Translating Words, Interpreting Events

Warning: Graphic Images of Murdered Christian Girl in Libya

Photos of Katherine — or Katrine — the young Christian girl recently murdered with her parents in Libya were recently published by Al Wafd.  They are as graphic as they are necessary to document the virulent hate that animates the persecution of Christians in Muslim lands.  According to forensics, the girl was shot at close [...]

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Jordan: Santa Claus Arrested for ‘Evangelizing and Inciting Sectarianism’

A man dressed as Santa Claus in the nation of Jordan has been arrested for “evangelizing” and “inciting sectarian strife” in the Muslim-majority nation.  A translation of the Arabic report published December 24 follows: Jordanian authorities have arrested a wanted man, a celebrity known as “Papa Noel” [Santa Claus], as he was distributing presents in [...]

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Christians and Churches Attacked in the West: Muslim Persecution of Christians, September 2014

Gatestone Institute The Muslim persecution of Christians in September made prominent appearances not just in the Islamic world, but also in the West—in America, Australia and Europe. In the United States, in Columbus, Indiana, three churches were vandalized on the same night. The words most frequently sprayed were “Infidels!” and “Koran 3:151.” The verse from [...]

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Raymond Ibrahim on Steel on Steel

I was recently interviewed on Steel on Steel with John Loeffler.  The 30-minute interview which dealt with ongoing world events, including ISIS, can be heard by clicking here.

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How Western Media Enable Islamic Terrorism

FrontPage Magazine As the West experiences a rise in the sort of terror attacks that are endemic to the Islamic world—church attacks, sex-slavery and beheadings—it is only natural that the same mainstream media that habitually conceals such atrocities “over there,” especially against Christians and other minorities under Islam, would also conceal the reality of jihadi [...]

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Raymond Ibrahim on Reel Talk with Audrey Russo

I was recently interviewed on Reel Talk with Audrey Russo.  Topics ranged from Joe Biden and ISIS to Vlad the Impaler and his Islam connection.  Click here to listen to the 25-minute interview.  

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‘Muslim Reformers’: Forever Talking the Talk, Never Walking the Walk

FrontPage Magazine Due to its rarity, it’s always notable whenever a top Islamic leader publicly acknowledges the threat of Islamic radicalism and terror.   And yet, such denunciations never seem to go beyond words—and sometimes not even that. Thus, in “An Arab Prince Denounces Islamism,” Daniel Pipes highlights “a remarkable but thus-far unnoticed address on Dec. 5” by [...]

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Europe Should Learn Ethiopia’s ‘Islam Lesson’

Veritas International Enterprise Indonesian  Yet another Christian church was destroyed by Muslims in Ethiopia—this time by local authorities. Heaven’s Light Church, which served some 100 evangelical Christians, was demolished last November 28.  The church had stood and functioned in the Muslim-majority city of Harar for five years.  In the days preceding the destruction, officials forcibly [...]

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Egyptian President Sisi “Has Not Done a Single Thing” About Radicalism

Coptic Solidarity To many Egyptians fed up with the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the most appealing aspects of President Sisi has been his outspokenness concerning the need for a more modern, moderate Islam.  Yet what has he done to realize this goal since becoming president?  “Absolutely nothing,” says one prominent Egyptian journalist, Ibrahim Eissa.  Speaking [...]

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Al Azhar Refuses to Denounce Islamic State as “Un-Islamic”

Jihad Watch For all its talk about “combatting radicalism,” Al Azhar University—perhaps Sunni Islam’s most authoritative voice—will not even denounce the Islamic State as “un-Islamic.” When pressed on it, an Al Azhar spokesman, Abbas Showman, recently said: “As an official entity, Al Azhar has never in all its history proclaimed anyone or any organization as un-Islamic …. [...]

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