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October 1, 2015
Taqiyya – Permittted Muslim Lying
Lying about Islam’s Doctrine of Deception Originally published under the title “MSM Lies about Muslim Lies (Taqiyya).” Dr. Ben Carson‘s recent assertion that the Islamic doctrine of taqiyya encourages Muslims “to lie to achieve your goals” has prompted the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler to quote a number of academics to show that the presidential […]
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September 18, 2015
Are Muslims Fatalists?
Are Muslims Fatalists? by Daniel Pipes Middle East Quarterly Fall 2015 (view PDF) “According to God, your age is written on your forehead.” An Arabic proverb “Sit on a beehive and say this is fate.” Another Arabic proverb[1] Despite repeated deadly stampedes and other disasters during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, every year, thousands […]
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August 31, 2015
Treasure of the Raven King
Treasure of the Raven King Raven In early August of 2015 I attended the Willamette Writers’ Conference in Portland, Oregon where I pitched my new book, Treasure of the Raven King to publishers and agents. This is the one page summary of this exciting saga based on the historical characters who struggled for control of […]
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July 27, 2015
The Original Assassins, VI
The Original Assassins, VI Fida’is The Assassins sometimes planted fida’is within a target’s personal entourage, where they first gained their victim’s trust before unsheathing their daggers. For example, a Seljuk vizier who launched a savage punitive expedition against the Assassins’ strongholds in 1126 subsequently was slain by two fida’is who found work as grooms in […]
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July 20, 2015
The Original Assassins, V
The Original Assassins, V Three Things that Made The Assassins Feared Throughout the Middle East Contemporary Representation In early October, Bu-Tahir learned that Sultan Malik Shah and his entourage, including Nizam al-Mulk, had set out from the Seljuk capital of Isfahan for the Abbasid caliph’s residence in Baghdad. On the evening of October 16, 1092, […]
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July 14, 2015
The Original Assassins, IV
The Original Assassins, IV Assassination of Nizam al-Mulk Once he had withstood the initial Seljuk counterstroke, Hasan sought to extend his authority throughout the surrounding district of Rudbar. Whenever possible, he won over other fortified places through missionary activity called “propaganda.” But Hasan was equally prepared to resort to coups or direct assault, to “slaughter, […]
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July 6, 2015
The Original Assassins, III
The Original Assassins, III Seljuk Cavalry In the mid-11th century, a vigorous band of Sunni military adventurers from central Asia, the Seljuk Turks, won control of Persia and Mesopotamia and became the new masters of the Abbasid caliphs. At the same time, the Fatimid caliphate was weakened by internal disunity and by the challenge presented […]
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July 2, 2015
The Original Assassins, Part II
The Original Assassins, Part II Mongol warriors Today, 750 years after the Mongols crushed them, the Assassins’ pioneering use of suicide terrorism, of murdering systematically though at times indiscriminately to achieve political ends, finds chilling echoes in the tactics of terrorist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and al Qaeda. But for Hasan-i Sabbah, acts of terror […]
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June 24, 2015
The Original Assassins
The Original Assassins Part I An agent of the Order of Assassins (left, in white turban) fatally stabs Nizam al-Mulk, a Seljuk vizier, in 1092, the first of many political murders by the sect. The faces in this depiction, which was contained in an illustrated 14th-century manuscript, were later scratched out (Topkapi Palace Museum, Cami […]
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June 15, 2015
Muslim Jihad On Vienna II
Muslim Jihad On Vienna II Crusading Templar Knights By Samuel Limneos, US Army. Regardless of the various political immediacies, the siege of 1683 represented an epitome of transcultural warfare. Social and political conflict throughout the preceding centuries greatly influenced how the worlds of Islam and Christianity understood one another, culturally. Western Europe collectively shaped a […]
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