The “insult” in question was an accurate statement about what Islamic tradition records.
“Islamic State claims Kabul Sikh temple attack,” AFP, June 19, 2022:
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan that killed one community member and a Taliban fighter, saying it was retaliation for insults against the Prophet Mohammed.
Protests in several Muslim countries were sparked by a spokeswoman for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party comments earlier this month about the relationship between the prophet and his youngest wife.
In a message posted on its Amaq propaganda site, the Islamic State (IS) group said Saturday’s attack targeted Hindus and Sikhs and the “apostates” who protected them in “an act of support for the Messenger of Allah”.
IS said one of its fighters “penetrated a temple for Hindu and Sikh polytheists in Kabul, after killing its guard, and opened fire on the pagans inside with his machine gun and hand grenades”.
Two were killed and at least seven others wounded in the raid.
Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said the attackers lobbed at least one grenade when they entered the temple, setting off a blaze….
The number of Sikhs living in Afghanistan has dwindled to around 200, compared to about half a million in the 1970s….
Infidel says
Never mind the fact that the offender – Nupur Sharma – is not even a Sikh, and a good section of Sikhs have been aligning w/ muslims against Hindus
We should use this same standard against muslims: punish them for things they’re not guilty off. For instance, in retaliation for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, take out an Iranian or a Saudi military base
CogitoErgoSum says
Now, now, don’t forget to be merciful. I would at least give the Muslims a chance to protect themselves by allowing them to pay a special tax so as to ensure their safety in countries where they are in the minority. However, I’m thinking Muslims would cry discrimination if this were put into practice. But most Muslims would not be Muslims if they were good at logic. BTW, I guess the Jizya does not apply to Sikhs in Afghanistan – or else it’s really not something Muslims respect.
gravenimage says
Actually, the Taliban has been increasingly enforcing Jizya on Infidels there.
DavidR says
This is what happens when people who have been indoctrinated with rage can’t find a decent excuse for outwardly expressing the indignation that has been festering inside their own minds. A second hand claim of smelling a little smoke from somewhere can set off a real fire that rapidly and exponentially escalates into a conflagration. After that the only thing to do is wait for the fire to burn itself out. This is more likely to happen in places where riots are a primary source of entertainment and outrage is one of the most popular emotions.
somehistory says
When they are given help, undeserved help, all they do is whine that it isn’t enough.
“Ten weeks after escaping Kabul, a women’s rights activist found herself in Texas without food, money and three of her kids”
Now all her “kids” are with her….three are adults…she has a job, SNAP and extra food help, and still whining because she isn’t getting everything immediately. and didn’t get to be located in D.C. so she could be an “activist.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ten-weeks-after-escaping-kabul-a-women-s-rights-activist-found-herself-in-texas-without-food-money-and-three-of-her-kids/ar-AAYG2Q6?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=
gravenimage says
Thanks for that link, Somehistory. Disgusting whingeing–but unsurprising.
Compare this to Ukrainian refugees, who are taking any jobs they can find in countries that have given them asylum. Moreover, they are doing this to express their gratitude:
“Ukrainians clean up parks around Poland to say thank you for welcome”
https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/04/11/ukrainians-clean-up-parks-around-poland-to-say-thank-you-for-welcome/
Couldn’t be more different.
RP says
I just wonder how many Muslim / Islamic nation would provide any facilities and support to non Muslims< FAT ZERO?
gravenimage says
Pretty much. A few individual Muslims have been decent and rejected the vicious diktats of their creed, but that’s about it.
gravenimage says
Afghanistan: Muslims attack Sikh temple in retaliation for ‘insult’ to Muhammad
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A Hindu woman in another country tells the truth about what Muslims themselves say about Muhammad, and so they attack Sikhs…
I’d say this doesn’t make sense, but Muslims hate *all* unbelievers.
mortimer says
ROBERT SPENCER correctly identifies the problem a TRUE and ACCURATE statement about the terrorism and religious intolerance of Mohammed is ‘IMPERMISSIBLE’ according to Sharia law, if it is made by a dirty KAFIR.
The KAFIR must be killed for telling the truth about Mohammed, because it exposes the shameful terrorism and savagery of Islam’s founder.
Andrew Blackadder says
So if I tell a muslim fellow that I believe his religion appears to be very violent and he then turns around and attacks me very violently for saying this, then I ask the question… Is he being a good muslim by doing so ?.
Just imagine if that Indian Lady on TV had said something wrong or insulting about islam, what kind of reaction would that entail…
What a shallow people within a shallow faith.
gravenimage says
Pious Muslims don’t really care if they are irrational, so long as they can cow you into submission through threats and violence.
RP says
I just wonder how many Muslim / Islamic nation would provide any facilities and support to non Muslims< FAT ZERO?
GFF says
Yes, It helps too if these unbridled emotions (rages) are righteous and sanctified (God help us).