Gatestone Institute Update: Hours after the publication of this article media sources reported that, “The Islamic State is committing genocide against Yazidis, Christians and Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry declared on Thursday [today]…. Kerry's decision was welcomed by lawmakers and faith-based advocacy groups who have lobbied for months … [Read more...]
How U.S. Foreign Policy Made 2015 the “Worst Year in Modern History for Christian Persecution”
Gatestone Institute 2015 was the "worst year in modern history for Christian persecution," according to Open Doors, a human rights organization that has been documenting the persecution of Christians since 1955. According to its latest data, more than 7,000 Christians were killed for their faith in 2015 — almost twice as many as in 2014. In addition, more than 2,400 … [Read more...]
Why Islamic State’s Ancient Jihadi Tactics “Shock” the West
FrontPage Magazine As Western politicians and other talking heads insist that the Islamic State (“ISIS”) has “nothing whatsoever to do with Islam,” not only does ISIS correctly implement Islamic law—whether by demanding jizya from subjugated Christians or by sexually enslaving “infidel” women—but even the “caliphate’s” arcane jihadi tactics belong to Islam. Consider a … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim on Newsmax: ISIS Aspirations and U.S. Strikes in Libya
Earlier today I was interviewed by JD Hayworth on NewsMax TV; Nonie Darwish was also on the panel. We discussed the recent U.S. airstrikes in Libya and ISIS's tentacles around the globe: … [Read more...]
ISIS: The Latest Phase of the Jihad
Hoover Institution’s Strategika The best way to understand the Islamic State (ISIS) is to see it as the next phase of al-Qaeda. All Sunni Islamic jihadi groups—Boko Haram, ISIS, Taliban, al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda, even Hamas—share the same motivations based on a literal and orthodox reading of Islamic history and doctrine: resurrecting a caliphate (which existed in various forms … [Read more...]