Author Archives: Andrew Bostom

This revealing (and terrifying) article from the London Telegraph (1/19/08) demonstrates the steadily growing employment of Islamic (Shari’a) Law in Britain’s semi-autonomous Muslim enclaves. But more importantly, it becomes clear that the “more limited” goal  of applying Sharia only to … Continue reading →

An August 1993 report in the British Medical Journal (abstracted here) on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) stated plainly, in its summary conclusions:  Female genital mutilation, also misleadingly known as female circumcision, is usually performed on girls ranging in from 1 … Continue reading →

A Scene from Our Liberated Iraqi Ally

At Dhimmi Watch, the indispensable Robert Spencer—venturing bravely where the Jerusalem Post dared not tread—has posted Bat Ye’or’s rebuttal to the latest corrosive drivel by Princeton’s Marc Cohen.  Prof. Cohen—fresh from a sojourn to Ramallah—uses his pseudo-academics (rather transparently) for … Continue reading →

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/PhotoPopUp.aspx?id=285552166743767 Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England talks with Navy Chaplain Abuhena Saifulislam, [note: Saifulislam means, “Sword of Islam”, hence Chaplain Sword of Islam! ], left, and Marine Commandant Michael Hagee, right, after the dedication of the Islamic Prayer Center … Continue reading →

FrontPage Magazine.com published an updated version of my essay “Saving Major Coughlin” today (1/18/08), which includes my discussion about possible Congressional hearings on his firing.  Bill Gertz’s dogged investigative reporting on this critically important story continues today at “Inside the … Continue reading →

Simply put, Diana West is the most courageous and perspicacious journalist writing today on the dire, self-destructive synergy between  Western cultural relativism, and resurgent global jihadism. (Read her “The Death of the Grown-Up”.) In a journalistic world with its head … Continue reading →

Writing a century ago, the scholar, and former editor of Moslem World, Dr. Samuel Zwemer, turned a standard Muslim apologetic regarding Islam’s treatment of women, on its head. Zwemer made this cogent observation which merits wide dissemination as we witness … Continue reading →

In today’s (1/17/08)Washington Times, Letters to the Editor: “The military needs Maj. Stephen Coughlin”   I would like to address the comments of Capt. Gordan E. Van Hook regarding Maj. Stephen Coughlin’s employment with the U.S. military and the value of … Continue reading →

Fred Lucas of Cybercast News Service reports today (1/16/08) that Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.), co-chair of the bi-partisan House Anti-Terrorism Caucus is seeking to find out why Major Steve Coughlin (USAR)—the Pentagon’s lone expert on the nexus between Islamic Law … Continue reading →