FrontPage Magazine What do Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri—that is, the late leader of ISIS, and the late and current leaders of al-Qaeda—have in common? That they’re among the world’s most notorious Islamic terrorists? Yes, but there’s something else, something more subtle, that binds them: they all began their careers as members of the Muslim … [Read more...]
Ibrahim in Glazov Gang Video: Houris — Islam’s Heavenly Whores
Jamie Glazov, of the Glazov Gang, recently interviewed me on an article I wrote, titled “The Jihadist Obsession with Houris, Islam's Heavenly Whores." The 20-minute video follows: … [Read more...]
“Too Many to Count”: The Global Persecution of Christians
Gatestone Institute Today is International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (known by the acronym IDOP). Initiated over 20 years ago by the World Evangelical Alliance, 100,000 congregations around the world and millions of Christians participate on this day. “This November let us unite in prayer for our persecuted brothers and sisters,” IDOP said in a brief video … [Read more...]
Video: Middle East Forum/NY Divinity School Host Raymond Ibrahim
This summer I spoke at the NY Divinity School, in an event arranged by the Middle East Forum. I discussed the much needed historical context of the Muslim world's rage against the Western world. The nearly hour-long talk, followed by a Q&A moderated by Daniel Pipes, follows: … [Read more...]
Denied Justice: The Legal Plight of Egypt’s Christians
Coptic Solidarity Last week the Egyptian court system denied justice to Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Christian minority by again postponing judgment on two notorious cases that have been at court for years. The first concerns Soa‘d Thabet, a 70-year-old Coptic grandmother. On May 20, 2016, a mob of some 300 Muslim men descended on her home, stripped her completely naked, … [Read more...]