Raymond Ibrahim
ARTICLES BY: Raymond Ibrahim
Obama: ‘Son of Islam’?
Many in the media are indignant with Reverend Franklin Graham, head of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Invited on "Morning Joe" last Tuesday...
A New Year of ‘Dhimmitude’ for Egypt’s Copts
For Egypt's Christian Copts, the New Year began with threats that their churches would be attacked during Christmas mass (celebrated on January 7). Because many...
Why We Need Words Like ‘Islamist’
Is the problem Islam or Islamism? Muslims or Islamists? These and related questions regularly foster debate (see the exchange between Robert Spencer and Andrew McCarthy for...
Muslim Persecution of Christians: January 2012
The beginning of the New Year saw only an increase in the oppression of Christians under Islam, from Nigeria, where an all-out jihad has been...
The President Should Speak Out Against Religious Persecution
On January 24, during his State of the Union Address, the president of the United States has a chance to expose the plight of religious...
An Old Egyptian Tradition – A Military that Brutalizes Egyptians
The myths of a "patriotic" or "altruistic" Egyptian military carefully protecting the "rights" of its citizenry—the narrative of the mainstream media of the January 25...
Sharia’s Sinister Smiles
The totalitarian nature of Sharia law can only be grasped when one appreciates how thoroughly it permeates and dictates everything in a believer's life—including when...
Muslim Brotherhood: Subverting Free Societies from Within
The online version of the long-running Arabic journal Ruz al-Yusif carries an exclusive interview with Sheikh Osama al-Qusi entitled, "Former Salafi: Salafis Have Distorted Islam."...
Obama Administration Bans Knowledge of Islam
The Obama administration's censoring of photographs of the late Osama bin Laden, lest they offend Muslims, is one thing; but what about censoring words, especially...
Egypt’s Massacre of Christians
Western media coverage of the recent massacre of Coptic Christians in Cairo, Egypt—in which the military killed dozens of Christians and injured some...
Gaddafi Dead – So What?
What a myopic view the Western media and its array of "experts" have concerning the so-called "Arab Spring" — a myopia that naturally...
The Real Iran
In a globalized world where debate and diplomacy predominate, there is one sure way to discern the sincerity of any particular government: see how it...
Winning the Battle Against Al-Qaeda, Losing the War Against Jihad
So long as the West focuses on names and faces in the so-called "war on terror"—as opposed to focusing on ideas and motivations—so long will...
Why ‘Christian’ Persecution?
Some are asking why my new monthly series, "Muslim Persecution of Christians," wherein I collate and assess some of the atrocities committed by Muslims against...
