Crusade and Jihad: The Thousand-Year War between the Muslim World and the Global North By William R. PolkNew Haven: Yale University Press, 2018. 550 pp. $37.50Reviewed by Raymond Ibrahim Middle East QuarterlyWinter 2019 Crusade and Jihad is characteristic of the many misrepresentations of history that emanate from the Middle East studies establishment. … [Read more...]
Shariah Law: What Everyone Needs to Know
by John L. Esposito and Natana J. Delong-BasReviewed by Raymond Ibrahim Middle East QuarterlyFall 2018 Shariah Law: What Everyone Needs to Know. By John L. Esposito and Natana J. Delong-Bas. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. 352 pp. $74 ($16.95, paper). The overarching theme of Esposito and Delong-Bas's book is that the sacred law of Islam is inherently just … [Read more...]
“Eternal Jihad: Islam Will Never, Ever Stop”
Editor's note: Andrew E. Harrod, PhD, JD, Esq, recently reviewed my book, Sword and Scimitar on American Thinker. Titled, "Eternal Jihad: Islam Will Never, Ever Stop," it follows: The "West and Islam have been mortal enemies since the latter's birth some fourteen centuries ago," warns Islam scholar Raymond Ibrahim in his recent book Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries … [Read more...]
Fr. James V. Schall: Sword and Scimitar Is “a Detailed, Well-Researched” and “Most Welcome” Book
James V. Schall, S.J. -- a longtime professor of political philosophy at Georgetown University and author of On Islam -- recently reviewed my book, Sword and Scimitar. First published in the Catholic World Report, and titled, "On the Purpose of Islam: A Review of Raymond Ibrahim’s Sword and Scimitar," it follows: “Unlike most military histories—which no matter how … [Read more...]
Andrew G. Bostom/PJ Media on “Raymond Ibrahim’s Historical Reconquista”
Editor's note: Over at PJ Media, Dr. Andrew G. Bostom, author of the indispensable Legacy of Jihad, reviews my book, Sword and Scimitar. Titled, "Ibrahim’s Historical Reconquista: New Book Reveals Christendom’s 1400-Year Struggle Against Jihad," a portion of the review follows: [...] Like John Quincy Adams’ 1830 essay, Raymond Ibrahim’s new Sword and … [Read more...]