Freedom of speech encompasses precisely the freedom to annoy, to ridicule, and to offend. — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
The principal organs of the Left...has consistently been warm and welcoming toward Islamic supremacism. — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
“Women are inherently crooked? Certainly some Muslim clerics think so—or at least, they do not believe in legal equality for women. Bangladeshi Islamic cleric Mufti Fazlul Haq Amini read the same Koran that Tony Blair found so progressive and yet complained about attempts in his native country to establish equal property rights for women. The problem? That would be “directly… — Robert Spencer Copy Share
A warrior can be injured but not offended. For a warrior there is nothing offensive about the acts of her fellow human beings, as… — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
“CAIR officials have even been granted access to airport security procedures. In June 2006, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents gave CAIR officials a tour of security operations at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. According to CAIR’s Chicago office, “the group walked through Customs and Borders operations beginning at the point of entry for passenger arrival to customs stations, agricultural screening,… — Robert Spencer Copy Share
Islam understands its earthly mission to extend the law of Allah over the world by force. — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
“Marrying young—very young The Koran takes child marriage for granted in its directives about divorce. Discussing the waiting period required in order to determine if a woman is pregnant, it says, “If you are in doubt concerning those of your wives who have ceased menstruating, know that their waiting period shall be three months. The same shall apply to those… — Robert Spencer Copy Share
When one is under pressure, one may lie in order to protect the religion, this is taught in the Qur'an. — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
“Nonetheless, in the Qur’an, one of Jesus’ primary missions is to prepare the way for Muhammad and to announce his coming:” — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
“What about Jerusalem? When discussing the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, pundits and politicians often tell us that Jerusalem is one of the holy cities of Islam—indeed, its third holiest city, right after Mecca and Medina. But in reality, the Islamic claim to Jerusalem is extremely tenuous, based only on a legendary journey of Muhammad—a journey that is at best a dream and… — Robert Spencer Copy Share
“And mind you, Muslims would still regard this onslaught as essentially defensive—a defensive action against the aggressions of unbelief. If Muslims must fight until unbelief does not exist, the mere presence of unbelief constitutes sufficient aggression to commence hostilities. This is one of the foundations for the supremacist notion that Muslims must wage war against unbelievers until those unbelievers are… — Robert Spencer Copy Share
“The debate over whether the sacred book was created or existed eternally had enormous practical implications. The Mu’tazilites developed a method of Koranic interpretation that was freer from the literal meaning of the text than most Muslim divines dared to venture. For example, they reinterpreted the injunction that Allah “leads the wrongdoers astray” (14:27) so as to reject predestination; they… — Robert Spencer Copy Share
I have never said that the terrorists' interpretation of Islam is the accurate or correct one. But I have pointed out that the terrorists… — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image