The Stream We recently saw how certain Western nations — first Denmark, then Sweden — have gone from being bastions of free speech and expression to banning any “hate” speech or expression against Islam (for example, burning the Koran). At one point, I wrote, “rather than ban the burning of the Koran, it seems that Scandinavia might have served itself better had it banned the … [Read more...]
Egypt Publishes Book Calling for the Destruction of Churches
Coptic Solidarity Islamic schizophrenia—or merely two-facedness—is making the news again, in Egypt. At a time when President Sisi and the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayeb, are publicly claiming, especially to the West, that Islam does not prohibit the construction of churches, an Arabic language book calling for the destruction of churches was recently exposed … [Read more...]
The Martyrs of Cordoba: Taking ‘Blame the Victim’ to Another Level
The Stream Before the idea that “white people are committed to being villains” became fashionably mainstream, it was the domain of academics, particularly those dealing with history. This only made sense. If conclusions (“evil whitey”) are based on premises (history), then the past must be rewritten in a way that validates present narratives — namely, that Europeans have … [Read more...]
Video: Defenders of the West on ‘Conversations that Matter’
A recent interview on Conversations That Matter: … [Read more...]
Today in History: Christians ‘Manfully Resist’ Muslims Full of ‘Wrath and Pride’ at Tours
The Stream On October 10, 732, one of history’s most epic battles between Christians and Muslims took place and saved Europe from becoming Islamic over a millennium ago. Precisely one century after the death of Islam’s prophet Muhammad in 632 — a century which had seen the conquest of thousands of square miles of formerly Christian lands, including Syria, Egypt, North Africa, … [Read more...]