Islamo-Criticism

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Porn & Muslim Hypocrisy: Egyptian Hubby Watching Porn Online finds Film Starring his Wife

The news that an Egyptian man who went online to watch a porn movie but found the woman starring in the film was his own wife had me in stitches. "It was the first time I watched a porno film and I did this just out of curiosity", oh yeah, sure. Perhaps that would be more believable if it weren't for the fact that Egypt is ranked number 2 for porn searches worldwide.

If this case highlights anything, it is Muslim hypocrisy. More so than other religious group, Muslims have a fascination with watching women in porn, yet condemn it and the women who star in them more strongly than anyone else.

A prime example of this would be in the case of Saeeda Vorajee a.k.a. the beautiful Sahara Knite. She was disowned by her family and faces death-threats on a regular basis for becoming a pornstar and remaining a practicing Muslim. Yet her cousin is not ostracized when it was he who had discovered her secret whilst watching a UK porn channel.

Still, the mental image of a Muslim women filming a scene for a movie named "Anal Annihilation 3" and then going home to read her Qur'an and prostrating to say her prayers is priceless.

Sahara Knite

From Emirates 24/7 (via TROP):

An Egyptian man who went online to watch a porno film for the first time got the shock of his life when he found that the woman in the film was his own wife.

The man, identified as Ramadan, instantly collapsed in disbelief on the floor at an internet shop before coming round and rushing home to face his unfaithful wife.

The woman first denied his allegations and started to swear at him, prompting her husband to face her with the film.

Unable to deny it any more, she confessed to have betrayed him with her pre-marriage boy friend, telling him she had never loved him although they had four children during their 16-year marriage.

“I found 11 films showing my wife in indecent scenes with her lover….it was the first time I watched a porno film and I did this just out of curiosity,” Ramadan told Egyptian newspapers at his house in the northeastern province of Dakhalia.

“She first denied it and accused me of being insane before I faced her with the films…she then confessed to be still in love with her boyfriend, saying he is as young as her and that I am an old man.”

Ramadan said he had been happy during his marriage life until he logged on to that website. Newspapers did not say whether he decided to divorce her.

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Kuwait MPs okay Death Penalty for Cursing Allah, Muhammad or his Wives

Oh, wait. The news article says God not Allah. Was that a typo by me? No, it was not. I can assure you, if you went to Kuwait and started cursing the Christian Trinity or the Hindu Brahman, you'd be in no danger of being put to death. The Muslim world continues its descent deeper and deeper into fundamentalism whilst the dhimmis watch in silence.

From AFP:

Kuwait's parliament on Thursday provisionally passed amendments to the Gulf state's penal code stipulating the death penalty for those who curse God, Islam's Prophet Mohammed or his wives.

Forty-six MPs, including cabinet ministers, voted for the key amendments that will come into effect only after another round of voting and government approval. The second and final vote will take place in two weeks.

Four Shiite MPs voted against the law, a pro-Shiite Sunni lawmaker abstained, while two MPs refused to vote.

Shiite MPs have demanded that the new amendments also enforce the death penalty for anyone who curses their sect's 12 revered Imams, but the Sunni- dominated parliament rejected their requests.

The move to stiffen penalties for religious crimes came after authorities last month arrested a Shiite tweeter for allegedly cursing the Prophet Mohammed, his wife and some companions.

The suspect, Hamad al-Naqi, is being detained pending further interrogation and trial.

Sectarian tensions have flared in Kuwait between the Sunni majority and Shiites, who form about a third of the native population of 1.17 million, reflecting rising regional tensions between the two Islamic sects.

Is WikiIslam Written by Right-Wing Christian Zionist Editors?

Monday, 16 April 2012

Culture or Islam? The Case of Female Genital Mutilation

Yes, as with the issue of forced underage marriages, we've all heard the claims that female genital mutilation "has nothing to do with Islam", that "most Islamic scholars have forbidden it, or the minority who approve only allow it in a mild form", that "all the hadith references are weak", and that "it's the fault of backward Arab and African culture". But is any of that true?

Analysis

Unfortunately, every claim made by Muslims and their apologists are demonstratively false:

There are several reliable references to this vile practice in the hadith literature, including the Sahih Bukhari collection, the Sahih Muslim collection, and a Sahih (not "weak") narration in the Abu Dawud collection.
Within mainstream Sunni Islam (up to 90% of all Muslims follow this form of Islam) there are four mainstream schools of thought which are accepted by one another. According to all four schools of Islamic jurisprudence, scholars are unanimously agreed that female genital mutilation is not haram or disliked. It is either Sunnah (thereby it is recommended) or compulsory (the majority hold to the latter).
Religious ritual mutilation of female genitalia is not limited to the "mild" Type I FGM as defined by the WHO. One of those four aforementioned schools of Islamic law is the Shafi'i madhhab. According to a book of Shafi'i Fiqh endorsed by Al-Azhar University, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam, circumcision is obligatory for every male and female. Circumcision of the female is by "cutting out the clitoris".

References

"Circumcision is not an inherited custom as some people claim, rather it is prescribed in Islam and the scholars are unanimously agreed that it is prescribed. Not a single Muslim scholar – as far as we know – has said that circumcision is not prescribed.

Their evidence is to be found in the saheeh ahaadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which prove that it is prescribed [...]

Thus it is clear that the fuqaha’ of Islam are agreed that circumcision is prescribed for both males and females, and in fact the majority of them are of the view that it is obligatory for both. No one said that it is not prescribed or that it is makrooh or haraam." - Circumcision of girls and some doctors’ criticism thereof, Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 60314

And:

"e4.3 Circumcision is obligatory (for every male and female) by cutting off the piece of skin on the glans of the penis of the male, but circumcision of the female is by cutting out the clitoris (this is called Hufaad)" - Reliance of the Traveller: A Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law, Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri

And:

"We do not know of any hadeeth in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) ordered that his wives or daughters be circumcised, but it is narrated that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) advised a woman who did circumcision in Madeenah as to the proper way of circumcision. It was narrated by Abu Dawood (5271), al-Tabaraani in al-Awsat, and al-Bayhaqi in al-Shu’ab from Umm ‘Atiyyah al-Ansaariyyah that a woman used to do circumcision in Madeenah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to her: “Do not go to the extreme in cutting; that is better for the woman and more liked by the husband.” This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

According to another report: “Take only a little and do not go to extremes.”

It is also indicated by the general meaning of the evidence that has been narrated concerning circumcision, such as the hadeeth in al-Bukhaari (5891) and Muslim (527) from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) [...]

The Shaafa’is, the Hanbalis according to the well-known view of their madhhab, and others are of the view that circumcising women is obligatory. Many scholars are of the view that it is not obligatory in the case of women; rather it is Sunnah and is an honour for them." - Is there any saheeh hadeeth about the circumcision of females?, Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 82859

And:

"My brother, we have talked about circumcision many times. I counsel every Muslim man on the face of the earth, and also every Muslim woman on the face of the earth: Brother, take the little bit of trouble it requires to get yourself a book of fiqh! Inconvenience yourself a little for Allah's sake. Just take five minutes. Any book--do you have the book "Fiqh al-Sunna" by Shaykh Sayyid Sabiq (may Allah have mercy on him)? Do you have "Al-Mughni" by Ibn al-Qudama, or "Kitab al-Umm" by Imam al-Shafi'i? Do you have Fath al-Bari's explanation of Sahih al-Bukhari? Any of the books of fiqh--I mentioned to you some books of fiqh and some books of hadith--open any of the books of fiqh. Open them. That's it, plain and simple.

Review the words of scholars. Don't just take the words of Muhammad Hassan, or this shaykh, or that shaykh. Look at any of the books of fiqh from our imams, respected leaders, and scholars--ask them. You will find that our scholars have said that circumcision of women--there are some who say that it is obligatory while others say that it is commendable. Some say it is obligatory, and others say it is commendable. There are some scholars who say it is obligatory, and there are some who say it is commendable.

To whoever says that circumcision is an ancient Egyptian custom with no origin in the sunna, I say, Brother, review the words of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Let us consult the words of the Prophet (peace be upon him): "If you touch the male or female circumcision…" This hadith deals with the highest level of community health. In the highest level of health: "If you touch the male circumcision," meaning the circumcision of men, "or the female circumcision," meaning the circumcision of women, "washing is obligatory." These are the true words from the Prophet." - Egyptian Shaykh: FGM Not An Inherited Custom. Muslim Scholars Say It Is Either Obligatory or Commendable, Egyptian shaykh Muhammad Hassan

Additional links

Female genital mutilation “is part of the Sunna of the Prophet”, from Winds of Jihad (caution is advised, contains extremely graphic images)

Sunday, 15 April 2012

Scripture Quote of the Week: Islam the Fastest Breeding Religion In the World

A little early, but whose counting? According to all reliable sources, Islam is not the "fastest growing religion" in the world, but statistics certainly show that it is the fastest breeding religion. There is little mystery behind Muslim breeding habits when you consider the following words of wisdom from Muhammad.

From Abu Dawud, Book 11, Number 2045:

Narrated Ma'qil ibn Yasar: A man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: I have found a woman of rank and beauty, but she does not give birth to children. Should I marry her? He said: No. He came again to him, but he prohibited him. He came to him third time, and he (the Prophet) said: Marry women who are loving and very prolific, for I shall outnumber the peoples by you.

Saturday, 14 April 2012

US Turns Blind Eye to Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Member with Child-Porn Past

This is absolutely disgusting.

From Bikya Masr:

The US State Department broke with procedure last week when it ordered US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) not to conduct a secondary inspection on members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) on their way to visit government officials in the US.

It is not clear where the order was issued from.

This happened despite the fact that one member of the delegation had been implicated – though not charged – in a US child pornography investigation, according to the Investigative Project on Terrorism.

The person of interest to the US State Department was Abdul Mawgoud Dardery, who was part of a pornography investigation in Pennsylvania. He was the senior member in the four-person FJP delegation, which held court with academic groups and met with senior officials at the White House and State Department.here

Dardery had lived in the United States long enough to attain legal permanent residency, known as a Green Card. That status lapsed after he left the country for more than six months. The child pornography investigation took place during Dardery’s time in the US and was so noted in his immigration file. It surfaced when CBP officials learned of his pending visit.

A US official said that extra inspection is standard operating procedure when a foreign visitor has been tied to criminal or terrorist activities. “Secondary inspections” involve going through the visitor’s baggage and viewing the contents of computers and other electronic devices to search for evidence of illicit activity. Agents would typically search other members of the party to ensure Dardery did not hand off his computer equipment to an associate to avoid detection.

In addition, the Brotherhood’s relationship with the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas would have triggered extra scrutiny for the incoming delegation. But that “secondary inspection” never happened, a law enforcement source said. The State Department ordered CBP not to do it.

The State Department issued a cable specifically barring customs officials from carrying out any inspections of Dardery and the other members of the delegation on their arrival at New York’s JFK Airport.

The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928 with the goal of establishing a worldwide Islamic state, and for decades advocated the violent overthrow of nations to accomplish this goal. They were officially banned, but tolerated under Mubarak, and ran as independents before Mubarak was toppled. The Brotherhood is considered by many analysts as the parent organization of all Sunni terrorist groups, including Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Former ideologues of the Brotherhood, like Sayyid Qutb, are considered immensely influential in the thought of Osama bin Laden, and the current head of al-Qaeda, Ayman Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor from the Cairo suburb of Maadi.

The Brotherhood recently won a near majority in parliamentary elections – a sweep by any evaluation.

Ironically, they are keen on introducing legislation to block Internet access to pornography in Egypt.

From RationalWiki: BNP Using Islam as a Platform to Push their Racist Views

As you're probably already aware, I despise the BNP. I noted previously how I think they, like some others, are simply using Islam as a platform to push their racist (and anti-Jewish) views.

From RationalWiki (visit the original page for references):

The current BNP was formed in 1982 from the ashes of previous right-wing political parties in 1970s Britain. John Tyndall, founder of the BNP, was a member of the openly racist National Front, which he led a splinter group from in 1980, founding the New National Front, which would become the BNP two years later.

Early BNP leaders did not deny their racist connections. Tyndall is known to have remarked that "Mein Kampf is my bible". After the current wonky-eyed Chairman and Fat Hitler impersonator, Nick Griffin (no relation to Peter Griffin of Family Guy), replaced Tyndall in 1999 and Tyndall was expelled from the party, the BNP has attempted to change its image by using spin and political euphemisms. For example, the BNP denies that it is a white supremacist organisation, claiming instead that it represents the interests of "the indigenous peoples of these islands in the North Atlantic which have been our homeland for millennia". [...]

The British National Party advocates British withdrawal from the European Union, and, according to its constitution, "is wholly opposed to any form of racial integration between British and non-European peoples." Hence the party is "committed to stemming and reversing the tide of non-white immigration and to restoring, by legal changes, negotiation and consent, the overwhelmingly white makeup of the British population that existed in Britain prior to 1948."

If enacted, this policy would involve deporting "back to their own country" not only recent immigrants, but all members of the sizeable Asian and West Indian communities that have grown in Britain over the past sixty years, Chinese communities that have been in Britain for over 200 years and African communities that have been in Britain for over 500 years, notwithstanding that most of the current generation of these ethnic minorities have lived their entire lives in Britain.

In a statement of the party's policies and intentions, Griffin repeatedly emphasised that the party is "not racist", while describing Britain as a "fundamentally white nation", condemning miscegenation as unnatural, and reiterating that he considers non-caucasians, or white citizens who choose non-whites as sexual or marriage partners, are unsuitable for party membership. He stated that, once the BNP has removed the majority of immigrant groups from the country, "[t]hose non-Europeans who stay will have British passports and will be protected by our laws, but they will be regarded as permanent guests, and not as native English, Scots, Welsh or Irish, because such status springs from blood and not from printers’ ink."

Antisemitism has also been a significant aspect of BNP ideology, and BNP leaders, including Nick Griffin, have made several statements of Holocaust denial. On Question Time, Nick Griffin was challenged on it but refused to comment on why he changed his views or why he originally denied it, muttering something about it being illegal and free speech or something, even after Justice Secretary Jack Straw pointed out that he could not, and would not be prosecuted for it (Holocaust denial is not actually a crime in the UK, as it is some European countries). However, in recent years the party has decided that its major enemy is Islam. A BNP statement during 2006 asserted that "[t]he real enemies of the British people are home grown Anglo-Saxon Celtic liberal-leftists who seek to destroy the family as the building blocks of society and impose multiculturalism on a reluctant indigenous population and the Crescent Horde - the endless wave of Islamics who are flocking to our shores to bring our island nations into the embrace of their barbaric desert religion".

The BNP's attempts to disguise its racialist roots and pose itself as a legitimate political force are not at all convincing, especially as many of its prominent members have past convictions for violent offences and hate crimes. Its attempts to sound the alarm about the supposed Islamic "threat to all of us" also comes off as hollow in the wake of this quote from Mr Griffin: "We bang on about Islam. Why? Because to the ordinary public out there it's the thing they can understand. It's the thing the newspaper editors sell newspapers with. If we were to attack some other ethnic group—some people say we should attack the Jews... But ... we've got to get to power. And if that was an issue we chose to bang on about when the press don't talk about it ... the public would just think we were barking mad. They'd just think oh, you're attacking Jews just because you want to attack Jews. You're attacking this group of powerful Zionists just because you want to take poor Manny Cohen the tailor and shove him in a gas chamber. That's what the public would think. It wouldn't get us anywhere other than stepping backwards. It would lock us in a little box; the public would think "extremist crank lunatics, nothing to do with me." And we wouldn't get power."

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