PJ Media Last February 15, 2023 marked the eight year anniversary of when the Islamic State slaughtered 21 Christians in Libya for refusing to recant their faith. While sitting atop and holding their tied victims’ bodies down, Islamic State members shoved their fingers in the Christians’ eye sockets, craned their heads back, and sliced away at their throats with knives. Some … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2023
Yes, Jihad Really Means ‘Struggle,’ But That Only Makes It Worse
The Stream Jihad does not mean what you think it means, silly infidels! Welcome to one of the longest standing and arguably most effective apologias for Islam: the Arabic word jihad, we are repeatedly told, does not mean “holy war,” as earlier scholars (mostly Orientalists) often translated it. Rather, jihad simply means to “struggle” or “strive” for something, with no … [Read more...]
Sharia Destroys a Child’s Life—But You Can Help
A little known, though highly controversial, Islamic teaching is back in the news. According to a Feb. 21, 2023 report, Turkey’s highest religious (and therefore Islamic) institution, Diyanet, opened a special section on its fatwa website about earthquakes and answered the question of “Can children of earthquake victims be adopted?” The fatwa stated that it is not right for … [Read more...]