Isik Abla, host of the satellite television show, Embracing New Life, recently interviewed me via Skype on a number of matters dealing with Islam and the West. The nearly 30-minute long video follows: … [Read more...]
Philippines: Government Appeases Islamic Rebels, Permits Sharia in Mindanao
Christians and others in the southern Philippines are expressing strong fears that legislation meant to create an Islamic sub-state on Mindanao Island --legislation meant to appease Islamists -- will only create more extremism against Christians. If Bangsamoro, or “Moro Country” -- Moro is colloquial for “Muslim" -- were ruled under Sharia, non-Muslims would become … [Read more...]
Libya Declared a “Muslim State”
Editor’s note: The following account was written for RaymondIbrahim.com by an American teacher in the Muslim world. On May 26th, the residents of Tripoli and other areas under the control of the General National Congress (GNC) and their military wing, Libya Dawn (a coalition of Islamic militias), discovered that they were now living in a “Muslim State”. The GNC - who still … [Read more...]
Egyptian Mosque Sermons Reminiscent of ISIS
Coptic Solidarity On Friday, May 15, the prayer leader of Safa Mosque in the city of Mersa Matruh, west of Alexandria, Egypt, repeatedly declared that “the Islamic caliphate will return and that Jerusalem, though stolen at the hands of the Jews, will return to Muslims once again.” The mosque’s imam further spoke in tones reminiscent of the Islamic State, including by … [Read more...]
Islamic Supremacism: The True Source of Muslim ‘Grievances’
Portuguese In the ongoing debate (or debacle) concerning free speech/expression and Muslim grievance—most recently on exhibition at Garland, where two “jihadis” opened fire on a “Prophet Muhammad” art contest organized by Pamela Geller—one thing has become clear: the things non-Muslims can do to provoke Islamic violence is limitless and far exceeds cartoons. Writes Victor … [Read more...]