southern Israel, more than a thousand people – mostly […]
Over One Million Muslim Americans Favor a Global Terrorist, and More Disturbing News
On October 20, 2023, the polling company Cygnal released a report on Americans’ views about the early October Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. The report was titled Survey of General Population: Israel -Hamas Awareness and Attitudes.[1] The survey presented the same questions to six different groups: Jewish Americans, Muslim Americans, Evangelicals, Republicans, Independents, and Democrats, […]
Iowa’s Governor and General Assembly Take a Stand Against Antisemitism, and CAIR Takes Offense
On March 23, 2022, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds sign into law Iowa House File 2220, an Act relating to antisemitism in the State of Iowa.[1] This bill stated: For purposes of this chapter, “antisemitism” means the working definition of antisemitism adopted by the international holocaust remembrance alliance on May 26, 2016, and includes the contemporary […]
CAIR Condemns 19th Century Slavery in the United States, But What About Muhammad?
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has joined in the condemnation of monuments dedicated to Confederate soldiers who fought in the American Civil War (1861-1865). On November 10, 2021, CAIR “welcomed a vote by Virginia’s Washington County Board of Supervisors to remove several Confederate monuments from outside a local courthouse.” CAIR National Communications Coordinator […]
CAIR: Love for Jesus Unites Christians and Muslims at Christmas Time
On December 15, 2021, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) re-released an op-ed titled “Love for Jesus Can Bring Christians and Muslims Together.”[1] This op-ed was written by Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR’s current National Communications Director, and for a number of years it has been released annually before Christmas. Hooper wrote: As forces of hate […]
Is CAIR’s Complaint about the Misuse of ‘Islamic Terminology’ Actually a Confession?
On August 27, 2021, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released an op-ed titled “How the Misuse of Islamic Terminology Endangers Muslim Communities.”[1] This op-ed started out: Allah. Sharia. Jihad. Caliphate. Hijab. For decades, American Muslims have been working to educate political leaders and media personalities who misuse these and so many other Islamic […]
CAIR’s ‘Journalist’s Guide to Reporting on Islam and Muslims’: Fooling the Fourth Estate
On August 23, 2021, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a new edition of “A Journalist’s Guide to Reporting on Islam and Muslims.” This guide was …designed to give journalists and other media professionals the tools they need to gain a better understanding of Islam and write more informed, accurate and balanced stories […]
Oklahoma GOP versus CAIR Final Score: OKGOP 6, CAIR 1 (Participation Point)
On September 5, 2021, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued a press release titled, “CAIR-OK Condemns Oklahoma GOP Chairman’s Attacks on Islam, Hate Rhetoric Targeting Islamic School Children.”[1] The focus of this press release was on statements about Islam that had been made by John Bennett, the Chairman of the Oklahoma GOP. The […]