My latest in PJ Media: After two knife attacks in France this morning by Muslims screaming “Allahu akbar,” the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, took to Twitter to declare that “Since you have blamed all Muslims and the Muslims’ religion for what was done by one angry person, the Muslims have a right […]
Malaysia: Man gets two years in prison for insulting Islam and Muhammad on Facebook
Facebook will likely ban him, too. They don’t like the freedom of speech over there. This is yet another glimpse into the future of the U.S. This can’t happen here, you say? We respect the freedom of speech, you say? Maybe that was true at one time, but it is no longer. Cowardice is pandemic. […]
Popular Muslim preacher Zakir Naik urges Islamic countries to arrest and prosecute non-Muslim Indians under blasphemy laws
The global anti-India campaign launched by Muslims against India over Kashmir has been accompanied by an al-Qaeda call to jihad against India, Pakistan and Kuwait lobbying for support from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), smears on social media, and Indians getting fired for “Islamophobia” in Muslim countries. Now, popular jihadi preacher Zakir Naik has […]
Malaysia: Police detain salesman and college student for insulting Islam
This incident shows yet again the future of the U.S. This can’t happen here, you say? We respect the freedom of speech, you say? Maybe that was true at one time, but it is no longer. Cowardice is pandemic. Newspapers all over the country refused to republish the notorious Muhammad cartoons out of a newfound […]
Malaysia: Islamic event attended by 16,000 Muslims was ground zero for coronavirus outbreak in Southeast Asia
An “Islamic evangelical event held in Malaysia late last month has emerged as the ground zero for the coronavirus outbreak in South East Asia. 11 out of 12 people who tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus on March 16 in Cambodia had attended the Islamic evangelical event in Malaysia.” What makes this particularly troubling is that […]
Malaysia: Pro-Sharia party enters government, sparking fears of “Talibanisation”
Islamization is a global menace. It’s everywhere. The battle in Malaysia, hitherto known as a moderate Muslim country, is over attempts to impose stricter observance of Sharia. In non-Muslim countries, the same initiative advances to impose the Sharia slowly, eroding democratic freedoms. Malaysia is now reeling, as “PAS has engaged in a lifelong struggle to […]
Malaysia: Islamic authorities say minimum age for marriage can’t be enforced as it is not specified in Islam
Child marriage is sanctioned in Islam. Islamic tradition records that Muhammad consummated his marriage with (i.e., raped) Aisha when she was nine, and the resultant fact that child marriage is accepted in wide swaths of the Islamic world. Child marriage has abundant attestation in Islamic tradition and law. Turkey’s directorate of religious affairs (Diyanet) said […]
Malaysia: Cops hunting for man who made video of himself stepping on a Qur’an
Would cops be hunting for him if he stepped on a Bible? What do you think? Would he be hunted by police for stepping on a Qur’an if he lived in Europe or the United States? Why, of course. This is the age of restrictions on free expression under the guise of “hate speech.” “Cops […]
Gaza imam charged with smuggling funds from Malaysian Islamic charities to Hamas
In Islam, zakat — the alms required of every Muslim — can and should be given to further the jihad. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that there are so many jihad-linked charities. “Gaza Imam indicted for smuggling funds from Malaysia charities to Hamas,” by Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, February 6, 2020: The Southern District […]
Old video of Chinese PM visiting mosque goes viral with claim he “bows before Allah” over coronavirus
“War is deceit,” said Muhammad (Bukhari 4.52.268). “Old video of ex-Malaysian PM viral as Chinese PM praying in a mosque amid Coronavirus outbreak,” by Nibedita Sen, Alt News, February 3, 2020: A video is making the rounds on social media with the claim that the Prime Minister of China visited a mosque and realised that […]
Mahathir Mohamad Calls – Again – For Islamic Unity
Fresh from his December fiasco at the mid-December “Islamic Summit” in Kuala Lumpur, which was supposed to help promote “uniting the world’s Muslims,” Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is at it again. On January 7, following what he called the “immoral” killing of Qassem Soleimani, Mohamad again called for the Muslim world to unite. Perhaps […]
Malaysia’s Mahathir: Killing of Soleimani “immoral,” says “The time is right for Muslim countries to come together”
1. Muslim leader denounces killing of international jihad terror leader. 2. Counterterror analyst reports that Muslim leader denounces killing of international jihad terror leader. 3. Counterterror analyst is denounced as a “racist, bigoted Islamophobe.” Muslim leader is hailed as a “moderate.” “Muslims should unite after Iran commander’s killing: Mahathir,” Channel News Asia, January 7, 2020 […]
Malaysia: Bumiputra Privileges — A Disguised Jizyah — Continue
It has been just over a year now since the office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, reversing a previous pledge by his government to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), declared that it would not do so, without giving a reason for the decision. […]
Malaysia: Court bans protest against Islamization of schools for fear Muslims would riot
No big deal. This is exactly what would happen in the U.S. The whole world has agreed that the proper response to violent intimidation from Muslims is surrender and submission. “Malaysian court bans Chinese-education lobby group’s protest against ‘Islamisation’ of schools,” by Bhavan Jaipragas, South China Morning Post, December 27, 2019: A Malaysian court on […]
Iran’s President urges Muslim nations to deepen financial and trade cooperation to fight US “bullying”
Iran has been suffering under American sanctions; now Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is urging “Muslim nations …to deepen financial and trade cooperation to fight what he described as U.S. economic hegemony, using an Islamic conference in Malaysia as a platform to decry American sanctions against his country.” Rouhani picked the right forum to lobby for […]
Notes on the Fiasco In Kuala Lumpur (Part 3)
Having described what he saw as Islam’s Golden Age, which he seems to think lasted until the 15th century, though historians agree that it lasted only from the 8th to the 10th centuries, Mahathir Mohamed continued his keynote address with still more of his idiosyncratic history: Then around the 15th Century of the Common Era, […]
Notes on the Fiasco In Kuala Lumpur (Part 2)
Mahathir Mohamed’s keynote address sang the praises — not quite accurately, I’m afraid — of Islam’s past: There was a time when Muslims were recognised for their advanced civilisation. They were able to spread the teachings of Islam to the world of that time. They were well-versed in all fields of knowledge, including the sciences […]
Notes on the Fiasco In Kuala Lumpur (Part 1)
All 57 Muslim states were invited to the meeting in Kuala Lumpur of representatives of the worldwide Umma. But only twenty, a little more than one-third, bothered to send delegations. And many of those delegations were led not by heads of state, but by those lower down on the political totem pole. Among those that […]
A Big Muslim Mess In Kuala Lumpur
The well-known antisemite and Holocaust-denier Mahathir Mohamed, Prime Minister of Malaysia, along with the heads of Turkey, the inimitable Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, thought it might be a good idea if the 56 Muslim-majority states met to discuss problems within the Umma, the Community of Muslim Believers. From the get-go, […]
OIC Secretary General accuses Malaysian Islamic revival summit of dividing the Muslim world
As Islamic leaders assemble in Malaysia to “revive the spirit of the Muslim world” and unite fellow Muslims who are currently at war with one another, their summit has been beset with problems. The summit was intended to do just the opposite: strengthen ties within the Muslim world. But Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary […]