“If Islam is terrorizing the West today, that is not because it can, but because the West allows it to. For no matter how diminished, a still swinging Scimitar will always overcome a strong but sheathed Sword.” Those are the very last words of my 352-page book, Sword and Scimitar, which chronicles fourteen centuries of warfare between Islam and the West. They were meant to … [Read more...]
Jihad and Criminality: Inseparable Bedfellows
It’s official: Islamic jihad and generic criminality are intimately connected. According to an earlier UK study: The lines between terrorism and criminality are becoming blurred as an increasing number of former criminals join the Islamic State… Nearly 60 percent of European jihadists studied by researchers had been jailed previously... Once recruited by ISIS, these people … [Read more...]
The Unholy War Against Christians
Yesterday, Fr. Robert McTeigue, host of the radio program, The Catholic Current, which airs on The Station of the Cross, interviewed me on a variety of topics related to the segment's title, "The Unholy War Against Christians." The comprehensive, hour long interview can be listened to here. … [Read more...]
Turkey: Reliving the Glory/Gory Days of Jihad
FrontPage Magazine Turkey’s little remarked on but ongoing mistreatment of historic churches is increasingly reflective of that nation’s growing sense of Islamic supremacism. Before the Turks invaded it, Anatolia (present day Turkey) was an ancient Christian region; a large chunk of St. Paul’s epistles were sent to or dealt with its churches, including the seven of the … [Read more...]
Shock Therapy from Islamic History
The following article/review of Sword and Scimitar was originally written in the Czech language by Benjamin Kuras, a journalist and author (original here). Titled "Shock Therapy from Islamic History," it was published on Nov. 25, 2019: Here and there a book appears that has the effect of a therapeutic shock. In today's confused world, crowded with ever-gathering … [Read more...]