An interesting but little remarked upon linguistic distortion may hold the key to understanding the Muslim mentality. Whoever undertakes a deeper study of Islam must early on encounter the Arabic term uṣūl al-fiqh, which is almost always translated as “sources of jurisprudence.” Here is a standard definition from the Encyclopædia Britannica: Uṣūl al-fiqh, the sources […]
An “Unimaginable Nightmare”: The Abduction, Rape, and Forced Conversion of Christian Girls in Egypt
Gatestone Institute The kidnapping, sexual abuse, and forced conversion of Christian women and girls in Egypt—a “particularly vulnerable group to exploitation” that is quietly living an “unimaginable nightmare”—is rampant with no signs of abatement. This is the finding of a report published on September 10, 2020 by Coptic Solidary (CS), an international organization based in […]
“Pride Was Their Downfall”: Muslim Slaughter of Christians at Nicopolis
Today in history, on September 25, 1396, a major military encounter with Islam that demonstrated just how disunited Christendom had become took place. Two years earlier, in 1394, the Ottoman Turks had been “doing great injury to Hungary,” causing its young king, Sigismund, to appeal “to Christendom for assistance.” It came at an opportune […]
“They Rape Our Women, Kill Our People, and Burn Our Properties”: Muslim Persecution of Christians, August, 2020
Gatestone Institute The following are among the abuses Muslims inflicted on Christians throughout the month of August, 2020: The Slaughter of Christians Philippines: On August 24, 15 people were killed in twin suicide bombings, carried out by the widows of two terrorists, and targeting a cathedral in the Muslim majority city of Jolo; about 80 […]
Blasphemy: Islam’s Achilles Heel
All around the Islamic world, and even in the West, “blasphemers”—those who would talk against Islam—are under attack; some are murdered, many imprisoned. Validating this assertion is almost futile, as blasphemy-related stories surface with extreme regularity. The recent murder of an American citizen being tried for blasphemy in a Pakistani courtroom is just the most […]
The Scary Answer to Trump’s Question on Ilhan Omar
Yesterday, while speaking at a Minnesota rally, President Donald Trump inquired as to how Congresswoman Ilhan Omar—“a horrible woman who hates our country” and who “called the Minneapolis police a cancer and said they were rotten to the root”—won in that state’s Democratic primaries last week. Asked an exasperated Trump: How the hell did she […]
Audio: “It’s Been Nearly Two Decades Since 9/11 with Raymond Ibrahim”
On September 11, 2020, Al Kresta of Ave Maria Radio’s Kresta in the Afternoon interviewed me. The title of the 25-minute segment is “It’s Been Nearly Two Decades since 9/11 – Why Are We Still Ignorant on Islam?” It can be listened to here (and fast-forwarding to the 4:09). The program’s official description follows: A […]
Egypt: Elderly Christian Woman Stripped Naked and Beaten Is Denied Justice – Again
Coptic Solidarity Once again, the Egyptian court system seems committed to denying justice to Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority. For the second time in a row, a court involved in the case of the unconscionable abuse of an elderly Christian woman has just recused itself. “The case had been postponed several times and was closed in […]
The Battle of Kulikovo: Russian Liberation from the Muslim Horde
Today in history, on September 8, 1380, Russia began its long march to liberation from the Tatar yoke, by way of a battle that is as important to Russian history as the battles of Tours and Vienna are to the West. Although pagan when they conquered Russia around 1240, by 1300 the Mongols were thoroughly […]
The Murder of an American “Blasphemer” in Pakistan
Gatestone Institute A recent murder has cast a “fresh spotlight on Pakistan’s blasphemy laws”: on July 29, 2020, Tahir Naseem, 57, a U.S. citizen, was shot dead in a Pakistani courtroom, during a bail hearing for the charge of blasphemy, which included “denigrating the Koran and the Prophet Muhammad,” Reuters reported. Although his teenage slayer […]