The Straits Times reports that jihad warriors have somehow gotten all kinds of misconceptions about Islam: “They think that the notion of jihad strictly means they should wage war on those who they believe are suppressing the community.” But now Muslim leaders in Singapore are going to address this problem: “Such misunderstanding of Islamic practices […]
Jihad to be explained by scholars
At long last, a group of Islamic scholars is going to cut through all the confusion and explain what the word jihad really means: “The Council of Religious Ministers for Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (MABIMS) will publish a comprehensive working paper for explaining Jihad (crusade or holy war) to their Ummah (followers of […]
Europe hasn’t faced up to “new terror”
Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew says that “Al-Qaeda is not like other terror groups Europeans are familiar with . . . its reach to fanatical Muslims is unique.” This is, as I have pointed out many times, because of its appeal to traditional Islamic concepts of jihad and martyrdom — although political correctness compels most observers […]