Raymond Ibrahim is a historian and author specializing in the long and often overlooked history between Islam and Christianity. Fluent in Arabic and raised in an Egyptian Coptic family, he brings primary sources to light that rarely reach Western readers. His book Sword and Scimitar walks through fourteen centuries of conflict between the Islamic world and Christendom, and his ongoing work documents the persecution of Christians across the Muslim world today.
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Top 5 Areas of Focus
- 1Islam and the West: Documenting fourteen centuries of military and religious conflict between Islam and Christendom.
- 2Persecution of Christians: Reporting on the modern persecution of Christians throughout the Muslim world.
- 3Primary Arabic Sources: Translating and analyzing Arabic texts that Western scholarship often ignores.
- 4The Two Swords: Arguing that the West faces spiritual subversion while the East faces violence, and calling Christians to resist both.
- 5Recovering the Crusades: Correcting the modern retelling of the Crusades and the conflicts the West has forgotten.
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The History They Don't Want You to Know About Islam & Christianity
A long discussion with Josh Howerton on the history of Islam, the Crusades, persecution of Christians, immigration patterns, the alliance between progressives and Islam, and theology regarding the end times, challenging conventional narratives about Western and Islamic relations.
Are We Still Living in the Age of Crusade?
Raymond Ibrahim goes over historical and theological patterns of conflict between Islam and the West, the significance of the Crusades, core Islamic doctrines, interpretations of Jesus, and modern reactions from the Catholic Church.
Taqiyya: The Doctrine You're Not Supposed to Know About
Raymond Ibrahim examines the Islamic doctrine of Taqiyya, exploring its historical roots, its association with Shia tradition, the strategic use of deception, and how Westerners often struggle to understand these concepts compared to Christian martyrdom traditions.
The Hidden Arabic Message I Had to Share
Raymond Ibrahim exposes the disparity between Western-facing rhetoric and internal Arabic messages from terrorist groups, analyzing Islamic terminology, historical hostility, and the true socio-political dynamics of religious subjugation and conversion throughout history.
The Only Way to Fight Back: It's Time to Take Up the Two Swords Again
Raymond Ibrahim argues that Satan uses two swords against Christians: physical violence in the East and spiritual subversion in the West. He calls for resisting this materialist, "doormat Christianity" by reclaiming faith and traditional morality.