Is it time to retire the nostrum that Islam is “the religion of peace?”
What a stupid question. It’s been clear for decades that the dominant version of Islam in the Middle East isn’t dedicated to peace, at least not towards non-Muslims.
“We will not stop until Islam enters every home”, says an Imam in New York. pic.twitter.com/L0jxJ6OPPr
— Shunya (@Shunyaa00) April 7, 2024
That’s not to say that there aren’t peaceful Muslims or that there aren’t interpretations of the religion that preach peace. There have been times in our history when Christians have been radicalized, and if you look into the history of the early Reformation there were some pretty dangerous and wacky millenarians.
On October 7th, Palestinian civilians cheered and chanted “Allahu Akbar” after the body of a Jewish person is mutilated, shot and kicked in Gaza.
One man gets down on his knees to pray and kiss…
