L'Occidentale Pezzo in lingua originale inglese: Studying the Islamic Way of War Traduzioni di Fabrizia B. Maggi Nella conferenza iniziale della Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) dello scorso aprile, il tenente colonnello Joseph Myers – che presentava l'evento –, ha messo in evidenza un punto interessante che merita un ulteriore approfondimento. … [Read more...]
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Strategies For Countering Radical Islamist Ideologies
Overcoming Conceptual Difficulties House Armed Service Commitee Written testimony submitted to US House of Representatives: House Armed Service Commitee, 2/12/09. The greatest hurdle Americans need to get over in order to properly respond to the growing threat of radical Islam is purely intellectual in nature; specifically, it is epistemological, and revolves around the … [Read more...]
Krieg, Frieden – und Täuschung – im Islam
Englischer Originaltext: War and Peace - and Deceit - in Islam In der heutigen Zeit der Kriege und Kriegsgerüchte welche von der islamischen Welt ausgehen – vom Gaza Konflikt zum Säbelrasseln des atomwaffengerüsteten Pakistan und bald auch des Iran – ist es dringend notwendig, daß Nichtmuslime die Doktrin sowie die Ziele des Islam besser verstehen lernen. Ziele, welche sich … [Read more...]
Islam, oorlog, en misleiding: een synthese
Oorspronkelijk Engels Item: War and Peace - and Deceit - in Islam Vertaald door Sam van Rooy Nota van de redactie: delen van onderstaand essay maken deel uit van Ibrahims geschreven getuigenis die werd gepresenteerd op het congres van 12 februari 2009. Vandaag, in een tijd van oorlog en oorlogsgeruchten afkomstig uit de Islamitische wereld -gaande van het on-going conflict in … [Read more...]
War and Peace – and Deceit – in Islam
Pajamas Media Translations of this item: Dutch German Editor's note: Substantial portions of the following essay made up part of Mr. Ibrahim's written testimony that was presented to Congress on February 12, 2009 Today, in a time of wars and rumors of wars emanating from the Islamic world — from the current conflict in Gaza, to the saber-rattling of nuclear-armed … [Read more...]
Estudando os caminhos das guerras islâmicas
Original em inglês: Studying the Islamic Way of War Tradução: Frank Herles Matos Na conferência inaugural da Associação para Estudos do Oriente Médio e África (ASMEA) em abril passado, o Ten. Cel. Joseph Myers (EUA), levantou um ponto interessante que merece ser aprofundado. É difícel entender como até hoje a maioria das instituições militares ocidentais valorizam tanto textos … [Read more...]
Grin and curse them
by Mindy Belz World Magazine In July I wrote a column about the widespread use of taqiyya, or the Muslim art of deception, after an Iranian told me, "A Muslim cannot be a real Muslim if he does not use taqiyya." That helped to explain a lot about the perpetual seesaw the West confronts in dealing with, say, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ("I want to wipe Israel off the … [Read more...]
An Analysis of Al-Qa’ida’s Worldview
Reciprocal Treatment or Religious Obligation? By analyzing what al-Qa'ida preaches to Muslims regarding Islam's relationship to the non-Muslim world at large, and what it states to the West are its reasons for battling it, this essay seeks to highlight the many disparities behind al-Qa'ida's words. Juxtaposed in themes, the following excerpts are all derived from Usama bin … [Read more...]
Islam’s Doctrines of Deception
Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst Polish To better understand Islam, one must appreciate the thoroughly legalistic nature of the religion. According to sharia (Islamic law) every conceivable human act is categorised as being either forbidden, discouraged, permissible, recommended, or obligatory. "Common sense" or "universal opinion" has little to do with Islam's notions of … [Read more...]
Osama Bin Laden as Robin Hood?
American Thinker Are Osama bin Laden and other "salafi" Muslims being true to Islam's tenets or are they simply "freedom fighters" articulating their grievances against Western imperialism through an Islamic paradigm? The debate in the Islamic world over this question has profound consequences for the war on terror. That same debate is underway in the English speaking … [Read more...]