by Raymond Ibrahim
FrontPageMagazine.com
Father Zakaria Botros, also known as Islam’s “Public Enemy #1,” is back. Continue reading “Zakaria Botros: Islam’s Scourge Returns”
Tag: al-Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri, Bigger Threat Than Osama?
by Raymond Ibrahim
Bloomberg
Now that Ayman Zawahiri has assumed leadership of al Qaeda, it is important to end the widespread perception that he is a dour intellectual who is disconnected from young, would-be jihadists. Continue reading “Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri, Bigger Threat Than Osama?”
Appeasing Jihadists
A policy of guilt and flattery will not temper terrorists.
by Bruce S. Thornton
Defining Ideas
In 1937, the London Times editor Geoffrey Dawson wrote to his correspondent in Geneva, “I do my best, night after night, to keep out of the paper anything that might hurt [German] susceptibilities . . . . I have always been convinced that the peace of the world depends more than anything else upon our getting into reasonable relations with Germany.” Continue reading “Appeasing Jihadists”
Was Osama Bin Laden the Chicken or the Egg?
by Raymond Ibrahim
PJ Media
To posit the significance of Osama bin Laden’s demise, we must first decide which came first — the chicken or the egg? Continue reading “Was Osama Bin Laden the Chicken or the Egg?”
The Fellow Travelers of Jihadism
by Bruce S. Thornton
Advancing a Free Society
The post-mortem revelations of Osama bin Laden’s daily habits have confirmed the orthodox narrative about the al-Qaeda chief. Continue reading “The Fellow Travelers of Jihadism”
Tough Times for Radical Islam
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Osama bin Laden is dead. The Middle East is in chaos. And radical Islam is floundering Continue reading “Tough Times for Radical Islam”
Bin Laden Is Dead, But Our Delusions Live On
by Bruce S. Thornton
Advancing a Free Society
The death of Osama bin Laden has some symbolic value, particularly for the United States. A great power exercises influence not just through its military and economic assets, but through its prestige. Continue reading “Bin Laden Is Dead, But Our Delusions Live On”
Bin Laden Fallout
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
I think there will be repercussions from the hit, and most of them will turn out to be good in terms of the War on Terror. Continue reading “Bin Laden Fallout”
Weeping and Other Hysterics: Have Muslim Apologists Nothing More to Offer?
by Raymond Ibrahim
Hudson New York
From Congressman Keith Ellison’s emotional breakdown to CongresswomanJackie Speier’s accusations of “racism,” the hearings on Muslim radicalization have made it clear that those who oppose the hearings have little of substance to offer. Continue reading “Weeping and Other Hysterics: Have Muslim Apologists Nothing More to Offer?”
Can American Values Radicalize Muslims?
by Raymond Ibrahim
PJ Media
Recent comments by US officials on the threat posed by “radicalized” American Muslims are troubling, both for their domestic and international implications. Attorney General Eric Holder states that “the threat has changed … to worrying about people in the United States, American citizens — raised here, born here, and who for whatever reason, have decided that they are going to become radicalized and take up arms against the nation in which they were born.” Continue reading “Can American Values Radicalize Muslims?”