“Located in northern Syria near the Turkish border, Idlib was declared a ‘de-escalation zone’ last May, in which acts of aggression are forbidden.” Obviously that was just an empty public relations move. “Two blasts kill at least seven civilians in Syria,” TRT World, May 31, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): At least seven […]
Islamic State publicly flogs women for violating Sharia dress code
A hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “‘O Asma, when a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it does not suit her that she displays her parts of body except this and this,’ and he pointed to her face and hands.” (Sunan Abu Dawud 4092) “ISIS publicly flogging woman on charges of violating Sharia dress code,” by […]
Islamic State beheads teenager for apostasy
A hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari 9.84.57). The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law according to all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence. This is still the position of all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence, both Sunni and Shi’ite. Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the most renowned […]