Abigail R. Esman
ARTICLES BY: Abigail R. Esman
Beyond ISIS: Europe’s Salafists Have Been and Continue to Be Nurturing Jihad
Before there was the Islamic State, before YouTube videos seduced Europe's Muslims to join in the jihad, before Twitter and Tumblr and the many tools...
Is National Guilt Making Germany More Vulnerable to Terrorism?
From the moment it became clear that the mass killings at Berlin's Breitscheidplatz Christmas market were the actions of a Muslim terrorist, accusatory fingers have pointed at German Chancellor...
Why the UK’s Sharia Courts Should Be Banned
Girls are married off at 15 to men they've never met -- men who may beat and rape them, or who do not permit them to leave the...
Women Represent a New Threat in ISIS’ Strategy
This is Laura Hansen's story. It may also be the story of the future of Islamic terrorists in the West. Born and raised in the quiet Dutch...
One Year After the Paris Attacks, What the West Still Needs to Learn About Islamic Terror
On November 13, 2016, one year after Islamist terrorists killed 130 people and injured 368 others in a series of attacks across Paris, music legend Sting...
Paris Jihadist Manages to Grow More Radical in Prison
One year after jihadist commandos massacred 130 people in coordinated attacks across Paris, the country of France remains in a state of emergency. Heavily armed gendarmes patrol the...
Europe Gambles on De-Radicalization Programs as Terror Threat Rises
For the past several weeks, the news out of Syria and Iraq has been consistent and decisive: The Islamic State is losing ground. Battered by...
Europe’s Terror Challenges: The Returnee Threat
Another week has brought another barrage of headlines illustrating the depth of Europe's terror threat. The following examples came during a 24-hour window earlier this month: "Schiphol...
Some Muslim Nations Are Forging a Real Peace With Israel
The welcoming of a foreign leader on September 7 by local dignitaries in The Hague was a customary political gesture. Benjamin Netanyahu, on a two-day...
Raids and Arrests Show That 9/11’s Lessons Are Global
They are known as "the 102 minutes that changed America." Fifteen years later, it is increasingly clear that the 102 minutes of the September 11 attacks...
With Terror Threat Growing, Europe Changes Course
Sixteen years ago, when Dutch commentator Paul Scheffer published his "Multicultural Drama" declaring that multiculturalism in the Netherlands had failed, the response was swift and...
How Trains Are a Prime Target for Terrorists
On July 18, a young man stormed through a train outside of Wurzburg, Germany. Crying "Allahu Akbar," (God is great) he brandished an axe high...
Why Is Virginia a Haven for Would-Be Jihadists?
What is it about Virginia? Already this year, six men from the "Cavalier State" have been arrested on terror-related charges -- two of them in July alone....
Anger, Honor and Freedom: What European Muslims’ Attack On Speech Is Really About
"Clash of civilizations," some say. Others call it the "failure of multiculturalism." Either way, the cultural conflicts between some Muslims and non-Muslims worldwide continue to...
