Gatestone Institute On January 6, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi became the first Egyptian president ever to visit the St. Mark Cathedral during Coptic Christmas Eve Mass and offer his good wishes to the nation's Christian minority. Because Islamic law bans wishing non-Muslims well on their religious celebrations, all previous presidents -- Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak, and of course Morsi … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim Interview: Relativism, the Media, and Islam
I was recently the featured guest on the Denice Gary Pandol Show. Click here to listen to the 30-minute interview (begins around the 25:15 mark). Topics include differences between Islam and other religions, MSM misrepresentations, and Saudi beheadings. … [Read more...]
Islamic Violence, the MSM, and I
FrontPage Magazine Two events recently transpired that forced mainstream media to address a question they habitually dodge: Is Islam intrinsically violent? First, on New Year’s Day, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi—a world leader, and a Muslim—did the unthinkable when he publicly asserted that Islamic texts and thinking have made the Muslim world a scourge to … [Read more...]
Sisi’s Brave New Egypt?
PJ Media. Portuguese Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi continues to be the antithesis of longstanding mainstream media portrayals of him. First there was his historic speech where he, leader of the largest Arab nation, and a Muslim, accused Islamic thinking of being the scourge of humanity—in words that no Western leader would dare utter. This remarkable speech—which … [Read more...]
What Ideology Unites ISIS, Boko Haram, Al Qaeda and Hamas?
Yesterday I appeared on Ave Maria Radio's "Kresta in the Afternoon," talking with Al Kresta about a number of topics, including the ideology that united ISIS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, al-Shabaab, and Hamas. Click here and fast forward to the 9-minute mark to listen. … [Read more...]