The Palestinian Authority in Ramallah is beginning to realize that their hopes and expectations with the Biden administration are fraught with dangers and disappointments. The new United States Secretary of State nominee Anthony Blinken’s recent comment that the US Embassy will remain in Jerusalem and not be relocated to Tel Aviv may awaken the Palestinians […]
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Turkish Foreign Ministry slams Archbishop of Athens for ‘Islamophobia’ for pointing out that Islam is political
The fact that the Turkish Foreign Ministry would attack the Archbishop of Athens for abetting “the increase of racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia in Europe” confirms that the concept of “Islamophobia” is an illegitimate conflation of two distinct phenomena: crimes against innocent Muslims, which are never justified, and honest analysis of the motivating ideology of jihad […]
Craig Considine’s Quranic Cosmopolitism
Islamic Spain was a “progressive society. It was multicultural. You had religious pluralism,” Rice University sociologist Craig Considine gushed during a November 6, 2020, webinar. Serious scholars have exposed this “myth of the Andalusian paradise,” a “fantasy Islam” propaganda trope, but Islam’s supposed medieval golden age is a staple of his debunked, new book, […]
Erdogan Nurses Forlorn Hope For the Best with Biden As More and More Ask, Why Is Turkey Still in NATO?
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, January 14, that he hoped positive steps will be taken by Washington on Turkey’s role in the F-35 jet program, and its ability to purchase the plane be reinstated, once US President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Erdogan described the ban on Turkey’s purchase of the F-35, in response […]
How to Make Sense of the Reconciliation of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt with Qatar
The blockade and the boycott that Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., Bahrain, and Egypt imposed on Qatar more than three years ago has just been lifted. Analysts are split on what it means, and whether it is to be applauded or deplored, as reported here: “Debate Over Qatar: Is Blockade-Ending Move Positive for Middle East?,” by […]
Erdogan’s Folly
By refusing American requests not to buy the S-400 missile defense system from the Russians, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has quite unnecessarily caused great damage both to Turkey’s economy and to its military. A report on his folly, by the always informative Burak Bekdil, is here: US CAATSA sanctions on Turkey’s defense industry are […]
The Conflict Between Secular Law and Sharia Is Getting Harder to Ignore
The terrorist attacks that took place in France and Austria because a French teacher had used Muhammad cartoons as an example of freedom of expression brought the issue of Islam and its compatibility with other societies back to the fore. But it also highlighted the topic of Muslims’ ability to assimilate and embrace the basic […]
Karen Armstrong: The Coherence of Her Incoherence
Karen Armstrong, long famous for her description of Muhammad as the consummate “peacemaker” who “brought together the warring tribes of Arabia,” has assumed the mantle, yet again, not of the Prophet, but of the Prophet’s defender. In an article in The Guardian she retells in her inimitable fashion the story of European Christendom’s relations with Islam and […]
Austria implements mandatory registration of all imams, calls for EU to do the same
Austria has implemented the mandatory registration of imams as part of a list of anti-terrorism measures. One of the most important measures includes the recognition of the religious motivation behind terrorism. Austria’s Minister for European Affairs Karoline Edtstadler also stated in reference to the new imam registry: “Most imams move through many EU countries, so […]
Pope Francis Plans Visit to Lebanon, Iraq, and South Sudan
Pope Francis has announced plans to soon visit – though no dates were given – Lebanon and South Sudan – but without explaining why these two countries are being singled out. He has already scheduled a visit to Iraq at the beginning of March. The report on his plans is here: “Pope promises to visit […]