In October 2018 we saw the release of Juan Cole’s new book: Muhammad, Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires. Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan, and he is a “Renowned Middle East Expert.”[1] His new book received rave reviews; here are some that are […]
An “expert” analyst stayed in the CIA to prove Islam was a religion of peace
Farhana Qazi recently wrote a book titled Invisible Martyrs: Inside the World of Female Islamic Radicals.[1] The focus of this book was on identifying the forces that drove women to become terrorists willing to strap on a bomb and kill themselves along with others. It was based on information Qazi learned during her years as […]
Islam and the Rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan
The original Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was founded on December 24, 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee by some former officers of the Confederate Army. Its name came from the Greek word for circle: kuklos. But by the early 1870’s, the KKK had largely faded away. The rebirth of the KKK happened in 1915 at the hands […]
“It’s OK that Muhammad married a child because people didn’t live as long back then” – Really?
One can still find Muslims who deny that Muhammad married Aisha when she was six and consummated the marriage with she was nine. This is in spite of Aisha’s own words, e.g.: “Narrated ‘Aishah that the Prophet wrote the marriage contract with her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when […]
Muhammad’s Other Battle Cries: It’s Time for Killing!
Over the years there have been informative articles written about how the phrase “Allahu akbar” (Allah is greater) has been used since the time of Muhammad as both a Muslim battle cry and for other occasions.[1] However, during the time of Muhammad, there were numerous battles in which the Muslims used other battle cries that […]
Remembering the Sea Burial of Osama bin Laden
On May 1, 2018, we will have the seventh anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on American soil that took almost 3,000 lives; these were attacks that bin Laden later described as a “martyrdom operation.”[1] One day after he had been killed bin Laden was buried at […]
Christians and Muslims celebrate the Annunciation: “Interfaith Dialogue” builds another Potemkin Village
Potemkin village: An impressive façade or show designed to hide an undesirable fact or condition. — Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition On March 28, 2018, Christians and Muslims gathered at the Al Hussein Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan to celebrate the Annunciation. The driving force behind this was the Catholic Center for Studies and Media […]
Does the “U.S. Pentagon” know what is in this Koran?
I was surprised to learn that there is a translation of the Koran that is supposedly being distributed by the United States Pentagon. This Koran translation was put together by Dr. Abdul Hye and is available for purchase at the Final Revelation website. [1] Here is the statement from one of the banners at that […]
Does Islam get special treatment in Eastern Iowa schools?
These are interesting times in the Heartland. On February 13, 2018, a meeting of the Board of the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) took place. As was later reported in the Iowa City Press Citizen: [i] Activism by some particularly young activists might shake up ICCSD’s school calendar to accommodate for more religious holidays. […]
Islam could have died with Muhammad
In the year 622, a seminal event occurred in the history of Islam. Two years earlier, in 620, Muhammad had met with and converted six Arabs from the town of Medina. Then in 621 Muhammad had met with additional converts from Medina and sent a Meccan Muslim back to Medina to teach others about Islam. […]