War often brings out the worst in people. Hind bint Utbah was the wife of Abu Sufyan—the Meccan chieftain who fought against the early rise of Islam. Hind shared Abu Sufyan’s hatred for Muslims and commissioned her slave, Wahshi ibn Sufyan, to kill Prophet Muhammad’s uncle Hamza. In return, she promised him his freedom. Wahshi…
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The third volume of the Muhammad by Mohamed series is now available—for the first time in full-color! You can find it through the Lulu bookstore, Apple iBookstore, Barnes & Noble NOOK, Amazon Kindle and other retailers. I am deeply grateful for the encouragement I have received in my efforts to normalize Islamic satire and since…
In Islam’s body of literature, there is a reputable story that Prophet Muhammad prescribed camel urine for stomach problems. Variants of the story are relayed by both Mohamed al-Bukhari and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (respected compilers of such tales). Of course, I am paraphrasing in the below cartoon. This comic and some juicy context will be…
Khalid ibn al-Walid was, like Omar, a companion of the Prophet who had fought against Muhammad’s followers in the early days of the revelations—notably, at the Battle of Badr. Ibn al-Walid was destined to convert and become one of Islam’s greatest generals. The broad-shouldered soldier’s soldier and genius battlefield tactician whose nickname was the “Drawn…
There is plenty of anecdotal evidence which speaks to the fact that Islam patronizes and belittles its women while unduly pressuring its boys to grow into model promulgators of the faith. I discuss this at length in the third volume of Muhammad by Mohamed. Support Mohamed Ibrahim — Book Shop | Patreon | Twitter| Facebook…
Islam mandates a draconian punishment for those convicted of adultery: stoning to death. This sounds terrifying, but the good news is that a conviction for adultery is more easily avoided than you might expect because four witnesses are required to prosecute the libertine in question. According to a prophetic tradition brought to us by Abu…
While the GoFundMe campaign is obviously an epic troll (the creator’s online handle is “Fat Jew”), the fact that actual money has been collected in Kylie’s favor borders on the insane. According to Forbes, so-called cosmetics mogul Kylie Jenner is worth $900 million. The article is a travesty to any thinking person in that it…
The idea of the Wall of Separation between church and state was introduced by Thomas Jefferson, the United States’ third president, in his 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists. The United States was in fact founded on (thought not always faithful to) the idea of religious tolerance. Jefferson realized what many others did at the…
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When it comes to contraception, Evangelicals believe the pull-out method is 100% effective when paired with prayer to the correct deity. Due to the medieval absurdities of the religious extremists in Congress, access to Plan B and safe abortions are in real trouble. The way things look from the GOP’s perspective isn’t hard to follow.…
New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The…
Brought to us by the fine scholarship of Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj and Abu Dawud respectively, the below utterances attributed to Prophet Muhammad reveal not only an obsession with the most trivial facets of life, but also an obsessive-compulsiveness which would make Monk seem lazy by comparison! “If any of you wipes yourselves with pebbles…
