The Muslim-controlled state government of the Malaysian state of Kelantan has been firmly in the hands of the Islamic supremacist-minded PAS party for many years. This party, always eager to demonstrate how ‘moderate’ Islam is, has found another way to do this by dictating which architectural styles are to be used for all newly constructed […]
Malaysia bans Irshad Manji’s new book
This ‘investigation’ didn’t take long, as it’s been less than a week since author and activist Irshad Manji was all but chased out of Malaysia after her aborted attempt to promote her new book here in Malaysia. Normally the Malaysian government conducts its business at a much more leisurely pace. Then again, the results of […]
Irshad Manji visits Malaysia to promote new book and is promptly accused of ‘insulting Islam’
Canadian author and Muslim activist Irshad Manji recently visited Malaysia to promote her new book, Allah, Liberty and Love (!). Apparently Muslims here in Malaysia didn’t feel the love and were not amused, angrily demanding that her book be banned and that she never be allowed to set foot in Malaysia again. Wait a minute. […]
Malaysian Prime Minister: Show moderate face of Islam to counter Islamophobia
It’s something that Islam’s apologists, spokesmen, and various useful idiots (both Muslim and otherwise) endlessly recycle and repeat: Islam is moderate, despite the copious amounts of evidence to the contrary. And it’s a meme that Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia never tires of intoning. Funny that he never seems to get around to presenting actual […]
Fines and jail time for Malaysian restaurants not certified as ‘halal’
Showing once again that the Islamic supremacist racket slash ratchet only goes one way. In a few short months, any Malaysian restaurant owner or food vendor that fails to register for and publicly display a ‘halal certificate’ on his premises will face both fines and jail time. There’s no escape — Islamic supremacism continues to […]
Haraam – What Islam hates about the West
By Jennifer Bonne One of the reasons Islam can never integrate with Western society is because so many things that make up the basic freedoms people in the West enjoy are against the teachings of Islam. Islam has a word for things that it considers ungodly or immoral – Haraam, which means ‘forbidden’ in Arabic. […]
A message from Malaysia’s king: “Muslims need to emulate Prophet Muhammad”
Yesterday was marked here in Malaysia as a holiday; more specifically, the birthday of Islam’s lone prophet Muhammad. Malaysia’s king, who must of course be a Muslim, and who is known in Malay parlance as the ‘Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuan Tuanku’, released a public statement for Malaysia’s Muslims in regards to Muhammad’s birthday. And Malaysia’s […]
Moderate Modern Malaysia update: Malaysian terrorist killed in the Philippines
Killed plying his trade, one might say. And no points for correctly guessing what religion this particular Malaysian followed. Zulkifli Abdul Hir, A.K.A. ‘Marwan’, was a leader of the jihadist organization known as Jemaah Islamiyah, and the protege of another, perhaps more infamous Malaysian terrorist. Zulkifli’s mentor was a notorious bomb maker and mass murderer […]
‘Moderate’ Malaysia Update: The ultimate pejorative in Malaysian politics
When Malaysian politicians of all stripes sling mud and hurtle rhetorical slings and arrows at one another, there is one label that is universally considered by all players to be an insult far worse than all the rest. What might that insult be? Being called a racist? Or a bigot? Or a fascist? No, no, […]
Malaysian Muslims out to stop ‘the challenge of Christianization’
Infamous Malaysian politician Hasan Ali, who previously spoke out vociferously against solar powered talking Bibles that are allegedly being used to persuade Malaysian Muslims to become Christians, is still ‘crusading’ (if we can borrow that word) against the rising tide of ‘Christianization’ in Malaysia. Wait, I thought Islam is the perfect religion–Muslims never ever tire […]
Malaysian Muslim politician wants meeting with Christian leaders and former Muslims
Many Muslims tend to see hidden plots and conspiracies against Islam behind every tree and blade of grass, and Malaysia is no different. To wit, Malaysian Muslim demagogue and politician ‘Doctor’ Hasan Ali has gone to great lengths to attack Malaysian Christians, with the blessings (or at least the tacit consent) of the Muslim-controlled national […]
The ongoing trafficking of homosexual sex slaves from Africa to the Middle East
It probably comes as no surprise to Jihad Watch’s regular readers that certain countries in the Middle East continue to traffic in slaves from Africa, with the authorities either indifferent or as willing accomplices. While we’ve written on this before, there’s now a novel twist. According to a recent media report, homosexual men in Kenya […]
Nearly 200,000 books in Egypt reduced to ashes at the hands of Islamic supremacists
Yet another nail in the coffin of the dangerously delusional idea that the ‘Arab Spring’ is a step forward for freedom, democracy, human rights, et cetera. Earlier this month, in a development nearly two weeks old (as of this writing), approximately 192,000 rare books and manuscripts belonging to the Institute of Egypt in Cairo went […]
Malaysian government offers pro forma condemnation of Nigeria church bombings on Christmas
It’s mighty considerate of the Muslim Malaysian government to condemn the savage bombings of churches in Nigeria on Christmas day that killed scores. Of course, this mealy-mouth condemnation conveniently ignores the fact that it was yet another case of Islamic terrorists, inspired by Islamic teachings, slaughtering non Muslims. From “Malaysian condemns Nigerian church bombings”, The […]
A Christmas ‘present’ for Malaysia’s Christians, from the Muslim authorities: fear
It is better to give than to receive, goes the hoary adage, and Malaysia’s ruling Muslims are giving to the Christians in spades — namely a lot of fear and anxiety. Now, how could Malaysia’s modern, moderate Muslim government be so motivated or inspired to cause fear in Malaysia’s comparatively small (~10% of the total […]
Malaysian government assigns Muslim to run top convent school
Moderate Modern Malaysia update: Malaysia’s Muslim owned and operated federal government has selected a Muslim to be in charge of the high-profile SMK [abbreviation for ‘National Public School’ in Malay] Convent Bukit Nanas, a well-regarded public high school that has been run by Catholics for its entire 112-year history. A large number of Malaysian Catholics […]
Just in time for the Christmas holiday season: more Malaysian Muslim paranoia regarding supposed plots to convert Muslims
Hysterical Muslim claims of victimization and conspiracy paranoia are just problems with the Tiny Minority of Extremistsâ„¢, right? Not exactly. In Islam, it’s actually very, very mainstream. And in Malaysia, such paranoia is not only mainstream, but official policy — policy that comes from the very top. Non-Malaysians need to understand that most Malaysian states […]
Malaysian Muslim thought police ban Lee Kwan Yew’s book that suggests that Muslims should be ‘less strict’
Lee Kwan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore, should know a thing or three about Islam — he’s been living in very close proximity with Islam and its votaries for almost his entire life. Modern Singapore exists as a wealthy, advanced non-Muslim city state surrounded on all sides by a virtual sea of Islam. Singapore […]
Top Malaysian non-Muslim politician: Islamic law is ‘bad for business’
The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), as our regular readers may remember, is a dhimmi auxiliary of Malaysia’s long-ruling Muslim-led coalition Barisan Nasional (BN). And MCA’s head, one Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, must be some kind of greasy Islamophobe for blatantly stating that hudud laws — Islamic laws regarding sex crimes, apostasy, theft, the […]
‘Moderate, modern’ Malaysia update: Hindu temple assaulted, destroyed by sledgehammer-wielding police
Longtime readers of Jihad Watch will be familiar with Malaysia’s lengthy and ignominious history of demolishing non Muslim houses of worship (see here and here) under a whole gamut of spurious pretexts. In this latest incident, note the highly personal manner in which this particular temple was destroyed — Malaysian police officers (who were almost […]