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A clip from a recent talk with the fellas of Cross Politic RaymondIbrahim.com

Thanks to @NabiAsli1 for making this animated video based on a previous video on how Muhammad "deified" tribalism. RaymondIbrahim.com

In this clip from Cross Politic we discuss several important topics -- including how the Muslim world was once Westward looking, how Western retreat and self-defeat contributed to the rise of "radical Islam," and how Muslims in America are willing to work with anyone -- including the most contemptible infidels -- until they get in power, that is... RaymondIbrahim.com

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Islam appropriates and uses biblical figures -- from Abraham to Jesus -- in a manner that validates itself and demonizes Judaism and Christianity. Meanwhile, the mindless proponents of "Abrahamism" see this exploitative appropriation as a "good thing" that can help foster growth, trust, and cooperation. RaymondIbrahim.com

Despite its religious veneer, Islam can easily be defined and understood by one non-religious word: tribalism. The entire appeal of Muhammad's call to the Arabs of his time lay in its perfect compatibility with their tribal mores, three in particular: 1) loyalty to one's tribe; 2) enmity for other tribes; and 3) raids on the latter to enrich and empower the former.   Muhammad's "genius" was to replace blood ties with religious ones, thereby dividing the world into two mega tribes: the believers in one tent, and their natural enemies, the non-believers in another.   In short, by repackaging the tribal mores of seventh-century Arabia through a theological paradigm, the prophet of Islam also deified tribalism into a sort of hyper-tribalism, causing it to outlive its historic setting and dramatically spill into the modern era.   RaymondIbrahim.com

What is nowadays referred to as "radical Islam," is, in fact, a byproduct of the "reformation" of Islam -- one that follows the same evolutionary pattern of Christianity's Protestant Reformation, including with a focus on "sola scriptura." Here we show how similar patterns of development can lead to vastly different outcomes -- freedom in the West, bondage under Islam. RaymondIbrahim.com

Was the prophet of Islam devoted to peace, tolerance, multiculturalism, and gender equality, as depicted in the book, 'Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires,' by Juan Cole, a professor at the University of Michigan? RaymondIbrahim.com

One of the Biden Administration's very last acts in office was to release a "combat Islamophobia" document, which argues that Muslims in America have "routinely experienced hate ... due to baseless stereotypes." There are only two ways to understand this: either Americans are really dumb and/or evil, buying into and acting on any "baseless" trope thrown their way; or else what Muslims "routinely experience" is not built atop "baseless stereotypes" but rather something else — perhaps reality. History -- fourteen centuries of it -- strongly argues for this second interpretation. RaymondIbrahim.com

An ode to common sense, and a look at the great lengths some go to fool those who ignore common sense.

The third and final critique of William Polk's book, 'Crusade and Jihad: The Thousand-Year War between the Muslim World and the Global North.'

In his book, 'Crusade and Jihad: The Thousand-Year War between the Muslim World and the Global North,' William Polk argues that the colonial era is the source of all problems between Islam and the West -- including terrorism. Here we examine and rebut this claim. This video is essentially Part 2 of a review of his book.

A review of the 2018 book, Crusade and Jihad, by William Polk. Although the book's subtitle is "The Thousand-Year War between the Muslim World and the Global North," it -- rather bizarrely -- essentially ignores the first thousand years. The video explains why.

What do we make of all those men -- who, while walking like and acting like, Muslim terrorists -- the media insists are actually "Christian" terrorists? Even before the truth came out, I wrote the following two articles on the two cases mentioned in this video (one from England, one from France), providing more evidence and arguments that the terrorists were Muslims all along: https://www.raymondibrahim.com/08/07/2024/the-truth-about-the-muslim-murderer-of-three-british-children https://www.raymondibrahim.com/06/09/2023/five-reasons-why-the-christian-child-stabber-in-france-may-really-be-muslim

Islam gets criticized for so many things; however, it's important for non-Muslims to differentiate between those many doctrines that affect Muslims only, and those much fewer doctrines -- three to be exact -- that affect the non-Muslim. It is only the latter (hate, jihad, and dhimmitude) that should ultimately concern the non-Muslim. Some articles with references to the doctrine of Love and Hate (or Loyalty and Enmity): https://www.raymondibrahim.com/01/17/2020/hating-and-loving-for-islam https://www.raymondibrahim.com/01/19/2016/hating-americans-is-official-saudi-and-qatari-policy https://www.raymondibrahim.com/09/18/2013/muslim-husbands-must-hate-non-muslim-wives Excerpts and analysis of ISIS's message to the West, "Why We Hate You & Why We Fight You: https://www.raymondibrahim.com/08/18/2016/confirmed-islam-not-grievances-fuels-muslim-hate-for-the-west

A response to Karen Armstrong's claim that the Crusaders were the first Christian group in history to demonize Muhammad as a way to justify the First Crusade. My original written response (from 2007), as well as a link to Armstrong's article, here: https://www.raymondibrahim.com/05/07/2007/islamic-apologetics

A response to a ludicrous claim made by Georgetown professor, John Esposito, a widely acknowledged "expert" on Islam who is regularly consulted by U.S. intelligence and military agencies.

One year ago today, the Islamic State issued a directive for its followers and sympathizers to "kill the infidels wherever you find them" (Koran 9:5) -- including by plowing vehicles over them, especially on celebratory days, such as New Year's Day. Longer excerpts from the ISIS statement referenced appear here: https://www.raymondibrahim.com/03/04/2024/islamic-state-calls-for-beheading-and-burning-of-every-western-civilian  

The true, documented story of a dragon that plagued the island of Rhodes as late as the 14th century -- until the Crusader Knights of St. John turned their attention to it.