Recently, Kumail Nanjiani, the star of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” complained to Chelsea Handler on her Netflix talk show about the supposed negative image of Muslims in American popular culture. A Pakistani-American and Muslim, Nanjiani asked Handler what she sees in her head when she thinks of Muslims and Handler answered that she envisions “serious people” and “…not like …fun.” Nanjiani interjected “there’s a beard” as she was speaking and she agreed and repeated “beard”.
Handler’s answer, apparently, revealed the horrific bigotry of America and its culture — and Nanjiani explained what a big scandal it all represents. This is why, he told Handler, his wife wants to start a Tumblr called, ‘Muslims Having Fun.’ Because, you see, as Nanjiani whined, one never sees Muslims having fun in American popular culture.
Handler got very excited about all of this and subsequently tweeted out in moral indignation: “Why don’t we get to see any fun Muslims?”
Oh, the injustice of it all.
What Nanjiani won’t tell us, of course, and what Handler would never dare say, let alone fathom, is that maybe we see “serious-minded” Muslim men with beards, and we don’t regularly see any Muslims having fun, is because . . . well . . . it may all have something to do with Islam. There is a great value, you see, placed on the wearing of beards in Islamic texts (i.e. Sahih al-Bukhari 7:72:780) and Muslims are required to emulate the example of the Prophet, who is believed to have sported a beard.
In terms of having fun, if Nanjiani and Handler were even remotely interested in, or honest about, Islam, they would know that Islam mandates the polar opposite of the Declaration of Independence’s emphasis on the right of humans to pursue happiness. It is a fundamental difference between Islam and the Judeo-Christian tradition, which my book, United in Hate, argues is at the heart of Jihad’s war on the West.
Nanjiani and Handler might do well to focus on why Ayatollah Khomeini stated:
Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.
In my interview on the Nanjiani-Handler comedy fest with Robert Spencer, the director of Jihad Watch and author of the New York Times bestseller The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades), he had this to say:
This episode reflects the general tendency of the Leftist intelligentsia to claim that people are suspicious of Islam or Muslims in the U.S. today because of the ‘media,’ which is supposedly ‘Islamophobic.’ The idea that the establishment media, which so assiduously covers for Islam by obscuring in any possible way the Islamic identity and motives of jihad murderers, is ‘Islamophobic’ is laughable, but it nonetheless prevails.
We don’t see Muslims having fun because, you see, ‘Islamophobes’ control the entertainment industry (which gave us, a few years back, the Canadian sitcom ‘Little Mosque on the Prairie,’ a forced exercise in Muslims Having Fun.
In reality, we don’t see Muslims or anyone having fun on the news because the news is not devoted generally to making people look good, but to reporting significant events such as massacres and bombings, which all too often feature Muslims.
Handler doesn’t consider that those bombers and murderers may indeed be having fun, since the Qur’an promises that Allah will “soothe the breasts” of believers who fight against and humiliate non-believers (9:14-15). That, of course, is a kind of fun she doesn’t want to see them having, but if she does see it, she will accuse those who showed it to her of ‘Islamophobia’ rather than consider the implications for Islam itself.
In another conversation I had about the Nanjiani-Handler exchange, this time with Nonie Darwish, the author of the just-released book, Wholly Different: Why I Chose Biblical Values Over Islamic Values, she affirmed that:
I am not sure what the point Nanjiani and Handler are trying to make other than portraying Muslims as victims of Western culture when in reality it is exactly the opposite. Back in 1979, when I was a new Muslim immigrant, mosque leadership told us not to assimilate and stand out as devout Muslims in American society. They even told us to take every opportunity to pray in public, even in airports and on the streets if necessary.
At that time, most Muslim immigrants were not wearing hijab or growing beards. But I was alarmed to see some of my Muslim friends suddenly changing their attire and growing beards for the first time in their lives right here in America. In fact, the mosque community shunned assimilated Muslims or former-Muslims, like myself. Since Islam is not a race, most assimilated Muslims did not stand out and we became part of America.
But now the same Muslims who shunned me and many others for assimilating are complaining, yet again, but this time about being noticed for standing out with their beards and hijab. It is a shame that Handler has fallen into this trap of Islamic constant complaining against and slandering of America with Islamic shameless drama.
One wonders if Kumail Nanjiani and Chelsea Handler might ever direct their concern about not seeing Muslims having fun at Islam itself, and what it teaches, rather than on American popular culture. One also wonders if Nanjiani and Handler might ever care about Islam’s hatred of a woman’s laugh – and extend their empathy and support to those Muslim women and girls who suffer under Sharia for the crime of smiling or laughing.
And one wonders if Nanjiani and Handler will ever seriously consider how much fun Muslim bombers and murderers are actually having after all – and why so many Muslims in America despise and shun individuals such as Nonie Darwish for assimilating into America.
It’s probably not advisable to hold one’s breath, of course, in anticipation of any new and honest tweets from either Nanjiani or Chandler about these uncomfortable Islamic truths in regards to Muslims Not Having Fun.
They wouldn’t experience too much fun after that.
Jamie Glazov is the editor of Frontpagemag.com. He holds a Ph.D. in History with a specialty in Russian, U.S. and Canadian foreign policy. He is the author of United in Hate, the host of the web-TV show, The Glazov Gang, and can be reached at jamieglazov11@gmail.com.
Reprinted from Daily Caller.
Hindu American says
While it is true that “Allah did not create man so that he could have fun”, that same “man” is also required to fake “having fun” in dar al-harb, i.e., lie to the kufr for the sake of allah. So, pretending to have fun is also halal. After all, in post-facto interviews of clueless neighbors, no one says “well, he was a serious guy. Maybe he wanted to have fun”.
To be candid, I am not interested in the occasional acts of “muslims having fun”, I am more concerned about those long intermittent periods when they are not (having fun). What are they doing then? No, seriously.
The examples of “muslims being serious” are all around us on a daily basis.
FYI says
Well isn’t that what the late ayatollah Khomeni was saying all along?
“There are no jokes in islam.There is no humor in islam.There is no fun in islam”
And if anyone knew the truth about islam surely it was himself.
So that’s probably why there will probably never be an Islamic Iranian comedy festival.
There is one London based Iranian comedian I really like:but he’s Bah’ai…
JIMJFOX says
The Islamic idea of ‘fun’ or ‘entertainment’ is
Beheading
Public hanging
Public stoning
Crucifixion
Amputation
Beating women
Pedophilia
& as many other atrocities you may care to mention. Where would I find such ‘fun’? In koran, moslty.
clap says
Don’t forget about sex. Muslims love to have sex. Just about anything with a hole in it is fair game. Consensual or non-consensual, it doesn’t matter to them.
old white guy says
if the media were to portray a muslim having fun they would be lying, but hey, that’s what they do these days, lie.
Dov Berrol says
Dubai is building many American-style themed amusement parks now. The country wants to become the Orlando of the Middle East. It’s very interesting to see the joyless faces of the ruling family members as they witness the opening of some of the parks. I will try to find the eye-opening videoclip of the opening of the Bollywood park. The only people who are smiling are the performers onstage.
Hindu American says
The joy comes later when the oil sheikhs get clueless westerners to pay an arm and a leg for the fun in the sun.
Dov Berrol says
and here is the royal family at their new Bollywood theme park…barely a grin in response to the joyous Indian musical show…notice how they have to buy sources of non-sadistic amusement from other cultures…guess that’s what happens when westerners find valuable oil under your feet in the desert….
https://youtu.be/m54nbScjyiA
Katnis says
hilarious – they barely cracked a smile.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
When Chelsea figures out why Moslems are unfarily portrayed as a drag, maybe she can also announce the results of the Obama-ordered program to involve Moslems in NASA to enhance their self-image. We spent a lot of money on that one, the president ordered it, so what were the results? There can be no harm in hipping Moslems up on how to do intercontinental ballistic missiles. Think Iran.
underbed cat says
Hopefully Obama’s mission will be quickly reversed by Trump. I am not comfortable with private companies testing missiles in the U.S…..it should be banned….with Saudi money mixes with a devout person from the religion of peace, and the clueless public nothing good will happen. I can’t believe this country could be that stupid… especially if it gets fitted with bad things..
Please tell me that has been cancelled. The can make bombs in garages, and work in about every industry must working to take this country down, while defended by the most ignorant.
Monty says
The world’s shortest book is the “Book of Muslim Humour”……… Muslims in western nations cannot have fun because their preferred entertainment is frowned upon in the west, for the time being anyway. In Muslim majority countries its obvious that they enjoy the violence, bloodshed and fear that Jihad attacks bring. It must have been the same in Rome when they were feeding Christians to the Lions. Well it is Christians 2000, Romans nil. All that is left of ancient Rome is a few ruins.Islam too will fall. It could get rough before it gets better. But Islam will fail.
mortimer says
“There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.” – Ayatollah Khomeini
Truly, Islam is GRIM. Islam’s basic emotional subtext is SADOMASOCHISM.
awake says
I wouldn’t piss on Chelsea Handler, even if she were on fire, let alone click on any link to hear her utter a single word.
Katnis says
Why is Chelsea Handler interviewing this person in the first place? It’s not as if Chelsea is known for thoughtful dialogue. She’s very crude, if you’re familiar with her. Far too crude for the non-fun muslim crowd. In fact, the whole point of her having a conversation with this man makes no sense whatsoever.
Jules says
The only time I have ever seen them having fun is celebrating jihad events in the west.
The Istanbulian says
Why don’t we see Westboro Baptist Church members having fun?
The problem isn’t Muslims per se, but how Muslims observe Islam. It is just an ideology for Christ’s sake!
mortimer says
Muslims are not supposed to mix with the dirty kufaar whom they must hate ‘for the sake of Allah’. And you know that.
Why do you think you’re kidding.
gravenimage says
Pious Muslims have “fun” raping small children and slaughtering unbelievers, don’t we?
What about these fun-lovin’ wags, kicking around the severed heads of their victims here (WARNING! Extremely graphic!):
https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d46_1388104476
(Ignore the bit about their being “Wahhabis”–just another attempt at deflection of the savagery of Islam).
gravenimage says
I should say the universal savagery of Islam.
Cunamarra says
I seem to recall watching Muslims having a delightfully fun time kicking around the head of a victim like it was a soccer ball in more than one video. Perhaps the Islamophobic media should show more such videos to help culture us
UNCLE VLADDI says
In the Qur’an and ahadith, Muhammad told others beheading Jews was “FUN,” and so they should jump in the pit with him and try it out!
Ditto for raping women (the younger, the better)!