Portuguese Bruce Thornton writes another great article today titled "Western Sleepwalkers and the Paris Massacre." He points out the utter lack of common sense in Western responses to repeated jihadi attacks, which are repeatedly portrayed as aberrations by Western media and leaders. Towards the end he writes, "Our ancestors for centuries acknowledged the true nature of … [Read more...]
‘We All Now Look Like Terrorists Before the World!”
Apparently the "religious revolution" that Egyptian President Sisi called for on New Year's Day is taking root -- at least by emboldening more moderate Muslims to speak out publicly, as Sisi did. I am currently watching the latest episode of Cairo Today, hosted by 'Amru Adib, a very popular Egyptian show. Like Sisi's speech before Al Azhar, it too is hard hitting. Among … [Read more...]
Obama: Islamic State Acting Out of ‘Expediency’
French After my article "Islamic State Atrocities: Products of Grievances'?" appeared, a reader sent me the following email, which makes similar points, specifically about Obama's use of the word "expediency" to explain away Islamic State savageries: Dear Mr. Ibrahim, You are so correct to find Obama's real point of view by paying close attention to his phraseology and … [Read more...]
Allah’s Sword of Terror
The first time I heard about Khalid bin al-Walid—the 7th century Muslim jihadi affectionately known in Islamic history as “The Sword of Allah”—was when I was in college researching for my MA thesis on the Battle of Yarmuk, when the Muslims, under Khalid’s generalship, defeated the Byzantines in 636, opening the way for the historic Islamic conquests. Nearly a decade and a … [Read more...]
Islamic Jihad and the Doctrine of Abrogation
While other scriptures contain contradictions, the Koran is the only holy book whose commentators have evolved a doctrine to account for the very visible shifts which occur from one injunction to another. No careful reader will remain unaware of the many contradictory verses in the Koran, most specifically the way in which peaceful and tolerant verses lie almost side by side … [Read more...]