Mere Islam -- Not ISIS, Refugees, or Extremism -- Terrorized Munich

By Raymond Ibrahim

A German-born 18-year-old of Iranian descent named Ali Sonboly went on a shooting spree last Friday. He reportedly targeted young children, and a number of adolescents were among the nine he murdered.   This incident is a reminder that the ongoing terrorization of the West is not limited to the Islamic State (“ISIS”), “extreme” Wahhabi or Salafi interpretations of Islam, or terrorists posing as refugees entering the West.   Ali Sonboly was none of those things. He was born and raised in Germany and, based on his name and Iranian heritage, was most likely of Shia background.

But he was a Muslim. He screamed Islam’s ancient war cry “Allahu Akbar” during his rampage. It’s also telling that he launched his attack on the one day of the week tha tmany calculated Islamic attacks on non-Muslims occur: Friday.   And that is the grand lesson of the Munich massacre. Mere Islam -- to borrow from C.S. Lewis’ famous book about the many commonalities shared by most Christian denominations -- is responsible for the ongoing terrorization of the West.

If you doubt this, simply turn to a recent study. It found that everyday Muslims of all sects, races, and sociopolitical circumstances -- not just “ISIS” -- are responsible for persecuting Christians in 41 of the 50 worst nations to be Christian in: Shia Iran is the ninth worst nation, “Wahhabi” Saudi Arabia is 14th, while “moderate” nations like Malaysia and Indonesia are ranked 30 and 43 respectively. The common denominator in all these nations is Islam -- without qualifier.....Read more