Portuguese Let believers not take for friends and allies infidels rather than believers: and whoever does this shall have no relationship left with Allah—unless you but guard yourselves against them, taking precautions – Koran 3:28 Days ago, after the Islamic State [IS] entered the Syrian city of Hassakè, prompting a mass exodus of Christians, a familiar, though often … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim Radio Interview: Iran’s Taqiyya-Fatwa, Pakistani Church Persecution, and More
I was recently interviewed on Reel Talk with Audrey Russo. Topics ranged from President Obama's reference to the Ayatollah's "taqiyya-fatwa" concerning nuclear weapons, Pakistani persecution of Christians, in the context of two recent church bombings, and Islamic modus operandi: when weak, preach peace, when strong, wage jihad. Click here to listen to the 23-minute … [Read more...]
Muslim Strength Decides if Christian Churches Stand or Fall
Coptic Solidarity A video recording made on December 14, 2013 of Dr. Yusuf al-Burhami, a leading cleric in Egypt’s Salafi movement, was recently publicized on Arabic media due to its controversial nature. In the video, Burhami says that “Destroying churches is permissible—as long as the destruction does not bring harm to Muslims, such as false claims that Muslims are … [Read more...]
American Ignorance of Islam Due to American Muslims
Where Muslims are strong, they coerce non-Muslim "infidels" to do their bidding; where they are weak, they plead and play victim in order for non-Muslims to do their bidding. All throughout the Islamic world -- and not just under the Islamic State -- non-Muslim religious freedom and freedom of speech are openly banned, from building churches and distributing Bibles to … [Read more...]
‘Muslim Reformers’: Forever Talking the Talk, Never Walking the Walk
FrontPage Magazine Due to its rarity, it’s always notable whenever a top Islamic leader publicly acknowledges the threat of Islamic radicalism and terror. And yet, such denunciations never seem to go beyond words—and sometimes not even that. Thus, in “An Arab Prince Denounces Islamism,” Daniel Pipes highlights “a remarkable but thus-far unnoticed address on Dec. 5” by … [Read more...]