German Catholic theologian and priest Oliver Wintzek has published an op-ed arguing that Islam can be understood as an “alternative form of Byzantine Christianity” and that Muslims should be viewed as Christians’ “younger brothers and sisters.” Wintzek also rejects portraying… pic.twitter.com/EPunCfbjgE — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 23, 2026 One of the many problems with this […]
An Egyptian Scholar on Dismissing the Muslim Threat in Europe
A.S. Ibrahim was born in Egypt; he is either a former Muslim or a Copt. In either case, he is determined to set Westerners straight about the menace of Islam. His most recent essay on this theme can be found here: “The Economist’s comforting confusion about Islam,” by A.S. Ibrahim, World, September 17, 2026: Don’t […]
Rome and the West: A Slow Demise and Horrific Suicide
It is common today to compare the spiritual and political collapse of the West to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Undoubtedly, both processes share several common features in terms of their scale and dramatic nature, yet the comparison is extremely far-fetched. In reality, the collapse of Western civilization is far more terrifying […]
Cardinal Müller: Islam on the March Against a Weakened Christianity
Cardinal Gerhard Müller of Germany has consistently been the figure in the Church who has most thoroughly grasped the meaning and menace of Islam. His latest remarks, delivered at Assisi, are even more anxiety-provoking than those he has made in the past, as he sets out the signs of Christian surrender to those whom the […]
Throughout Western Europe, There Are Signs That Resistance to Islamization Is Rising
Italian journalist Giulio Meotti sees the signs in Europe that, as he puts it, “the Caliphate has arrived”: “Mark my words: Europe’s Caliphate has arrived,” by Giulio Meotti, Israel National News, September 8, 2026: When you are sentenced to six months in prison for displaying a banner that says “Stop Islamization” as “incitement to hatred,” […]
Signs That the Caliphate Has Arrived
Throughout Europe, Italian journalist Giulio Meotti has seen the signs in Europe that, as he puts it, “the Caliphate has arrived.” Forse che si, forse che no, I respond inwardly, still wavering, with the motto of the Dukes of Mantua in my mind — maybe yes and maybe no — still holding out hope that […]
Is Multiculturalism Really Inevitable, or Even Desirable?
Benedikt Beckeld is a writer and philosopher, a native of Sweden who has lived for long periods in Paris and London, and now — most gratefully — lives in the United States. He is the author of the 2022 book Western Self-Contempt: Oikophobia in the Decline of Civilizations, which Cornell University Press published. The Muslim […]
Europeans Must Disabuse Themselves of the Dreamy Belief That They Owe the Muslim World Something
European authorities are planning to welcome tens of thousands of Gazans to the continent: “Europe Wants Thousands of Gazans to Immigrate. What Could Go Wrong?,” by Jonathan Sacerdoti, Algemeiner, August 24, 2026: Despite the court finding that the family members were “financially dependent on the financial support arranged and provided by the sponsor,” the judgment […]
Europeans Preparing to Admit 40,000 Gazans
Some Gazans want to leave Gaza. That’s fine. But what is not fine is the proposal that Europe, the long-suffering continent with a surfeit of Muslims who have caused so much mayhem, expense, and crime, is where these Muslim Arabs in Gaza — some 40,000 of them — raised on a steady diet of antisemitism […]
Reality Has Now Mugged Many Europeans
A French writer has a dim view of Europe today: “Europe in Free Fall,” by Guy Millière, Gatestone Institute, August 23, 2026: A poll conducted for the European Jewish Congress (EJC) shows that a majority of Jews still in Europe would like to leave. Ariel Muzicant, the president of EJC said in 2024, “We’re losing the battle. […]