Chronicle of Higher Education Translations of this item: Danish When the September 11 attacks occurred, I was in Fresno, Calif., researching my M.A. thesis on the Battle of Yarmuk, one of the first yet little-known battles between Christendom and Islam, waged in 636 A.D. That battle, in which the Arab invaders were outmatched and yet still triumphed, would have … [Read more...]
Al-Qaedas to ansigter
Information.dk Oprindelig engelsk tekst: The Two Faces of Al Qaeda Den 11. september 2001 befandt jeg mig i Fresno, Californien, i færd at researche til en akademisk afhandling om Slaget ved Yarmuk i 632 - et af de første, men et ret lidet kendt slag imellem Kristenheden og Islam. I dette slag stillede de arabiske invasionshære med langt færre tropper end modstanderen, men … [Read more...]
Peace to Whoever Follows Guidance
More al Qaeda double talk National Review Online As with every message directed to the West, Osama bin Laden's most recent address begins and ends with his hallmark sentence: "Peace to whoever follows guidance." What exactly are Americans and Europeans to understand by this simple statement? Considering that it is always anchored in messages rife with grievances and … [Read more...]
Jesus and Mohammad, Version 2.0
National Review Online Few things are more demonstrative of the sad state of affairs of modern academia than the increasingly fictionalized portrayals of the founders of the two largest religions in the world: Jesus and Mohammad. Though the same dubious methods are used for both — ignore the most historically valid texts and documents, build ponderous theories atop evidence of … [Read more...]
Faith and Altruism
The cases of Pope Benedict and Osama bin Laden Private Papers After being accused of having a special vendetta against Muslims, Pope Benedict XVI is back in the spotlight for offending Jews, Protestants, and the Orthodox. In back to back moves, he formally removed restrictions from annually celebrating an old Latin Mass which includes prayers calling on God to "lift the veil … [Read more...]