July 2021 was the tenth anniversary of my monthly series, "Muslim Persecution of Christians" (published by the Gatestone Institute). Back in July 2011, I began to collate and summarize the accounts of persecution that surfaced every month in one report — so there is a record, so that when the time comes, the usual excuse, "we never knew," won't stand. Now that ten years of … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2021
‘Yes, But’: Exposing the Heart of Islamic Apologetics
“Yes, but…” This has come to represent the heart of all Muslim apologetics. Whenever an Islamic doctrine or principle is accused of promoting hatred, violence, misogyny, etc., its defenders rush to argue that, “Yes, a few Muslims twist this teaching for their ends, but the doctrine is really teaching something else.” For instance, in his defense of the Islamic doctrine … [Read more...]
The Jihad on Mimicry
A group of young students in France is under severe threat from Muslims. An Oct. 14, 2021 report has the details: Several Nantes high school students have been subjected to harassment and threats online for several days… It all started with a video shot in January in a private setting and which was not intended to be broadcast…. [T]he 17-second film made during a birthday … [Read more...]
Video: Raymond Ibrahim at the German Parliament
Last year, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), headed by Jürgen Braun, a member of the German parliament (Bundestag), invited me to speak about the unchecked persecution of Christians around the world, overwhelmingly by Muslims. I did so and gave the talk -- with an emphasis on demonstrating continuity between past and present events -- in December, 2020, at the Bundestag in … [Read more...]
Reporting on Muslim Persecution of Christians Offends Facebook’s ‘Standards’
Reporting on the horrific persecution Christian minorities experience in the Muslim word is a “punishable” offense for Facebook, as that topic falls beneath the social media giant’s “standards.” That’s what I was told when I logged onto my Facebook account a few days ago. A box popped up saying, “This post goes against our Community Standards,” followed by, “Only you can … [Read more...]