Merit takes second place to gender and religion by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers When all the political sophistry is said and done, there is no denying that the claim to fame of the Democratic Party’s two superstar candidates, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, is that the one is a woman, the other black and from […]
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Who needs “intelligence” to know Iran wants nukes? by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers Much of the current debate surrounding Iran’s nuclear aspirations centers on the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report which “judge[s] with high confidence that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program.” Share This
by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers Full of the same old complaints, threats of retaliation, and victim status role that have become mainstays of al Qaeda propaganda, Osama bin Laden’s latest release would seem to offer nothing new. Share This
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A Comparison of The Al Qaeda Reader and Mein Kampf by Raymond Ibrahim National Review Online A number of book reviewers have recently pointed to the similarities between The Al Qaeda Reader and Mein Kampf. For instance, writing in the New York Observer, James Buchan notes that, “In their [al Qaeda’s] brutality and candor, their fulminations against democracy and loose morals, their obsession
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by Raymond Ibrahim Chronicle for Higher Education When the September 11 attacks occurred, I was in Fresno, Calif., researching my M.A. thesis on the Battle of Yarmuk, one of the first yet little-known battles between Christendom and Islam, waged in 636 A.D. Share This
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More al Qaeda double talk by Raymond Ibrahim National Review Online As with every message directed to the West, Osama bin Laden’s most recent address begins and ends with his hallmark sentence: “Peace to whoever follows guidance.” Share This
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In academic revision, Christ is confused, the Prophet humanitarian. by Raymond Ibrahim National Review Online Few things are more demonstrative of the sad state of affairs of modern academia than the increasingly fictionalized portrayals of the founders of the two largest religions in the world: Jesus and Mohammad. Share This
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by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers After being accused of having a special vendetta against Muslims, Pope Benedict XVI is back in the spotlight for offending Jews, Protestants, and the Orthodox. Share This
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by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers A recent poll released by the Pew Research Center indicates that, among other things, support for suicide-attacks — or, what are known in Islamic terminology as “martyrdom operations” — is on the decline in the Islamic world. Share This
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by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers As a 6’3”, 250-pound weightlifter of Middle Eastern descent, who sometimes wears a full beard, seldom wears a (perfunctory) smile, and who’s last name is “Ibrahim” — a name that sometimes appears in rather “unflattering” headlines, such as the recent attacks in Glasgow — I don’t mind telling you that,
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