On May 16, President Biden issued a brief video ostensibly dedicated to expressing his support for the religious freedom of “all” people (though in reality dedicated to only one religious group): All people should be able to practice their faith with dignity, without fear of harassment or violence. We will defend the right of all, as we stand with you. That’s why I ended … [Read more...]
Biden: ‘We Will Speak Out for Religious Freedom for All [Muslim] People”
In a world where religious persecution runs rampant, President Joe Biden has come out and forcefully condemned it. On May 16, he issued a brief video from the White House. Standing by the first lady, he said: All people should be able to practice their faith with dignity, without fear of harassment or violence. We will defend the right of all, as we stand with you. That’s … [Read more...]
Video: Raymond Ibrahim on ‘Disarming Hezbollah’
I recently appeared in a brief documentary video by Church Militant titled “Disarming Hezbollah.” The transcript follows the video below: TRANSCRIPT Lebanon is spiraling into collapse, and the prime minister [Saad al-Hariri] asked Pope Francis Thursday, local time, for help. Hariri asked the pope to visit the beleaguered country, but Francis told the Sunni Muslim he … [Read more...]
Biden Acknowledges the Armenian Genocide; What of Other, Current Genocides?
Gatestone Institute To his credit, Joe Biden has become the first sitting president formally to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide since it occurred over a century ago. On Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, April 24, 2021, the American president issued a statement opening with the following words: Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the … [Read more...]
Capitol Building Attack: The Jihadi Connection
Was the Capitol building attack—where one police officer was killed and another injured—last Good Friday, by Noah Green, a Nation of Islam member, a jihad attack? Most would say no: the Nation of Islam, they would argue, is a heterodox group that has little to do with mainstream Islam but rather focuses on placing a wedge between “superior” blacks (Allah’s people) and … [Read more...]