Does a firm stance against Islam provoke anger, resentment, and violence from Muslims? And does the opposite—pandering to and appeasing Muslims—win their appreciation, respect, and cooperation? Far too many in the West are convinced that the answer to both of these questions is an emphatic yes. Recently, on Dec.7, 2020 in Berlin, for instance, in a speech to the … [Read more...]
EMET Webinar on ’14 Centuries of Radical Islam’ with Raymond Ibrahim
Last week, the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) held a webinar titled "14 Centuries of Radical Islam's War against the West." I was its featured speaker. The one-hour video with Q&A follows: … [Read more...]
How Islam Deified Tribalism
Aside from its religious veneer, Islam can easily be defined and understood by one wholly areligious word: tribalism—the bane of any democratic or pluralistic society. The fact is, the entire appeal of Muhammad’s call to the Arabs of his time lay in its compatibility with their tribal mores, three in particular: loyalty to one’s tribe; enmity for other tribes; and raids on … [Read more...]
Video: ‘Turks Beheading Armenians,’ with Raymond Ibrahim
In "Turks Beheading Armenians," Church Militant interviews me about atrocities committed against the Armenian civilian population, including a recent video of an elderly Armenian man having his throat carved at with a knife (image above). Below is the video and transcript by CM's Trey Blanton: TRANSCRIPT Armenians are being brutalized, and on Dec. 11, Azerbaijan … [Read more...]
How Trustworthy Are Muslim Professions of Peace?
In a longwinded article titled “Hidden Enemies: An American History of Taqiyya” for Cabinet Magazine, the author, “Joshua Craze”—an apparent pseudonym for a self-identified Muslim man—predictably downplays the dangers of taqiyya, an Islamic doctrine which permits Muslims to deceive non-Muslims. Consider the following excerpts: [T]aqiyya had become a central pillar of the … [Read more...]