Efraim Karsh, the author of the acclaimed book Islamic Imperialism: A History, read my new book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS and had this to say: From the first Arab-Islamic empire of the mid-seventh century to the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the story of Islam has been the story of the […]
Historian Bat Ye’or on Robert Spencer’s History of Jihad: “Courageous and scholarly”
Bat Ye’or, the pioneering historian of dhimmitude and the author of many important books, including Eurabia, The Dhimmi, and The Decline of Eastern Christianity Under Islam, read my new book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS and had this to say: In a time of cowardice and deliberate falsehood, the courageous and scholarly […]
Andrew McCarthy on Robert Spencer’s History of Jihad: “Relentless in relating unvarnished truth”
Andrew C. McCarthy, bestselling author, former federal prosecutor, and National Review contributing editor read my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS and had this to say: Jihad is not mere terrorism. Ironic as it may seem, that is Western wishful thinking. From its inception, as Robert Spencer incontestably illustrates, jihad has been […]
Audio: Robert Spencer on the Dennis Prager Show on The History of Jihad
Yesterday Dennis Prager and I had a wide-ranging and absorbing hour-long discussion on my new book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS and related issues. It starts on this audio file at 1:07:51. You can order the book here — if you haven’t already, order it soon, as the demand is much higher […]
Video: Robert Spencer on 14 centuries of jihad and making the same mistakes over and over
Earlier today I spoke to the Young America’s Foundation Reagan Ranch August Conference, discussing fourteen centuries of jihad warfare and the curious tendency of modern leaders to think that is all a thing of the past. You can order my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS here. I start speaking at […]
Video: Robert Spencer discusses The History of Jihad and the current political landscape on the Joe Piscopo Show
On Tuesday I went to the studios of the Joe Piscopo Show for a wide-ranging interview on my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, which you can order here, and the current political landscape. Joe was off; I had a terrific discussion with Frank Morano, Anthony Pope, John Tabacco, and Al Gattullo. […]
The History of Jihad Reviewed: “Robert Spencer Exposes Islam’s Phony Peace”
Over at The Stream is this informative review of my new book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, which you can order by clicking here. “Robert Spencer Exposes Islam’s Phony Peace,” by Andrew E. Harrod, The Stream, August 7, 2018: “I have been made victorious with terror.” Muhammad, Islam’s prophet, reportedly said this […]
Robert Spencer’s History of Jihad now #1 bestseller in FIVE Amazon categories
An update on this post: yesterday, my new book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS was officially released, and immediately zoomed to #1 in three Amazon categories: Middle East History (where the Kindle edition is also number three), Muhammad, and Islam. This morning it is the #1 bestseller in two more categories as […]
Robert Spencer’s History of Jihad, out today, zooms to #1 in three Amazon categories
My new book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, which you can order here now, is just out today, and it has already zoomed to #1 bestseller status in three Amazon categories: Middle East History (where the Kindle edition is also number three), Muhammad, and Islam. That this book would be the number […]
The History of Jihad shows what establishment foreign policy analysts get wrong – and what Trump gets right
Tomorrow is the big day: The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS will be available in bookstores, and Amazon and Barnes & Noble will begin shipping the book to those who have already ordered it. The history of jihad needs to be more widely known. If it were, many of the policy errors of […]