PJM “I appeal not to create walls but to build bridges” has long been Pope Francis’s mantra. Most recently, when asked last Sunday “a question about migration in general and about U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico,” the pope pontificated in platitudes: “Builders of walls,” he said, “be they made of … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2019
Sword and Scimitar in Chinese, Russian, Turkish, and Audio
Two quick updates on my book, Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West (August 28, 2018). For those who prefer to listen to, rather than read, books, it is now available (since December, 2018 actually) as an audiobook (produced by Blackstone Audio; unabridged, 14 hours). Sample here. I’m also happy to say that major publishing houses in … [Read more...]
Egypt’s Judiciary: Enabling the Victimization of Coptic Christians
Coptic Solidarity On Sunday, March 17, the ruling court in Minya, Egypt, recused itself and stepped down from two ongoing cases concerning the victimization and killing of Coptic Christians. Due to this unexpected move, both cases—which had already been at court three and six years—must now be retried anew, a process that will likely take several more years to … [Read more...]
UK: Radical Muslims Welcomed, Persecuted Christians Denied
Gatestone Institute In two unrelated cases, the United Kingdom denied asylum to persecuted Christians by bizarrely citing the Bible and Jesus. Both Christians, a man and a woman, are former Muslims who were separately seeking asylum from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the ninth worst persecutor of Christians, particularly those who were formerly Muslims, as in these two … [Read more...]