Category Archives: Essays

From this article in today’s (1/12/08) Wall Street Journal, “The Lost Archive”, regarding a unique photo archive of ancient manuscript iterations of the Koran, which may provide critical evidence of the evolution of the Koranic text:  Ms. Neuwirth, a professor … Continue reading →

“To Our Great Detriment” Ignoring What Extremists Say About Jihad by Stephen C. Coughlin, Esq.   Published on July 2nd, 2007 From the Summary Introduction:   In comments made at the National Defense University on 1 December 2005, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of … Continue reading →

Bill Gertz in his weekly “Inside the Ring” column today (1/11/08) is reporting that “Pentagon and military leaders, along with lots of working-level officials, are quietly rallying” in support of Major Stephen Coughlin (USAR), whose plight I have discussed here. … Continue reading →

*(“Axilla of Ignorance,” coined by Ruth King) Inexplicably David Frum of the American Enterprise Institute—hardly an authority on Islamic doctrine, or history—has nevertheless lashed out—albeit inaccurately, and within the constraints of his own crude understanding—at two contemporary scholars, Bat Ye’or … Continue reading →

The amazon.com information for my forthcoming compendium on Islamic Antisemitism will be updated to reflect a more accurate—and delayed—release date.   The new date, which may be conservative, i.e., the book may be available sooner, will be April 17, 2008. … Continue reading →

  Bill Gertz, Washington Times national security columnist, reports (1/4/08) that the Pentagon has fired Stephen Coughlin, its most knowledgeable specialist on Islamic Law, and jihad terrorism. As Gertz observed aptly, the Pentagon thus ended the career of its most … Continue reading →