PJ Media. Portuguese Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi continues to be the antithesis of longstanding mainstream media portrayals of him. First there was his historic speech where he, leader of the largest Arab nation, and a Muslim, accused Islamic thinking of being the scourge of humanity—in words that no Western leader would dare utter. This remarkable speech—which … [Read more...]
Egypt’s Sisi: Islamic “Thinking” Is “Antagonizing the Entire World”
Danish German Speaking before Al-Azhar and the Awqaf Ministry on New Year’s Day, 2015, and in connection to Prophet Muhammad's upcoming birthday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a vocal supporter for a renewed vision of Islam, made what must be his most forceful and impassioned plea to date on the subject. Among other things, Sisi said that the “corpus of … [Read more...]
Islam’s ‘Protestant Reformation’
French In order to prevent a clash of civilizations, or worse, Islam must reform. This is the contention of many Western peoples. And, pointing to Christianity’s Protestant Reformation as proof that Islam can also reform, many are optimistic. Overlooked by most, however, is that Islam has been reforming. What is today called “radical Islam” is the reformation of Islam. … [Read more...]
Video: Raymond Ibrahim Discusses ‘Islam’s Protestant Reformation’ on Sun News
I recently appeared on Byline with Brian Lilley discussing my recent article, "Islam's 'Protestant Reformation.'" … [Read more...]
Islam’s ‘Protestant Reformation’ (Part 2)
PJ Media Click for Part 1 How Christianity and Islam can follow similar patterns of reform but with antithetical results rests in the fact that their scriptures are often antithetical to one another. This is the key point, and one admittedly unintelligible to postmodern, secular sensibilities, which tend to lump all religious scripture together in a melting pot of … [Read more...]