One of the ways to avoid thinking about the ideology of Islam – what its texts contain, how those texts explain the attitudes toward non-Muslims, and the behavior of Muslims over the past 1400 years – is to focus on the Feelgood. By Feelgood I mean those heartwarming stories in which non-Muslims and Muslims feel […]
Muslim leader defends Trump immigration order after mosque burns down
The fierce opposition against Trump has led to him being scapegoated for any and every mishap that occurs in mosques or against Muslims. Yet Shaid Hashmi, president of the Victoria Islamic Center, is not eager to blame Trump nor declare victimhood, unlike many leftists and Islamic supremacists: Hashmi remains convinced the blaze wasn’t a hate […]