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Muslim Brotherhood: "Impose Islam...Step by Step"

Things are looking good for Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the grandfather of all Islamist groups. Despite the organization's hegemonic aspirations—which include "eliminating and destroying the Western civilization … so that it is eliminated and God's...

New Saudi Fatwa Defends Pedophilia as 'Marriage'

Muslim "child-marriage"—euphemism for pedophilia—is making headlines again, at least in Arabic media: Dr. Salih bin Fawzan, a prominent cleric and member of Saudi Arabia's highest religious council, just issued a fatwa asserting that there is no minimum...

Casual Hate

Earlier this month I participated in Coptic Solidarity's Second Annual Conference in Washington D.C., titled: "Will Religious and Ethnic Minorities Pay the Price of the 'Arab Spring'?" Panelists included Middle East specialists, prominent members of the...

Is Simple Attention the Islamists' Greatest Enemy?

In a world paralyzed by political correctness and warped philosophies, attention is proving to be one of the greatest enemies of Islamist encroachment. Consider the difference between pre- and post-September 11: A decade after the 9/11 jihad got the...

Zakaria Botros: Islam's Scourge Returns

Father Zakaria Botros, also known as Islam's "Public Enemy #1," is back. From around 2005-2010, this 76 year-old Coptic priest was Islam's bane. Appearing weekly on Arabic satellite, where he was viewed by an estimated 60 million people worldwide,...

Egypt: Desire for Money—Jizya—Prompts Attacks on Christians

If growing numbers of Muslims in Egypt have an intrinsic hatred for all things Christian— demonstrated days ago by the torching of eight Christian homes on the rumor that a church was being built—let us not forget that this hate has instrumental, that...

Pakistan's Christian 'Sex-Slaves': A Case Study

Earlier we saw Egyptian preacher Huwaini and Kuwaiti political activist Mutairi call for the reinstitution of sex-slavery. Before dismissing their position as aberrant, that is "radical," for the record, here are respected Islam scholar Majid Khadduri's...

Why Muslim Demands for Headscarves Are Exaggerated

Islamic attire for women—the burqa and hijab—are back in the news, though with a twist: In America, where they are legal, problems and lawsuits are arising, while in France, where they are banned, Muslim women are happily complying. There is an...

The Brutal Mind of Al-Qaeda's New Boss

FP: Raymond Ibrahim, welcome to Frontpage Interview. I would like to talk to you today about what you know about Ayman al-Zawahiri. But I think it would be best to begin with The Al Qaeda Reader. Tell us what the book is about and why you wrote it....

How Islamic Absurdities Prove Islamic Violence

The other day I saw a video of a sheikh warning Muslims against disregarding Muhammad's sunna, or the rules and customs the prophet prescribed for Muslims. To support his point, he read a hadith wherein Muhammad told Muslims: "When you wake up from sleep...