Note from Senior Management: Jim Pinkerton outlines the central issues in the 1500-year struggle between competing cultural visions several years ago in this article, which first appeared in The American Conservative. In one of the great epics of Western literature,
In today’s whirlwind visit to Albania, Pope Francis emphasized religious liberty on several occasions, making it one of the key themes of his trip. In his opening address this morning before the Albanian President and other civil and government officials,
This article originally appeared in The Telegraph: Few outsiders have noticed, but radical Islamists now control Libya’s capital. These militias stormed Tripoli last month, forcing the official government to flee and hastening the country’s collapse into a failed state. Moreover,
From the New York Daily News: Notorious flame-thrower Pamela Geller has paid $100,000 for advertisements showing ISIS beheading victim and Adolf Hitler. The ads will appear on 100 buses and at the entrances of the E. 59th St. station and the
Jihadist fighters in Syria are calling on ISIS to release British hostage Alan Henning, saying that killing him would be “haram” (forbidden in Islamic law). The Times reports that extremists are openly dissenting over the group’s threat to kill Henning,
On Thursday In a session with the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State John Kerry was asked by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) whether America was at war in Iraq and Syria. Kerry responded: “If you’re more comfortable calling
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Shiite rebels and Sunni militiamen battled in the streets of the Yemeni capital for a second day Friday in fighting that has killed at least 120 people, driven thousands from their homes and virtually shut down
Even in a week of great political upheaval, politics can be dully predictable. I spent the first part of the week in Madrid for the unveiling of the Margaret Thatcher Plaza, which a vast array of media outlets excitedly reported
Saudi Arabia has agreed to fund the restoration of Cairo’s Al-Azhar mosque in recognition of its role as a “beacon of moderate Islam,” the Egyptian president’s office said Thursday. The announcement came after talks between President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and
In uniting the world’s bitterest enemies in at least a verbal campaign against it, ISIS has done what few ever thought possible. Even though President Obama’s hopes to craft an international military coalition against ISIS looks to be stillborn, in
My organization, the human rights advocacy group the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) has unveiled a new advertising campaign that boldly tells truths that the U.S. government and the mainstream media seem determined to obfuscate. The series of six ads
The Islamic State (IS) announced its media apparatus has created a video game where players can wage jihad on behalf of IS forces against the West. The Islamic State said the purpose behind the video game’s creation was to “raise
John Cantlie, a key witness in the collapsed trial over jihadi-linked NHS doctor Shajul Islam, has appeared in an ISIS propaganda video, apparently showing him willingly discussing the faults of the West. A new video released by ISIS this afternoon
Sam Harris had some harsh words for President Obama after his speech last week, the one in which he declared, “ISIL is not Islamic.” Harris, one of the outspoken new atheists, wonders when, if ever, the truth about Islam will
During his address to the nation last week President Obama said that ISIS “is not Islamic.” Yesterday NY Times’ columnist Thomas Friedman undercut the President’s claim, albeit without ever pointing out that Obama got it wrong. Friedman’s piece is titled
A Muslim academic planning to open a liberal mosque in South Africa is vowing to push ahead, despite receiving death threats. Taj Hargey wants to counter the “Arabisation” of Islam in Africa, and says his Open mosque will welcome all-comers,
LONDON (AP) — Now it’s Britain’s turn to mourn. British aid worker David Haines has been beheaded — like two American journalists before him — and the Islamic State group is threatening to kill a fourth captive. A grisly video
Mariam Ibraheem, a Sudanese woman sentenced to death for converting to Christianity reported that officials at the US Embassy in Sudan initially “refused to deal with” her, while thanking the current US Charge D’Affairs to Sudan, Ambassador Jerry Lanier for
Considered to be one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States, Barry University, which is nestled in Miami Shores, Florida, hosted an interfaith memorial service to remember the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks. According to Laura Loomer,
A father shot his seven-year-old daughter dead when her mother rejected both Islam and him. Egyptian-born Yasser Alromisse, 46, wanted custody of daughter Mary Ann Shipstone after he become estranged from wife Lyndsey. Lyndsey had originally converted to Islam upon
NEW YORK, New York– New York City hosted the 29th annual Muslim Day Parade on Sunday, with the theme “Islam and America Share Common Values.” Despite the slogan, the event featured anti-Israeli “occupation” protesters, aggressively anti-Israel speakers, and flyers were distributed featuring
There are now more Muslim children than Christian children growing up several British towns and cities. Figures from the 2011 census show that in places such as Birmingham, Bradford and Leicester, a child is more likely to be raised in
On “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said ISIS is a radical “Islamic army, pushing the theory of a master religion” who “will open the gates of hell to spill out on the world.” Graham said, “This is a
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron reacted to ISIS beheading British hostage David Haines calling ISIS “monsters” not “Muslims” and vowing to “degrade and ultimately destroy” ISIS with an “iron determination.” Cameron said, “They boast of their brutality; they claim
The Prime Minister has said that tragic news of the beheading of British citizen David Haines by ISIS terrorists will not prompt the United Kingdom into a knee-jerk reaction, though he promised to “destroy ISIL with an iron determination”. David
