Originally published by the Stonegate Institute What is the alternative to Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria? A simple if indirect way to find out is to consider which groups in Syria are especially for or against Assad—and why. Christian minorities, who, at 10% of the Syrian population, have the most to gain from a secular government and the most to suffer from a … [Read more...]
Refuting Muslim Apologetics Concerning Tawriya (“Creative Lying”)
Published in Jihad Watch Sam Shamoun of Answering Islam recently forwarded me an article titled "Tawriya: Islamic Doctrine of 'Creative Lying'? Response to Raymond Ibrahim," appearing on a website called Muslim Debate Initiative, and written by one Shadid ("Severe") Lewis in response to my recent exposition on the doctrine of tawriya. Although this response—poorly written, … [Read more...]
‘I Have Been Sent with Obfuscation’
by Andrew C. McCarthy National Review Online The quote is from Mohammed, Islam's founding prophet, in a canonical hadith. My friend Raymond Ibrahim alludes to it, and so much more, in "Tawriya: Islamic Doctrine of 'Creative Lying'," an essay published at both FrontPage Magazine and theStonegate Institute (and at Ray's website). It's interesting stuff, and slightly different … [Read more...]
The Historical Reality of the Muslim Conquests
Because it is now almost axiomatic for American school textbooks to whitewash all things Islamic (see here for example), it may be instructive to examine one of those aspects that are regularly distorted: the Muslim conquests. Few events of history are so well documented and attested to as are these conquests, which commenced soon after the death of the Muslim prophet Muhammad … [Read more...]
Tawriya: Islamic Doctrine Permits ‘Creative Lying’
Perhaps you have heard of taqiyya, the Muslim doctrine that allows lying in certain circumstances, primarily when Muslim minorities live under infidel authority. Now meet tawriya, a doctrine that allows lying in virtually all circumstances—including to fellow Muslims and by swearing to Allah—provided the liar is creative enough to articulate his deceit in a way that is true to … [Read more...]