I would like to clarify at the outset that it is the evils of Islam theology, and not necessarily the individual character of Muslim parents, that make raising children in Islam such a troublesome matter. Muslim individuals, including parents, can be either good or bad human beings. It is the extent to which a person […]
Ex-Muslim Reveals What the Qur’an Says About Moderate Muslims
The Qur’an in numerous passages describes lax, or moderate Muslims, as being hypocrites deserving of scorn and persecution. Speaking as a former Muslim, this raises grave concerns when one considers realities such as Islam’s death penalty for apostasy and the jihad imperative. For a multitude of reasons (though chiefly for disbelief in or lack of adherence to […]
The Evils of Islamic Law: the Death Penalty for Apostasy
Islamic Sharia law contains many inhumane legal verdicts related to the treatment of non-Muslims and Muslims alike. Without delving into the subtle differences that exist between the various schools of Sharia law, which is beyond the scope of this article, it should be noted that all of the inhumane legal pronouncements made in the Sharia […]
The Grotesque Immorality of Mainstream Islamic Ethics (Part 6)
Polygamy is considered to be a crime in most of the world’s non-Islamic societies. And yet in the Islamic world, polygamy is considered to be an acceptable practice and an integral part of Islamic theology and law. Sharia makes what are crimes (numerous crimes — not limited merely to polygamy) in much of the non-Islamic […]
Ex-Muslim: Boxer Muhammad Ali Was a Colossal Fool for Remaining in Islam (Part 1)
Speaking as a former Muslim, I consider the late Muhammad Ali to be a colossal fool for initially converting to Islam and an eternal fool for remaining in it and promoting it until the time of his death. Muhammad Ali was certainly a highly-skilled tough guy in the boxing ring, but he failed colossally in […]
The Grotesque Immorality of Mainstream Islamic Ethics (Part 5)
I am a Canadian ex-Muslim living with Islam’s formal and informal death penalty for apostasy. In Part 5 of this series of articles, I will address the impermissibility of homosexuality in Islamic theology and law. Here are links to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this series of articles. Same-gender sex […]
The Grotesque Immorality of Mainstream Islamic Ethics (Part 4)
I am a Canadian ex-Muslim. In Part 4 of this series of articles I will address the impermissibility of common child adoption in Islamic theology. Parts 1, 2 and 3 of series of articles can be found here and here and here. The laudable tradition of child adoption as commonly practiced in non-Islamic societies is […]
The Grotesque Immorality of Mainstream Islamic Ethics (Part 3)
I am a Canadian ex-Muslim. In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series of articles, I addressed the harsh realities of Islamic apostasy and the permissibility of rape and pedophilia in Islamic theology. In this segment, I will address the permissibility of wife-beating in Islamic theology and law. Sadly, there are numerous passages contained […]
The Grotesque Immorality of Mainstream Islamic Ethics (Part 2)
I am a Canadian ex-Muslim. In Part 1 of this series, I addressed the cult-like nature of Mohammedanism and the harsh realities of Islamic apostasy. In this segment, I will address the permissibility of rape in Islamic theology. Rape and pedophilia are considered by most human beings to be the worst of crimes. And yet […]
The Grotesque Immorality of Mainstream Islamic Ethics (Part 1)
I am a Canadian ex-Muslim male; I converted to Islam and stayed in the religion for approximately four years, before leaving it due to disbelief and moral disgust. Now I live every day with Islam’s formal and informal death penalty for apostasy, hoping that my former Muslim friends don’t recognize me on the street. The […]