The Berlin Muslims reforming Islam, one co-ed prayer meeting at a time
A female cleric. Men and women praying together in the same room. Berlin’s liberal mosques are working toward an Islamic reformation, all while avoiding death threats. By Sebastian Leber | Published on September 21, 2018 5:45 pm German security services were recently in touch with one of Berlin’s best-known Muslim clerics. He should take their warnings seriously, they […]
Image Of Jesus Left Outside Mosque To Insult Muslims
A large painting of Jesus was left outside a mosque in Long Island in what police are investigating as a bias incident. The Hillside Islamic Center in North New Hyde Park said an employee discovered the picture on Friday on a fence outside the mosque. Mosque president Abdul Aziz Bhuyian told The Island Now surveillance […]
Pakistan: Death penalty for blasphemy on Facebook
A Pakistani court has sentenced to death a man who allegedly committed blasphemy on Facebook, a prosecutor said, in a first such case that involves social media. The conviction of Taimoor Raza, 30, came after a high-profile crackdown against blasphemy on social media by the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Blasphemy is a highly […]
10 Great Non-Muslim Quotes on Islam You Need to Read
“I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind… I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, […]
Why is Hate Towards Islam Growing?
Scholar examines counter arguments to blasphemy in ‘mainstream’ Salafism
Many scholars, who are trained in the traditional Hanafi or Shafi traditions, would say that most of the instances that have been classified as punishable blasphemy in modern legal contexts would not, in fact, be viewed as punishable from the perspective of…
Steven Bannon, Ben Carson Put Their Ignorance Of Islam On Display
Interviewed on the SiriusXM satellite radio show Breitbart News Daily yesterday, token brain surgeon Ben Carson told Breitbart Executive Chairman Steven K. Bannon that devout Muslims who embrace American democracy are “schizophrenic.” Embedded above, the interview focused on Carson’s plans to wage ‘civilizational jihad’ against the so-called Islamic State. Reflecting a profound and deliberate ignorance […]