Earlier today I appeared on the 700 Club with Pat Robertson. During the segment titled, "Religion of Peace? Historian Documents 14 Centuries of War Between Islam and the West," we discussed my new book, Sword and Scimitar. Although the interview was originally slated for 7 minutes, we ended up talking for 20 minutes. The video follows: … [Read more...]
Asia Bibi and 1,400 Years of Muhammad ‘Blasphemers’
PJ Media “Hang the infidel” is the cry emanating from thousands of Muslim throats in Pakistan. The reason: Asia Bibi, a Christian woman accused of insulting Islam’s prophet Muhammad, has apparently not suffered enough. As the married mother of five wrote in her smuggled memoirs: “I've been locked up, handcuffed and chained, banished from the world and waiting to die” … [Read more...]
Palestinian Authority’s Top Cleric: Jerusalem Is Eternal Jihad’s Greatest Prize
PJ Media The Palestinian Authority has yet again made perfectly clear why achieving peace between Palestinians and Israelis is so difficult. In a speech laden with historical and theological allusions that few in the West -- but many in the Muslim world -- understand, Mahmoud al-Habbash, the Palestinian Authority’s leading Islamic cleric, supreme Sharia judge, and personal … [Read more...]
Hey, Hollywood: Here Are Some Real Historical Epics to Produce
PJ Media Not only is truth stranger than fiction, but it is often more dramatic and inspiring as well. This is the thought I had while doing research for my latest book, Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West. From start to finish, virtually every military encounter in this perennial history could be turned into an epic movie -- replete with … [Read more...]
Kresta in the Afternoon: “Raymond Ibrahim Looks at the 9/11 Attacks and the History of Jihad”
On September 11, Al Kresta of Ave Maria Radio interviewed me on the events of 9/11 in the context of history. Click here to listen to the roughly 40-minute interview (which starts around 5:36). … [Read more...]