Posts Tagged: Abigail R. Esman
Europe’s Jewish Students Face Antisemitic Onslaught
If there were a survival handbook for Jewish students at the universities of Europe, it would probably begin with this: Tell no one that you're...
Iran’s Atrocious Human Rights Record Must Be Addressed Before New Nuclear Talks
There were days in a cramped, dark room. There were days and nights at Evin prison, with bright lights and interrogations and little or no...
How the Media’s 9/11 Anniversary Coverage Shifted From a Critical Look at Al-Qaeda to Attacking America
Whispered first -- and then shouted from the dust and wreckage of the morning of September 11, 2001, came the words that have become a...
A Ticking Time Bomb: Europe Continues Releasing Jihadis Despite Warnings
He is out of jail again -- the Dutch-Moroccan terror suspect Samir Azzouz, who has been repeatedly arrested, acquitted, rearrested, convicted, imprisoned, and released since...
Dutch Journalist’s Shooting Presents Another Rap-Radicalization Link
A large white paper heart rests among the flowers on the side of the Lange Leidsedwarstraat in Amsterdam, marking the place where journalist Peter R....
Ex ISIS Brides Further Link Turkish Aid Organization to Terrorists
To some, it's a humanitarian organization. To others, it's a one-stop shopping spot for terrorism. The truth is, it is both: and that's what makes it so...
Jew Hatred Soars During Hamas-Israel Fighting
"F___ the Jews! F__ their mothers! Rape their daughters!" they shouted through the streets of London. At the Holocaust Memorial in Amsterdam, Muslims issued a battle cry...
Turkey Refuses to Protect Its Women — and What That Means for the World
Her eyes were nearly as dark as her abaya, large and filled with tears. She was young, not much more than 30, with dark hair,...
Examining Narcissism, Patriarchy, and the Culture of Terrorism
Rage: Narcissism, Patriarchy, and the Culture of Terrorism by Abigail R. Esman, Potomac Press (2021). What goes on behind closed doors is no one's business. Until...
Islamist Extremists Try to Silence Dutch Author With Death Threats
At 23, her first book now tops her country's bestseller list -- an autobiographical novel praised by critics nationwide. She has been featured in interviews...
Macron Is Right; Islamo-Leftism Is a Threat
It started with a beheading. Last October, 18-year-old Chechen refugee Abdullakh Anzorov used a cleaver to murder history teacher Samuel Paty on the streets of a...
The Hijab Doesn’t Represent All Muslim Women
Several years ago, an art dealer friend had a Renoir painting available for sale, a portrait of a young woman in half-profile, dressed in a...
Reforming EU Imam Training Is Easier Said Than Done
Europe has an Islamism problem. This has long been evident in the dozens of Islamist terrorist attacks across the continent for nearly 20 years. But the latest...
Blaming the Victim: Theo van Gogh, Charlie Hebdo, the Media and End of Free Speech
As I write, on November 2, 2020, it is 16 years to the day since Dutch-Moroccan jihadist Mohammed Bouyeri, dressed in a djellaba and carrying...
