Akbar Ahmed has a sterling reputation as a “moderate” Muslim and thoughtful academic, but there is a sinister undercurrent to his new book Journey Into Europe: he calls for a “New Andalusia,” which to non-Muslims who have forgotten their own history conjures up the newly-minted historical myth of a paradise of peace and tolerance, under […]
Why it was so devastating when George W. Bush said “Islam is peace” right after 9/11
I wrote my forthcoming book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS mostly chronologically, starting with Muhammad’s conquests in Arabia and moving forward. It’s a bloody history, and one indelible impression one gets from proceeding through the centuries of jihad warfare is of the persistence of the jihadis. They never give up, they never […]
Meet the non-Muslims who have aided jihad throughout history
There are numerous non-Muslim organizations today that are enabling and abetting jihad terror and Sharia oppression by smearing and demonizing those who are calling attention to them: the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Anti-Defamation League, Georgetown University’s Bridge Initiative, and more. There are individuals who do this as well: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, British […]
Saudi crown prince: Islam “was not about conquering, it was about peacefully spreading the word”
“Islam is a religion of peace. This is the translation of Islam.” No, the translation of “Islam” is “submission.” “For 1,400 years, Muslims have been trying to spread the word of God. In the Middle East, in North Africa, in Europe, they weren’t allowed to spread the word. That’s why they fought to spread the […]
Daniel Pipes on Robert Spencer’s The History of Jihad: “Will we listen to his warning? Much hangs in the balance”
Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East forum and author of Slave Soldiers and Islam: The Genesis of a Military System, read an advance copy of my forthcoming book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS and had this to say: Spencer argues, in brief, “There has always been, with virtually no interruption, jihad.” […]
Available now for pre-order: Robert Spencer’s The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS
Coming this summer from Bombardier Books is my latest, and I believe my best and most important book: The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS. You can pre-order it now here. This book provides, for the first time in the English language, a general overview of jihad activity from the time that the concept […]