While it should be a no-brainer that the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan has emboldened like-minded (read: “radical”) Muslims to no end, few in the West appreciate how this episode—especially America’s disastrous retreat under Biden—is being used to validate the Koran itself, and thus reignite Muslim zeal and faith in Islam. Since August 15, 2021, when the Taliban … [Read more...]
Audio: Raymond Ibrahim on Afghanistan with Al Kresta
Al Kresta of Ave Maria Radio recently interviewed me on a variety of topics related to the Afghan debacle and return of the Taliban. The roughly 15-minute talk can be accessed by clicking here and fast forwarding to the 22:18 mark. … [Read more...]
Biden Administration Blocks Rescue of Persecuted Christians from Afghanistan
Gatestone Institute The Biden administration is preventing the rescue of persecuted Christian minorities from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, where they face certain and likely gruesome death. This information surfaced on August 26, 2021, during an interview between Glenn Beck and Tucker Carlson on Fox News. Through his charity, the Nazarene Fund, Beck had managed to … [Read more...]
Video: Raymond Ibrahim on How Islam Tore Christendom Apart
I recently appeared on OAN’s Tipping Point with Kara McKinney to discuss the military encounter that led to Islam’s takeover of some two-thirds of Christendom, and the lessons of that now forgotten history. The 5-minute video follows: … [Read more...]
King ‘Cherry-Picker’ Juan Cole Accuses Jihadists of Cherry-Picking the Koran
Juan Cole—an academic who excels at cherry-picking when not completely distorting the Koran—recently published an article that opens by, irony of ironies, accusing jihadists of “cherry picking” Koran verses to justify their terrorism: One of the great tragedies of the early twenty-first century is that the great civilization of Islam, over 1400 years old and with tremendous … [Read more...]