Published in Hudson New York "You can sit here and talk about jihad from here to doomsday, what will it do? Suppose you prove beyond any shadow of doubt that Islam is constitutionally violent, where do you go from there?" Such was Columbia professor Hamid Dabashi's response to my assertion that Islamists seek to resurrect the caliphate and wage offensive jihad to bring the … [Read more...]
Moskeer skyder op i Amerika. Kirker forsvinder i den muslimske verden
Synopsis-Olsen Oprindelig engelsk tekst: Mosques Flourish in America; Churches Perish in Muslim World Mens muslimer forbereder sig på at rejse en mega-moske i nærheden af stedet for 9/11 overgrebene, er det godt at reflektere over, at den tolerance, eller mangel på samme, der tillader dem at gøre således langt fra gengældes når det drejer sig om kirker i den muslimske … [Read more...]
Moskeeën tieren welig in Amerika; kerken gaan ten onder in de islamitische wereld
het vrije volk Oorspronkelijk Engels Item: Mosques Flourish in America; Churches Perish in Muslim World Terwijl moslims bezig zijn een megamoskee op te richten vlakbij de plek van de gruweldaden van 9/11 doen we er goed aan te bedenken dat de tolerantie, of onverschilligheid, die hen dit toestaat, verre van wederzijds is met betrekking tot de kerken in het Midden-Oosten. Ik … [Read more...]
Is an Egyptian “Democracy” a Good Thing?
Published in Hudson New York That democracy equates freedom is axiomatic in the West. Say the word "democracy" and images of a free, pluralistic, and secular society come to mind. Recently commenting on the turmoil in Egypt, President Obama made this association when he said that "the United States will continue to stand up for democracyand the universal rights that all human … [Read more...]
Egypt’s Identity Crisis
Published in Pajamas Media Translations of this item: Danish French With Egypt's "July Revolution" of 1952, for the first time in millennia, Egyptians were able to boast that a native-born Egyptian, Gamal Abdel Nasser, would govern their nation: Ever since the overthrow of its last native pharaoh nearly 2,500 years ago, Egypt had been ruled by a host of foreign … [Read more...]