by J. Maropoulakis Denney The Examiner Yes, he is a MUSLIM. Amine el Khalifi is a Muslim. This is the person who yesterday it was revealed was caught in an FBI sting planning to murder hundreds of people in our nation's capital. I tell you this because you would never know that he is a Muslim from the reports of NBC or CBS. Not only is he a Muslim, but he is an Islamist … [Read more...]
A New Year of ‘Dhimmitude’ for Egypt’s Copts
Originally published by the Stonegate Institute For Egypt's Christian Copts, the New Year began with threats that their churches would be attacked during Christmas mass (celebrated on January 7). Because many were eyeing the situation—several Coptic churches were previously attacked, including last Christmas (eight dead) and New Year's day (23 dead), not to mention ominous … [Read more...]
Clinton Blames Jihad on Poverty
Bill Clinton recently demonstrated the tenacity of those liberal/leftist/materialist paradigms that have all but blinded the West to reality. According to the Associated Press: Former U.S. President [and current spouse of the U.S. Secretary of State] Bill Clinton warned Monday that the rampant poverty that plagues oil-rich Nigeria—felt most acutely in its Muslim north—is … [Read more...]
RAYMOND IBRAHIM TRIES TO EDUCATE HIS READERS ON ISLAMISM, AMIDST STERILE DEBATE
by Walid Phares Face Book Raymond Ibrahim, a scholar on Islamism whose family emigrated from Egypt, is attempting to educate his readers that Islamists are an ideological movement, in a Muslim world that includes a variety of movements and trends. Many readers can't see the difference and don't understand the notion. The American public was denied basic facts in education … [Read more...]
Why We Need Words Like ‘Islamist’
Published in PJ Media Is the problem Islam or Islamism? Muslims or Islamists? These and related questions regularly foster debate. The greatest obstacle on the road to consensus is what such words imply; namely, that Islamism and Islamists are "bad," and Islam and Muslims are good (or simply neutral). Some observations in this regard: Islamism is a distinct … [Read more...]