Did Jew Know?

That Gene Simmons from the rock band KISS, is not afraid to speak out against Muslim extremism.

The band KISS was in its heyday when I was a pup, but I was never a fan of them, I always thought that they were a gimmick band (they were and are) but it is refreshing to hear an entertainer who sees how fundamentalist Islam is holding the world ransom, and speaks out against the horrific treatment of women in some Muslim countries.

The Israeli-born US musician Simmons, the band's bass player, was born Chaim Witz in the northern Israeli city of Haifa before emigrating to New York as a child. went on to say Islam was a "vile culture" that treated women worse than dogs.

Muslim women had to walk behind their men and were not allowed to be educated or own houses, he said.

"Your dog, however, can walk side by side, your dog is allowed to have its own dog house... you can send your dog to school to learn tricks, sit, beg, do all that stuff - none of the women have that advantage."

He went on to say the west was under threat.

"This is a vile culture and if you think for a second that it's going to just live in the sands of God's armpit you've got another thing coming," he said.