Note: Portions of this article were excerpted from Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West. All quotes are sourced therein. Earlier this month, when Polish lawmaker Dominik Tarczyński was asked how many “refugees” Poland has taken in, he flatly responded: “Zero.” When the British interviewer, whose nation has taken in millions of Muslim … [Read more...]
Video: ‘Societal Denial and Deception’ Concerning the Persecution of Egypt’s Christians
Last month I chaired a panel at Coptic Solidarity's ninth annual conference, held in Washington, D.C. The panel was titled and dedicated to exploring "Government, Media and Societal Denial and Deception" concerning the persecution of Egypt's Christian minority. Also on the panel were: Robert Herman, Senior Advisor for Policy, Freedom House; Mansour al-Hadj, Director Reform … [Read more...]
How Islam Apologists Like John Esposito Dupe Americans About Sharia
PJ Media Does Islam itself promote hostility for and violence against non-Muslims, or are all the difficulties between the West and Islam based on secondary factors—from “radical” interpretations of Islam, to economics and grievances? This is the fundamental question. Obviously, if “anti-infidel” hostility is inherent to Islam itself, then the conflict becomes … [Read more...]
When July 4 Meant Defeat by Islam: The Battle of Hattin
PJ Media [Editor’s note: The following account, which originally appeared on July 4, is adapted from the author’s new book, Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West. All quotes are cited there.] Soon after liberating the ancient Christian city of Antioch from Muslim oppression, the First Crusaders managed to realize their primary goal: … [Read more...]
International Community Ignores Genocide of Christians in Nigeria
Gatestone Institute In what the Christian Association of Nigeria is calling a “pure genocide,” 238 more Christians were killed and churches desecrated by Muslims last week in the west African nation. This brings the death toll of Christians to more than 6,000 since the start of 2018. According to a joint statement by the Christian Association, an umbrella group of … [Read more...]