A recent interview on the Self-Evident Podcast: … [Read more...]
Today in History: The Battle of Varna (or, ‘May Allah Exterminate Them All!’)
The Stream The adventures of John Hunyadi — the Hungarian governor and scourge of Muslim Turks, loved by peasants and hated by the elites — all but climaxed in a horrific way on this date in history. Following his epic “Long Campaign,” which terrorized the aggressive Ottomans during the fall and early winter of 1442, Hunyadi’s “name struck such fear into the enemy that, when … [Read more...]
Audio: ‘Updates on Religious Hatred with Raymond Ibrahim
On 10/31/24, Fr. Robert McTeigue of the Catholic Current interviewed me. The nearly hour-long audio and its official description follow: We welcome back Raymond Ibrahim to discuss Columbus Day, Islam, and the real life horror movie of current Christian martyrdom. Why do some scholars continue to cling to the myth of the so-called golden era of Islam, and what's the true … [Read more...]
The Saladin Myth: Fake History Exposed
The Stream If Fake News is a “threat to democracy,” what about Fake History? Although more subtle — Fake History is certainly more difficult to expose than Fake News — the former is every bit as dangerous, if not more so. Unlike the “news,” which is ephemeral, the presumed lessons of history are much more concrete and long-lasting. For example, if you believe the Fake History … [Read more...]
The Forgotten Christian ‘Braveheart’ Who Delivered the West from Islamic Terror
The Stream Today in history, a man who would come to be known as the “Albanian Braveheart” delivered his homeland — and by extension, all of Europe — from a brutal Muslim siege following a series of mindboggling events. Nearly four decades earlier, this same Albanian, George Kastrioti — better known as Skanderbeg (“Lord Alexander”) — was taken captive as a small child by the … [Read more...]