In many ways, the “secular Left” and Islam appear to be diametrically opposed: the Left is sexually promiscuous, Islam isn’t; the Left believes in countless genders, Islam doesn’t; the Left believes in all sorts of freedoms, Islam believes only in draconian sharia -- and so on and so forth. When it comes to Islam’s views on Christianity, however -- that it is an inferior faith … [Read more...]
Leftist Indifference to Christian Genocide
Gatestone Institute A recent and ostensibly insignificant "label change" by the U.S. Department of State sheds light on both President Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama, as well as on a potential presidential candidate for 2024, Hillary Clinton. On November 17, 2021, the State Department removed Nigeria from its list of Countries of Particular Concern, that is, … [Read more...]
Jesus Christ as Palestinian Terrorist
Not only has Islam transformed Jesus Christ into a Muslim, and a “Palestinian” one at that; Palestinians are apparently trying to transform him into a “heroic martyr”—a term often translated by those on the receiving end of such heroism as a “terrorist.” As a January 14, 2022 article by PMW explains: The PA uses many euphemisms and terms to refer to terrorists, and they are … [Read more...]
Audio: Islamic Terrorism 2021 with Raymond Ibrahim
Al Kresta of Ave Maria Radio interviewed me yesterday on a variety of topics, described as follows: The biggest terrorism story of 2021 was probably the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, which came to a tipping point with the ISIS attack on a military hospital. Raymond Ibrahim joins us with a recap of this and other stories. The roughly 13-minute talk can be accessed by … [Read more...]
Turks Glorify Ottoman Pirates: A Debate
Middle East Forum, Jan. 13, 2022 Middle East Forum Judith Friedman Rosen Fellow Raymond Ibrahim's recent article about the Turkish television series Barbaros: Sword of the Mediterranean drew a heated response from Ahmet N. Taspinar. It appears below, followed by Mr. Ibrahim's rebuttal. Taspinar Response to Ibrahim The article by Mr. Ibrahim, calling the four Barbarossa … [Read more...]