On May 1, 2018, we will have the seventh anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on American soil that took almost 3,000 lives; these were attacks that bin Laden later described as a “martyrdom operation.”[1] One day after he had been killed bin Laden was buried at […]
Christians and Muslims celebrate the Annunciation: “Interfaith Dialogue” builds another Potemkin Village
Potemkin village: An impressive façade or show designed to hide an undesirable fact or condition. — Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition On March 28, 2018, Christians and Muslims gathered at the Al Hussein Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan to celebrate the Annunciation. The driving force behind this was the Catholic Center for Studies and Media […]
Does the “U.S. Pentagon” know what is in this Koran?
I was surprised to learn that there is a translation of the Koran that is supposedly being distributed by the United States Pentagon. This Koran translation was put together by Dr. Abdul Hye and is available for purchase at the Final Revelation website. [1] Here is the statement from one of the banners at that […]
Does Islam get special treatment in Eastern Iowa schools?
These are interesting times in the Heartland. On February 13, 2018, a meeting of the Board of the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) took place. As was later reported in the Iowa City Press Citizen: [i] Activism by some particularly young activists might shake up ICCSD’s school calendar to accommodate for more religious holidays. […]
Islam could have died with Muhammad
In the year 622, a seminal event occurred in the history of Islam. Two years earlier, in 620, Muhammad had met with and converted six Arabs from the town of Medina. Then in 621 Muhammad had met with additional converts from Medina and sent a Meccan Muslim back to Medina to teach others about Islam. […]
Ahmadi Muslims Hijack Islam
For many years we have heard that the jihadists have “hijacked” Islam by arbitrarily picking and choosing what verses of the Koran and teachings of Muhammad, or portions thereof, to follow, while ignoring those that don’t support their actions. In a similar vein, the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Community USA has hijacked Islam with their website Muhammad […]
Dhimmitude comes to Des Moines
Imagine, if you will, an organization is to be headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, and will have its national convention there in 2018. The organization has a history of supporting anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish/anti-Israel remarks. The organization has supported convicted terrorists who hate Jews and want to destroy Israel. The new chairman of the organization was […]
“Holy War” is not an Islamic term?
Linda Sarsour’s use of the word jihad at the recent convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) raised quite a few eyebrows, with many non-Muslims claiming that Sarsour was calling for a “holy war” against the Trump administration. Many Muslims immediately responded by stating that those non-Muslims misunderstood the true meaning of the […]
Support for Jihadists coming to the Heartland?
Iowa State Representative Ako Abdul-Samad recently announced that he is bringing the American Muslim Alliance (AMA) to Des Moines, where it will have its new headquarters. He also plans for Des Moines to host AMA’s national convention in 2018. Iowans are known for their friendliness and “Iowa nice.” So what is this organization they are […]
Muslim Reform Group Reached Out to 3,000 US Mosques, Got Only 40 Responses
In December 2015, a small group of Muslims met in Washington, DC to discuss the reform of Islam. With media fanfare, they named themselves the Muslim Reform Movement (MRM), issued a Declaration for Muslim Reform, and became the new face of “Muslim reformers.” There was just one fundamental problem: the MRM never had support from […]