Coptic Solidarity. French What is the role of Islam in Muslim society? Is it just a religion to be practiced privately, as Christianity is understood in the West? Or does it call for theocracy—governance according to the laws derived from it, also known as Sharia? Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb—currently Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar University and former Grand Mufti of … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim on Newsmax: ISIS Aspirations and U.S. Strikes in Libya
Earlier today I was interviewed by JD Hayworth on NewsMax TV; Nonie Darwish was also on the panel. We discussed the recent U.S. airstrikes in Libya and ISIS's tentacles around the globe: … [Read more...]
The Siege of Constantinople
Editor's note: To mark the August 15 anniversary of the second Islamic siege of Constantinople, we republish the following article, which appeared a year ago on National Review Online: Seige of Constantinople, from the Constantine Manasses Chronicle Danish Portuguese Today, August 15, marks the anniversary of Constantinople’s victory over Muslim invaders in what historians … [Read more...]
World Ignores Christian Exodus from Islamic World
Gatestone Institute While the world fixates on the conflict between Israel and Hamas—and while most mainstream media demonize Israel for trying to survive amid a sea of Arab-Islamic hostility—similar or worse tragedies continue to go virtually ignored. One of the most ancient Christian communities in the world, that of Iraq—which already had been decimated over the last … [Read more...]
Jihadi Rhetoric: Tiresome but Deadly
I just spent the better part of the day reading and listening to sermons by the leaders and jihadis of the new “caliphate” in Mesopotamia, the Islamic State (formerly “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”). I did so in the vain hopes of learning something “new.” But it was absolute déjà vu—taking me back to a decade ago, when I was reading and translating the Arabic writings … [Read more...]