Coptic Solidarity The New Year began with an uptick of slaughter attempts on Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority. First, on January 12, 2020, a Muslim man crept up behind a Coptic woman walking home with groceries, pulled her head back with a hand full of hair, and slit her throat with a knife in the other […]
Sword and Scimitar : “Not for the Squeamish”
Note: The following book review appeared on Moonbattery: We might reverse the decline and fall of Western Civilization if only we could get enough people to read Sword and Scimitar, a new book by Raymond Ibrahim. This highly readable military history of the ongoing 1,400-year war between Islam and the West focuses on eight key […]
Muslim Deceit and the Burden of Proof
In his recent defense of the Islamic doctrine of taqiyya (dismantled here), Usama Hasan, of the UK think tank Quilliam, made the following admission: It is true that hardened islamist terrorists, such as the Al-Qaeda & ISIS supporter Usman Khan who murdered two people at Fishmongers’ Hall [after pretending to have been “rehabilitated”], do misuse […]
“Burned Beyond Recognition”: Muslim Persecution of Christians, October 2019
Gatestone Institute The following are some of the abuses that Muslims inflicted on Christians throughout the month of October, 2019; they are categorized by theme: The Slaughter of Christians Uganda: A Muslim mob set fire to the home of former Muslim, Ali Nakabale, 36, for converting to Christianity. Four of his family members—including his two […]
“Hating and Loving” for Islam
FrontPage Magazine During a New Year’s Eve Islamic terror attack that took place in Russia minutes before the clock struck midnight, two Muslim men—Akhmed Imagozhev, 22 and Mikail Miziyev, 18—drove their car into and stabbed to death two police officers, one a married father of four. Other officers subsequently shot one of the jihadis dead, […]
Video: “The Truth about the History of Islam,” Part 2
Ben Bergquam, of Frontline America, recently interviewed me about my book Sword and Scimitar — with a focus on Chapter 2, the Siege of Constantinople (717-718) — and a number of other more current matters. The nearly 30-minute podcast follows. Also, Part 1 can be viewed here.
“I’m Saddened by the White Man’s Emasculation”: An African Sets the Record Straight
Michele Antaki—a former UN interpreter, journalist, and translator who has contributed before to RaymondIbrahim.com—has written and sent me another exclusive summary of a recent speech given in French by Ernest Tigori, an Ivorian intellectual and political activist, exiled in France, and winner of the 2017 Nelson Mandela Prize for Literature. In his new book “L’Afrique […]
Audio: R. Ibrahim on Terrorism in 2019, Palestinian Christians, Media Failures, and More
I did a couple of audio interviews recently on a variety of topics: On Kresta in the Afternoon, of Ave Maria Radio, I discussed the major terrorist acts of 2019, the interplay between “lone wolf” jihadis and formal groups such as ISIS, the slaying of Soleimani, and media failures. The nearly 20-minute audio can be […]
Video: “The Truth about the History of Islam”
Filling in for Jerris Jackson (talk radio, 1680 KGED), Ben Bergquam, of America’s Voice, recently interviewed me on Sword and Scimitar — with a focus on Chapter 1, the Battle of Yarmuk — and a number of related matters. The 31-minute podcast follows:
Taqiyya Sunset: Exposing the Darkness Shrouding Islamic Deceit
FrontPage Magazine In “Taqiyyah Sunrise: Shining Light on Contemporary Deception,” published by the Jewish Chronicle on December 19, 2019, Usama Hasan, a board member of the British think tank Quilliam, declares that This article seeks to clarify the origins, meaning, and application of the concept of taqiyyah. In doing so, my purpose is to minimise its […]