Why Are Christian Girls Converting to Islam In Egypt?

by Raymond Ibrahim

Jihad Watch

Few things in Islam are as liable to provoke passion and violence as the issue of conversion. The health hazards involved in converting out of Islam — apostatizing — are well known. Continue reading “Why Are Christian Girls Converting to Islam In Egypt?”

Rationalizing Pedophilia in Islam

by Raymond Ibrahim

Jihad Watch

Earlier this month we saw — or rather, were once again reminded — that Islam permits pedophilia in the guise of “marriage”: Continue reading “Rationalizing Pedophilia in Islam”

New Saudi Fatwa Defends Pedophilia as ‘Marriage’

by Raymond Ibrahim

Jihad Watch

Muslim “child-marriage” — euphemism for pedophilia — is making headlines again, at least in Arabic media: Dr. Salih bin Fawzan, a prominent cleric and member of Saudi Arabia’s highest religious council, just issued a fatwa asserting that there is no minimum age for marriage, and that girls can be married “even if they are in the cradle.” Continue reading “New Saudi Fatwa Defends Pedophilia as ‘Marriage’”

Christian Girls Kidnapped and ‘Sold’

by Raymond Ibrahim

FrontPageMagazine.com

Two teenage Coptic girls, cousins, were recently kidnapped and then “sold” in Minya, Egypt — the same region where a Coptic church was recentlyattacked and desecrated. Continue reading “Christian Girls Kidnapped and ‘Sold’”

Not So Fast on Strauss-Khan

by Victor Davis Hanson

NRO’s The Corner

Almost everyone who has written about Strauss-Kahn has, quite correctly, used the adjective “allegedly” in relation to the charges against him, which are as yet unproven in a court of law. Continue reading “Not So Fast on Strauss-Khan”

Why Muslim Demands for Headscarves Are Exaggerated

by Raymond Ibrahim

Hudson New York

Islamic attire for women — the burqa and hijab — is back in the news, though with a twist: In America, where they are legal, problems and lawsuits are arising, while in France, where they are banned, Muslim women are happily complying. Continue reading “Why Muslim Demands for Headscarves Are Exaggerated”

Muslim Woman Seeks to Revive Institution of Sex-Slavery

by Raymond Ibrahim

FrontPageMagazine.com

Last week witnessed popular Muslim preacher Abu Ishaq al-Huwaini boast about how Islam allows Muslims to buy and sell conquered infidel women, so that “When I want a sex-slave, I go to the market and pick whichever female I desire and buy her.” Continue reading “Muslim Woman Seeks to Revive Institution of Sex-Slavery”

Muslim ‘Inferiority Complex’ Kills Christians

by Raymond Ibrahim

FrontPageMagazine.com

Days ago in Egypt, throngs of Muslims (henceforth, “Islamists”), estimated at 3,000, fired guns and rifles and hurled Molotov cocktails at Coptic churches, homes, and businesses in the Imbaba region near Cairo: Continue reading “Muslim ‘Inferiority Complex’ Kills Christians”

Islam’s Christian Scapegoats

by Raymond Ibrahim

FrontPageMagazine.com

After mentioning the sort of atrocities Christians in Pakistan suffer — including being killed by “blasphemy” laws, constantly “abused in public and harassed in the street by groups of Muslim youths,” ostracized and impoverished by the government — a recent Fox News report reminds us that Christian persecution is further exacerbated by anti-Americanism: Continue reading “Islam’s Christian Scapegoats”

The American Soviet

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

The security forces of Bashar Assad — a thug whom Hillary Clinton deemed a “reformer,” and with whom Barack Obama was determined to restore diplomatic relations — are slaughtering hundreds in the streets of Syria’s major cities. I know that the Turkish government will express no outrage. Continue reading “The American Soviet”