Would CNN ever run an article entitled, “I’m a feminist, and I converted to Christianity”? Or “I’m a feminist, and I converted to Judaism”? You know the answer. As far as the mainstream media is concerned, proselytizing is only acceptable from one religion only.
Anyway, as for feminism in Islam, here is a small sampling: the Qur’an likens a woman to a field (tilth), to be used by a man as he wills: “Your women are a tilth for you (to cultivate) so go to your tilth as ye will” (2:223).
It declares that a woman’s testimony is worth half that of a man: “Get two witnesses, out of your own men, and if there are not two men, then a man and two women, such as ye choose, for witnesses, so that if one of them errs, the other can remind her” (2:282).
It allows men to marry up to four wives, and have sex with slave girls also: “If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a captive) that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice” (4:3).
It rules that a son’s inheritance should be twice the size of that of a daughter: “Allah (thus) directs you as regards your children’s (inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two females” (4:11).
Worst of all, the Qur’an tells husbands to beat their disobedient wives: “Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them” (4:34). It allows for marriage to pre-pubescent girls, stipulating that Islamic divorce procedures “shall apply to those who have not yet menstruated” (65:4).
“I’m a feminist, and I converted to Islam,” by Theresa Corbin, CNN, October 14, 2014:
Editor’s note: Theresa Corbin is a writer living in New Orleans. She is the founder of Islamwich and a contributor to On Islam and Aquila Style. A version of this piece first appeared on CNN iReport.
(CNN) — I am a Muslim, but I wasn’t always. I converted to Islam in November 2001, two months after 9/11.
I was 21 and living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was a bad time to be a Muslim. But after four years of studying, poking and prodding at world religions and their adherents, I decided to take the plunge.
I am the product of a Creole Catholic and an Irish atheist. I grew up Catholic, then was agnostic, now I’m Muslim.
My journey to Islam began when I was about 15 years old in Mass and had questions about my faith. The answers from teachers and clergymen — don’t worry your pretty little head about it — didn’t satisfy me.
So I did what any red-blooded American would do: the opposite. I worried about it. For many years. I questioned the nature of religion, man and the universe.
After questioning everything I was taught to be true and digging through rhetoric, history and dogma, I found out about this strange thing called Islam. I learned that Islam is neither a culture nor a cult, nor could it be represented by one part of the world. I came to realize Islam is a world religion that teaches tolerance, justice and honor and promotes patience, modesty and balance.
As I studied the faith, I was surprised many of the tenants resonated with me.
“Tenants”? Yikes! Who is the landlord? And doesn’t CNN have any editors?
I was pleased to find that Islam teaches its adherents to honor all prophets, from Moses to Jesus to Mohammed, all of whom taught mankind to worship one God and to conduct ourselves with higher purpose.
I was drawn to Islam’s appeal to intellect and heartened by the prophet Mohammed’s quote, “The acquisition of knowledge is compulsory for every Muslim, whether male or female.”
I was astounded that science and rationality were embraced by Muslim thinkers such as Al-Khawarizmi, who invented algebra; Ibn Firnas, who developed the mechanics of flight before Leonardo DaVinci; and Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, who is the father of modern surgery.
Here was a religion telling me to seek out answers and use my intellect to question the world around me.
Taking the plunge
It was 2001, and I had been putting off converting for a while. I feared what people would think but was utterly miserable. When 9/11 happened, the actions of the hijackers horrified me. But in its aftermath, I spent most of my time defending Muslims and their religion to people who were all too eager to paint a group of 1.6 billion people with one brush because of the actions of a few.
Young Muslims: ISIS doesn’t represent usI was done being held hostage by the opinions of others. In defending Islam, I got over my fear and decided to join my brothers and sisters in the faith I believed in.
My family did not understand, but it wasn’t a surprise to them since I had been studying religion. Most were very concerned for my safety. Luckily, most of my friends were cool about it, and even curious to learn more.
The scarf
These days, I am a proud wearer of hijab. You can call it a scarf. My scarf does not tie my hands behind my back, and it is not a tool of oppression. It doesn’t prevent thoughts from entering my head and leaving my mouth. But I didn’t always know this.
Studying Islam didn’t immediately dispel all my cultural misconceptions. I had been raised on imagery of women in the East being treated like chattel by men who forced them to cover their bodies out of shame or a sense of ownership.
But when I asked a Muslim woman “Why do you wear that?”, her answer was obvious and appealing: “To please God. To be recognized as a woman who is to be respected and not harassed. So that I can protect myself from the male gaze.”
She explained how dressing modestly is a symbol to the world that a woman’s body is not meant for mass consumption or critique.
I still wasn’t convinced and replied, “Yeah, but women are like second class citizens in your faith?”
The very patient Muslim lady explained that, during a time when the Western world treated women like property, Islam taught that men and women were equal in the eyes of God. Islam made the woman’s consent to marriage mandatory and gave women the opportunity to inherit, own property, run businesses and participate in government.
She listed right after right that women in Islam held nearly 1,250 years before women’s lib was ever thought of in the West. Surprisingly, Islam turned out to be the religion that appealed to my feminist ideals.
Getting married
It might shock you to know that I had an arranged marriage. That doesn’t mean I was forced to marry my father’s first choice suitor, like Jasmine from “Aladdin.” Dad didn’t even have a say.
When I converted, it wasn’t a good time to be a Muslim. Feeling isolated, alienated and rejected by my own society pushed me to want to start a family of my own. Even before converting, I had always wanted a serious relationship but found few men looking for the same.
As a new Muslim, I knew there was a better way to look for love and a lifelong partnership. I decided that if I wanted a serious relationship, it was time to get serious about finding one. I wanted an arranged marriage.
I made a list of “30 Rock”-style deal breakers. I searched. I interviewed. I interrogated friends and families of prospects.
I decided I wanted to marry another convert, someone who had been where I was and wanted to go where I wanted to go. Thanks to parents of friends, I found my now-husband, a convert to Islam, in Mobile, Alabama, two hours from my New Orleans home. Twelve years later, we are living happily ever after.
Not every Muslim finds a mate in this manner, and I didn’t always see this for my life. But I am glad Islam afforded me this option.
Living in a post-9/11 world
I never had to give up my personality, American identity or culture to be a Muslim. I have, at times, had to give up on being treated with dignity.
I have been spat on, had eggs thrown at me and been cursed at from passing cars. And I have felt terror when the mosque I attended in Savannah, Georgia, was first shot at, then burned down.
In August 2012, I moved back home to New Orleans, where being different is the norm. I finally felt safe — for a while. But now, with the continuous news coverage of the un-Islamic group known as ISIS, I have been subjected to much of the same treatment I received in other cities. And I now feel less safe than I ever have….
Funny how conversion to Islam seems to trigger a massive increase in one’s capacity for self-dramatization and self-pity.
Don McKellar says
That’s like saying I’ve become a Marxist-communist because it appealed to my capitalist ideals! The little hamster on the wheel in her head must have slipped off the wheel.
KrazyKafir says
Gee, what are the odds that this empty shell was/is a hard core leftist?
Beagle says
Screwing up “tenets” is common ground on which this Muslima and I can build bridges of understanding.
*making finger basket gesture*
It seems to me the media should at least put a disclaimer after their daw’ah:
“Warning! Apostasy is punishable by death in Islam. Hypocrisy is punishable by death. Polytheism is punishable by death. Harming family honor is punishable by death. Drawing Muhammad… Oh never mind. Everything is punishable by death in Islam. Professional Muslim in western nation. Do not attempt.”
dumbledoresarmy says
I love your “warning” notice:
“Warning! Apostasy is punishable by death in Islam. Hypocrisy is punishable by death. Polytheism is punishable by death. Harming family honor is punishable by death. Drawing Muhammad… Oh never mind. Everything is punishable by death in Islam. Professional Muslim in western nation. Do not attempt.”
ROFLMAO.
Uzoozy says
You may not have read the bible. Try it and you will retract your rhetoric.
dumbledoresarmy says
STOP with the witless moral equivalence, the knee-jerk whataboutery. (Are you a Muslim playing the tu quoque game, or a non-Muslim leaping in to defend poor little persecuted Islam?).
This woman’s Catholic mother did not send a hitman out after her when she announced her conversion to Islam.
But many a formerly-Muslim convert to Christianity – even **within the West** – has had to flee from family members who are threatening to kill them because of their conversion. Examples: Rifqa Bary, Hannah Shah.
In Iraq, Canon Andrew White baptised – at their own request – fourteen young Muslim men who wished to abandon Islam and become Christians. Six months later all but three of them were dead; killed by Muslims who had found out about their change of faith. Can you name me eleven ex-Christian converts to Islam, in any modern majority Christian country, who have been murdered by their former co-religionists within six months of having announced their conversion to Islam?
Further: show me an example of Jesus or St Paul sending out assassins to murder an apostate or a “blasphemer” or a “hypocrite”. Guess what? – you can’t, because there isn’t. But there *are* examples of Mohammed approving of the assassination of ‘blasphemers’.
Show me multiple cases – TODAY – of mainstream Jews or Christians killing apostates or “blasphemers” or Buddhists or Hindus or carrying out “honor” murders of deemed-insufficiently-modest daughters, such as occur all over the place in the dar al Islam TODAY. Show me the rabbis and priests publicly calling for such things to be done.
Guess what? You can’t.
PS – The ceremonial and civil portions of the legal system of ancient Israel is *not*required to be followed by Gentile followers of Jesus. That* principle – summed up or symbolised by the fact that male Gentile believers were NOT required to undergo circumcision – was established – by people who were themselves of Jewish ethnicity and upbringing – within the first couple of decades after the death and resurrection of Jesus.
One may note in any case that ancient Israel was *not* an imperial entity and did *not* – unlike the Muslim ummah which intends to force all humans to submit to the sharia – have a programme envisaging endless war to achieve the violent imposition of its own system upon all human beings worldwide willy nilly. The laws of ancient Israel were to be followed specifically by those *within* the House of Israel and *within* the boundaries of tiny eretz Israel.
islamisdeath says
Guess she didn’t read the death manual or the hadiths. “Women are like donkeys in that both are ridden” How about the mans right to beat his wife? “women are deficient in such things as religion” and many more. Just another lost soul who looking on her own found evil and embraced it. Why is CNN trying to sell it to us?
John C. Barile says
Glad to agree with you. Sick and sickening.
rev g says
So islam has “tenants”, while most religions have tenets? It may seem insignificant, but for such a work, it says a lot about her.
Not the sharpest sword in the jihad.
Champ says
“Islam turned out to be the religion that appealed to my feminist ideals”
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AHAHA!!!!! …what a bunch of hooey!!
Champ says
Also, Bosch Fawstin, a self-proclaimed, “Recovered muslim”, stated this from his blog …
“Regarding misogyny, the birth of a girl became a day of mourning for Muslim women in my family; they understood the suffering this girl would endure under Islam, even in America.”
Here: http://fawstin.blogspot.com/2012/04/who-cares-about-islam.html
A must read essay, btw …
Hindu American says
“…appealed to my feminist ideals”. I would like to know what (and how low) her feminist ideals are.
Champ says
I would like to know what (and how low) her feminist ideals are.
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Great question, Hindu American! …she must be a masochist who enjoys oppression and hatred towards women. Such strange and backwards “feminist ideals”, eh?
nothosaur says
Champ,
What if there were a verse in the Bible about Jesus striking Mary or Martha in the chest, causing her pain?!
Would Theresa Corbin have read that, and said, “Wow…Jesus hit a woman in the chest, causing pain. That appeals to my feminist ideals! I’m a Christian now.”
Absolutely not!
Corbin is seeking out something exotic that will draw attention to herself. She craves attention. The head scarf attracts even more attention. She sold herself on this ideology, and then fastened on mental blinders that prevented her from absorbing the details of Muhammed’s abuse of women.
Champ says
Awesome about-face, Nothosaur!! …great comment, indeed! 🙂
Bezelel says
Dr Sigmund Freud would have an entire chapter on her. I think that she should live in Saudi Arabia a few years and then let’s hear from her.
umbra says
her feminist side would not survive that forsaken country.
Jayell says
“I came to realize Islam is a world religion that teaches tolerance, justice and honor and promotes patience, modesty and balance….” Sorry, dear, but I’ve read the Qu’ran and I’ve lost you completely there. Or are we living on different planets?
K. says
“Funny how conversion to Islam seems to trigger a massive increase in one’s capacity for self-dramatization and self-pity.”
Probably that’s exactly the lure that panders to specimens like the hopeless case presented.
Wellington says
There’s so much wrong with this woman’s thinking.
Here are a some:
1) Her contention that “Islam taught that men and women are equal in the eyes of God,” and that at a time when “the Western world treated women like property.” Well, Christianity taught that men and women, and in particular their souls, are equal in the eyes of God six centuries before Islam even existed. Moreover, polygamy, allowed by Islam, is a guarantee that women can never be equal to men in this world. Christianity has only ever endorsed monogamy (Mormons aside) and monogamy is an absolute sine qua non if the sexes are truly to be equal. Also, even the Islamic afterlife is a place where women serve men. No such characterization exists in the Christian conception of the afterlife. And if having up to four wives and slave women to boot isn’t treating women like property, what the hell would be? And let’s not forget about the 72 virgins either.
2) This woman wears the hijab by choice. OK. Fine. But what about huge numbers of Muslim women worldwide who daren’t not wear the hijab because they would be in danger were they to go without it?
3) She lauds early achievements in the Islamic world but, gee, what has happened over the past five hundred years or more? The Islamic world for a half millennia and then some has been a desultory, non-productive, dismal portion of the world. It has produced virtually nothing of value. What happened, eh? Oh yeah, probably that nasty Western imperialism is responsible for this. Of course, Islam was never imperialistic. It just “spread” and “expanded” and without harm to anyone or anything.
4) She claims that ISIS doesn’t represent Islam and young Muslims. But it most certainly does. ISIS is pure Islam as practiced by its psychopathic founder who said, “I have been made victorious with terror” (Bukhari Hadith 4.52.220).
5) Nowhere does she mention, nor even seem to understand, that the America she lives in fully allows for her to be a Muslim and with rights under the law completely equal with non-Muslims. In what majority Muslim nation do non-Muslims have full equal rights with Muslims? In general here, she seems oblivious and unappreciative of the fact that the freedoms she enjoys here in America are an end product of a Western Civilization that pioneered all kinds of freedoms and rights that the Islamic world NEVER has. Talk about clueless.
Well, that’s enough. There’s a lot more wrong with what this woman has asserted but I’m done for now except to say how disgusting it was to read the drivel she wrote.
Wellington says
That’s “Here are some” and not “Here are a some.”
gravenimage says
*Excellent* analysis, Wellington.
jewdog says
It gets her attention, which is probably what it’s all about.
Neil Jennison says
It is a matter of supreme indifference to me whether she thinks Islam is a feminist religion. She clearly has mental problems and from that viewpoint she should be pitied not ridiculed.
But we live in the free west, so let her carry on deluding herself until she comes to her senses.
Champ says
“Islam turned out to be the religion that appealed to my feminist ideals”
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Hmm, her “feminist ideals” must be oppression and misogyny.
Bezelel says
Another example of why I’m a firm believer in word association testing.
Silvia says
The woman is a masochist with many personal problems.
Isn’t it obvious by now that only people who have mental/emotional problems adopt this hate cult?
Ralph says
Islam in a Nutshell
Islam, not the Chinese nor the Russians, represent the greatest threat to the world and might be the fulfillment of the book of Revelation in the Holy Bible. This is very disturbing for a Christian to read, but read it and be educated.
Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond’s book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life.
Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components.
Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges.
When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the other components tend to creep in as well.
Here’s how it works:
As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be for the most part be regarded as a peace-loving minority, and not as a threat to other citizens. This is the case in:
United States — Muslim 0.6%
Australia — Muslim 1.5%
Canada — Muslim 1.9%
China — Muslim 1.8%
Italy — Muslim 1.5%
Norway — Muslim 1.8%
At 2% to 5%, they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups, often with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs. This is happening in:
Denmark — Muslim 2%
Germany — Muslim 3.7%
United Kingdom — Muslim 2.7%
Spain — Muslim 4%
Switzerland — Muslim 4.3%
Thailand — Muslim 4.6%
From 5% on, they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature halal on their shelves — along with threats for failure to comply. This is occurring in:
France — Muslim 8%
Philippines — Muslim 5%
Sweden — Muslim 5%
The Netherlands — Muslim 5.5%
Trinidad & Tobago — Muslim 5.8%
At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia, the Islamic Law.
The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world.
When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. In Paris, we are already seeing car-burnings. Any non-Muslim action offends Islam and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam, with opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam. Such tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections in:
Guyana — Muslim 10%
Kenya — Muslim 10%
India — Muslim 13.4%
Russia — Muslim 15%
Israel — Muslim 16%
After reaching 20%, nations can expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, and the burnings of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues, such as in:
Ethiopia — Muslim 32.8%
At 40%, nations experience widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks, and ongoing militia warfare, such as in:
Bosnia — Muslim 40%
Chad — Muslim 53.1%
Lebanon — Muslim 59.7%
From 60%, nations experience unfettered persecution of non-believers of all other religions (including non-conforming Muslims), sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon, and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels, such as in:
Malaysia — Muslim 60.4%
Sudan – Muslim 70%
Albania — Muslim 70%
Qatar — Muslim 77.5%
After 80%, expect daily intimidation and violent jihad, some State-run ethnic cleansing, and even some genocide, as these nations drive out the infidels, and move toward 100% Muslim, such as has been experienced and is on-going in:
Bangladesh — Muslim 83%
Indonesia — Muslim 86.1%
Egypt – Muslim 90%
Syria — Muslim 90%
Jordan – Muslim 90%
Tajikistan — Muslim 90%
United Arab Emirates — Muslim 96%
Iraq – Muslim 97%
Pakistan – Muslim 97%
Iran — Muslim 98%
Gaza — Muslim 98.7%
Morocco — Muslim 98.7%
Palestine — Muslim 99%
Turkey — Muslim 99.8%
100% will usher in the peace of ‘Dar-es-Salaam’ — the Islamic House of Peace. Here there’s supposed to be peace, because everybody is a Muslim, the Madrassas are the only schools, and the Koran is the only word, such as in:
Afghanistan — Muslim 100%
Saudi Arabia — Muslim 100%
Somalia — Muslim 100%
Yemen — Muslim 100%
Unfortunately, peace is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, and satisfy their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims, for a variety of reasons.
‘Before I was nine, I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; the tribe against the world, and all of us against the infidel. — Leon Uris, ‘The Haj’
It is important to understand that in some countries, with well under 100% Muslim populations, such as France, the minority Muslim populations live in ghettos, within which they are 100% Muslim, and within which they live by Sharia Law. The national police do not even enter these ghettos. There are no national courts, nor schools, nor non-Muslim religious facilities. In such situations, Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. The children attend madrasses. They learn only the Koran. To even associate with an infidel is a crime punishable with death. Therefore, in some areas of certain nations, Muslim Imams and extremists exercise more power than the national average would indicate.
Today ‘s 1.5 billion Muslims make up 22% of the world’s population. But their birth rates are higher than the birth rates of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and all other believers. Muslims will exceed 50% of the world’s population by the end of this century.
Well, boys and girls, today we are letting the fox guard the henhouse.
The wolves will be herding the sheep!
NOTE : Has anyone ever heard a new government official being identified as a devout Catholic , a devout Jew or a devout Protestant…? Just wondering.
Devout Muslims being appointed to critical Homeland Security positions?
Doesn’t this make you feel safer already??
That should make the United States much safer, huh!!
Was it not “Devout Muslim men ” that flew planes into U.S. buildings only 10 years ago?
We must never forget this..
Was it not a Devout Muslim man who killed 13 at Fort Hood ? (He killed “From within” -don’t forget that).
Also: This is very interesting and we all need to read it from start to finish. Maybe this is why our American Muslims are so quiet and not speaking out about any atrocities. Can a good Muslim be a good American? This question was forwarded to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years. The following is his reply:
Theologically – no . . . Because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon God of Arabia
Religiously – no. Because no other religion is accepted by His Allah except Islam (Quran, 2:256)(Koran)
Scripturally – no. Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran.
Geographically – no. Because his allegiance is to Mecca , to which he turns in prayer five times a day.
Socially – no. Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews..
Politically – no. Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America, the great Satan.
Domestically – no. Because he is instructed to marry four Women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34 )
Intellectually – no. Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.
Philosophically – no. Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression.. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.
Spiritually – no. Because when we declare ‘one nation under God,’ the Christian’s God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quran’s 99 excellent names.
Therefore, after much study and deliberation. … Perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. – – – They obviously cannot be both ‘good’ Muslims and good Americans. Call it what you wish, it’s still the truth. You had better believe it. The more who understand this, the better it will be for our country and our future. The religious war is bigger than we know or understand.
Can a Muslim be a good soldier???
Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, opened fire at Ft. Hood and Killed 13. He is a good Muslim!!!
Footnote: The Muslims have said they will destroy us from within.
SO FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. THE MARINES WANT THIS TO ROLL ALL OVER THE U.S.
Beagle says
This helps explain why those observations are ordinarily true:
http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2012/01/three-stages-of-jihad.html?m=1
Sometimes individual Muslims, like Ja’Keem Yisrael, will jump to stage three behavior in a stage one-two nation like the US. Luckily for Islam, the helpful non-Muslim defenders of Muslims found in stage one do damage control for Islam.
Bezelel says
Ralph, Great breakdown and Semper Fidelis.
Buraq says
There are millions of women victimized by Islam who’d happily throw this benighted bint off the highest minaret.
Clown!
Beagle says
I just saw this linked at Pam Geller’s place in the Ali Sina thread.
The Guardian UK publishes article which disproves everything their loyal readership believes as catechism. And of course, nobody notices or changes their minds about anything.
Coming as a surprise to nobody here, poverty actually helps prevent terrorism. It’s disaffected upper middle class and wealthier who are prone to it.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/15/female-british-muslims-vulnerable-radicalisation-men
“He found that those who expressed sympathy with terrorist ideologies were more likely to be middle class, with a household income of £75,000, and likely to be disaffected or depressed, with a smaller social network than those who condemned terrorist acts, he said.”
Walter Sieruk says
It should be understood by all people, who are females both feminist and non-feminist as well as by all males that Islam is a religion of denial concern the Person of the real nature of Jesus. First, Islam denies that Jesus Jesus is the Son of God. That is that Jesus of the Son of God the Father. Second, Islam denies that Jesus is God the Son. Third, Islam likewise denies that Jesus is God. To go over all three it should be stated some facts of the Bible. First, the Bible does indeed teach that Jesus is the Son of God. As seen, for example, in Matthew 16:16,John 3:16,17,36. First John 2:22,23. Second the Jesus is God the Son may be clearly seen in Hebrews 1:6-8. With emphasis on verse 8. Third , the Bible teaches that Jesus is God as shown in John 1:1-3. Colossians 1:15-17. Romans 9:5. Second Peter 1:1. Titus 2:13. First John 5:20. Moreover, all a person has to do to further find out that Jesus is God is to compare the Old Testament with the New Testament. As in comparing Isaiah 45:22,23. with Philippians 2:5-11. Likewise by comparing Psalm 89:8,9. with Matthew 8:23-27. to show Jesus to be God. Even by comparing the New Testament books together will further confirm Jesus to be God. As in example by comparing Romans 14:12. with John 5:22. will show Jesus to be God. The list can go on but this should be enough. The imams and mullahs will try to cover this all up and explain this all away be making the claim that the Bible had been corrupted ,through time , by Christians. This claim the Muslim clerics make very much underestimate the Power of God to protect and preserve His Word and keep it intact, through time, and away from the corruption of men. In conclusion, all people should understand that Islam is in great error concerning its teaching about the nature of Jesus. Furthermore, it very much needs to be understood that Islam is also a false religion that leads many people astray, Isaiah 8:20. Proverbs 14:12. John 14:6.
In interesting Christian internet site I found is answering-islam.org
PRCS says
“Muslim thinkers such as Al-Khawarizmi, who invented algebra”
Once again, the irrelevant and idiotic notion that he was able to “invent” algebra BECAUSE he was a Muslim.
It’s like saying that Steve Wozniak was able to invent the Apple 1 BECAUSE he is an atheist.
Twostellas says
And no having to defend any nasty parts of her religion, as she can just cry Islamophobia!
Wonder if she is brainwashed enough to accept her husband having a sex slave?
Probably. And if not her husband, she probably would defend her “brothers” practice of such, and most definitely defend Muhammed’s practice of such. By saying it was some kind of an honor to be Muhammed’s sex slave or child bride. Sick!
Tradewinds says
Who does she think she’s kidding? Mental defectives?
SallyA says
Seriously messed up, of course, and indicative of Islamic apologetics is the press that feminism and Islam can ever be mentioned in the same title or article as if not in fact mutually exclusive. Theresa as featured example of Islamic feminist (an oxymoron) was raised however, to have a deeply divided mentality, “good self” warring with “bad self” as defined by others including other religious authorities from many centuries ago, and never healing her own inner split or learning to think for herself. Islam caters to and seems tailor made for converts of that type in the West, males and females alike, both victimized by Islam but women more cruelly oppressed as a Muslima sex caste. (Yes, authoritarian mental programming and lack of self-trust persists — a form of mental cruelty — even for the tokens like Theresa granted a relative degree of freedom for a Muslima because of their taqiyya PR value to other Westerners.)
Taken from Theresa’s own words on her blog:
“…Many, many decades ago, I was born to a virgin … just joking, I was born to a highly educated, agnostic, Vietnam vet with a drinking problem and a deeply religious, sarcastic, but patient Catholic woman.Oh, the tales I could (and will tell) about being raised in a house with a violent drunk and a tenacious martyr. It was as though heaven and hell waged war nightly in my home, which made me very tired. I am still tired. Seriously, I need a nap.”
Read more at http://www.ifoundislam.net/revert-supports/revert-stories/37-former-christians/720-theresa-corbin-former-catholic-revert-story.html#VsjbzshkDhUIKshC.99
Islam is the most cruelly oppressive, deceptive, vilest of all currently practiced 21st century authoritarian ideologies including political philosophies and religions — yet 20th century German fascism (in a largely Protestant Christian nation) rivals Islam for hatefully murderous sadism of ideology, as does 20th century Russian Stalinist communism (spawned in attempted replacement of a largely Orthodox Christian nation) and many other atrocious ideological oppressions that history confirms.
If we don’t start looking at the common threat of evil stemming from giving up personal and community power to domineering authoritarianism, we will always keep whacking at the branches instead of digging out the roots. Yes, Islam is the gravest evil facing us currently as ideology. But just as hydra-headed Islamic terrorism shape-shifts — Al-Qaeda branches into new regions, competes with and/or becomes IS; Qatar funds this or that anti-Semitic arm of the Muslim Brotherhood; Obama arms “vetted moderates” and weapons end up with IS or jihadist group du jour; SEALS and special ops take out terrorist Bin Laden but new terrorist leaders rise up willing to be martyred in his name after they take out more “infidels”) — so institutionalized programming of people for lack of self-trust shape-shifts throughout history.
People trained to betray themselves (and by connection trained to betray the best of life all around them) thus end submitting and giving away life-essence power to authoritarians who claim to know what’s best. The surrender to authority gives emotional release and pyrrhic comfort to those who cannot think for themselves because their own mind remains at war in the split between good and bad not as objective reality but as authoritarians have defined good and bad for their own ends. (Islam’s ostensible morality of what it claims as good and bad by the Koran and Sharia is a clear modern example of the fallacy and failure of authoritarian definitions of morality that deny the best of living essence because they deny human self-trust and caring for one’s own life as well as others.)
Theresa as a revert from Catholicism and a convert to Islam is an example of notching up the level of submission in order to gain greater emotional release and pyrrhic comfort from her deeply divided self.
Any refusal to look at authoritarian power systems — and what they all, including Islam as the 21st century worst, have in common — will keep hurting humanity and causing our suffering until we start facing and dealing with the roots of the dilemma, and stop just whacking at the branches.
DaniEl says
What an oxymoron!
Ivan Bogdanov says
This lunatic needs to be either under police surveillance or clinical observation. Read her quote, from one of her responses to a commenter, on the following article where she and a revert from of all places, Alabama, murder a sheep in their back yard.
Sacrifice, Thy Name Is Mr. Sheep
http://islamwich.com/2014/10/11/sacrifice-thy-name-is-mr-sheep/#comments.
‘Corbin
October 14, 2014 at 2:48 pm
Seriously, all people who eat in any amount really should experience this. It is such a profound thing to take a life and we are so disconnected from the lives of the animals we consume that we act like it never existed or mattered. But I am sure Bambi would kick your butt before you ever captured him (her?)’
More Later….
Rob says
I see an exhibitionist who has found the ultimate vehicle for her exhibitionism.
Loves God says
But when I asked a Muslim woman “Why do you wear that?”, her answer was obvious and appealing: “To please God. To be recognized as a woman who is to be respected and not harassed. So that I can protect myself from the male gaze.”
What she is not saying is that I have to please Allah because hell is filled mostly with women and I want to make sure I don’t wind up there.
Islam made the woman’s consent to marriage mandatory
What is not being said is that consent is limited to areas where there is more Western influence but doesn’t apply to most places (think of the videos where of woman crying after being kidnapped and told she is about to be married, the daily stories we read of young Christian women kidnapped, forced to convert and be married).
it is not a tool of oppression. It doesn’t prevent thoughts from entering my head and leaving my mouth. But I didn’t always know this…To be recognized as a woman who is to be respected and not harassed. So that I can protect myself from the male gaze.”…She explained how dressing modestly is a symbol to the world that a woman’s body is not meant for mass consumption or critique.
What isn’t being said is that covering up a female body does not stop thoughts of how the body looks underneath it nor has it stopped rape in countries where such attire is mandatory.
BlueRaven says
JW guys have already picked up enough BC from her post. Here is a classic one which made me think this stuff is written by a bunch of CAIR dudes but they can’t add two and two between them.
She says “I am a Muslim, but I wasn’t always. I converted to Islam in November 2001, two months after 9/11”
she says “It might shock you to know that I had an arranged marriage. ”
she says “As a new Muslim, I knew there was a better way to look for love and a lifelong partnership.”
she says “Thanks to parents of friends, I found my now-husband, a convert to Islam, in Mobile, Alabama”
SHE SAYS: “Twelve years later, we are living happily ever after.”
Can CNN explain to me how much BC you are gone keep on spreading. Seriously it stinks.
SallyA says
Clarification: ” … thus end up submitting and giving away life-essence power to authoritarians who claim to know what’s best. ” [As what happens to people trained to betray themselves (and by connection trained to betray the best of life all around them).]
Before anybody accuses me of being anti-religion, let me draw the sting and say that from the Catholic and Baptist faith traditions of family heritage, I have extensively studied both the papacy and the paper-papacy (bibliolatry), the scholarship and history behind each, and understand how difficult it is to part with the comfort of the ritual, the community and the traditions of being raised in faith community or attending religious school (including the feeling of superiority that certainty of belief brings). I’ve made my peace with Mary and Jesus. I honor any non-authoritarian views and story of their purpose and example of behavior — Jesus eating and walking through fields on the Sabbath instead of doing what religious authorities prescribed, Mary (whichever) learning instead of tidying up the house as Martha did, the Ineffable coming to earth and being born of a woman, and so on. Today you and I both have the freedom to accept or deny religion, any religion including Islam, in the U.S. and many other countries.
If you are on the side of the principle of religious freedom (which Islam disavows), then we have no quarrel. What I’d hope is that you at least consider over time the bigger question of how we start talking about what causes the converts from frying pan (ostensibly “moderate” Muslims or reverts from other religions) into a much hotter place, the fire of Muhammad’s Islam as a hell-on-earth 7th century ideology of vile and violent authoritarianism.
St. Michael Defend Us says
Why didn’t she marry a muslim man who had been brought up in the muslim faith? She married a convert like herself. Someone probably whose personality and basic attitudes have been formed and shaped by Judeo-Christian values. He will not beat her, he will not take additional wives, he will not take sex slaves. He will not treat her like property, and they may actually be fairly happy together. But, together, as converts, they can “create” an “islam” that suits their fantasy and “ideals”. Why don’t they move to Iraq or Pakistan? Instead of living in New Orleans, why don’t they at least move to Dearborn, Michigan? Or some other Islamic enclave? Because, then, of course, they might have to be REAL muslims!
RonaldB says
You have a very insightful comment. I was thinking the same thing, but you were the one that actually wrote it. Two converts from a non-Islamic background can find a lot in common, and also construct their own reality.
Now, this brings up a question. She didn’t mention having children, but would she be willing to extend the same privilege of religious exploration to her children, and support a child who decided to renounce Islam? And, would she be able to find any support within Islam for accepting a family member who apostatized? That is, outside of the fantasy Islam she and her husband have constructed for themselves.
R Cole says
If you a Muslim – it’s a wonderful world
If you are a convert or for the converted – there is meant to be this perfect world. But not outside of this.
If she has been a Muslim this long – she should know more than she is saying. For ex. common attitudes towards non-Muslims.
[For ex. in the Islamic world – I learned that Muslim women believe that western women don’t love their children]
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What is an open invite to Islam posing as an article? For one thing we don’t see similar articles with those giving reason for leaving Islam. The media could do with asking more questions.
Like – wonder what she feels about those who leave Islam – if not – then how she feels about the punishments prescribed – around the Muslim world – for those who do abandon their faith.
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There is no Ignorance in Islam
This is in part – how Islam that emerged from an underdeveloped marginal Arabia / near vacant Mecca – Alexander the Great passed by twice – [such was his disinterest] – to take over /conquer the most advanced nations – in the region – such as Persia, Ancient Egypt – even Syria. [Besides Persia, were former Roman lands – w/ Roman / Ancient Greek knowledge / know-how – which Islam adopted/claimed.]
This is what – Islam is adept at – that with it – they got some sort of superior knowledge – that if you join you will be party to.
A few years ago – if you said something that questioned Islam – which they called Islamophobic – that person was called ‘ignorant’. Well in line with its belief in its superior knowledge – it likewise believes that all who don’t join are intellectually inferior or ‘ignorant’. Ignorant is a derogatory term for all non-Muslims in Islam.
The lure of achieving intellectual superiority is what draws some men in – although what is apparent – is what it turns them into. We can be clear what is the outcome.
We are seeing this tree’s fruit.
Look at Iran today – it still bemoans the fact that the much less advanced Arabia managed to take them over.
It’s a powerful mirage.
Nevertheless with all that we can see – Muslims are taught to see themselves as being more advanced.
They simply intend to repeat the same trick – as they used on those ancient nations – as advanced as we are – they would try to lead us to believe that we are in fact inferior. She’s bought into it.
And when enough people buy into it – then it not only becomes superior in mind – it becomes superior under the law. One law for Muslims – where they are given priority and another that subjugates the ones who don’t believe – or choose to remain ‘ignorant’. And then you will convert to gain the more favorable advantages that the laws for Muslims provide.
This happened in Spain – before the Muslim rulers were finally chucked out.
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Islamic practises frowned upon in the west
Marriage of two converts – more of western converts – keeps them out of the rabbit hole – and apart from Islamic traditions/customs that converts would find shocking – but that are allowed in Islam.
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Do a Christian Islamic Switcheroo
She should try living in Egypt as a Coptic Christian. At least in the US the law is on your side. Christians in the Islamic world – in virtually every country – enjoy only reduced rights – and these would be in line with the Shari’a.
At least they can have a mosque in the US.
And no one is arrested for converting.
No Imam is arrested for holding unauthorized prayers over sick and dying.
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Some honesty would be good from Muslims – Islamophobia can only provide so much cover.
gravenimage says
What is an open invite to Islam posing as an article?
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Quite right—this is nothing but naked Da’wa.
BlueRaven says
She said ” Muslim thinkers such as Al-Khawarizmi, who invented algebra; Ibn Firnas, who developed the mechanics of flight before Leonardo DaVinci; and Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, who is the father of modern surgery.”
BUT –
Eratosthenes of Cyrene “c. 276 BC[1] – c. 195/194 BC[2]) was a Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist.” he is the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth, to calculate the tilt of the Earth’s axis, he may have accurately calculated the distance from the Earth to the Sun and invented the leap day, amongst other great discoveries.
The point is, you could not do that without ALGEBRA or however you care to name it. He was the first person to invent true mathematical formulas – which is also known as Algebra.
BlueRaven says
Eratosthenes proposed a simple algorithm for finding prime numbers. This algorithm is known in mathematics as the Sieve of Eratosthenes.
An algorithm is ALGEBRA, there is no other way to represent it.
No Fear says
The word Algorithm comes from Al-Khawarizmi.
For a good summary of the history of Mathematics I recommend
Merzbach and Boyer’s “History of Mathematics.” The contributions of Islamic mathematicians fill one chapter. The book contains twenty four chapters.
voegelinian says
Many “al-” words in the English dictionary come from the Arabic: albatross, albacore, alchemy (and chemistry), alcohol, alcove; etc. Islam still sucks and Mohammed still blows.
No Fear says
Yes, Mohammed was a disgrace to humanity and Islam is vile tribal supremacism.
epistemology says
That’s right. I’m a scientist, studied theoretical chemistry, did a lot in theoretical physics which comes along with a lot of maths. Muzzies never, ever contributed anything to science or maths. Pure science is abhorrent to them, as science and philosophy could raise doubts in their stupid and irrational religion which has to be avoided by all means. Thinking is very detrimental to the Islamic faith as it might cause this faith to crumble like a house of cards when you touch it only slightly. On the other hand muzzies love our technology, they use all kinds of gadgets. But they never invented anything by themselves, unlike the Indians, Japanese, Koreans and Chinese. Islam makes you lose your mind, it makes you moronic.
I’m a woman, too and I think it’s about time to apologise to all these wonderful male posters here who ardently defend women’s rights. This cretinous bitch is a disgrace for all women. I’m no feminist, but I want equal rights and equal opportunities for men and women alike. I love men, enjoy their company and I don’t see any sense in covering myself from head to toe, as I love it when men appreciate my physical appearance.
And yet again this moronic bitch like all muzzies do, portrays herself as a victim. She had to suffer from the reactions to 9/11 and now from the outrage against ISIS, whom she wants to sell as the big misunderstanders of Islam. Boohoo, I can’t take that sort of crap anymore. Lady in hijab f**k off.
No Fear says
During Muhammad’s jihad on the Jews of Khaybar, he took for himself from among the spoils of war one young woman, a teenager, Safiya bint Huyay, after hearing of her beauty. (Earlier the prophet had bestowed her on another Muslim jihadi, but when rumor of her beauty reached him, the prophet reneged and took her for himself.)
Muhammad “married” Safiya hours after he had her husband, Kinana, tortured to death in order to reveal hidden treasure. And before this, the prophet’s jihadis slaughtered Safiya’s father and brothers.
While Islamic apologists have long tried to justify this account—often by saying that Muhammad gave her the honor of “marriage” as opposed to being a concubine and that she opted to convert to Islam—they habitually fail to cite what Islamic sources record, namely Baladhuri’s ninth century Kitab Futuh al-Buldan (“Book of Conquests”).
According to this narrative, after the death of Muhammad, Safiya confessed that “Of all men, I hated the prophet the most—for he killed my husband, my brother, and my father,” before “marrying” (or, less euphemistically, raping) her.
So there it is. Muhammad seized for himself as rightfully earned booty (or ghanima) a young woman; he took her after killing everyone dear to her—husband, father, brothers, etc.
And, according to authoritative Islamic sources, she hated him for it.
If that is not rape, what is?
(from Raymond Ibrahim / Front Page mag)
BlueRaven says
Did she enter Mosque wearing a Nun’s costumes? Did she care to read what is happening to the non-Muslims in Islamic countries such as SA; PK; AF; and others?
Did she read the quran how it ‘honors’ women and non-Muslims? Why do the Muslims have the largest number of sexual crimes in the world? Has she ever lived in an Islamic country to determine whether there is modesty – I don’t mean wearing Burka – that is outrageous.
She is way off the queue.
gravenimage says
“Islam turned out to be the religion that appealed to my feminist ideals”
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Theresa Corbin is a moron. There is no faith that hates women as does Islam—it regards them as less than men, blames women for their own rape, and kills them if they try to marry for love.
More stupidity:
“I had been raised on imagery of women in the East being treated like chattel by men who forced them to cover their bodies out of shame or a sense of ownership.”
Note that she doesn’t say how she came to see that as false—apparently she doesn’t care that Islam really *does* do this—that women are forced into Hijab and Chadors and Niqabs and Burqas by family and by religious police and Islamic governments, and can be “Honor Killed” if they do not comply.
“By the age of 10, it becomes an obligation on us to force her to wear Hijab, and if she doesn’t wear Hijab, then we hit her”
—Muhammad Al-Jibaly
As for her “arranged” marriage, her saying that her father not only didn’t force her to marry, but that “he didn’t even have a say” is intended to make her case sound “enlightened”, but this is bullsh*t.
The only reason her own dad didn’t have a say is that he is a filthy Infidel atheist—not because she is against fathers arranging marriages on principle.
And her calling finding her own husband an “arranged” marriage is still apologia for arranged and forced marriage.
And that she thinks Islam allows for more questioning than does Christianity is just grimly laughable—Imams have beaten girls who asked too many questions about their faith.
That she thinks this creed which rejects the rational mind is intellectual is ludicrous, as well. Christianity and Judaism have had many more serious scholars and scientists.
That she converted *right after 9/11* is especially appalling—and that she spent the time after that atrocity defending the very creed that inspired the mass-murdering Jihadists is just sickening.
And then she makes it sound as though American’s horror at 9/11 and ISIS makes *her* a victim.
Notice that this vile Muslimah never once says anything about the true victims—the passengers on the hijacked planes, the workers and visitors at the World Trade Center; nor about the Islamic State’s victims of genocide, sex slavery, and beheadings by her own foul coreligionists.
But of course as she sees it homicidal Muslims are not a problem—just the “filthy Infidels” who dare to mention these atrocities. *Ugh*.
BlueRaven says
my previous response is to her remarks:
“I came to realize Islam is a world religion that teaches tolerance, justice and honor and promotes patience, modesty and balance.”
Kepha says
She says she didn’t have to give up her personality to become a Muslima–true enough, since her personality seems to be that of confused puppy.
Wellington says
A very confused puppy, Kepha.
Well, at least this I’m sure of: This young woman has no real understanding of Christianity. Her comprehension of the Christian faith, I have no doubt, is a very poor and uninformed one. I’d even bet she buys the whole nine yards of nonsense Muslims spew about Christianity with predicted regularlity (well, they’ve been doing this for some 1400 years now), a religion, i.e., Christianity, which supersedes Islam in sundry ways, not the least of which ways being the embracement of a true Golden Rule for all.
Another way in which Christianity far surpasses Islam is that any penalties it has in store for those who don’t embrace its belief system are to be administered by the deity and not by man. In fact, a greater difference between Christianity and Islam would be hard to find than this one. Which leads me to my final comment, that being……
that Christianity (Judaism too) works quite well with liberty here in this world, here in our earthly existence. By contrast, Islam and freedom here on earth are as incompatible as oil and water. All this I have no doubt this poor young sod of a woman hasn’t even remotely figured out. I doubt she ever will.
Hope you’re doing well, my Christian friend. Take care.
epistemology says
Very well said, my friend. It was especially you I had on my mind when I apologised to all the wonderful male posters here. This woman is a sod, but not a poor one. I don’t feel any pity or compassion for her. She was raised in the great Western world and then she opts for a faith that’s far inferior, especially in moral standards to our society. As for science and philosophy I elaborated on these topics in my comment, see above.
Take care my friend and have a good night.
Champ says
Theresa Corbin has chosen *most* unwisely …she is now a lost cause serving an evil cause: islam. Tsk, tsk!
rage against injustice says
” I spent most of my time defending Muslims and their religion to people who were all too eager to paint a group of 1.6 billion people with one brush because of the actions of a few.”
Yea a few million…….
PGuud says
I will never get used to this. I would turn the world upside down to keep my loved ones from Islam: UP–SIDE–DOWN. Where was that one person (at least) to have done that for her? When it comes to something of this extreme, you put aside your differences and you prevent the worst from happening. You do whatever is necessary to prevent a disaster from happening. Converting to Islam is a disaster!
I hope that the waste of life known as Theresa Corbin and her POS convert husband waste away and disappear with their false religion. I hope that the two of them feel “less safe” for the rest of their miserable enslavement. Muslims do not belong among free people.
Islam: where freedom ends and slavery begins.
rage against injustice says
” Muslim thinkers such as Al-Khawarizmi, who invented algebra; Ibn Firnas, who developed the mechanics of flight before Leonardo DaVinci; and Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, who is the father of modern surgery.”
No wonder why the middle east is so advanced, and so many westerners are migrating to the middle east……..
profitsbeard says
Giving up the rich banquet of Western developments in Art, Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Technology, Reason, humanity, decency, rational sanitation, and secular Law, ad infinitum, for the thin gruel of “Islam discovered algebra a thousand years ago”.
What a genius of a “feminist”.
Mirren10 says
Excellent comment from all posters, here !
Champ says
xo 🙂
Condition1 says
I wonder why she chose to marry a convert not a Pakistani immigrant?
carpediadem says
She said so in the piece. She wanted someone who was at the same place as she was.
Paul says
That is, she wanted a gullible dupe who was not yet very Islamic and not languishing under the influence of lifelong indoctrination.
ojo aladuke says
Too bad for her. If muhammad their most damned and bloodiest religious leader said all muslims will (first) go to hell and will later be forgiven and brought out to paradise,then these wandering away and hellbound brainwashed souls should go and read that bloody demon inspired unholy quran.If dead sea scrolls can now confirm almost 98.5% accurate and except misses in spelling and pronounciation errors and even more revealaitons from new other caves findings about those books of gospels from even the time of JESUS .These wasting away souls should know that islam at any place or country it is embraced is coming to disorganize that place or country !!! Even though some heartless people will receive money
gravenimage says
Check out her creepy site, “Islamwich”—where she describes herself as “one slice Muslim, one slice ‘Merican”.
Clearly, this shows that she knows that Islam is foreign to America.
And while she proudly calls herself Muslim, it is clear from the use of “‘Merican” that she is sneering at being an American.
Then she has a feature about herself and her husband butchering a sheep in her own suburban backyard—which, incidentally, is almost certainly illegal.
In fact, she mentions that they worried about getting pulled over by the (Infidel) police on the way back with their victim. She insists it was the “grace of God” that allowed them to evade American law enforcement.
Later she crows about fooling her neighbors, as well—she says that “outsiders”—read Infidels—might consider it “gruesome”. Gee—I wonder why? sarc/off
They slash the poor animal’s throat and watch it bleed out—just as the pious beheaders of ISIS do with journalists and aid workers.
Then she sneers at anyone who might be upset by this, demanding that they don’t “get their knickers in a twist”.
In an earlier post she claims that it is “ridiculous” that think that “Honor Killings” are Islamic, despite this being a central tenet of that foul creed. She claims that the murderers needed to be *more* Islamic.
Notice that she will never take this message to the Muslim world itself.
She then uses the example of Kadija choosing Muhammed—without mentioning that this was done in the pre-Islamic days of “ignorance”. Certainly, most of the “Prophet’s” wives had no such choice—including a six-year-old child, a young woman taken as booty when his thugs murdered her husband, father, and brothers, and several sex slaves.
And astonishingly, she notes that Muhammed approved of divorce when he himself married a divorced woman—Zaynab bint Jahsh.
This Muslimah is either ignorant or meretricious when she doesn’t tell the *rest* of the story—far from this being a tale about female empowerment, Muhammed coerced his *own adopted son* to divorce his wife Zaynab because he lusted after her. She was then forced into marriage with the “Prophet”.
She then claims that Muslims were influenced by “Honor Killing” by Hinduism and Roman law.
She then—of course—blames the media and “leading Islamophobes” for associating “Honor Killing” with Islam. Never mind that Muslims are responsible for 90% of the world’s “Honor Killings”.
But the most shocking thing is this—she then disassociates “Honor Killing” from the *judicial murder* of victims for “Zina”—which she *entirely approves of*:
“A major hindrance in understanding the horror of honor killings is the misunderstanding of the punishment for zina (adultery)
“The capital punishment of adultery (sex with someone you are not married to while you are married or divorced) is not due to any “honor.” In fact, it is applicable to both men and women and only intended to establish social justice; to prevent disease, broke baby mommas, starving and fatherless children, and all the emotional turmoil that comes along with adultery.”
So she seems to be fine with stoning…good God.
And while she says that “Honor Killing” have nothing to do with judicial murder for Zina—which, incidentally, has a much wider meaning than “adultery”, and includes all “unlawful sexual activity”—the fact is that many Muslims “Honor Kill” their children because the state won’t do it—either because the live in the free West, or else a Muslim state without sufficient application of Shari’ah law.
And this is *perfectly* Islamic—for Muslims to individually carry out Islamic law if the state will not.
http://islamwich.com/category/stuff-by-theresa-corbin/
I wonder if CNN knows that “feminist” Theresa Corbin approves of judicial murder for adultery?
voegelinian says
You gotta admit there must have been something deeply wrong with Khadija to ever see anything in Muhammad.
gravenimage says
Sure, Voegelinian—although he appeared to get worse and worse the older he got. Perhaps he wasn’t such an obvious monster at twenty-five.
But Khadija was also the first one to calm the hysterical and suicidal Mohammed and tell him that he *wasn’t* insane when he believed he was visited by the vicious “angel” Jibreel in that dank cavern.
So she does have a lot to answer for.
I just meant that she is one of the few—perhaps the only—woman who was given a choice in marrying the barbarian who would become the self-styled “Prophet” of Islam.
Jen says
I wish the stupid mainstream media would bother to properly research the background of the people/stories they feature. It’s like they are so eager to jump on certain types stories that they’ll almost print anything. It’s probably intentional and they just don’t care as long as there’s a willing audience.
Jen says
She says on her blog: “It is refreshing seeing news media doing something to break down stereotypes instead of reinforcing them.”
Muslims repeatedly say that the media is “victimising” them and casting their religion in a bad light, simply through reporting the countless atrocities that Muslims have committed.
Rather than the media “reinforcing bad stereotypes” about Muslims, it actually severely under reports the bad things about their religion, to the extent that it is actually shielding Islam.
Typical, that no matter what, Muslims always need to see themselves as the victims. This is very important to them for invoking the next step, which is that they are an “oppressed” people. Once they’ve been “oppressed,” then what? Their religion then allows for a free pass to violence where they can then fight the “unbelievers.” — the ultimate goal.
Sick and Tired says
I wonder if she knows about the “human” slaughterhouses in Islamic countries. Have you seen them? I have. They take “infidels” and cut off their heads. They then hang them by their feet and bleed them out. They then cut them us just like a butcher shop and they sell them as food. This is nothing new to ISIS. There is a disease called Kurdu which comes from eating people. Probably why God forbids it? Because it has an 18 year incubation period and people have it now, they have been doing this for at least this long. It results in terrible diseases, brain death, birth defects and other things to horrible to describe. I wonder if she believes in 1st cousins marrying and producing horrible mutated babies like those with “Harlequin Disease”. Maybe she got the redacted Kuran or if she does know, how sick is she? She lives here among us, using our freedoms, to lie to us (permitted by Allah to lie to infidels) so she can then destroy or kill us. I wish people like this would move to Islamic countries. I don’t think they would like Sharia law very much. I don’t think she would be a feminist. And maybe her husband would sell her as a sex slave or perhaps marry other wives. Has she thought any of that out? Oh, I had a good laugh at “tenants”. Duh, CNN!
carpediadem says
The “tenants” for “tenets” confusion is extremely common, as is the spelling of “reign” for “rein”.
chase says
This woman is either an attention seeker living in an ivory tower,or a C.I.A plant,just like the many Immans who prolitherate the mosques today.
Sam says
I don’t feel sorry for her…..
Wtf? says
Did you notice that she could question her Catholic Christian faith but nothing said about her death cult religion? Stupid stupid woman.
eib says
A cold, ugly freak.
Jaladhi says
Looks like all these converts to Islam are just as dumb and stupid as this lady is!! She can’t see the obvious falsehood and criminality of Mohammad, Muslims and Islam. If she is that stupid, she deserves to be a Muslim. She doesn’t know that conversion to Islam is a one way street and she can never come out of it alive!!
Turbo says
Well, clearly this one is noooo “rocketship” (/BnB).
Champ says
You know, she just might be mentally ill, etc, etc …or maybe she’s just a bald-faced LIAR.
Dennis says
Muslims wear beards so they cannot be called bald faced liars.
AsianBro John says
I’m laughing!
DRHazard says
Imaginary future CNN article:
Beloved CNN writer, Theresa Corbin, chose to become a Muslim, chose to wear the Hijab, even chose her own husband. Then, after being savagely beaten by her husband for the crime of getting raped, she decided Islam no longer “resonated” with her. That was her final choice.
Veronica says
Well, I wonder if she is married? Isnt the woman a second class citizen to be beaten etc?
I think she is totally decieved and one day she will realize it, and she wont be able to leave.
Foolish foolish woman
Im a born again Christian and I have eyes wide open, I have researched Islam Catholicism etc and we dont all believe the same God.
Max Publius says
She gets the attention she craves, lives safely in an affluent predominantly non-Muslim country, and marries a liberal turned Muslim like herself. Good for her, but try to super-size that for large populations. Islam doesn’t scale well. Islam only degenerates as it grows.
Max Publius says
Can you say boutique Islam?
Your own personal Muhammad?
No such thing. She’s an apostate already.
Islam doesn’t scale well. It only degenerates as it grows.
gravenimage says
She’s not “boutiquing” it as much as you might think.
She is in favor of judicial murder for “Zina” (“unlawful sexual activity*)—she says so on her blog “Islamwich”. One would assume that that includes *stoning*.
Max Publius says
Good point. My other error is to say Islam doesn’t scale well, when it sucks even in miniature!
gravenimage says
True, Max.
Mo says
The worse this cult gets (or rather, the more about this cult is revealed to the world) the more the MSM promotes it. Have you noticed that? There’s not a Christmas or Easter that goes by without these bigots running some story trying to “debunk” Christianity. There’s hardly a day that goes by without these bigots denigrating Christianity and Christians.
But this cult that does nothing but bring oppression, misery, rape and murder everywhere it is practiced is cheerfully promoted – even while its followers are raping and pillaging their way across countries!
It’s astounding!
***
As to this woman, I say, drop her off in Iran or Saudi Arabia. See how much of a “feminist” she feels like then.
But only after subjecting to her to FGM. And not in a hospital, either. The old fashioned way – lying on the ground, with a filthy old razor that’s been used who know how many times. Ignorant fool.
Ugh! I wanted to comment on the story, but they’ve closed the thread! How I loath the MSM. Heaven forbid you express an opinion that disagrees with theirs.
So frustrating!
Nan says
She’s playing Muslim dress- up in a country that will support her “feminism”. Could she own her own business and not be subjugated by Sharia law in a Middle Eastern country? Would she be as free to criticize the law there? What would happen to her if Sharia law were the system here? Would she get as much attention for being different if that were the case? I don’t think so. Her website would be just as irrelevant, if not more so, as it is now.
chase says
The vilification and bigotry of MSM proves Satan is their task master.The bible tells us this will only get worse,but it also tells us who will inherit the earth,MSM’S time is short.
Mo says
@ Chase
“The vilification and bigotry of MSM proves Satan is their task master.The bible tells us this will only get worse,but it also tells us who will inherit the earth,MSM’S time is short.”
So true!
Tradewinds says
This lady needs mental health treatment. Anyone who voluntarily converts to the religion of hate and mass-murder is unbalanced.
Maria says
1. Plucking your eyebrows is forbidden in Islam for women. It is a huge sin.
2. Muhammad said that hell is full of women and the majority of people in hell are women.
3. Muhammad said that women are deficient in their intelligence compared to me.
4. The concept of Algebra was around before Islam.
5. Aisha, Muhammad’s child bride, said that Muslim women have it worse than others.
6. Muhammad said it is no one’s business if a man beats his wife.
7. Muhammad said you can beat your wife.
8. Muhammad said you can have female sex slaves.
9. Muhammad said a donkey, a dog and A FEMALE walking in front of you can block your prayer to Al-lah.
10. Muhammad said men get 72 FEMALE virgins for sexual pleasure, but females DON’T get anything, but to SHARE their husbands in Muslim heaven…that is IF their husband wants them.
So she is INSANE.
Maria says
Oops I meant to write “Muhammad said that women are deficient in intelligence compared to MEN”…but she is also deficient in intelligence compared to ME also for joining that insane cult.
She is no way near a ‘feminist’, more like a kook.
nothosaur says
Another for the list:
Did Aisha also recount how she followed Muhammed one night, and he physically struck her in the chest, causing pain? Does a textbook example of domestic abuse/female child abuse appeal to Corbin’s feminist sensibilities? After all, Muhammed is “an excellent example of human conduct”
Tony says
What drugs is this idiot on?
Feminism and Islam are as compatable as Islam and Pork.
Beth says
I As far as the mainstream media is concerned, proselytizing is only acceptable from one religion only.
Ain’t that the Truth?
“Islam turned out to be the religion that appealed to my feminist ideals”
Well, there are only two ways to look at that statement: She is very mistaken and has not done her own homework (reading the koran for herself), leaving one to wonder just how important eternal life truly is for her – or – she is a liar. There is no in-between.
And CNN – along with the rest of the mainstream voices – were bought off a long time ago by the rich kings of islam. And they’re still being bought off. With information being so readily available to anyone who wants it (thanks to the internat) – leaders like john mckain and david cameron are not only without excuse (because of the positions they hold and how important the subject is – that is, people are being slaughtered) – they’re responsible.
They have blood upon their hands. And they are to be blamed for the fools that exist in this world, who will continue to be suckered into believing that gang rape against “female infidels” and child rape is Holy. <—This! – the leaders have upon their heads. Their crimes are worse because this woman may not know any better – because she did not do her own homework on the subject – and maybe she's not capable of doing that for herself. The leaders (including state education leaders) are responsible for not protecting her from such a monster – because she was either too lazy or too ignorant to protect herself. And for that – more people will be raped and slaughtered.
Salah says
““Islam” didn’t discover anything.”
Wrong, Islam did discover a lot. (sarc/off)
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.ca/2013/06/islamic-medicine.html
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2013/06/islamic-astronomy.html
Salah says
She should watch this:
The Violent Oppression of Women in Islam.
(David Horrowitz Freedom Center)
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.ca/2010/07/oppression.html
TruthWFree says
Another idiot becomes a Muslim. That’ the bottom line. Only a woman with a diseased mind would voluntarily become a Muslim.
Casey says
I would really wonder if she was abused when she was younger……just a hunch.
gravenimage says
Casey, I was abused when I was younger.
Not all of us turn into abusers or seek out further abuse—some of us recognize abuse when we see it, and take a stand against it.
And *nothing* is more intrinsically abusive to women, children, and anyone considered vulnerable or weak as Islam.
katarzyna says
What gender are Muslim feminists?
maybe in the postfeminist era the time has come to revive “feminist ideals”. surely neo-feminism/islamo-feminism should be a faculty at Georgetown. so we could go deeper in “our” research on Israel through the lens of gender. Andrea Dworkin thought us that “brutality has become institutionalised in Israel as expressions of male dominance and state sovereignty – over Jewish/Israeli women as well as over Palestinian men and women”.
And we already know from Judith Butler that “understanding Hamas, Hezbollah as social movements that are progressive, that are on the Left, that are part of a global Left, is extremely important”.
what else then? oh , yes Olympe de Gouges, Mary Wollstonecraft were Muslims too.
Jay Boo says
“But when I asked a Muslim woman “Why do you wear that?”, her answer was obvious and appealing: “To please God.”
————————–
Good morning Muslim world
It is time to wake up.
to please God?????????
Oh Pleeeeeeeeze
The Islamic State uses that same lame excuse.
She won’t mention MO’s adultery.
She won’t confess Islam’s blasphemy.
She won’t confess every Muslims disgrace.
She claims to follow Muhammad the founder of prayer mat child rape.
Jay Boo says
It is Friday and bees of blasphemy are a buzzing loud while leaving a trail of stench all the way back to the hive where the connive.
duh_swami says
It takes all kinds of people to make up the world, and I’m glad I’m not one of them…Islam appeals to the stupid, and the stupid sign up. How stupid is that?
JB says
Of course Islam appealed to this woman’s feminist ideals, quite simply; Islam hates white male Christians. Nothing else appears to matter to these foolish women.
Steve says
This women is obviously a nutcase. I wonder if she has actually read the Islamic triology? Unfortunately when /if her eyes are opened to the truth it will be too late. Muslims don’t forgive apostates.
paddy says
What you realised sweetheart is you are an ugly fucking dog and nobody fancies you and the best sex you have ever had (if that is at all possible, given your current demeanour) was with your five fingers…fuck off
Edward Cline says
Corbin’s nattering on about the travails of faith and finally winding up converting to a nihilistic “religion” indicates a clear case of an arrested epistemology and a psychological need to “belong” to something. And now she’s a “bride” of Mohammad, rapist, murderer, author of genocide, brigand, pedophile, thief, looter, cult leader, and etc. I, too, as Corbin did, searched for good things about Mohammad and in Islam, but could find nothing. As comedian Vaughn Meader did back in the 60’s, searching for good things to say about JFK, I hunted for Big Mo’s and Islam’s good parts. And came up empty-handed.
Atikva says
When I saw the title of this article, I thought it related to Hillary Clinton.
Wellington says
That’s funny, Atikva. Good one. My compliments.
GP says
IS LAM is the war on women, and CNN is un-American.
Guy Macher says
Who gave her permission to have opinion, much less express it?
gravenimage says
I think Guy was expressing the opinions of pious Muslims toward women—not his own.
And Ben Affleck would never say this—the poor fool no doubt has convinced himself that Islam teaches equality, just the same way it does peace…
Almeidah says
Mohammad simply read and copied for himself stories from the Bible.History told it that he had access to the Bible through some folks who had belief in and moved closer to the
christians living around Saudi arabia then. His mother died shortly after his age 6 or so.He had lost his father prior to his birth and left in the care of guardians. There was no prophecy or prophecies of him being a prophet either in the Bible or any other pre-islamic religion books. The religion was and is based/found on fallacy.Beside,since he claimed angel Gabriel brought all he wrote as the quran then he did not collect this from the real GOD
reyol says
This self-hating creature converted to a fantasy version of Islam often presented through Dawa to gullible Westerners. Unfortunately for her, death is the penalty for changing her mind and ISIS is very Islamic.
eduardo odraude says
She’s kind of like what Uncle Toms were to black people during the time of black slavery. She’s a bit like that to women, in the time of the new caliphate. She demonstrates how unbelievably self-centered and ignorant a person can be.
eduardo odraude says
Let the idiot read this, just for starters. There’s so much more where that came from:
http://bulletinoftheoppressionofwomen.com/
profitsbeard says
LOL. I agree about algebra. (The majority of the precedents for it already existed among the ancient Greeks from Archimedes to Eratosthenes.)
But even lunatics can develop some astonishingly advanced things.
The Nazis got V-2 rockets in the air and jet planes in the skies before the free nations, but it’s what you DO with your discoveries and inventions, not THAT you made them, which ultimately matters.
Islam turns everything it touches to a weapon to subjugate the world for a final global gulag run by totalitarian death cultists.
It has been the West’s insanity to spread its technological wonders into the malignant hands of these retrograde fanatics.
We will learn this the VERY hard way before anything will change.
fair_dinkum says
the western world is the only culture where women have anywhere near equal rights..
from Chinas’ one child policy to islams penchant for sons…baby girls are being killed at birth at the rate of 200 million per year worldwide..
blasphemy and adultery laws and the rape laws make it easier to victimise, terrorise and murder girls and women. honour killings are another.
youre within your rights to strike or rape your wife.
good choice love..
AGX says
Had she read authentic Quran/Hadith (NO non-Arabic version are authentic translations) she would know ISIS is surely Islam.
Saudi Arabia, birthplace of Islam, set the precedent and remains even today the prime example of Muhammad, the Quran and Muhammad’s Sunnah.
Enough said.
Elisheva14 says
I think Erich Fromm in Escape From Freedom analyzed why some people are drawn to convert to any religion or totalitarian system. I think Islam is the worst but some were drawn to Communism, etc
“If humanity cannot live with the dangers and responsibilities inherent in freedom, it will probably turn to authoritarianism. This is the central idea of Escape from Freedom, a landmark work by one of the most distinguished thinkers of our time, and a book that is as timely now as when first published in 1941. Few books have thrown such light upon the forces that shape modern society or penetrated so deeply into the causes of authoritarian systems. If the rise of democracy set some people free, at the same time it gave birth to a society in which the individual feels alienated and dehumanized. Using the insights of psychoanalysis as probing agents, Fromm’s work analyzes the illness of contemporary civilization as witnessed by its willingness to submit to totalitarian rule.”
abad says
What a joke.
Islam is the farthest thing from being a “feminist religion.”
I instead recommend Dianic Wicca.
What a stupid girl.
Nick Steel says
This is the most extraordinary case of self deception I have heard. It even outranks white left wingers who vociferously advocate multi culturalism as a wonderful and viable lifestyle, then go home to all white postcodes.
Jayell says
“I am a Muslim, but I wasn’t always. I converted to Islam in November 2001, two months after 9/11”. So she converted to an ideology after she had witnessed a catastrophic murderous atrocity rightly attributed to that ideology. So who would likewise have joined the Nazi party after the publication of details of the Nazi holocaust? We would hold them up as shining examples of moral integrity, would we? And this female is proud of herself? Does she need urgent treatment or should she just be locked up?
Mo says
This is stunning:
““I am a Muslim, but I wasn’t always. I converted to Islam in November 2001, two months after 9/11″.”
What sort of morally inverted person lives through seeing thousands of people slaughtered in a most brutal way (not that there are any pleasant ways) and then deliberately decides, “I think I will follow the religion of those who committed this slaughter!”
I say, trade her for any ex-Muslim stuck in an Islamic country in prison because they left Islam!
Jayell says
Hello Mo. I like the phrase ‘morally inverted’. I should have thought of that. But aren’t we talking about a total LACK of morals here?
Mo says
@ Jayell
“Hello Mo. I like the phrase ‘morally inverted’. I should have thought of that. But aren’t we talking about a total LACK of morals here?”
I suppose that could be said. But if you take a general definition of morals from Merriam-Webster:
“of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior”
it would seem each person’s behaviors/decisions are governed by some standard of what is right or wrong, or what is valued as an ethical standard. The thing is, no one is neutral in that regard – certainly not this woman, in regards to her decision to convert.
Now, everything she’s saying is based on falsehoods. But it’s not neutral. It’s backwards, upside down, inside out and based in the lies of Islam.
That is why I deliberately used that term.
Jayell says
Point taken.