I recently spent some time watching Shark Week on television. Being fascinated with large predatory fish, I’ve watched many shark programs throughout the years. And I’ve reached one conclusion: the “liberal” response one is accustomed to when the topic of Islam and Islamists come up—that they are misunderstood, that we need to respect their ways and be tolerant, that it’s our … [Read more...]
Tripoli: Salafis Ban Christian Crosses and Icons
French In Tripoli, roaming bands of armed Salafis—Muslims who seek to follow the example of Islam’s prophet as literally as possible—went door to door of the city’s jewelry stores, ordering the owners to stop selling any crosses or Christian icons. “Immediately thereafter,” report Arabic media, “the store owners collected all the crosses and Christian icons and delivered … [Read more...]
The Watchman: Jihadists On The March
Recently I appeared on Erick Stakelbeck's program, The Watchman. The description and video follow: On this week's edition of The Watchman, we sit down with Middle East experts Raymond Ibrahim and Tawfik Hamid to discuss the latest developments with the Muslim Brotherhood, ISIS, Al Qaeda, and Iran and what can be done to counter the jihadist ... … [Read more...]
What an Islamic Caliphate Would Mean for the West
I was recently interviewed by CBN News' George Thomas on the rise of the Islamic State, its aspirations for caliphate, and what all that means for free peoples around the world: … [Read more...]
Jihadis Display ‘Power of Islam’ on Donkey Victims
French Very graphic videos recently appeared on Arabic-language media portraying Islamic jihadis in Syria slaughtering donkeys in order to consume them. The main point made by some of these websites is that the jihadis are hypocrites for (again) violating Islamic law, which bans the eating of domesticated donkeys. In the words of a fatwa, or Islamic decree, titled “Is it … [Read more...]