Eid Mubarak

 

Today is Eid al Fitr. As I always do, I posted a greeting on Facebook for my Muslim friends.

But this year, for the first time, I got some pushback. The following comment appeared almost immediately:

“No. Release the innocent Israeli hostages first. You ‘muslims’ have no right to celebrate when such crimes and so many others are committed in the name of that ‘religion’. It’s not a religion but a scheme to destroy the world.”

Muslim authorities worldwide should condemn the actions of Hamas on October 7 and disassociate themselves from them. Individual Muslims should keep away from any pro-Hamas demonstrations.

Otherwise, what are the rest of us to think? Raping, killing children and holding hostages is objectively evil, not permissible even in a declared state of war., let alone in a surprise attack If Islam can defend and even support this, Islam is objectively evil.

It saddens me deeply to say it.