Gatestone Institute “A mentally ill Pakistani Christian man has been charged with blasphemy,” the Pakistan Christian Post reported a few days ago. Stephen Masih was arrested after Muhammad Rafiq and Muhammad Imran told Muhammad Mudassar—a renowned hafiz, one who has memorized the entire Koran—that the Christian “had made derogatory remarks against the Prophet Muhammad … [Read more...]
Archives for 2019
Video: “Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West”
Earlier this week I appeared via Skype on Colliding Worldviews, a program on ABN's Trinity Channel, hosted by Tony Gurule. Titled, "Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West" (which is also the subtitle of my book, Sword and Scimitar), the 30-minute interview follows, and includes many important topics: Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West from … [Read more...]
Crusade and Jihad
Crusade and Jihad: The Thousand-Year War between the Muslim World and the Global North By William R. PolkNew Haven: Yale University Press, 2018. 550 pp. $37.50Reviewed by Raymond Ibrahim Middle East QuarterlyWinter 2019 Crusade and Jihad is characteristic of the many misrepresentations of history that emanate from the Middle East studies establishment. … [Read more...]
Does the Hijab Reflect “Adherence to Sharia Law”?
PJ Media The recent outrage surrounding Jeanine Pirro’s remarks concerning the hijab is a reflection of the abysmal degree to which common sense is under assault in America. Context: While discussing Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s anti-Israel remarks with Nancy Pelosi, Pirro said: This is not who your party is. Your party is not anti-Israel. She is. Think about … [Read more...]
Shariah Law: What Everyone Needs to Know
by John L. Esposito and Natana J. Delong-BasReviewed by Raymond Ibrahim Middle East QuarterlyFall 2018 Shariah Law: What Everyone Needs to Know. By John L. Esposito and Natana J. Delong-Bas. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. 352 pp. $74 ($16.95, paper). The overarching theme of Esposito and Delong-Bas's book is that the sacred law of Islam is inherently just … [Read more...]