Raymond Ibrahim Archives

Warning: Quote History at Your Own Risk

September 27, 2006

The Pope’s Remark Revisited by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers The Pope is under attack. Once again, riots, demonstrations, and “retaliations” have sparked throughout the Muslim world. Share This

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Islam’s Appeal

September 19, 2006

Or, Boys will be Boys by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers If seeing Arab, Pakistani, or other “ethnic” Muslims menacingly wave their hands while lambasting the West is nothing strange, seeing homegrown, non-accented Western converts doing the same thing is. Share This

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The West’s Multi-Headed Monster

June 20, 2006

Placing Zarqawi’s death in perspective by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers Immediately after the announcement of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death — Osama bin Laden’s “prince of al-Qaeda in Iraq” — almost every major politician, including President Bush, Prime Minister Blair, and Iraq’s new Prime Minister Maliki gave some sort of victory speech, some highly triumphant, …

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Lying, Defying and Demoralizing

May 31, 2006

OBL’s three-fold strategy to defeat the West by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers Like all of Osama bin Laden’s previous messages to the West, his most recent communiqué contains three Ladenese trademarks — lying, defying, and demoralizing — that are always present whenever the al Qaeda chieftain addresses the West. Share This

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What Would Mohammad Do?

May 18, 2006

by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers We’ve all seen them — those little wristbands Christians sometimes wear, or put on bumper stickers, with the acronym “WWJD?” — What Would Jesus Do? Share This

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Truce or Taqiyyah

January 22, 2006

The Koran, Islamic tradition and al Qaeda’s leadership shed light on bin Laden’s offer. by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers Osama bin Laden is apparently certain that the vast majority of Americans, including their policy-makers, are ignorant of al-Qaeda’s goals and strategies. Share This

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All the Wrong Reasons

November 13, 2005

Zawahiri’s democracy may be just what the Persian President needs. by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers Iran and the U.S., who may otherwise be on a collision-course, share one common goal: promoting democracy in Iraq. Share This

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Al Qaeda’s Offensive Rhetoric: What Does Al-Qaeda Ultimately Want?

October 5, 2005

by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers Al-Qaeda has shrewdly seen to it that, along with the sword, they also employ the pen in their Holy War. Share This

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From Nationalism to Fascism to Terror

September 4, 2005

Parallels between Germany and the Arab World by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers On occasion, one finds a historical pattern that provides a paradigm useful for interpreting contemporary world events. Share This

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