Note: The following article was published on PJ Media where it is supplemented with clips from various mafia-related movies like The Godfather to help demonstrate the ten similarities. Portions of this article were earlier serialized on FrontPage Magazine. During a debate on HBO’s Real Time last October, host Bill Maher declared that Islam is “the only religion that acts … [Read more...]
New Prager University Course: Raymond Ibrahim on Muslim Persecution of Christians
In the newest Prager University course, I discuss Muslim persecution of Christians. From the Prager University website: "The most persecuted and victimized people in the world today are Christians in the Middle East. The perpetrators of the widespread destruction of that region's Christian community? Islamists. Middle East expert Raymond Ibrahim lays out the grim details." The … [Read more...]
‘We Need Your Head’: Muslim Persecution of Christians, July 2014
Gatestone Institute The purge of ancient Christian communities throughout Iraq that started in June culminated in a show of great intolerance in July. Among other things, a Christian church that had stood on the ground of Iraq for 1,800 years—a church that was erected less than 200 year after Christ—was reportedly torched by the Islamic State, according to numerous news … [Read more...]
ISIS Snuffs Out Ancient Christianity: Muslim Persecution of Christians, June 2014
Gatestone Institute During the Islamic State’s June invasion and consolidation of Mosul, Iraq–where Christians have been present since the first century—numerous atrocities against them were committed. Accordingly, the region is now reportedly empty of Christian presence. Among other things, the Islamic State reinstituted the collection of jizya, the tribute conquered … [Read more...]
Islam: More ‘Like the Mafia’ than Bill Maher Knows
FrontPage Magazine Editor’s note: The following is Part One of a three-part series examining the many parallels between Islam and the mafia. During a recent debate on HBO’s Real Time, host Bill Maher declared that Islam is “the only religion that acts like the mafia, that will f***ing kill you if you say the wrong thing, draw the wrong picture, or write the wrong … [Read more...]