Two quick updates on my book, Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West (August 28, 2018). For those who prefer to listen to, rather than read, books, it is now available (since December, 2018 actually) as an audiobook (produced by Blackstone Audio; unabridged, 14 hours). Sample here. I’m also happy to say that major publishing houses in … [Read more...]
America’s 233-Year-Old Shock at Jihad
American Thinker Exactly 233 years ago today, on March 28, 1786, two of America’s founding fathers documented their first exposure to Islamic jihad in a letter to Congress; like many Americans today, they too were shocked at what they learned. Context: in 1785, Muslim pirates from North Africa, or “Barbary,” had captured two American ships, … [Read more...]
Ribat: The Original Muslim Enclaves and ‘No-Go’ Zones
PJ Media “The operation to take Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria looked close to an end,” Reuters recently reported, “as U.S.-backed fighters said they were combing the area for hidden jihadists…. Its enclave at Baghouz was the last part of the massive territory it suddenly seized in 2014, straddling swathes of Iraq and Syria, where its leader Abu … [Read more...]
Video: “Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West”
Earlier this week I appeared via Skype on Colliding Worldviews, a program on ABN's Trinity Channel, hosted by Tony Gurule. Titled, "Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West" (which is also the subtitle of my book, Sword and Scimitar), the 30-minute interview follows, and includes many important topics: Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West from … [Read more...]
Crusade and Jihad
Crusade and Jihad: The Thousand-Year War between the Muslim World and the Global North By William R. PolkNew Haven: Yale University Press, 2018. 550 pp. $37.50Reviewed by Raymond Ibrahim Middle East QuarterlyWinter 2019 Crusade and Jihad is characteristic of the many misrepresentations of history that emanate from the Middle East studies establishment. … [Read more...]