English-Language Media Blame France for Islamic Terrorism
Journalists play down the violence committed by Muslims and blame French secularism.
Islam
Criticism of Macron’s Islam Policy Is Over the Top
The French president hasn’t ordered a “crackdown” of Muslims.
Macron the Secret Islamophobe
Some detect bigotry behind the liberal facade.
Trump Gave a Surprisingly Intelligent Speech to Muslim Leaders
The president rejects a war of civilizations and calls on Muslim leaders to address the challenges that breed terrorism.
Trump’s Ban: Alternative Facts Create Real-Life Policy
Debunking the various “alternative facts” (previously known as lies) about the Muslim ban.
Merkel Proposes to Ban the Burqa: Why and Why Now?
The German leader was never a multiculturalist.
Muslim Registry Would Require Investigation of Thought Crimes
Set aside the dubious ethics of registering American Muslims; compiling a list is fraught with impracticalities.
The Bloody End of 2016’s Ramadan
The absence of a Sunni supremacist state helps us understand where the violence is coming from.
The Arab Spring In Review
For better or worse, the uprisings made clear Arabs do in fact rule themselves. Are they up to the task?
Why a Western “War of Ideas” with Islam is Futile
Islamists don’t distinguish between ideology and theology, making a discussion pointless.
Republicans to America: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
The politics of fear may work for Republican candidates, but only in the short term.
Hawks Are Right: Paris Terrorists Hated Our Way of Life
The young men who rampaged in Paris lashed out at a society they had refused to assimilate into.
Leaders Must Take Arguments Against Immigration Seriously
Immigration from especially Muslim countries will make Europe less homogenous and less liberal.
Why the West Shies Away from Fighting Islamic State
The Islamists do not pose much of a threat to the West and should be defeated by other Muslims.
European Right is Allowing Putin’s Friends to Monopolize Anti-Islamism
By refusing to confront the problems of Islam, European leaders allow pro-Russian nationalism to flourish.