Posts Tagged: Abigail R. Esman
Terrorists, Victims — or Both? The Children of ISIS Return
They learn to count by attending public lashings. By the age of nine, they know how to use a gun, make a bomb and torture...
The Problem of Funding Palestinian Education
For Palestinians, Dalal Mughrabi is a legend -- a heroine -- celebrated for having killed 38 Israelis (including 13 children) in a 1978 massacre along Israel's Coastal Highway. But when Belgium funded...
Tariq Ramadan’s Fans Insist He’s Not a Rapist — Then Blame the Jews
From the moment that news broke of Harvey Weinstein's sexual aggressions, men and women alike rushed to express their disgust and disappointment. As the number...
Returning ISIS Jihadists Pose Long, Uncharted Challenges for US and Europe
For months now, Western counterterrorism experts have sounded the alarm: as ISIS loses ground, foreign fighters from America and Europe may try to return home. When...
Is Austria’s Burqa Ban an Example for America?
With the number of jihadist terrorists in Europe rising -- and a concurrent increase in the number of women involved in Islamist terrorism and recruiting -- Austria's centrist government passed...
Bin Laden Heir Breathes New Destructive Energy Into Al Qaeda
Since the start of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has sworn to destroy ISIS, threatening to be "nasty" and to "annihilate" the terrorist group and its leaders...
Expensive ‘Bride Price’ May Offer Another Lure to Jihad
Some men join dating sites when looking for a wife. Other men join terror groups. In many North African, Middle Eastern and Asian countries, bride price -- a...
Sophisticated Australian Airplane Bombing Plot a Warning to the West
Australia's arrest last Saturday of four men suspected of plotting a terrorist attack on a commercial airliner signaled more than a resurgent terror threat to airplanes. Because the plot involved smuggling explosives...
Controversial Lessons for America From Europe’s Immigrant Wave
Douglas Murray has long voiced his concern about the growing influence of Muslim culture on the West. The associate editor of Britain's Spectator, a frequent contributor to...
Converts and Jihad
Muslim converts have long been especially valued by recruiters for Islamist terror groups. "Their ability to operate freely in Europe, Asia and North America without...
Converts and Terrorist Recruitment: The Real Jihadist Threat
Most people can tell you who the potential jihadists are -- especially the ones in Europe and the US. You can point them out in a group:...
The Identity Crisis Fueling European Muslim Radicalization
When tanks entered the streets of Istanbul and Ankara last summer in an attempt to overthrow the Turkish government, people swarmed the streets to fight...
For Some, Sex Appeal Is Part of Jihad’s Lure
Earlier this month, the US State Department issued a new travel warning for Americans, cautioning them about traveling to Europe this summer. The extent of that warning was remarkable -- not...
Why Is New Jersey’s Governor Protecting Child Marriage?
Jada was looking forward to high school in her New Jersey hometown. But her father -- a recent convert to Islam -- decided that the family should move to...
