Original em inglês: How Taqiyya Alters Islam's Rules of War O Islão deve parecer uma religião paradoxal para os não-muçulmanos. Se, por um lado, ele é constantemente retratado como a religião da paz, por outro lado, seus adeptos são responsáveis pela maioria dos ataques terroristas ao redor do mundo. Apologistas do Islão gostam de enfatizar que o Islão é uma fé construída … [Read more...]
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La Taqiyya et les règles de la guerre islamique
Translation of the original text: How Taqiyya Alters Islam's Rules of War L'islam doit apparaître aux non-musulmans comme une religion bien paradoxale. D'un côté, on ne cesse de la présenter comme la religion de la paix et, de l'autre, ses membres sont responsables de la majorité des actes terroristes dans le monde. Les apologistes de l'islam soulignent que cette foi se fonde … [Read more...]
How Taqiyya Alters Islam’s Rules of War
Middle East Quarterly French Portuguese Islam must seem a paradoxical religion to non-Muslims. On the one hand, it is constantly being portrayed as the religion of peace; on the other, its adherents are responsible for the majority of terror attacks around the world. Apologists for Islam emphasize that it is a faith built upon high ethical standards; others … [Read more...]
Taqiyya Revisited: A Response to the Critics
Having written at length on various aspects of Islam, it is always my writings concerning doctrinal deceit that elicit (sometimes irate) responses. As such, the purpose of this article is to revisit the issue of deceit and taqiyya in Islam, and address the many ostensibly plausible rebuttals made by both Muslims and non-Muslims. The earliest rebuttal I received appeared last … [Read more...]
Truce or Taqiyyah
Bin Laden's Tinsel Offer Private Papers Osama bin Laden is apparently certain that the vast majority of Americans, including their policy-makers, are ignorant of al-Qaeda's goals and strategies. His recent "extended truce" offer to the Americans suggests as much: after offering the truce, he qualifies its earnestness by asserting "for we [Muslims] are a Nation whom Allah has … [Read more...]
Iran’s ‘Word’ Is Worthless: Islam Permits Strategic Lying
The Stream Once again, Iran has inadvertently made clear why its true intentions can never be discerned — why its word can never be taken at face value. In February, 2024, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Shirazi’s delivered a sermon, which was followed by a Q&A session. One of the questions submitted was whether it is permissible to break a fast early, “due … [Read more...]
Are Muslim Converts to Christianity Sincere?
The Stream Muslim asylum seekers throughout Western Europe are increasingly converting to Christianity: 40 Muslim migrants aboard the Bibby Stockholm, a Barge in Portland Port in Dorset, England, have reportedly embraced Christ, are fervently attending churches, and being instructed by faith leaders. Another 20 Muslim migrants were baptized two weekends ago in Wethersfield, … [Read more...]
Hamas: Origins, Nature, and Goals
The Stream Although most in the West consider Hamas, which brutally massacred some 1,400 Israelis on October 7, 2023, to be anything from a terrorist to a nationalist organization, the group sees itself first and foremost as a religious—namely, Islamic—movement, dedicated to enforcing Muslim law (sharia), including through jihad. “Hamas” means “zeal” in Arabic and is an … [Read more...]
Pope Francis Defends Islam as ‘Religion of Peace’ in New Book
The Stream Pope Francis is at it again, relativizing about Muslim violence, suggesting that it has no ideological component, but is a “perversion” of true Islam, which is peace. In his new book, Non Sei Solo: Sfide, Risposte, Speranze (“You Are Not Alone: Challenges, Answers, Hopes”), which was published in Italian and released on Tuesday [Oct. 24, 2023], Francis calls on … [Read more...]
“Christians Must Die”: Jihad in Austria
Gatestone Institute Two young Muslims living in Austria recently confessed that they wanted to “kill Christians” and “restore the caliphate.” The two boys, aged 15 and 16, were arrested and tried at the Leoben Regional Court on July 16, 2023. They had made plans to massacre as many people as possible during an attack on the middle school attended by the 15-year-old, in Bruck … [Read more...]