Copyright 2012 Raymond Ibrahim Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:04 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Raymond Ibrahim :: Writings http://www.raymondibrahim.com RaymondIbrahim1@gmail.com (Raymond Ibrahim) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://www.raymondibrahim.com/2012/02/us-accused-of-running-over-egyptian-civilians Thu, 2 Feb 2012 01:29:00 EST How many are the lies that Egypt's military regime has forwarded concerning its role in attacking and killing Egyptian demonstrators since it usurped power a year ago? There were, for instance, the lies concerning the Maspero massacre, where the military... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/2012/01/muslim-persecution-of-christians-context Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:29:00 EST I recently spoke at a conference sponsored by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), held at the Sheraton hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts. Titled "The Persecuted Church: Christian Believers in Peril in the Middle... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/11074/jihad-when-elections-fail Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST The Obama administration supports "democracy" and "self determination" in the Middle East—two euphemisms that, in the real world, refer to "mob-rule" and "Islamic radicalization," respectively. Yet, as Jimmy Carter recently put it: "I don't have any... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/11052/why-the-president-should-speak-out-against Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST 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 minorities living in Muslim majority nations. Doing so would not merely shed light on one of the most ignored... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/11038/how-circumstance-dictates-islamic-behavior Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST Has there ever been a time when one group of people openly exposes its animosity for another group of people—even as this second group not only ignores the animosity, but speaks well, enables, and legitimizes the first group? Welcome to the 21st century,... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/11039/christmas-under-islam Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST Earlier I discussed how mosques, some of which breed radicalization and serve as terrorist bases, flourish in America, while churches are increasingly targeted and destroyed in the Muslim world, especially the Middle East, the cradle of Christianity.... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/11032/nigerian-new-year-christian-slaughter Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST The New Year's resolution for "Sunnis for Da'wa [Islamization] and Jihad"—also known as Boko Haram, or "Western education is forbidden"—is to create a Christian-free Nigeria, beginning, naturally, with the north, where Muslims outnumber Christians. Right... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/11016/muslim-brotherhood-declares-mastership-of-world Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST Although many Muslim leaders openly articulate their efforts as part of a larger picture—one that culminates in the resurrection of a caliphate adversarial by nature to all things non-Muslim—many Western leaders see only the moment, either out of context... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/10990/militant-islamist-ideology Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST Reading CDR Youssef Aboul-Enein's book, Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Global Threat, published by the Naval Institute Press (2010), one can see why U.S. leadership is far from "understanding the global threat"; why the Obama... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/10989/muslim-persecution-of-christians-december-2011 Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST The Nigerian church bombings, wherein the Islamic group Boko Haram killed over 40 people celebrating Christmas mass, is just the most obvious example of anti-Christian sentiment in December. Elsewhere around the Muslim world, Christmas time for... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/10969/islam-slave-soldiers-return-to-egypt Mon, 2 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST 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 Revolution—are long gone. Back in January, it was natural to conclude that the... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/10947/nigeria-christmas-present-blown-up-christians Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST Several churches in northern Nigeria were bombed December 25, in what has been described as "Nigeria's blackest Christmas ever." The attacks, perpetrated by the Muslim militant group Boko Haram, killed at least 39 people, "the majority dying on the steps... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/10946/lessons-on-the-long-road-to-hijab Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST This caricature, which first appeared on CagleCartoons.com, has been making the rounds on the Arabic blogosphere, and points to how democratic elections are serving to Islamize Egypt: average women enter the ballot box—"overseen" by the Muslim... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/2011/12/distorting-reality-to-justify-jihad Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:34:00 EST Sheikh Ahmad Abu Quddum recently declared the legitimacy of offensive jihad for the world to hear: "When we declare Jihad against Germany, for instance, it is declared against the German state, for refusing to allow Islam to spread to the people of... http://www.raymondibrahim.com/10922/muslim-persecution-of-christians-november-2011 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST The so-called "Arab Spring" continues to transition into a "Christian Winter," including in those nations undergoing democratic change, such as Egypt, where the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis dominated the elections—unsurprisingly so, considering the...