But, I wonder...how many more are out there that have been negatively affected by these anti-Islam polemics? How many more could we possibly reach? You see, I've noticed that while there is a need and desire for such discourse, no major Muslim public figures have been interested in sharing this series, and most lay-Muslims seem to be more concerned with inspirational videos and entertainment. While both complain about a "lack of response" to those who attack Islam, they simultaneously have little motivation to share and market efforts that do just that.

It's quite perplexing and disheartening all at once. But I believe Allah will carry this project through. That said, if you believe in this project and its positive effects on the ummah, I only request that you share this work with others across the Muslim world.

For example, I've recently released Episode 4 of iJihad, which was a refutation of The Masked Arab -- an individual that has caused many Muslims to doubt their faith and has given Islamophobes more ammunition against us. I intend to release another episode on him soon, insh'Allah.

Now, you would think that since he has hundreds of thousands of views, the reception of this refutation would be widely received as well, but this is simply not the case. So far, we only have 2,000 views and most Muslims seem completely unaware.

However, perhaps we can do better if we work together. Perhaps we can all work towards helping this ummah and increasing intellectualism within our own community. Perhaps, maybe, we might even make a difference.

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An absolute pacifist is just as immoral as a war monger. The former refuses to defend themselves and even other people from the latter, and the latter takes advantage of the former so that they can murder in the pursuit of power. The perfect practitioner of one affirms the other.

But Islam is neither. Islam is a warrior's religion meant for peaceful goals. It has a strict code of ethics, not only during times of peace, but also times of war. Jihad is an ever present reality in the life of a Muslim, whether they be battling against their own egos or a physical foe willing to destroy them. And those struggles lead to a better world, both within and external to the believer.

So why are there extremists who claim Islam as their ideology? Because the most beautiful things attract even the lowliest of people; those who would do anything to have it for themselves.

Thankfully, we do not judge the value of gold based on the thieves who steal it. #PleaseReflect

Islamophobe: "#$&%" #PleaseReflect

We must admit that what it means to be authentically human -- what it means 'to be' -- is not subservient to rationality, but quite the opposite. The truth is, we no longer understand what 'rationality' is, because we have begun to define it as though it exists outside our minds and our experiences.

What it really means to be 'rational' is to cohere with what it means to be 'human'. And humanity is so much greater than the math and science we create.

"In the creation of the heavens and earth; in the alternation of night and day; in the ships that sail the seas with goods for people; in the water which Allah sends down from the sky to give life to the earth when it has been barren, scattering all kinds of creatures over it; in the changing of the winds and clouds that run their appointed courses between the sky and earth: there are signs in all these for those who use their minds." (Al-Qur'an, 2:164) #PleaseReflect

Unlike the superficial man-hating promoted by many feminists conferences, this one focuses on the strengths and genuine contributions of women everywhere, providing them with the tools and information needed to reach their goals and manifest their talents to their fullest potential.

I am truly honored to have been part of this project and I urge all women in Malaysia to join in their upcoming conference this December. It's time that women take pride in their womanhood, because being a woman is a special gift from Allah that need not destroy men to be special.

However, bans like these are the exact opposite of that -- imposing particular beliefs on to people that disagree with those beliefs. Now, Muslims within and outside Singapore are being FORCED to give holiday greetings to people of other faiths lest they be deemed "extremists". If Muslims were to force non-Muslims to say "Eid Mubarak", they'd be likened to ISIS in a second. Yet, secular liberals consider the opposite to be perfectly in accord with their views.

This is completely antithetical to what tolerance actually is and only proves, once again, that secular liberals are their own worst enemies. #PleaseReflect

This is not to say that God is "created" from the human mind, but that it's impossible to think otherwise. Thus, when we realize that this is an essential part of what it means to be human, we can only conclude that atheists are suffering from an acute form of cognitive dissonance; while they naturally see meaning and communication in everything. Atheists attempt to deny these authentic experiences on the basis of their own constructs of evidence and reality. This is ironic considering that most of them promote 'humanism' as the ultimate ethical paradigm.

What could be more antithetical to humanity than to deny inferences from an essential human quality? #PleaseReflect

No one, whether Muslim or non-Muslim, can escape the credulous masses willing to condemn everything but the people in their own backyards -- it's absolutely forbidden to have any sense of introspection when it comes to these things.

So when a Muslim screams "Allahu Akbar" and tragically kills 8 people in New York, it's the fault of an entire people who happens to share the same cultural/religious label. However, when a man kills nearly 60 people in Las Vegas it's always an "individual" issue done in a vacuum without any further needed context. Everyone who happens to share similar labels or beliefs is innocent, because only people 'over there' can possibly be the same in every way shape and form.

Similarly, this is why it's difficult to suggests that someone like George Bush Jr. -- who pushed everyone into an illegal and unjust war (i.e. Iraq) that has led to millions dead or displaced -- is the primary reason for the rise of ISIS. But no, let's forget all that, because that was an "individual issue" that amounts to "victim blaming". Yes, pointing out that a former president, the military industrial complex, and other politicians were responsible for murdering, raping, and destroying an entire innocent population is "blaming" the victims of terrorists attacks and trying to be "evasive".

Let me tell you what real victim blaming is: condemning an entire religion and its followers as some monolithic worldwide movement -- despite making up the majority of terrorists' victims -- while exonerating your own nation's leaders, their culture, and their ideas, just so you can hold on to some unjustified superiority complex.

That's real victim blaming. #PleaseReflect