Note: I was recently interviewed by Niram Ferretti for the Italian publication L'informale. Danish translation here. The English version follows: Of Egyptian Coptic parents and fluent in Arabic, Raymond Ibrahim is among those scholars and commentators who, like Robert Spencer and David Horowitz, is not afraid of calling a spade a spade. In this times of ours poisoned by … [Read more...]
Hungary Helps Persecuted Christians, Resists Muslim Immigration
The nation of Hungary recently did something that is as unprecedented as it is commonsensical and humanitarian: it “has become the first government to open an office specifically to address the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and Europe.” Zoltan Balog, Hungary’s Minister for Human Resources, explained: Today, Christianity has become the most persecuted … [Read more...]
Pope Francis’ Song and Dance with Islam
FrontPage Magazine Pope Francis recently made some ostensibly refreshing remarks. During an early morning Mass in memory of Fr. Jacques Hamel—the 85-year-old priest who was slaughtered by Muslims while conducting mass in his church in France—Pope Francis said: This cruelty that asks for apostasy, let’s say the word, is satanic… Today in the church there are more Christian … [Read more...]
Islam’s ‘Western Liberal Values’?
Recently while touring the U.S. and Canada, London’s first Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, “attacked anti-Muslim views and policies and argued that what is needed is to build ‘bridges rather than walls’—a reference to Mr. Donald Trump's proposal to build a wall along the US-Mexico border.” He specifically and repeatedly criticized the notion “that it is not possible to hold … [Read more...]
Why ‘Infidel’ Women are Jihad’s Greatest Victims
Originally published by the Gatestone Institute as, "Christian Girls are only Meant for One Thing, the Pleasure of Muslim Men" Always harsh, Islamic law is still harsher for women. According to the Koran, men have "authority" over women and may beat them for disobedience (4:34). According to Mohammad, the prophet of Islam, women are less intelligent than men — two women are … [Read more...]