A Muslim cleric in a British mosque has been recorded preaching to teenagers that it is permissible in Islam to capture women as sex slaves (then he issued a rebuttal but questions remain)

A Muslim preacher named Ali Hammuda at the British Al-Manar mosque had been secretly recorded by an undercover reporter during a religious study gathering telling a group of teenagers that it is permissible in Islam to capture women as sex slaves.  The event was publicized by posters fringed with drawings of sports equipment, also saying “Brothers Only, Ideal age 13-18.  Followed by indoor football.”

In the recording Hammuda tells the boys “[It is prophesied that] towards the end of time there will be many wars like what we are seeing today, and because of these wars women will be taken as captives, as slaves … And then her master has relations with her because this is permissible in Islam, it’s permissible to have relations with a woman who is your slave or your wife.”

The recording was made in 2014, soon before reports of ISIS atrocities where more than 5,000 women and girls were abducted in northern Iraq where they were enslaved, raped, or executed.  The recording was only recently made public.

Undercover reporter Rizwan Syed, who made the recording, also found a range of extremist literature in the mosque, including books preaching “..brutal violence, sexism, homophobia, aggressive physical jihad, dismemberment and capital punishment implemented by the state.”

Many of the most notorious British jihadis who have joined the Islamic State in Syria have worshiped at the Al-Manar Mosque, including the trio of the “Cardiff jihadis” who appear in an ISIS recruitment video, of which Reyaad Khan was killed in an RAF drone strike.

The Mosque has also hosted many extremist visiting preachers, including Muhammad Mustafa Al-Muqri, an Al Qaeda ally and ex-leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

See this Daily Mail UK article about this issue. 

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NOTE:  8/14/16— ALI HAMMUDA’S REBUTTAL

Hammuda issued a lengthy and indignant response to the allegations made against him by the Daily Mail, but ultimately he failed to convincingly convey why the words he spoke in the recording were taken out of context as he claimed them to be.

The primary claim of Hammuda’s rebuttal is that the recording is of him speaking about an Islamic writing known as the “Narration of Jibril”, which he says is “known to pretty much all Muslims verbatim.”  However he doesn’t explain why talking about that particular text would somehow make the words he spoke be taken out of context.

He goes on to say that he considers the taking of girls as sex slaves to be an “abhorrent abomination”, and cites statements that he made at a public event on November 11, 2015, where he mentioned being opposed to the activities of ISIS including their taking of sex slaves.  He made those statements at the event in response to allegations that his Mosque was radicalizing youths to fight for ISIS.

Hammuda also claims that he has expended much time speaking out against the evils of ISIS in his lectures, but nonetheless he didn’t voice a negative opinion about what he was talking about when he was recorded speaking to the boys in private.

Also despite the length Hammuda’s response, he didn’t reply to the allegations of extremist literature being found in the mosque.

Some other points Hammuda mentioned are as follows:

— He claims the word “slave” as he used it was taken out of context, saying “the description of ‘slaves’ in the Western sense is a million miles away from the Islamic notion.”

— He acknowledges that the Daily Mail did mention that he has refuted ISIS, but he said that it was “sandwiched in the small print between big, angry slogans and pictures, explicitly painting lies…”

— He said one of the three “Cardiff jihadist” Reyaad Khan actually didn’t attend Cathays high school as the Daily Mail article claimed.

— He argued that since the lecture in question was an hour in length and the recording is only 56 seconds, then “it therefore goes without saying that the snippet has been decontextualized from the message and purpose of the overall lecture itself.”

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MUSLIM COUNCIL OF WALES SUPPORTS HAMMUDA AFTER ALLEGATIONS

Recently the Muslim Council of Wales (MCW), a Muslim umbrella group including the Imams of all mosques in Wales, had issued a written statement backing the Imam Ali Hammuda who recently made headlines being secretly recorded preaching to teens that it is permissible in Islam to take women as sexual slaves.

In their statement they said, “Hammuda’s comments have been misrepresented and are slanderous and untrue, as Ali Hammuda has himself clarified clearly and unequivocally,” also saying that Hammuda’s positions against extremism, racism, and bigotry are well known.

They also mentioned that the Al-Manar Mosque is vocal and committed to countering the ideology of ISIS and radicalization, and said, “All mosques and Muslim institutions in Wales are committed to teaching morals and values of the Islamic tradition, compassion, forgiveness, the sacredness of all human life, and the equality and personhood of every individual, male and female.”

Two thirds of Syrian refugees in Germany can’t read or write even in their own language

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The following information is summarized from this Daily Caller article:  

Ledger Woessmann, a professor of economics at the University of Munich has cited a study showing that 65% of Syrian refugees fail to meet international standards of basic reading and writing skills, which cause widespread unemployment and strain social welfare programs.

Half of the refugees are under the age of 25 and can still get an education, but the ability to easily learn to read fades during the late teenage years. Refugees in recent years have struggled to complete basic courses which would prepare them for the job market.

Woessmann says, “We have to prepare ourselves that the majority of young refugees will fail three-year training courses that contain a high level of theory.  Seventy percent of trainees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq who started training two years ago have already dropped out.”

Woessmann suggests such refugees are most suited for practical occupations such as nursing assistants and road work.

The economic returns and solution for an aging population which Angela Merkel had promised will not materialize until 25 year from now, when the children of the migrants enter the workforce.

Germany: Only half of failed asylum seekers actually leave the country after their claims are rejected

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The following is summarized from this Breitbart article

According to a study released by the German government, statistics show that migrants from Syria, Eritrea, and Iraq almost never have their asylum applications rejected, but among those who do only half actually leave Germany and the rest are unaccounted for, reports the Die Weld media outlet.

Forced deportations are extremely rare in Germany, and they are essentially non-existent for countries like Afghanistan or North African nations.  The government said it would like to encourage more voluntary departures and look into expanding its ability to forcibly deport migrants.

Accurate figures about the amount of migrants applying for asylum in Germany are no longer available, and reports have said that the government may not be able to account for as many as 600,000 migrants since to the start of the crisis.

The sister of the gunman that was shot dead by a black cop urges the burning down of white suburbs

Following is an article by Paul Watson on Infowars.com: 

Video footage shows the sister of the man shot dead by police in Milwaukee calling on rioters to burn down white suburbs instead of their own neighborhoods.

“Burning down sh*t ain’t gonna help nothin’,” yells Sherelle Smith.

“You’re burnin’ down sh*t we need in our community.”

“Take that sh*t to the suburbs.  Burn that sh*t down!” she demands.

“We need our sh*t!  We need our weave!  I don’t wear it, but we need it!”   [“Weave” she is referring to is a local hair extension store that was looted during the riots.]

[NOTE that CNN had broadcast an edited version of her statements saying that she “called for peace”:]

According to police, body camera footage shows 23-year-old Sylville K. Smith aim a gun at officers before he was shot dead by an African-American cop.

The incident sparked a wave of violent unrest that continued through Sunday night.

Milwaukee is the most segregated metropolitan area in the United States, with whites almost exclusively living in the suburbs.

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Between 1950 and 1990 there was a “white flight” from Milwaukee County into Waukesha County and suburbs of Milwaukee.

Smith’s call for rioters to stop burning down their own communities is being reported by the media as a rebuke to those behind the violence.

However, in reality she is really just calling for the mayhem to be inflicted on the suburbs, or in other words – where all the white people live.

Milwaukee Alderman Khalif Rainey responded to the weekend’s violence by tacitly threatening more riots if “oppression,” “unemployment” and “injustice” wasn’t addressed. Rainey failed to explain what this had to do with an armed man with a lengthy criminal record aiming a gun at police officers.

As we reported yesterday, the white people brave enough to venture through Milwaukee on Saturday night were directly targeted for racial attacks, with rioters yelling, “they white, get their ass!,” as they attempted to drag white drivers out of their vehicles.

Don’t expect a DOJ investigation or a national media “hate crime” outcry any time soon.

German reception center worker: 80% of migrants are paperless, many lie for more welfare

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The following is summarized from this Breitbart article

Abdullah Khan, an undercover reporter for Bild Magazine who worked for four months at a migrant reception center has revealed tactics that migrants use to exploit Germany’s immigration system, saying that 80% of those seeking asylum have no papers and many lie to quality for as many taxpayer-funded benefits as possible.

Following are points he had mentioned:

— “Many pose as minors traveling alone, because word has spread that they will qualify for more benefits. … To lie about their age, many people use false passports and other identity documents.”

— He reported that the majority claim to have lost their documents “while fleeing,” and claim to be Syrian because it gives them the best chance of receiving refugee status.  Ninety-six percent of migrants claiming to be Syrian were awarded refugee status in 2015.

— In the four months he was working undercover, he found that many asylum applications from people claiming to be from Syria were accepted without even an interview.  Applicants just had to say they were from Syria and sign a form.

— Many migrants use a variety of tactics to avoid having there fingerprints being taken, such as using grease, acid, or superglue on their fingers, while other grind their fingertips until smooth.  He said “Some want to avoid the fact that [their data] is recognized on the crime register. Or that it is noted that they have already been registered in another country.”

— He mentions a case where a man who appeared to be 65 said he was 30.

— He recalls thinking “Am I being lied to by economic migrants, who do not qualify for asylum, but just hope for a better life in Germany?  Or is an ISIS sympathiser sitting in front of me?”

— He concluded:  “On all these issues I have no answers.  All I know is that currently there are far too many people living in Germany, and we do not know where they really come from, what they really intend and why they are really here.”

— The article mentions that the migrant who recently pledged allegiance to the Islamic State before launching into an axe attack on a German train was thought to have been a Pakistani who claimed he was an Afghan in order to receive asylum in Germany.

View a compilation of news interviews of Masa Yousef, the son of a Hamas founder

Masa Yousef is the son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, one of the founders of Hamas.   Until recently he was the president of the Islamic Youth Movement, but now he has converted to Christianity and is outspoken about denouncing Islam and the activities of Hamas.  He often makes statements about Islam which many feel would be considered to be inflammatory, but he is adamant that he is opposed to issues with Islam rather than with the Muslim people themselves, who he has great love for.

Yousef says that he thinks Islam is collapsing on the inside while appearing to be growing because of its refusal give adequate answers to its followers or improve their lives.  He also mentions that Muslims are often fed up with the extreme behaviors of their leaders and the fact that they aren’t allowed to speak out about it.

This compilation of video broadcasts shows interviewers continually asking him if he is afraid of speaking out, to where he says at one point, “Look, you are afraid when you do something wrong.  When you aren’t doing anything wrong, when you believe in what you are doing, you are not afraid.”

[Yousef is also the subject of a documentary entitled “The Green Prince,” showing how he had thwarted many terrorist attacks in the middle east while working due to his activities exposing extremists while working with the Israeli government .]

A Comparison of Aspects of Christianity with Aspects of Islam

[Note June 7, 2019— I have added more information about extreme passages in the Old Testament of the Bible.]

An article entitled “Jesus and Muhammad, Islam and Christianity:  A Side-by-Side Comparison” contains a large table comparing aspects of Jesus and Christianity to the prophet Muhammad and Islam, showing that the two religions are very different from each other despite the fact that many claim them to be similar.

The article contains introductory text explaining that Christians are persecuted around the world by Muslims yet there is little if any retaliations from Christian groups, and it explains that the nations with the best civil rights records are predominantly Christian influenced while Islamic states make up many of the ones that are the worst.

[Note:  Of course Islamic countries are attacked by Western countries, but it is not really “Christianity” attacking them.  Also many people believe “the Jews” are the people who most control the world, but the reality of the situation is that the global elite establishment is made up of people from all religions, many of them being Jewish but it is not a “Jewish” conspiracy.  Jews and Israel are victimized by the establishment in the same manner as the rest of the world is, in particular by the establishment making them scapegoats to throw suspicion off of itself.]

[Note:  See the article page for the ACTUAL  TABLE which compares many aspects of Mohammad and Islam to aspects of Jesus and Christianity.]

The text AFTER the table continues with the following background information:

— Frequent criticisms of Christianity such as woman’s issues and slavery are almost always a tangible part of Islam also and in fact are usually much more extreme.

— Islam is a Theocracy, whereas Christianity leaves room for separation of religion and government.

— Nearly every other chapter of the Quran speaks of eternal damnation of nonbelievers, including giving vivid descriptions of the suffering which they would experience.

— The morality of the Quran is generally more obscure than in the Bible.  The article claims: “Most of Islam’s holiest book is devoted toward distinguishing and heaping abuse on unbelievers.  There are no verses that promote universal love and brotherhood.  The few verses that are sometimes held up as examples of tolerance and peace generally require separation from textual and historical context.” [ Note I’m not an expert on the Quran so I can’t verify this claim. ]

— Muslims are told that their prophet Muhammad, who was “a slave-owner, sexual glutton, thief and killer” is the most “beautiful pattern of conduct” and “example” for mankind to follow (Quran 33:21), as well as the “exalted standard of character” (Quran 68:4).

— Christians are told to emulate Jesus, who is a pacifist and servant, and “walk, even as he walked” (1 John 2:6).  Jesus told his followers not to resort to violence and pray for one’s enemies.  Muhammad, on the other had ordered military assaults against Christians.

— Wafa Sultan, who describes herself as a Muslim who does not adhere to Islam, said:  “The problem with Christians is they aren’t as good as Jesus.  But thank God most Muslims are better than Muhammad.”

See the full article:  http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/articles/jesus-muhammad.aspx

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Following is my REBUTTAL of the “rebuttal” article entitled “No, Jesus WASN’T a Pacifist: The Problem with the Muhammad vs. Jesus Comparisons,” which purports to rebut the article I have just summarized in this post:

The essence of the “rebuttal” article is that it highlights examples of violence associated with prophets from the Old Testament such as Moses, Joshua, Samson, David, Saul, and others, and then the article gives an argument that God will cause many people to die when Jesus returns.

[Note June 7, 2019— There are some extreme passages in the Old Testament such as ones that advocate for stoning of blasphemers and for adultery.]

It is true that most Christians worship the Old Testament as well as the New Testament, but only a tiny minority of Christians take every word of the Old Testament literally, yet the vast majority of Muslims take every word of the Quran literally.  For example, some Christians believe that the Earth is only 7,000 years old, but it is not common for Christians to believe that.

But most importantly, the teachings of Christ came after the Old Testament, so to a Christian, Christ’s teachings of peace and humility would certainly take precedence over anything in the Old Testament that may conflict with those ideals.