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My Chat With Mufti News About Amos Yee Converting To Islam

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Disclaimer: Mufti News is a satirical website.

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Mufti Amos

 

Amos Yee is a Youtuber who uses satire and vulgarity to promote freedom of speech.  He recently made a video where he points out the misogyny/violence in the Quran then desecrates it.  By desecrate, I mean he rips out pages from the Quran and dry humps it.

Muslim Youtubers Adam Saleh and Karim from AreweKukunow saw this video, and have rallied Muslims to report Amos Yee to Youtube for “racism.”

This caused a wave of Muslims to take notice of atheist debunks of Islam on Youtube, and brand it as “hate speech.”

Recently there was an article by MuftiNews stating how Amos Yee has converted to Islam and became a Mufti.  A Mufti is a Muslim legal expert who is empowered to give rulings on religious matters.  The same website also stated how Mufti Amos had plans on creating an Islamic Theme Park. Click for more!

Choosing My Own Chains

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The following is a guest contribution by “Hope.”

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Choosing My Own Chains

 

The Rhetoric

  • “The shackles of Ms. Clairol… you are a slave to the cosmetics industry… a prisoner of Hollywood’s concept of beauty… if you don’t’ fit their standards you are nothing!  Allah subhanawata’ala gives you freedom from all of that.”
  • “A woman is like a piece of candy – she must be covered to not let filth pollute her.”
  • “A man is like a stone, if you drop the stone in mud, you can wash it clean; however, a woman is like a piece of silk, if you drop it in mud it is forever soiled.”  
  • “Your husband is like your father except you bear children with him.”
  • “A woman needs “ta’deeb” (discipline) which is why Allah gave men the right to hit her, she is in her nature rebellious; therefore, the man who hits his wife honors her by keeping her “ala al sirat al mustaqueem” (on the righteous/straight path).

 

Yes, I was well versed in this rhetoric; it was instilled in me as a young girl.  I fell for it too. Click to keep reading!

Is Shaytan Truly Chained In Ramadan?

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There is a famous hadith commonly quoted by Muslims on Ramadan.  The hadith goes as follows:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 1899)

According to this Hadith, the devils are chained.  The devils are what causes evil desires and actions.  By this logic: [the Islamic version of] evil is chained.

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But is it really?

  • I lost faith in Islam during Ramadan of 2012 after a long period of doubt and critical examination.
  • Indonesian Police forces warn their local communities on rising crime rates (such as theft, prostitution and mugging) in Ramadan compared to the rest of the year. (Also try this article.)
  • Egypt has witnessed rising crime rates in Ramadan
  • Child trafficking increases in Yemen during Ramadan.
  • According to a study in Morocco, irritability increases in the month of Ramadan.

Click to keep reading!

#ExMuslimBecause: A Story of Mental Gymnastics

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The following is a guest contribution by “Anna Kafra.”

 

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Photo Credits: Green Prophet

#ExMuslimBecause

(a story of mental gymnastics)

I never chose to be Muslim. Most of us don’t even if we do defend it any chance we get. I was a big defender.

We’re taught at an early age that there is no god but Allah. Mohammad is the messenger of Allah.

We’re taught that Allah is the greatest, creator of everything, and that it’s haram to ask why or how, or to deny this.

We’re taught that it’s better not to know some things, because knowledge can be bad. Click to keep reading!