by Edward Cline Family Security Matters Raymond Ibrahim, associate director of the Middle East Forum, recently published an article, "Offensive Jihad: The One Incontrovertible Problem with Islam," in the Middle East Forum and on Pajamas Media(October 30th). This excellent article for the first time (known to me, at least) addresses one of the fundamental problems of and with … [Read more...]
Quieting Talk of Offensive Jihad
Investigative Project on Terrorism A report issued by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) in September shed light on a new approach in the discourse about jihad. Saudi writer Khaled Al-'Ghanami wrote an op-ed in the al-Watannewspaper and 'Abdallah Al-Naggar wrote one in the Egyptian al-Gomhouriyya that call for suppression of calls to violent jihad. They both … [Read more...]
Christian Exodus from Middle East Continues
by James Heiser The New American Over seven years have passed since President Bush declared victory in Iraq, and two months have now passed since Obama declared that same conflict to be over, but for Christians in the Middle East, such talk of victory is hollow. For centuries, Christians living under Muslim domination have endured cycles of persecution and tolerance, but now … [Read more...]
Islamists Accuse Egypt’s Christians of Behaving Like…Islamists?
The persecution of Egypt's Coptic minority is taking an ironic, and dangerous, turn: Islamist leaders are now projecting the worst traits of radical Islam onto Egypt's Christians. A psychological phenomenon first described by Sigmund Freud, "projection" is defined as "the attribution of one's own ideas, feelings, or attitudes to other people." As such, consider how the … [Read more...]
Offensive Jihad
The One Incontrovertible Problem with Islam Published in Pajamas Media A recent report titled "Arab Columnists: Stop Talking About Offensive Jihad," alludes to the ultimate problem between Islam and the non-Muslim world: offensive jihad, or jihad al-talab — the Islamic imperative to subjugate the world. The report opens by saying "One dominant theme during Ramadan in the … [Read more...]