These days, if you criticise someone’s political allegiance, their favourite film, or their
taste in music nobody bats an eyelid, and the person being criticised will likely either
consider your criticisms or ignore them. Hell, even if you criticise a person’s religion
the reaction is generally the same… that is, unless you criticise Islam… then you’ll
have the regressive left, Social Justice Warriors, and all sorts of Muslims calling you gross,
racist and islamophobic… this is, Criticizing Islam is Islamophobic – Debunked.
So, this video is going to rustle some jimmies – there’s no doubt about it. And while I assume that
most of you lovely lot will resonate with what follows, some of you inevitably won’t.
And what’s more is that some of you, such as those who got here from a far left source,
will have already disliked this video and have labelled me an islamophobe… and that’s
a problem – a big problem. To quote Sam Harris, “we have been sold this meme of
islamophobia, where every criticism of the doctrine of Islam gets conflated with bigotry
towards Muslims as people”, and it’s because of this fact that this video exists altogether.
Anyhow, the purpose of this video is to convince people (including yourself, if you’re not
already convinced), that conflating criticism of Islam and Muslims with islamophobia isn’t
just a problem… it’s dangerous! With that said, I want to begin by making it abundantly
clear that I’m not saying that islamophobia is a myth or that it doesn’t exist… it
does. There are unfortunately many people who’re prejudice against Islam and Muslims
for racist and bigoted reasons. However, despite there being people who’re prejudice against
Islam for racist reasons, it is a fact that Islam is not a race. Period. To call all critics
of Islam racist is as moronic as calling all critics of the new Ghostbusters movie sexist…
wait a second… Now that we’ve settled that Islam is not a race [we have haven’t
we?], let’s now address some of the criticisms of Islam that have been conflated with bigotry,
racism and islamophobia. Beginning with the assertion that “Islam and Muslims treat
homosexuals appallingly.” Is this a valid criticism? Or is it invalid, and indeed islamophobic?
Well, Iran, with a 99.4% Muslim population, and Saudi Arabia, with an estimated 95% Muslim
population, both demand the death penalty for homosexual practise, and they both justify
this rule with explicit reference to Islamic teaching. That is, explicit reference to Sharia
Law. Within the Quran Mohammed says “whoever you find committing the sin of the people
of Lut, kill them, both the one who does it and the one to whom it is done”, and a Hadith
plainly states that, “if a man who is not married seized committing sodomy, he will
be stoned to death”. What’s more is that poll after poll after poll confirms that Muslims
overwhelmingly want homosexuals to be punished. To name but one example, a poll surveyed by
Civitas, found that 61% of British Muslims endorsed the statement that “homosexuality
is wrong and should be illegal”. Hence, the assertion that Islam and Muslims treat
homosexuals appallingly is not only valid –it’s a fact. What about the assertion
that “99% of suicide attacks are by Muslims”? Is this claim islamophobic? Seems at best
exaggerated, right? Well, according to the Institute for National Security Studies, in
2015, 450 out of 452 suicide attacks (that is, over 99% of suicide attacks), were indeed
committed by Muslims with explicit reference to the Islamic teaching of Jihad and Martyrdom.
The truth of the matter is that while the Quran and the Hadith don’t promote suicide,
they do promote martyrdom – which is the sacrifice of one’s life in defence of Islam.
To name but one example, the Quran (4:74) states that, “let those fight in the way
of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah,
be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward." So, when Sam
Harris says that, “the truth that we must finally confront is that Islam contains specific
notions of martyrdom and jihad that fully explain the character of Muslim violence”,
he is making a valid and fair criticism. He is not being islamophobic. What about the
assertion that “Islam and Muslims treat women like second-class citizens”? Is this
a fair criticism? Well, from refereeing to wives as property, to stating that a man’s
testimony is worth twice that of a woman’s, to the outright assertion that men are a degree
above women, the Quran contains countless verses that belittle and subjugate woman.
Now of course, the Bible also grotesquely belittles woman, but the difference is, at
least in this day and age, that Christians no longer endorse this nonsense but Muslims
do… To name but one example, according to Pew Research Centre, who over four years conducted
more than 38,000 face-to-face interviews in over 80 different languages, over 80% of Muslims
agreed that a wife must obey her husband. And finally, the last assertion we’ll address
in this video is the statement that “Islam is intolerant to criticism and wants critics
killed”. Ah… we already know this one is valid, don’t we? The Quran and Hadith
both have several verses explicitly demanding the death penalty to those who Insult Islam,
but to name but one example, the Quran states, in verse 6:93, that, “who can be more wicked
than one who invent a lie against Allah?" If the death penalty is prescribed for lesser
crime, then it stands to reason that it should be imposed for the most "wicked.” Because
of verses like this, and indeed because of Sharia Law altogether, countries such as Iran,
Saudi Arabia, and Egypt all justify the death penalty to those who insult Islam, Allah,
the Quran and Muhammad. And what’s more is that polls around the world, to which I
have linked to in the description, clearly show that Muslims heavily favour making Sharia
law the official law of their country, and by extension, they favour silencing those
who criticise Islam. These facts may not fit the narrative of some of the Left, but facts
they remain. If Muslims want critics silenced, and the left deliver this to them, we’ll
be left with an ideology that can’t be criticised… and that’s never worked out well for humankind.
So, with all of what I’ve just said in mind, and to put it simply, I criticise Islam because
I think it is the mother-load of bad ideas! It cause otherwise decent people to say and
do atrocious things. From the denigration of woman to the denial of equal right, to
the rejection of science to the celebration of harmful festivals, to the mistreatment
of animals to the genital mutilation of children, Islam not only warrants criticism, it necessitates
it! If you know someone that would call such criticisms gross, racist and islamophobic,
then they’re not only a fool… they’re dangerous – and the consequences of them
conflating criticism with bigotry may one day see our children in chains. They’ve
got to wake up! Whether they agree with us or not, Islam, like all ideologies, must be
open to criticism, and deep down, they damn well know it! Anyhow, on a calmer note, thank
you kindly for the view, and here’s an overwhelmingly powerful argument to consider: Not subscribing
to my channel is subscriptionphobia. Therefore, if you’re not subscribed to my channel,
you’re a subscriptionphobe! And you don’t want to be one of them… that’s worse than
being racist you know? ;)