https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2013/02/15/why-did-lenin-and-muhammad-hate-music/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:58:30 -0400<![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: &#8220;Politics is downstream from culture&#8221; has been one of PJ Media&#8217;s mantras in response to the election. It&#8217;s with this direction in mind that I&#8217;ve invited my friend, the courageous writer-scholar-activist Robert Spencer, to contribute regularly to PJ Lifestyle. Since May of last year Robert has written a weekly article for PJM, bringing his deep understanding of Islam and Jihadist terrorism to analyze current events. Robert is an exemplary polemicist, but the time has come to reach out and bring his ideas to new readers. And so we introduce today a new Friday feature: Jazz and Islam. Each week Robert will explore the culture, history, values, and philosophy of both, some weeks focusing on Islam, others more on jazz, and often, as with today&#8217;s article, a juxtaposition of both. Reader feedback and suggestions are very much encouraged as we continue to develop this new feature.]]>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:00:18 -0500<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2013/02/15/why-did-lenin-and-muhammad-hate-music-n144342