Posts Tagged: Jihad
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...
Documenting Palestinian Criminality
We are told, day after day, that Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is a genuine moderate committed to achieving a peace settlement with Israel. In...
The Victims of UN hatred of Israel
Adapted from an address to the Durban Conference in NY. I want to thank the organizers of this conference, The Perils of Global ...
Huckabee: Obama Like Fire Starter
"Have we lost our navigation point?" Referring to President Obama's speech at the United Nations last week, former Republican candidate for President, Mike Huckabee likened him to...
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...
Terrorist Prison Blues
Life in prison is difficult, especially for 20 Muslim inmates at a high security unit housing 30 people in total. They miss their...
Elections in Libya Should be Deferred
While the Libyan rebels have rightfully celebrated the ousting of Muammar al-Qaddafi after 42-year reign in Libya, turning him from all powerful-dictator to...
How Anti-Semitism Prevents Peace
Despite the obsessive preoccupation with Israeli building activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the greatest obstacle to peace between the Israelis and the...
How Jihad Influenced the Norway Massacre
In his manifesto, Anders Breivik, the perpetrator of the Norway massacre, in which 80 people were killed and many wounded, mentioned the Crusades and aspects...
“Christian Terrorism”?
In light of the Norway terrorist attack, and as expected, the hail of religious relativism has begun—the idea that, if a "Christian," such as Breivik,...
Is Simple Attention the Islamists’ Greatest Enemy?
In a world paralyzed by political correctness and warped philosophies, attention is proving to be one of the greatest enemies of Islamist encroachment. Consider the difference...
Middle East Studies in Upheaval
The troubled academic study of the Middle East and Islam by Americans is changing in fundamental ways. I offer some thoughts based on 42 years...
Flotilla Roster Portends Another Violent Clash
A flotilla is determined to sail to the Gaza Strip this weekend in breach of Israel's naval blockade on the Hamas-controlled territory. This decision comes in spite...
Scholarship, Advocacy, and Antisemitism at Yale
On June 19, 2011, Yale University announced a new program: the "Yale Program for the Study of Anti-Semitism"(YPSA). Maurice Samuels from the Department...
