Political Islam
Your Daily Muslim #696: Kamel Mohammed
Ghana’s National Deputy Chief Imam, sheikh Kamel Mohammed, recently caused controversy when he shared his thoughts on same-sex marriage. Insecure in his own marriage, Mohammed believed allowing gays would have drastic societal consequences. Because marriages somehow affect people other than the parties involved. Mohammed advised Ghana’s president to avoid legalizing same-sex marriage. He called it […]
Your Daily Muslim #689: Mohammed Saleem Noori
Indian Islamic cleric Mohammed Saleem Noori probably has a hard time getting laid. His unkempt appearance is only partly to blame for this; his track record on women’s issues is poor at best. Currently working at the Sunni Barelvi Markaz of Dargah Ala Hazrat, Noori consults with his fellow seventh-century regressives before issuing fatwas (religious […]
Your Daily Muslim #688: Akhunzada Saifoor Shah
Pakistani Muslim Akhunzada Saifoor Shah is really good at keeping his head in the sand. Instead of acknowledging the fact that his religion’s PR problem comes from within, Shah accuses Indians, Americans, and Israelis of manufacturing terror efforts in a smear campaign against Islam. When Shah found a Facebook counterjihad page called I Hate Islam […]
Your Daily Muslim #685: Ahmed el-Zend
In May, Ahmed el-Zend was sworn in as Egypt’s new Justice Minister. However, his idea of “justice” is what we in America consider cruel and unusual punishment. A staunch supporter of sharia, el-Zend enjoys discussing his love of corporal punishment. “We have in our penal code some articles that contradict Islamic sharia,” el-Zend stated. “I […]
Your Daily Muslim #681: Hamza Ali Abbasi
The US Supreme Court recently made history by legalizing gay marriage nationwide. Of course, Muslims around the world wanted to get their totally-tolerant 2 cents in. One such Muslim is Pakistani actor and pro-Palestine activist Hamza Ali Abbasi. How is homosexuality taboo in animals?! It’s observed in hundreds of animal species. Also, most animals lack […]
Your Daily Muslim #679: Illiza Saaduddin Djamal
Ramadan is in full swing. During this time of year, Muslims add to their collective irritability by depriving themselves of basic nutrition for most of the day. In Jakarta, selling food between dawn and 4pm during Ramadan is prohibited because it would encourage people to make proper health decisions instead of letting an ancient fairytale […]
Your Daily Muslim #675: Alaa Bader Abdullah al-Hashemi
Welcome to Muslimah Week 2015 on YDM! Every year, Muslimah Week comes around once or twice to try to fix the gender disparity of people featured on this site. Turns out a patriarchal religion doesn’t let women have the spotlight very often. Emirati Muslimah Alaa Bader Abdullah al-Hashemi is the latest in a long line […]
Your Daily Muslim #670: Mohammad Azizan Ismail
Malay Islamist group Perkasa has popped up a few times on this website for engaging in various forms of seventh-century idiocy, sometimes involving dogs. Man’s best friend is seen as ritually unclean (nejis) in Islam and many Muslims are waging jihad against any sort of canine presence. Perkasa posted on Facebook suggesting that a string […]
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