Christian-Muslim Relations in Egypt: Politics, Society and Interfaith Encounters, by Henrik Lindberg Hansen I.B. Tauris: London, 2015. 304 pp. $99. Reviewed by Raymond Ibrahim Middle East Quarterly Spring 2016 Hansen has made a substantive contribution to our understanding of Egyptian society by focusing on relations between Christians and Muslims. His discussions on a … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Raymond Ibrahim on Crypto-Muslims and Child Soldiers
I was recently interviewed on Reel Talk with Audrey Russo. Topics discussed included child soldiers utilized by ISIS and their ilk; crypto-Muslims; and why Western leaders continue to be clueless on Islam Click here to listen to the 25-minute interview. … [Read more...]
Muslims Claim Lion’s Share of Christian Victims
FrontPage Magazine Open Doors, an organization that advocates for persecuted Christians, recently released its latest World Watch List—a report that highlights and ranks the 50 worst nations to be Christian. It found that 2015 was the “worst year in modern history for Christian persecution.” Who claims the lion’s share of this unprecedented persecution? Muslims—of all … [Read more...]
The Intensification and Reorientation of Sunni Jihad Ideology in the Crusader Period
The Intensification and Reorientation of Sunni Jihad Ideology in the Crusader Period, by Suleiman A. Mourad and James E. Lindsay Brill Academic Publisher: Leiden, 2015. 221 pp. €98, $133. Reviewed by Raymond Ibrahim Middle East Quarterly Spring 2016 One of the more pernicious and prevalent post-9/11 myths is that one of Islam's most fundamental concepts, jihad, has been … [Read more...]
Bombed, Burned, and Urinated On: Churches under Islam (Muslim Persecution of Christians, January 2015)
Gatestone Institute Muslim Attacks on Christian Churches Iraq: The Islamic State detonated the nation’s oldest Christian monastery, St. Elijah’s. . The 27,000-square-foot building had stood near Mosul for 14 centuries. For several years, prior to 2009, U.S. soldiers protected and sometimes used the monastery as a chapel. “Our Christian history in Mosul is being barbarically … [Read more...]