He claims Muslims are the real Japanese and that the Japanese descend from Muslims who moved there in 800 BC and built Japan, even though Islam did not even exist back then.

He claims Muslims are the real Japanese and that the Japanese descend from Muslims who moved there in 800 BC and built Japan, even though Islam did not even exist back then.

Is there anything they won’t claim? pic.twitter.com/LjUSBj7C4v

— Dr. Maalouf ‏ (@realMaalouf) July 14, 2026