PJ Media A lie conceals the truth. And ugly but hidden truths never have a chance of being acknowledged, addressed, and ultimately ameliorated. Because of this simple truism, one of the greatest lies of our age—that violence committed in the name of Islam has nothing to do with Islam—has made an intrinsically weak Islam the scourge of the modern world, with no signs of … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
Inconvenient Genocide
Jerusalem Post, by Caroline Glick The Christian communities of Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Lebanon are well on the way to joining their Jewish cousins. The Jewish communities of these states predated Islam by a millennium, and were vibrant until the 20th century. But the Arab world’s war on the Jewish state, and more generally on Jews, wiped out the Jewish populations several … [Read more...]
Leading Muslim Cleric Says Persecuted Coptic Christians Are “Criminal, Aggressive, and Oppressive”
Coptic Solidarity Dr. Yassir al-Burhami, Egypt’s premiere Salafi, was once again videotaped inciting hate for and violence against the nation’s Christians, the Copts—including by decrying the notion of giving them their full human and civil rights: “When you cooperate with a criminal, aggressive, oppressive, infidel minority, you attack the rights of the majority … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim on Newsmax Prime: ISIS’ New Hit List
Yesterday I appeared on Newsmax Prime with JD Hayworth, along with Thomas Ruskin, discussing ISIS' new terror threats and more. The clip follows: … [Read more...]
Blasphemy Convictions Intensify in Sisi’s Egypt
Gatestone Institute Despite Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's many pluralistic words and gestures, which have won him much praise from the nation's Christians and moderates, he appeases the Islamist agenda in one very clear way: by allowing the controversial defamation of religions law, colloquially known as the "blasphemy law," to target Christians and moderates in … [Read more...]