Here’s some good news to start the new year: some Muslims are publicly and pointedly making fun of ISIS, the murderous, beheading terrorist organization that wants to establish a caliphate in the Middle East.
The fun began when the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — who curiously sported a Rolex in one of his prior public appearances — issued a recorded statement about the state of ISIS on the day after Christmas that said, among other things, “We urgently call upon every Muslim to join the fight.” His statement was translated and released on social media — and then Muslims began making hilarious responses to his call:
“Sorry, bro. Mom made pizza rolls”
“I wanna wait until April and find out what happened to Jon Snow”
“sorry but this Big Mac isn’t eating itself”
“You should have told me before. I just renewed my pornhub subscription.”
“Sorry, I’m busy being a real Muslim, giving to charity etc. Also, your dental plan sucks.”
You can read the translated statements and the reactions here.
Why is this encouraging and significant? Because while military action is obviously needed to defeat the ISIS forces on the ground, the only sure way to really defeat radical Islamic terrorism long-term is to cut it off at its roots, by having Muslims everywhere reject the evil ISIS represents and thereby deprive the group of new recruits. And when ISIS is trying to present itself as a formidable and intimidating force that represents the true Islamic faith, public mockery is a pretty effective weapon.
When an act of radical Islamic terrorism occurs, people often wonder why moderate Muslim religious leaders don’t publicly condemn the actions and the killing of innocents. I’m not sure why the religious leaders aren’t more vocal, but it’s good to see that, in the world of social media, Muslims are speaking out and puncturing the titanic ISIS pretensions with humor.
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Good news. Hopefully they can be theologically challenged, in a way that is honest but also productive,
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