I recently appeared on 'America, Can We Talk?' with Debbie Georgatos in a segment titled "Afghan Jihadists Emboldened." Several topics were discussed in the near 30-minute video, which follows: … [Read more...]
The Eternal Jihad: Afghanistan in Context
Although August 15, 2021 will forever live in infamy as the date when the Taliban reconquered Afghanistan, for over 13 centuries that date was famous for another event—Constantinople’s defeat of the caliphate, August 15, 718. While these two events separated by exactly 1,303 years are vastly different in nature—not least that in 718 Islam lost, while in 2021 it won—they both … [Read more...]
Today in History: Turkey is Born of Jihad
Today in history, on August 26, 1071, one of the most decisive battles in all world history took place, that of Manzikert, without which there would be no modern nation of Turkey to speak of—much less centuries of jihadist conquests and atrocities in the Balkans. It is, in fact, a battle that Turkey is celebrating today, as it does annually. Its hero, Seljuk … [Read more...]
OAN Video: ‘Historical Spotlight’ with Raymond Ibrahim
I recently appeared on OAN’s Tipping Point with Kara McKinney to discuss the dramatic events of August 15 -- not in 2021, when Islamic fanatics retook Afghanistan, but in 718, when an embattled Christian kingdom defeated all that the caliphate could spew at it -- and in so doing saved Western civilization. The 5-minute educational follows: … [Read more...]
This Week in History: Constantinople Saves Western Civilization from Islam
This week in history, a large fleet transporting tens of thousands of jihadists across the Sea of Marmara was either drowned in a vicious sea-storm or engulfed in flames from a volcanic eruption. Far from dying in anguish, one year earlier, in August 717, these selfsame jihadists were part of one of the largest (200,000 fighters) and most confident Islamic armies ever to … [Read more...]