An Arabic language video of an Al Azhar professor, Dr. Salim Abdul Galil, is instructive of how that Egyptian institution sees the relationship between Muslims and Christians. In it he discusses Koran 3:28: “Let believers not take for friends and allies infidels rather than believers: whoever does this shall have no relationship left with Allah—unless you but guard … [Read more...]
The Two Faces of Al Azhar
Coptic Solidarity In a statement titled, “The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Calls on Al Azhar’s Sheikh to Renounce His Remarks Which Contradict Religious Freedom and Support Violent Extremism,” the institute blasted Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb’s recent remarks concerning apostasy, first reported in the English here. Though Tayeb is often portrayed as a … [Read more...]
“Islam Hates Us” More Than You Know
Donald Trump’s latest politically incorrect comment concerning Islam is much truer than most know. After being asked last week on CNN if he believed the West was at war with Islam, the Republican presidential candidate simply said: I think Islam hates us. There’s something there that — there’s a tremendous hatred there. There’s a tremendous hatred. We have to get to the … [Read more...]
Why Islamic State’s Ancient Jihadi Tactics “Shock” the West
FrontPage Magazine As Western politicians and other talking heads insist that the Islamic State (“ISIS”) has “nothing whatsoever to do with Islam,” not only does ISIS correctly implement Islamic law—whether by demanding jizya from subjugated Christians or by sexually enslaving “infidel” women—but even the “caliphate’s” arcane jihadi tactics belong to Islam. Consider a … [Read more...]
“Muslims Have the Right to Lie in a Good Cause”—Pakistani President to Reagan
French Ben Carson recently created controversy by warning against the Muslim doctrine of taqiyya, which allows Muslims to deceive non-Muslims. I already addressed the accuracy of Carson’s statements here, and the media’s attempts to discredit him here. Soon thereafter, Daniel Pipes, the president of the Middle East Forum, brought an interesting anecdote to my … [Read more...]