Published in National Review Online: The Corner It is clear that the media and its host of analysts are split in two camps on the Egyptian revolution: one that sees it as a wonderful expression of "people-power" that, left alone, will naturally culminate into some sort of pluralistic democracy, and another that sees only the Muslim Brotherhood, in other words, that sees only … [Read more...]
The Media and Christian Persecution in Egypt
The Lincoln Brown Show http://raymond.uhurunetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/323.mp3 … [Read more...]
Islam in America speakers generate controversy online, not on campus
by Ashley Stewart The Clipper EvCC found itself in the middle of a Facebook oslaughtlast week when a self-proclaimed anti-terrorist organization urged its members to protest speakers invited to a campus series about being Muslim in America. The panel went on and the virtual protests subsided, but not before Facebook watchers and EvCC administrators got a lesson in uncivil … [Read more...]
Bewitched Animals and the Muslim Media
Published in Hudson New York Because conspiracy theories emanating from the Muslim world are nothing new—a decade ago, Israel was accused of perpetrating the strikes of 9/11, today it is accused of perpetrating the bombings of a Coptic church—they tend to be dismissed in the West. A close examination of these theories, however, reveals pathological trends that need to be … [Read more...]
Is the Media ‘Fair and Balanced’ on Christian Persecution?
Published in Pajamas Media The mainstream media (MSM) has just provided another example of how it ostracizes those who fail to tout its party-line. Context: the Washington Post's On Faith blog posted an article dealing with Muslim-Christian relations, in light of recent attacks on Christians in the Muslim world. Regular contributors were invited to respond. The response of one … [Read more...]