Tariq Ramadan & the Islamization of Europe Paid Members Public
Tariq Ramadan & the Islamization of Europe By Jacob Thomas in collaboration with June Engdahl It is well known that political correctness is pervasive on both sides of the Atlantic in all aspects of society. The liberal intelligentsia in government, academia and the professions has determined what kind of discourse
New Light on Slavery in the Islamic World Paid Members Public
New Light on Slavery in the Islamic World By Jacob Thomas One of my earliest experiences remains quite vivid in my mind. My mother took me on a trip by train to visit her sisters who were at the time still living in southern Turkey, known in Biblical times as
The Absence of Freedom in the Lands Governed by Sharia Paid Members Public
The Absence of Freedom in the Lands Governed by Sharia By Jacob Thomas On 7 July, 2009, the daily online Al-Awan published an article (*) by a reformist Algerian intellectual unmasking the hypocrisy of the Islamic propaganda machine that seeks to paint a rosy picture of the human rights conditions in
The Onerous Rules & Regulations Imposed on the People of the Book Paid Members Public
The Onerous Rules & Regulations Imposed on the People of the Book By Jacob Thomas The Arabic language al-Awan website is dedicated to the spread of a rational and secular culture in the Arab world. As well as the regular news and essays that are published, a sidebar on the
Reflections on the Flawed Historiography of President Barack Obama Paid Members Public
Reflections on the Flawed Historiography of President Barack Obama By Jacob Thomas When I reflect upon the history of the Turkish Republic, and its predecessor, the Ottoman Empire, my emotions come strongly into play since I experienced on a personal level great loss and displacement. Let me explain. I am
A Bloody Greeting for Coptic Christians As They Celebrate Christmas Paid Members Public
A Bloody Greeting for Coptic Christians As They Celebrate Christmas معايدة بالدم لمسيحيي المشرق By Jacob Thomas When the Islamic armies burst out of Arabia in the middle of the seventh century and began their Futuhat (conquests) of the Middle East, the local populations with differing religious beliefs, namely Jews
"The Muslim in the West" Paid Members Public
“The Muslim in the West” مسلم في الغرب By Jacob Thomas in Collaboration with June Engdahl Throughout most of their history, Muslims have lived within their homelands, known as “Dar’ul Islam,” (House of Islam). Between the 11th and 15th centuries, with the reconquest of southern Italy and the Iberian
"Why the Multiplicity of Mosques?" Paid Members Public
“Why the Multiplicity of Mosques?” “Limadha al-Masajed?” لماذا المساجد؟ By Jacob Thomas Due to the prosperity that Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States experience because of the rich gift of oil in the sands beneath them, and for which the world’s oil guzzling countries pay very high prices, there