William Campbell of Challenging Opinions recently interviewed me on a number of topics revolving around Islam and the West. True to the show's name, Campbell never seems to miss a chance to "challenge" my views. To listen to the interview/debate, click here and fast-forward to the 8:42 mark. … [Read more...]
Video: Ibrahim on the Many Faces of Jihad throughout History
Derek Gilbert of Sky Watch News recently interviewed me. Among other topics, we discussed why “jihad” is better translated as “struggle” and not “holy war” -- and why that actually makes it more dangerous; why in this sense characters like Linda Sarsour are practitioners of jihad; and why, unlike their descendants, premodern Europeans were not duped by … [Read more...]
Video: Ibrahim on Colliding Worldviews
I recently appeared on Colliding Worldviews, a program on ABN’s Trinity Channel, hosted by Tony Gurule. Titled, “CAIR vs U.S. Army War College,” the 30-minute interview -- which includes an interesting discussion on the interplay between doctrine and history -- follows: CAIR vs. U.S. Army War College from Tony Gurule on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
Melanie Phillips: “The US Army War College Surrenders to Intimidation”
Note: Melanie Phillips, best-selling British author of Londonistan and The World Turned Upside Down, weighs in on the recent CAIR/War College fiasco (original appears on her website): Raymond Ibrahim is the author of an important new book about Islam, “Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West”. In this meticulously researched work, he … [Read more...]
Video: Raymond Ibrahim on CBN News’ Global Lane
On June 28, I appeared on CBN News' Global Lane, with Gary Lane. The official description of the seven minute segment follows: "Free speech silenced. The U.S. Army War College capitulates to the demands of Islamic activist groups and cancels the schedule lecture of this author. Why was this Egyptian-American labeled a white racist?" … [Read more...]