by Raymond Ibrahim
Hudson New York
In light of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s ongoing trial, Western readers may be surprised to learn who some of Mubarak’s staunchest defenders are: Salafi Muslims, that is, those Muslims who practice the 7th-century Islam of Muhammad, often referred to as “radicals.” Continue reading “Mubarak Deceived Israel as Muhammad Deceived Infidels?”
by Raymond Ibrahim
Hudson New York
In his manifesto, Anders Breivik, the perpetrator of the Norway massacre, wherein some 80 people were killed, mentioned the Crusades and aspects of it as an inspirational factor. Continue reading “How Jihad Influenced the Norway Massacre”
by Jamie Glazov
FrontPage Magazine
Frontpage Interview’s guest is Raymond Ibrahim, associate director of the Middle East Forum, author of The Al Qaeda Reader, and editor of FPM’s new section on Muslim Persecution of Christians. Continue reading “Ibrahim, Fighting for Free Speech”
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”
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
The revelation that the perpetrator of the terrorist attacks in Oslo, Anders Behring Breivik, is a self-described Christian and conservative is sure to provoke an outburst of the moral equivalence favored by apologists for jihadism. Continue reading “Oslo and the Dangers of Moral Equivalence”
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’”
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’”
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?”
by Raymond Ibrahim
FrontPageMagazine.com
The other day I saw a video of a sheikh warning Muslims against disregarding Muhammad’s sunna, or the rules and customs the prophet prescribed for Muslims. Continue reading “How Islamic Absurdities Prove Islamic Violence”
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”