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From Jawa:
So, searching for the back story on that child bride law in Malaysia (it turns out the hype is much worse than the actual law) I found something that is a real story. It's not "news" so much as it is a reminder that even so-called "moderate" Islamic societies are fascist by Western standards.
This isn't a topic many in the West want to face because it might make us reevaluate what exactly a "moderate" is. The fact is that Malaysia is an ally on the war on terror and is "moderate" in every sense of the word when applied to Muslims. Yet, we still get this:
- Now Up At Jihad Watch- The Infidel's Guide To Malaysian Politics
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- The Ugly Reality Of Muslim Persecution Of Christians In Malaysia
Under Malaysia's modern, moderate, harmonious veneer is an ugly truth. What is *really* happening here is that a Muslim government and Muslim religious officials--acting with the state's sanction--are viciously oppressing anyone who dares to question...
- Moderate Muslim Nation?
Some time back, I heard Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cite Malaysia as moderate. If she still believes her own statement, then Ms. Rice needs to study up on the situation with Lina Joy, who converted to Christianity 17 years ago and whose plight...
- Storm Track Infiltration: Malaysian Muslims March Towards Islamism
“If the camel gets his nose into the tent, the whole body will follow.” – An Old Arab Proverb. Along with Turkey, Malaysia has been looked upon as an example of a moderate Muslim state. But that is changing and the secular vision of Malaysia...
- Robert Spencer On Moderate Muslims And Moderate Islam
Robert Spencer weighs in, for those who didn't already know his opinion, on whether moderate Muslim exist, and whether there is such at thing as moderate Islam: One of the most common responses to my work that I have encountered since I have been...
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About Those "Moderate" Muslims in Malaysia
From Jawa:
So, searching for the back story on that child bride law in Malaysia (it turns out the hype is much worse than the actual law) I found something that is a real story. It's not "news" so much as it is a reminder that even so-called "moderate" Islamic societies are fascist by Western standards.
This isn't a topic many in the West want to face because it might make us reevaluate what exactly a "moderate" is. The fact is that Malaysia is an ally on the war on terror and is "moderate" in every sense of the word when applied to Muslims. Yet, we still get this:
Because Muslims are not legally able to marry non-Muslims in Malaysia, Bangarama's 2001 marriage to her husband, who is Hindu, cannot be officially recognized. She also can't register her husband as the father of their two children on their birth certificates. According to Agence France-Presse, her Malaysian identity card, which has her Muslim name (Siti Hasnah Bangarama Abdullah) and says that she is Muslim, further complicates the case.So, there you go. This is what so-called "moderate" Islam looks like.
- Now Up At Jihad Watch- The Infidel's Guide To Malaysian Politics
It's probably worse than you think. In Malaysia, the leftist-Islamist nexus is not just some hypothetical construct, but it is a political fact. (The leftist political party) DAP and the Pro-Shariah party in Malaysia called PAS are, in fact, united...
- The Ugly Reality Of Muslim Persecution Of Christians In Malaysia
Under Malaysia's modern, moderate, harmonious veneer is an ugly truth. What is *really* happening here is that a Muslim government and Muslim religious officials--acting with the state's sanction--are viciously oppressing anyone who dares to question...
- Moderate Muslim Nation?
Some time back, I heard Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cite Malaysia as moderate. If she still believes her own statement, then Ms. Rice needs to study up on the situation with Lina Joy, who converted to Christianity 17 years ago and whose plight...
- Storm Track Infiltration: Malaysian Muslims March Towards Islamism
“If the camel gets his nose into the tent, the whole body will follow.” – An Old Arab Proverb. Along with Turkey, Malaysia has been looked upon as an example of a moderate Muslim state. But that is changing and the secular vision of Malaysia...
- Robert Spencer On Moderate Muslims And Moderate Islam
Robert Spencer weighs in, for those who didn't already know his opinion, on whether moderate Muslim exist, and whether there is such at thing as moderate Islam: One of the most common responses to my work that I have encountered since I have been...