Obviously, CJ Werleman, a former self-described ‘Islamophobe’ turned Muslim apologist and useful idiot for Islam, without converting to Islam, seems to think that a non-Muslim burning a quran in Sweden is a “racist” act.
(Some of his other Social Media comments are posted under the video)
The PrintSo, who is CJ Werleman? This is what he says on his website: An immigrant from Australia to the United States, he calls himself a Journalist who exposes injustices against Muslim communities through the world. But it wasn’t always so. In fact, for a large part of the previous decade, Werleman was openly Islamophobic, and in his own words, a “bigot” and “maybe even an unconscious racist”.
Among Werleman’s sharpest critics are ex-Muslims, who argue that in his attempt to fight Islamophobia, he ends up overlooking some of the oppressive, misogynist, and bigoted practices within Islam. Among these critics are those who aim to fight both radical practices within Islam and the rampant Islamophobia across the world. They posit that though Werleman would criticize, say, Donald Trump for his Islamophobic statements, he would completely overlook radical Islamic leaders and their bigotry.
The 2005 suicide and car bomb attacks in Bali, Indonesia, carried out by Al-Qaeda, allegedly were the reason why Werleman turned into a self-radicalised Islamophobe. He said before that incident he had hardly paid any attention to Islam.
“Once I began a deep dive into the life of the Prophet Muhammad and Islamic scripture, I soon came to realize just how faulty my preconceived ideas about it were,” he said. He spent time reading various academic papers on Islam. Traveling through the Middle East and Central Asia acted as a transformative event in his life. By the end of the process, Werleman decided to become a crusader, dedicating himself to fight against Islamophobia.
Werleman thinks the atrocities against Muslims are not sufficiently highlighted by the Western media. “So I feel compelled to lend my platform to those who would ordinarily be unable to share stories about pertaining to their suffering to global audiences,” he said.
Werleman has been accused of plagiarism on a number of occasions. The Godless Spellchecker Blog, which flags instances of plagiarism, has flagged about 14 instances of Werleman “plagiarising”.
Not every Muslim appreciates his work:
petervburrows says
Sadly, the racism charge seems to work.
https://silvercityburro.com/2020/05/25/is-islam-a-race/
BareNakedIslam says
Leaders never seem to learn. Look at Spain. It took them 700 years to get rid of Islamic rule the first time. Yet now they are allowing Muslims to come in in droves again. 🙄
Fritz the Cat says
“Once I began a deep dive into the life of the Prophet Muhammad and Islamic scripture, I soon came to realize just how faulty my preconceived ideas about it were,”
Deep dive my ass.
Pray Hard says
Werlemann is an evil, idiotic attention whore and always has been.
petervburrows says
They use the racism charge because it protects Islam and Muslims from criticism. It’s ridiculous, but it works.
https://silvercityburro.com/2020/05/25/is-islam-a-race/
Classy Infidel says
The phobia word also promises great mileage.
Aaaa says
He tells them what they want to hear and they pay his patreon
Jerven says
The thing is … if you examine his supposed “islamaphobe” past he’s obviously ‘always’ been ‘controlled opposition’. His supposed ‘conversion’ nothing more than a long pre-planned ‘stunt’. (He’s a journalist and ‘academic’ who’s “dedicated his life to exposing discrimination”. now when in history has anyone like that ‘not’ been on the other side since birth? You really think the establishment would have allowed him to ever emigrate ‘if’ he was really ‘on the right’? He’d have been on a no-fly and watch list before you could blink).
Most people simply ‘cannot’ conceive that so much of the ‘support’, on whatever topic you care to mention, is, and always was, ‘playing you’ (You ‘really’ think it is an accident so many of those ‘ostensibly’ on ‘our side’ make bumbling idiotic mistakes, conveniently disprovable statements, statements ‘almost’ designed to discredit themselves (and us), and ‘suddenly’ become ‘enlightened’ and change sides at crucial moments? Really!?).
Just because someone ‘claims’ to be on your side of a discussion/argument, doesn’t mean they really are. Don’t just hear/read ‘what’ they say but ‘how’ they say it. Now reconsider everything you ‘know’ about what is happening around the world (and whatever you come to realise … it’s worse!).
Ghulam says
I don’t understand Werleman’s deal.
He isn’t a Muslim convert, he hates the West. He doesn’t know ANYTHING of Islam yet he makes videos to defend it.
I think he’s just a phony YouTuber trying to attract the attention of Muslims to earn his pathetic livelihood.
BareNakedIslam says
I want to know who’s funding this jerk because he sure gets a lot of positive feedback on his videos.
leoniepipe says
Like all pisslamophiles, he spouts the usual lies against Israel. He also makes racist assumptions about other groups and faiths.
A true muzscum at heart.