This week in history witnessed a small band of Christian knights terrify and brutally defeat a massive horde of Muslims.On July 27, 1192, Saladin, the great sultan-hero of Islam, surrounded and besieged the tiny Christian-held town of Jaffa. According to contemporary chronicles, the Muslims numbered as much as 20,000 and “covered the face of the earth like … [Read more...]
Canadian Church-Hate Comes for Coptic Christians
Coptic SolidarityA Coptic Christian church was recently burned to the ground—not in Egypt, where the torching of Coptic churches is not an uncommon occurrence, but in Canada, also known as “the church-burning centre of the Western world.”In the early morning hours of July 19, St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Surrey, which served 500 families and provided food for … [Read more...]
Video: MAGA and the Peasant Crusaders of History — Stephen Bannon Interviews Raymond Ibrahim
I recently appeared on Stephen Bannon's War Room to discuss "Islamic Jihad and the Church Bells of Noon: The Siege of Belgrade," in a segment titled, "What MAGA Has In Common With The Peasant Crusaders Of The Past." The video follows: … [Read more...]
Islamic Jihad and the Church Bells of Noon: The Siege of Belgrade
Today in history, on July 22, 1456, the West scored one of its greatest victories over the jihad.Three years after conquering Constantinople, the Ottoman Sultan, Muhammad II, at the head of over 100,000 Turks, marched towards the strategic fortress town of Belgrade, key to Western Europe, in the spring of 1456.Cognizant of all the death, destruction, and mindboggling … [Read more...]
Audio: The Islamic State in Africa with Raymond Ibrahim
I was recently interviewed on the radio program Issues, Etc., with Todd Wilken. We discussed several issues related to the Islamic State, particularly as it relates to sub-Saharan Africa, and how and why it and other groups are still committed to resuscitating the caliphate. Click here to listen to the 15-minute interview. … [Read more...]