FrontPage Magazine The “all-seeing eye” and multi-tentacled reach of CAIR is again on display, signifying just how intrusive this terrorist-linked Islamic organization that poses as a civil rights group has become in the U.S.’s efforts to defend itself against terrorism. As previously noted, after inviting me to lecture on my recent book on the military history between … [Read more...]
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Eastern Europe’s ‘Subconscious Fear’ of Islam: The Siege of Vienna
“Austria acts against Muslims almost every day because of their subconscious fear of Turks,” writes Turkish historian Erhan Afyoncu. “Austrians have not forgotten the fear and their emperor’s escape in the Battle of Vienna in 1683. When Turks were defeated in the Battle of Vienna, Europeans were so happy…” This is true. As such, a brief refresher on the Siege of … [Read more...]
Video: Ibrahim on Colliding Worldviews
I recently appeared on Colliding Worldviews, a program on ABN’s Trinity Channel, hosted by Tony Gurule. Titled, “CAIR vs U.S. Army War College,” the 30-minute interview -- which includes an interesting discussion on the interplay between doctrine and history -- follows: CAIR vs. U.S. Army War College from Tony Gurule on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
Video: Raymond Ibrahim on CBN News’ Global Lane
On June 28, I appeared on CBN News' Global Lane, with Gary Lane. The official description of the seven minute segment follows: "Free speech silenced. The U.S. Army War College capitulates to the demands of Islamic activist groups and cancels the schedule lecture of this author. Why was this Egyptian-American labeled a white racist?" … [Read more...]
The Battle of Hattin: Islam’s July 4 Triumph
Centuries before it was remembered as a day of Independence, July 4 was remembered as one of the most consequential days between the perennial war between Islam and Christendom -- and a disaster for the latter. That story follows: Soon after liberating the ancient Christian city of Antioch from Muslim oppression, the First Crusaders managed to realize their primary goal: … [Read more...]
“America Can We Talk?” on USAWC/CAIR
In the following interview I speak with Debbie Georgatos of "America Can We Talk?" about the War College/CAIR situation: … [Read more...]
Allen West: “My Army Has Just Emboldened and Encouraged the Enemy, and They Are Laughing at Us”
Note: In the following article (original here), Allen West -- a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, author, and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives -- shares his thoughts on the US Army War College's recent surrender to CAIR, an Islamist organization with well known terror ties: Greetings, everyone! Yes, you know what today [June 15] is, it is time to … [Read more...]
JNS: “CAIR’s Philadelphia Branch is Among the Islamist Organization’s Most Abhorrent”
Note: CAIR's Philadelphia branch is also the one that the US Army War College capitulated to. The following JNS article by Sean Savage is especially useful in that it summarizes some of CAIR's more troubling ties with extremism, terrorism, and hate for Israel. (June 19, 2019 / JNS) The U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., is coming under fire over … [Read more...]
Juan Cole’s Imaginary Muhammad
Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires by Juan ColeNew York: Nation Books, 2018. 336 pp.Reviewed by Raymond IbrahimAuthor of Sword and Scimitar Middle East QuarterlySummer 2019 (view PDF) Note: Cole's ludicrous pro-Islamic revisionist history, which I review below, is representative of the only sort of history that CAIR and its Islamist allies … [Read more...]
‘Field of Blackbirds’: The 630 Year-Old Reason Eastern Europeans Dislike Islam
Why Eastern Europeans are much more reluctant to accept Muslim migrants than their Western counterparts can be traced back to circumstances surrounding a pivotal battle, that of Kosovo, which took place on June 15, 1389, exactly 630 years ago today. It pitted Muslim invaders against Eastern European defenders, or the ancestors of those many Eastern Europeans today who are … [Read more...]