For months, many Western observers have been closely following the minute-by-minute developments concerning the battle between Islamic State and coalition forces in the hopes that such data will help them discern what the future may hold. Yet knowledge of the end game has been available for anyone viewing the Obama administration with the eyes of a hedgehog, not a fox. In … [Read more...]
Muslim Persecution of Christians: A Centuries Old Phenomenon
Arabic - Danish The one glaring fact concerning the persecution of approximately 100 million Christians around the world today is that the overwhelming majority of it is being committed by Muslims of all races, nationalities, languages, and socio-political circumstances: Muslims from among America’s allies (Saudi Arabia) and from its enemies (Iran); Muslims from economically … [Read more...]
Fatwa: How Islamic State Justifies Burning Pilot Alive
Portuguese Once again, the Islamic State (IS) performs an atrocity that boggles the Western mind, and once again the Islamic State points to its namesake—Islam—to justify its depravity. IS has just released a video showing captive Jordanian pilot Mu’ath al-Kaseasbeh in a cage being burned alive (image above). It also posted a fatwa on various jihadi websites that permits the … [Read more...]
Frequent Charlie Hebdo-Style Attacks in Mideast Ignored in West
“The jihadis will not stop here [Syria], the war will spread to Europe. What will England be like in ten or 15 years?” -- Archbishop Issam John Darwish of Furrzol speaking in 2012 (from Crucified Again, p. 246) Although the Western world heard about the Charlie Hebdo attacks, similar and worse Islamic attacks in the Middle East remain unreported -- despite the connection … [Read more...]
Washington Times Interviews Raymond Ibrahim on Muslim Persecution of Christians
Note: Yesterday the Washington Times' Cheryl Wetzstein interviewed me on the topic of Christian persecution in Muslim lands, especially in the context of Nigeria. The interview appeared later that day (yesterday) and follows (Portuguese translation here): "Nigeria Elections Put Christians in Danger of More Muslim Attacks" By Cheryl Wetzstein Washington Times Muslim … [Read more...]