Turkey has repeatedly made clear that few things in Islamic history are more glorious than the jihadi conquest of Constantinople in 1453, as underscored by the recent transformation of the heart of Constantinople—the Hagia Sophia, formerly one of Christendom’s greatest cathedrals—into a mosque. Why Constantinople? Because of all the “infidel” cities of the world, … [Read more...]
When Turkey’s ‘Hero’ Beheaded 800 Christians for Refusing Islam
The ritual decapitation of 800 Christians who refused Islam on August 14, 1480 -- 540 years ago today -- sheds much light on contemporary questions concerning the ongoing conflict between Islam and the West. Background: When he sacked Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman Sultan Muhammad II was only 21-years-old—meaning he still had many good decades of jihading before … [Read more...]
Audio: The Courtroom Murder of an American Blasphemer in Pakistan
Al Kresta of Ave Maria Radio recently interviewed me on the July 29 murder of Tahir Naseem and related topics. The roughly 15 minute talk can be heard here (and fast-forwarding to the 21:18 minute mark). Kresta in the Afternoon's description of the interview follows: The United States is urging Pakistan to overhaul its harsh blasphemy laws following the murder of Tahir … [Read more...]
Hoori or Whore? Islam’s ‘72 Virgins’ Yearn for ‘Martyred’ Muslims
According to a July 22, 2020 article on PMW: Since the Palestinian Authority started its terror campaign—the second Intifada—in 2000, it has been promising terrorist Martyrs that as Muslims they will be rewarded in Paradise with 72 Dark-Eyed Virgins. The promises are given in religious lessons, statements by political figures, and poems and music videos, while funeral notices … [Read more...]
Jihadi Murderers Feign “Reform” and Fool the Establishment
Jihadis continue to tell infidels what they wish to hear, and the latter continue to eat it up—to their own, often fatal, detriment. This is one of the findings of a July 22, 2020 study titled “Prisons and Terrorism” in Western Europe (the second such publication of a decade-long project begun in 2010). Published by Kings College London’s International Centre for … [Read more...]