Islam’s history with the West has been one of unwavering antagonism and seismic clashes, often initiated by the former. By the standards of history, nothing between the two civilizations is as well documented as this long war. Accordingly, for more than a millennium, both educated and not so educated Europeans knew—the latter perhaps instinctively—that Islam […]
Harvard University and the Muslim World’s ‘Inferiority Complex’
Muslims around the world are thrilled at the recent news: “Harvard University ranks the Koran as the best book on justice,” is the January 20, 2020 headline of a report published by Youm7, a popular Egyptian news site visited by millions of Arabic readers. It writes (in translation): The official website of the World Muslim […]
Does Muslim-on-Muslim Violence Prove Jihad Is Politically Driven?
FrontPage Magazine On January 18, a Shia Muslim rebel group launched a terror attack that claimed the lives of 111 in Yemen. Days earlier, a Pakistani general captured popular sentiment whenever Muslims kill fellow Muslims by saying “Those who targeted innocents [Muslims] in a mosque can never be true Muslim[s].” He was referring to the […]
Palestinian Liberation or Islamic Conquest?
What drives Muslim animus for Israel: brotherly love for “oppressed” Palestinians or religious hatred for “infidel” Jews? A recent incident in Jerusalem goes a long way in answering this question. Hizb al-Tahrir—the “Liberation Party”—held a large, outdoor event near al-Aqsa mosque to commemorate the anniversary of the Islamic conquest of Constantinople (May 29, 1453). There, […]
The ‘Racial’ and ‘Blood’ Superiority of Muslims
FrontPage Magazine “My life is worth more than his life.” Such is the seemingly odd explanation that a Muslim man of African origins gave for mutilating and nearly killing a police officer with a machete, after the latter stopped him in a routine traffic stop in the UK. According to the January 15 report, A […]
Muslim Deceit and the Burden of Proof
In his recent defense of the Islamic doctrine of taqiyya (dismantled here), Usama Hasan, of the UK think tank Quilliam, made the following admission: It is true that hardened islamist terrorists, such as the Al-Qaeda & ISIS supporter Usman Khan who murdered two people at Fishmongers’ Hall [after pretending to have been “rehabilitated”], do misuse […]
“Hating and Loving” for Islam
FrontPage Magazine During a New Year’s Eve Islamic terror attack that took place in Russia minutes before the clock struck midnight, two Muslim men—Akhmed Imagozhev, 22 and Mikail Miziyev, 18—drove their car into and stabbed to death two police officers, one a married father of four. Other officers subsequently shot one of the jihadis dead, […]
Video: “The Truth about the History of Islam,” Part 2
Ben Bergquam, of Frontline America, recently interviewed me about my book Sword and Scimitar — with a focus on Chapter 2, the Siege of Constantinople (717-718) — and a number of other more current matters. The nearly 30-minute podcast follows. Also, Part 1 can be viewed here.
Audio: R. Ibrahim on Terrorism in 2019, Palestinian Christians, Media Failures, and More
I did a couple of audio interviews recently on a variety of topics: On Kresta in the Afternoon, of Ave Maria Radio, I discussed the major terrorist acts of 2019, the interplay between “lone wolf” jihadis and formal groups such as ISIS, the slaying of Soleimani, and media failures. The nearly 20-minute audio can be […]
Video: “The Truth about the History of Islam”
Filling in for Jerris Jackson (talk radio, 1680 KGED), Ben Bergquam, of America’s Voice, recently interviewed me on Sword and Scimitar — with a focus on Chapter 1, the Battle of Yarmuk — and a number of related matters. The 31-minute podcast follows: