"Christians Face Hatred and Discrimination Even after Their Death!” The Muslim persecution of Christians that occurred in just one month. By Raymond Ibrahim The following are some of the abuses that Muslims inflicted on Christians throughout the month of November, 2019; they are categorized by theme: Slaughter of Christians Syria:…
Sex-Slavery: An Islamic Sacrament? ISIS may have popularized it, but concubinage is integral to Islam. By Raymond Ibrahim Raymond Ibrahim is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Is the sexual enslavement of non-Muslim women an Islamic State idea or merely an Islamic idea? First, lest there is…
Exposed: Islam’s Role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade By Raymond Ibrahim Islam’s history with the West has been one of unwavering antagonism and seismic clashes, often initiated by the former. By the standards of history, nothing between the two civilizations is as well documented as this long war. Accordingly, for…
The Victims of Anti-Christian Persecution And a harrowing glimpse at their victimizers. By Jack Kerwick Now that the year is behind us, Open Doors provides a recap of some of the most telling stories of global anti-Christian persecution from 2019. It’s important to look at specific accounts of this endemic…
Harvard University and the Muslim World’s ‘Inferiority Complex’ By Raymond Ibrahim Muslims around the world are thrilled at the recent news: “Harvard University ranks the Koran as the best book on justice,” is the January 20, 2020 headline of a report published by Youm7, a popular Egyptian news site visited…
Palestinian Liberation or Islamic Conquest? Palestinians demand justice for themselves -- and injustice for the rest of the world. By Raymond Ibrahim Raymond Ibrahim is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. What drives Muslim animus for Israel: brotherly love for “oppressed” Palestinians or religious hatred for “infidel”…
Persecuted Christians in Africa And the Western media’s deafening silence. By Jack Kerwick Globally speaking, as it has been accurately said, “religious persecution” is virtually synonymous with “Christian persecution.” Yet the international journalistic class, as well as Christian leadership, is all but silent. At the very least, they don’t make…
Does Muslim-on-Muslim Violence Prove Jihad Is Politically Driven? By Raymond Ibrahim Raymond Ibrahim is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. On January 18, a Shia Muslim rebel group launched a terror attack that claimed the lives of 111 in Yemen. Days earlier, a Pakistani general captured popular…
A Global Catastrophe: "260 Million Christians Experience High Levels of Persecution" By Raymond Ibrahim Originally Published by the Gatestone Institute. The global persecution of Christians has reached unprecedented levels: "260 million Christians experience high levels of persecution" around the world, notes the recently published Open Doors World Watch List 2020,…
Why the Palestinians Rejected Trump’s Peace Plan The one aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that no one wants to talk about. By Robert Spencer President Trump unveiled his long-awaited “Deal of the Century” plan Tuesday afternoon, offering Palestinians a state and fifty billion dollars. Predictably enough, the Palestinians and their…