The National Association of Scholars (NAS), “the leading organization of scholars and citizens committed to higher education as the catalyst of American freedom,” has come forth in my support and written an open letter to the President of the United States. The signatories, most of whom are academics, call President Trump’s attention to the US Army War College’s recent … [Read more...]
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Trump Scraps Cherished “Israel Grievance” Myth
FrontPage Magazine President Trump’s new National Security strategy is not only notable for what it brings back to the paradigm—words such as “jihadi” and “sharia”—but in what it gets rid of, namely, the long held, much entrenched notion that Israel is the root source of all the turmoil plaguing the Middle East. According to the new strategy document, For generations the … [Read more...]
Will the Return of “Jihad” to Intelligence Trump Decades of Indoctrination?
FrontPage Magazine President Trump’s new national security strategy is set to return words relevant to understanding Islamic terrorism—such as “jihad”—that had been expunged from the Intelligence and Defense communities’ lexicon, most notably under the Obama administration. According to the new strategy document, “The primary transnational threats Americans face are from … [Read more...]
Trump to American Muslims: Embrace Christianity, Pay Jizya, or Die?
As American liberals/leftists continue to portray Donald Trump’s immigration ban on seven Muslim nations in the worst possible terms—from “racist” to “Islamophobic”—and as Muslim activists continue to claim “shock and trauma,” a lone Egyptian man has asked some relevant questions that few Muslims care to face. Dr. Ahmed 'Abdu Maher is a researcher and political activist who … [Read more...]
How Trump Can Help Persecuted Christians and Protect Americans with One Move
During a recent interview on CBN, President Trump was asked if he thinks America should prioritize persecuted Christians as refugees. He responded: Yes. Yes, they’ve been horribly treated. If you were a Christian in Syria it was impossible, or at least very, very tough, to get into the United States. If you were a Muslim you could come in, but if you were a Christian, it … [Read more...]
Why Trump’s ‘Second Amendment’ Comment Hit a Nerve
Donald Trump recently said that “Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment. By the way, and if she gets to pick — if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is. I don’t know.” This assertion prompted mass shock and outrage in the media, with any number of politicians—including the … [Read more...]
An Islamic Historian’s Response to Donald Trump’s Proposed Muslim Immigration Ban
By Timothy R. Furnish, PhD, History News Network, May 13, 2016: Donald Trump’s call to temporarily ban Muslim immigration to the US, floated last December, provoked a predictable firestorm of criticism both domestically and abroad, and recently the presumptive Republican nominee for President has moved to moderate his stance. Many if not most on the Left have not only … [Read more...]
Will Reality Trump Fantasy Regarding Muslim Immigration?
FrontPage Magazine Are U.S. presidents charged with protecting American lives or protecting American vanity—especially when the two clash? Put differently, what’s more important: our security or our ability to “feel good” about ourselves? Consider the two leading presidential candidates’ positions on Muslim immigration after the Brussels terror attack. Donald Trump … [Read more...]
Coptic Priest: Islamic Law Trumps Egyptian Law in Case of Martyr’s Church
Coptic Solidarity According to a local priest and Coptic spokesman, last Friday’s assault on a Coptic Christian church proposed to be built, with President Sisi’s permission, to honor the 21 Coptic Christians who were slaughtered by the Islamic State in Libya, was all too typical and a reminder that Islamic Sharia sentiment continues to trump the sovereignty of the Egyptian … [Read more...]
Ideals Trump Interests in Obama’s Libya Policy
Published in Hudson New York President Obama's recent explanation for militarily engaging Libya is yet another example of how U.S. leaders increasingly rationalize their policies via sentimental and idealistic platitudes, rather than reality or the long view—or just plain common sense. In a speech replete with moralizing intonations, Obama did manage to evoke U.S. … [Read more...]