Editor’s note: The following book review by Raymond Ibrahim of William R. Polk’s book, Crusade and Jihad: The Thousand-Year War between the Muslim World and the Global North (Yale University press, Jan. 2018) first appeared in the Christian Research Journal. -------- From beginning to end, Crusade and Jihad: The Thousand-Year War between the Muslim World and the … [Read more...]
“Deep Spiritual Crisis”: Scandinavian Women Expose the West’s Root Problems
The following brief but highly informative interview appeared earlier this year on Herland Report TV. Titled, “Europe: Deep Spiritual Crisis,” the host, Hanne Nabintu Herland, a Norwegian historian of religions and journalist, interviews Iben Thranholm, a Danish theologian and journalist. Both women are to be commended for raising many important points—indeed, … [Read more...]
Turkey Venerates Glory/Gory Days of Jihadi Rape and Slaughter
PJ Media It’s official: Turkey plans on converting the Hagia Sophia museum—for centuries, one of Christendom’s grandest basilicas—into a mosque. Although President Erdogan often tells Western/secular media that his decision is a sort of tit for tat—now a response to Israel’s treatment of Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque, now a response to European resistance to more … [Read more...]
A Greek Inquiry about Islam in Europe
Note: Fotini Mastroianni, a Greek journalist and blogger, whose stories are reproduced by over 200 Greek and European websites and blogs, recently interviewed me. Greek version here; English follows: Mastroianni: European churches are vandalized. This is an ongoing phenomenon. Mass media "hide" the vandalisms. Why do you think there is such secrecy on the … [Read more...]
Are Christian Massacres “Retaliations” for Muslim Massacres?
Coptic Solidarity Islamic terrorists massacred over 300 people in a series of bombings that rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, April 21. Three of the most lethal bombings took place in packed churches celebrating the resurrection of Christ. Although a Sri Lankan Archbishop said that “we never expected such a thing to happen and especially on Easter Sunday,” … [Read more...]