Raymond Ibrahim
A widely published expert on the Middle East and Islam, Distinguished Senior Shillman Fellow at the Gatestone Institute and the Judith Friedman Rosen Fellow at the Middle East Forum.
Published Works
The Two Swords of Christ
Five Centuries of War between Islam and the Warrior Monks of Christendom
Defenders of the West
The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam
Sword and Scimitar
Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
Crucified Again
Exposing Islam's New War on Christians
The Al Qaeda Reader
The Essential Texts of Osama Bin Laden's Terrorist Organization
The Battle of Yarmuk
An Assessment of the Immediate Factors behind the Islamic Conquests
Media Appearances
Has appeared on major networks including:
Some YouTube videos have received over a million views each.
Publications
Featured in major publications including:
Work translated into dozens of languages.
Academic & Professional Experience
Guest Lectures & Briefings
Regularly guest lectures at universities including the U.S. Army War College and National Defense Intelligence College. Has briefed governmental agencies such as U.S. Strategic Command and the Defense Intelligence Agency, and has testified before Congress regarding conceptual failures in American discourse concerning Islam.
International Speaking
Regularly speaks at venues such as CPAC and before international audiences, including Germany's Bundestag.
Library of Congress
Served as an Arabic language and regional specialist at the Near East Section, providing information to defense and intelligence personnel in counterterrorism and area studies.
Background
Ibrahim's dual-background—born and raised in the U.S. by Egyptian parents born and raised in the Middle East—has provided him with unique advantages, from equal fluency in English and Arabic, to an equal understanding of the Western and Middle Eastern mindsets, positioning him to explain the latter to the former.
Education
M.A. in History
California State University, Fresno
Focus: Ancient and Medieval Near East
Additional Studies
Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Catholic University of America (Medieval Islam & Semitic languages)
Studied closely with noted military-historian Victor Davis Hanson
Ongoing Research
"Muslim Persecution of Christians" Monthly Reports
For over a decade since July 2011, Ibrahim has been producing monthly reports dedicated to chronicling the abuses and persecution Christians experience throughout the Islamic world. These comprehensive reports—over 160 of them, each averaging 3,500-4,500 words—serve as the ongoing continuation of his 2013 book "Crucified Again."