Editor's note: To mark the August 15 anniversary of the second Islamic siege of Constantinople, we republish the following article, which appeared a year ago on National Review Online: Seige of Constantinople, from the Constantine Manasses Chronicle Danish Portuguese Today, August 15, marks the anniversary of Constantinople’s victory over Muslim invaders in what historians … [Read more...]
The Siege of Byzantium
National Review Online Danish Portuguese Today, August 15, marks the anniversary of Constantinople’s victory over Muslim invaders in what historians commonly call the “Second Siege of Byzantium,” 717–18. Prior to this massive onslaught, the Muslims had been hacking away at the domains of the Byzantine empire for nearly a century. The Muslims’ ultimate goal was the … [Read more...]
Copts under the Gun: Religious Freedom in Egypt
National Review Online [Note: the following is an interview that NRO editor Kathryn Lopez conducted with Raymond Ibrahim, first published July 2, 2013 ] As Mohamed Morsi faces the prospect of an imminent military coup, Raymond Ibrahim, the American son of two Egyptian parents and author of Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians, talks about the situation in … [Read more...]