FrontPageMagazine.com A recent poll released by the Pew Research Center indicates that, among other things, support for suicide-attacks—or, what are known in Islamic terminology as "martyrdom operations"—is on the decline in the Islamic world. There is no denying that there are a number of factors contributing to this new shift—not least of which is the fact that, … [Read more...]

FrontPageMagazine.com As a 6'3", 250 pound weightlifter of Middle Eastern descent, who sometimes wears a full beard, seldom wears a (perfunctory) smile, and who's last name is "Ibrahim"—a name that sometimes appears in rather "unflattering" headlines, such as the recent attacks in Glasgow—I don't mind telling you that, well, sometimes I get askance looks of "concern" whenever … [Read more...]

Zawahiri invokes the language of social justice National Review Online In an unprecedented effort to rally popular support, al Qaeda is apparently trying to refashion its image from an ultra-conservative, radical Islamist group with clear and precise goals — the ultimate being to implementsharia law around the globe — to what the liberal West has long had a soft spot for: a … [Read more...]

National Review Online Islamic apologist extraordinaire Karen Armstrong is at it again. In an article entitled "Balancing the Prophet" published by the Financial Times, the self-proclaimed "freelance monotheist" engages in what can only be considered second-rate sophistry. The false statements begin in her opening paragraph: Ever since the Crusades, people in the west have … [Read more...]

L'Occidentale Pezzo in lingua originale inglese: Hydra of War Il leader di al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Masri, è morto? Le autorità irachene hanno appena proclamato la sua uccisione durante uno scontro a fuoco. Tutti i siti internet legati ad al-Qaeda, però, sembrano tenere differenti posizioni: "Lui sta ancora combattendo i nemici di Allah." Gli Usa sono a loro volta … [Read more...]