The Stream One of the most odious aspects of the so-called War on Christmas is Western appeasement of Muslim sensibilities. Consider recent events in Sweden, where St. Lucia’s Day has been celebrated for centuries. According to Britannica: St. Lucia’s Day [is a] festival of lights celebrated in Sweden, Norway, and the Swedish-speaking areas of Finland on December 13 in … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2022
When Christendom Learned to Fight Fire with Fire
The following book review by Lucine Kasbarian, a journalist and editorial cartoonist, recently appeared on American Thinker. Raymond Ibrahim's Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam, chronicles the lives of eight great Crusaders who defended Christians against Islamic extermination, savagery, occupation, and slavery. These heroes demonstrated … [Read more...]
Islam and Christianity: The Fourteen-Hundred Years War
In what follows, John Zmirak interviews me for The Stream: Raymond Ibrahim has written two books about the nearly 1,400-year struggle between the Christian world and Islam, Sword and Scimitar and Defenders of the West. Both of them would make terrific Christmas gifts, especially for teenaged boys and young men who need heroes. The Stream’s John Zmirak interviewed the author … [Read more...]
Audio: Defending the West with Raymond Ibrahim on the Right Take
I was recently interviewed on The Right Take, with Mark Tapson. The official description and audio link follow: In this episode, Mark interviews Raymond Ibrahim, an American author, columnist, and Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He is the author of several books, including his most recent publication, Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who … [Read more...]
Institutionalized Discrimination: 1.1 Million Mosques vs 5,200 Churches in Egypt
Coptic Solidarity Egypt’s Ministry of Endowments recently announced a new record: an additional 1,200 new mosques were opened in the year 2022. Moreover, in the two years between September 2020 and September 2022, a total of 3,116 mosques were opened (2,712 new; 404 renovated). Since Abdel Fateh al-Sisi became president in 2014, the total number of mosques to be opened, … [Read more...]