Protests against “Islamophobia” are escalating over a Qur’an burning in Sweden by the Danish politician Rasmus Paludan of the Stram Kurs party. The protests outside the Swedish embassy in Ankara forced the temporary closure of the embassy, and demonstrations are also building across the Islamic world. Heavy protests are being reported even from Afghanistan, and Senegalese president Macky Sall, who reportedly “does not like Senegal to be called a ‘Muslim country,’” because he supposedly promotes an “enlightened Islam,” is complaining about “Islamophobia” because of the Qur’an burning, calling it a “heinous act.” Yet it is the Muslim mob reaction to offenses, which ranges from foaming-at-the-mouth protests to outright murder, that can more be appropriately described as “heinous.”
The United Nations, which has long committed to partnering with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, has also condemned Paludan’s Qur’an burning.
Normative Islam deems Islam and its adherents to be above all other religions. Obedience to Islamic law is non-negotiable in this view, whether or not one is a Muslim. Dhimmitude is expected from non-Muslims in Sweden, or else. Many appeasers are more than willing to serve as dhimmis, while throwing freedom fighters under the bus and betraying victims such as the French schoolteacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded in the streets of Paris for insulting Islam after showing images of Muhammad to his class.
It is outrageous that a Qur’an burning by one man in a free society such as Sweden could have such an impact on whether or not that country joins NATO. It is now up to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan whether Sweden becomes a member of NATO. Its membership seems unlikely now because of the “offense” committed by Rasmus Paludan. It doesn’t matter whether other NATO members approve of Sweden; “all NATO decisions are collective decisions made by its member countries.”
Meanwhile, Finland suggests that it may consider joining NATO without Sweden, but since Islamic sensibilities are so easily riled, Finland can only hope that one of its citizens doesn’t decide to do something that Muslims find offensive.
Paludan is now being called names such as “rabid,” which only encourages Islamic hostility and violence in response to perceived offense. It is the right of citizens in countries that uphold the freedom of expression to commit acts that may appear offensive to adherents of any ideology or religion. Islam is no exception. Christians have endured plenty of insults and ridicule without becoming violent. In Western countries, the Sharia is not above the law of the land.
According to the Turkish based news outlet, TRT World:
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Swedish-Assyrian TV journalist Dikran Ego explained how his friend Ozcan Kaldoyo had stopped Paludan from staging his provocative act in the town with an Assyrian community of about 40,000.
Every reasonable person wants peace over violence, but Dikran Ego and Ozcan Kaldoyo do not deserve praise. They are infringing upon Paludan’s rights, and more importantly, they are complicit in the destruction of the very foundation of free societies, which is under sustained attack by Islamic supremacists. The whole issue of offense to Islam in Western countries transcends the offense itself and the person or persons committing that offense. One is not bound to approve of Qur’an-burning in order to understand that the freedom of expression is crucial to a free society. Respecting the rights of a citizen to do something that offends Islam (or anything else) within the bounds of the law is critical. It signifies the understanding that of the importance of the freedom of expression. It also informs Muslims who live in Western countries that they should be expected to respect the norms, culture and laws of the land. Offenses to Islam are in essence an open challenge to Islamic supremacists who aim to subvert free Western societies. Appeasers are complicit in the destruction of those societies.
tim gallagher says
I couldn’t agree more about what is the truly heinous behaviour. All these completely uncivilised Muslim mobs carrying on their usual “foaming-at-the-mouth” type of behaviour are, to any sane individual, far more heinous than the burning of any book, let alone that hate filled book , the Koran. But Muslims will always gather in these threatening, bullying mobs at the drop of a hat. It is their barbaric modus operandi which always aims to bully and intimidate non-Muslims into caving into their demands on all sorts of issues.
Jesper says
Oh, it’s gonna be fun in Copenhagen !
On Friday14.00 local time, Paludan will burn the Qur’an in front of the Turkish embassy. And later in front of a moske. And from then on, in from of the Turkish embassy every Friday 14.00 local time. Source: https://samnytt.se/paludan-jag-eldar-koranen-sa-lange-erdogan-blockerar-svenskt-nato-medlemskap/
tim gallagher says
I didn’t know that, Jesper, and I am glad to hear about it. It is time these Muslim knuckle draggers grew up a bit and joined the world of civilised people although I know that will probably never happen. I suppose that the problem will be that some violent Muslims will go after and murder non-Muslims in terrorist attacks because of the burning of the evil book, so full of hatred, the Koran. That’s the approach Muslims always take and always have for 1400 years – violence, never peace, despite all the bullshit people try to sell us about how islam is basically peaceful.
kq6kq6kq6 says
They are going according to their goddamn Koran. They are allowed to kill, steal, and lie for Allah; but they are not allowed to be criticized by anyone.
tim gallagher says
Yes, that’s right. It has always struck me as ridiculous that Muslims do seem to think that they can kill non-Muslims, rape them, etc and yet they get outraged if they are critcised. Muslims minds are completely fucked up.
Scotsman48 says
I just hope that when all these morons in various islamic shithole end up causing the death of some of them as that would be a good day and less stupid muslim men on Planet Earth the better.
James Lincoln says
A burning Koran:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=burning+koran&t=chromentp&iax=images&ia=images&iaf=type%3Agif&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fi.makeagif.com%2Fmedia%2F3-27-2015%2F-FhJB3.gif
OLD GUY says
You must NOT offend islam or Muhammad. I don’t have to, it is offensive all by its self. How many Children, Women and Men have to be Raped and Murdered by Islamic teachings everyday before the rest of the world becomes OFFENDED and puts a stop to this violent cult “religion”?
ISLAMOPHOBIA, the propaganda of ISLAM to make you feel guilty about saying anything truth or not about the evils of ISLAM.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Sweden should recall all its citizens moronic enough to be in Turkey, shut down the embassy and then deport all Turks currently in Sweden. And then snap ties completely w/ Ankara