Note: On Nov. 23, 2021, Sonja Dahlmans, a columnist for a Belgian magazine, published an article summarizing my talk at Berlin. Titled, "Lecture on Islamic Persecution in German Parliament," and appearing on PAL NWS, a Dutch news website, a translation follows: At the invitation of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, American Islam expert Raymond Ibrahim addressed … [Read more...]
The Liverpool Bombing: Islam’s Mindboggling Deceptions Exposed
On November 14, 2021, a man detonated an improvised explosive device near the main entrance of Liverpool Women’s Hospital in England. Only he died, though the taxi driver who had just dropped him off was also injured. Although he botched it, investigators concluded that his was a terrorist attack that was planned months in advance. Emad al-Swealmeen, 32, the would-be … [Read more...]
A ‘Racial’ Jihad?
During one recent night, four young Muslim migrants from Morocco appeared out of the darkness and surrounded a 30-year-old woman in northern Spain. “Let’s see how we destroy that beautiful face,” they cried, before punching her several times in the face, wounding and ultimately hospitalizing her. According to the report, the young woman was returning home alone and observed … [Read more...]
Ten Years of Muslim Persecution of Christians
July 2021 was the tenth anniversary of my monthly series, "Muslim Persecution of Christians" (published by the Gatestone Institute). Back in July 2011, I began to collate and summarize the accounts of persecution that surfaced every month in one report — so there is a record, so that when the time comes, the usual excuse, "we never knew," won't stand. Now that ten years of … [Read more...]
‘Yes, But’: Exposing the Heart of Islamic Apologetics
“Yes, but…” This has come to represent the heart of all Muslim apologetics. Whenever an Islamic doctrine or principle is accused of promoting hatred, violence, misogyny, etc., its defenders rush to argue that, “Yes, a few Muslims twist this teaching for their ends, but the doctrine is really teaching something else.” For instance, in his defense of the Islamic doctrine … [Read more...]