PJ Media In order to prevent a clash of civilizations, or worse, Islam must reform. This is the contention of many Western peoples. And, pointing to Christianity’s Protestant Reformation as proof that Islam can also reform, many are optimistic. Overlooked by most, however, is that Islam has been reforming. What is today called “radical Islam” is the reformation of … [Read more...]
Islam, Dictators, and Christian Persecution: Raymond Ibrahim on Shine TV
I was interviewed nearly a year ago on Shine TV, a New Zealand Christian channel. The ten-minute discussion with host Allen Lee focuses on a wide range of topics, including Arab dictators versus Islamists and the phenomenon, historic and modern, of Christian persecution. The video follows: … [Read more...]
Open Season on Christians in Libya
It’s open season on Coptic Christians in Libya. A few days after seven Copts were identified as Christians, pulled out of their homes by “unknown gunmen” and taken out and executed in Jarutha, some 20 miles west of Benghazi (see here for graphic pictures), Egyptian Copts are still being singled out and killed. This comes after the Islamic jihadi group, Ansar al-Sharia—which … [Read more...]
The Simple Wisdom of Arab Dictators
After my recent articles documenting how the U.S. is the chief facilitator of Christian persecution in the Muslim world, I received an email from John Eibner, CEO of Christian Solidarity International, in which he made the following observation: The sad fact is that the ruthless Assad dictatorship has a better record than the United States or its Sunni allies of protecting … [Read more...]
Mubarak’s Muslim Brotherhood Prophecy
Gatestone Institute In a video of Hosni Mubarak when he was still Egypt's president, the strategies of which he accuses the Muslim Brotherhood have come to pass. What follows are Mubarak's words from a conference in Egypt (date unknown; author's translation): So they [Brotherhood and affiliates] took advantage of the economic situation by handing out money, to one man 100 … [Read more...]