Derek Gilbert of Sky Watch News recently interviewed me. Among other topics, we discussed why “jihad” is better translated as “struggle” and not “holy war” -- and why that actually makes it more dangerous; why in this sense characters like Linda Sarsour are practitioners of jihad; and why, unlike their descendants, premodern Europeans were not duped by … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2019
Eastern Europe’s ‘Subconscious Fear’ of Islam: The Siege of Vienna
“Austria acts against Muslims almost every day because of their subconscious fear of Turks,” writes Turkish historian Erhan Afyoncu. “Austrians have not forgotten the fear and their emperor’s escape in the Battle of Vienna in 1683. When Turks were defeated in the Battle of Vienna, Europeans were so happy…” This is true. As such, a brief refresher on the Siege of … [Read more...]
Video: Ibrahim on Colliding Worldviews
I recently appeared on Colliding Worldviews, a program on ABN’s Trinity Channel, hosted by Tony Gurule. Titled, “CAIR vs U.S. Army War College,” the 30-minute interview -- which includes an interesting discussion on the interplay between doctrine and history -- follows: CAIR vs. U.S. Army War College from Tony Gurule on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
Melanie Phillips: “The US Army War College Surrenders to Intimidation”
Note: Melanie Phillips, best-selling British author of Londonistan and The World Turned Upside Down, weighs in on the recent CAIR/War College fiasco (original appears on her website): Raymond Ibrahim is the author of an important new book about Islam, “Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West”. In this meticulously researched work, he … [Read more...]
“F**k Your Pig-God!” Muslim Persecution of Christians, April 2019
Gatestone Institute Slaughter of Christians Sri Lanka: On Easter Sunday, April 21, Islamic terrorists launched a bombing campaign on Christians; the death toll reached 359, with hundreds more wounded. Eight separate explosions took place, at least two of which were suicide bombings: three targeted churches celebrating Easter Sunday Mass; … [Read more...]