On February 12, I was interviewed on the Denice Gary Pandol Radio Show. Topics included the Islamic fatwas that justify burning people to death -- including one that mysteriously disappeared from a Qatar-run website -- and the "Sword of Allah." Click here to listen and fast-forward to around the 34:30 mark. … [Read more...]
Libya: 21 Abducted Coptic Christians Possibly Executed
Note: An important press release from Coptic Solidarity follows: Coptic Solidarity Demands Urgent Actions to Save Kidnapped Copts in Libya Contact: Lindsay Vessey, Coptic Solidarity, 801-512-1713, [email protected] WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ -- A new report by the Islamic State has just been published with photos alluding to the possible execution … [Read more...]
Muslim Convert to Christianity Tears Into Islamic State
The following brief video with English subtitles is an excellent response to "Caliph" Baghdadi of the Islamic State from Brother Rachid -- a former Muslim turned Christian. I first wrote about Rachid back in 2008 and since. In 2013, I appeared on his program (Daring Question) where we discussed my book, Crucified Again, for 90 minutes (in Arabic). Now, watch Rachid take the … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim on Obama: Crusades, Inquisition, and Relativism
Yesterday I was interviewed on In the Market with Janet Parshall. We discussed President Obama's invocation of the Crusades and Inquisition and how apologists often do this to gloss over the daily atrocities being committed by the Islamic State and other Islamic groups and individuals -- in the name of relativism. To listen to the 20-minute-interview, click here and … [Read more...]
Qatar Published Fatwa In 2006 Permitting Burning People — Removes It After ISIS Burns Pilot
It appears that Islam Web, a popular website owned by Qatar's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, may have been responsible for the rationale used by the Islamic State to burn alive a Jordanian pilot captive. On February 7, 2006, the widely accessed Arabic website issued Fatwa No. 71480, titled "The Burning of Ias bin Abdul Yalil by Abu Bakr." The fatwa, or Islamic … [Read more...]