Abigail R. Esman
ARTICLES BY: Abigail R. Esman
Persecuted at Home, Iran’s Christian Converts Finding Europe’s Doors Closed
It was Hassan's brother-in-law who inspired him. "He said ... there is a treasure, there is a living God, Jesus Christ, and we are his...
Black Market Repatriation of ISIS Families Fosters New Threats
When Samir Azzuz was convicted of financing terrorism last month in the Netherlands, it was not the Dutch-Moroccan's first terrorism rodeo: in 2006, as a...
In Belgium, Jihadists, Guns, and (Drug) Money
Gunshots. Knifings. Cars being set aflame. All in broad daylight, all on the streets of Molenbeek. Molenbeek, Belgium, you may recall, was the Brussels neighborhood that...
Artists Under Fire: The BDS War Against Celebrities, Jews, and Israel
The announcement came just recently on social media: the folk band Big Thief would not be performing as scheduled in Tel Aviv. It was a...
American Guns; American Rage
Assault rifle bans. Red flag laws. Mental health support. Background checks. Locked schoolrooms. Armed teachers. Armed doctors. Armed clergy. Each a “solution” to America’s ghastly epidemic of gun violence. As if it...
Islamist Rise Puts Women at Risk in Turkey
For millions of women in Turkey, life has just become more dangerous. And that puts the future of the entire country at risk. At least one...
The Increasing Danger Facing Women in Turkey
There was Aylin Sozer in Istanbul, whose former boyfriend slit her throat and then burned her alive. There was 23-year-old Sule Cet, raped by her boss...
Getting Away with Murder: The Campaign to End Kuwait’s Honor Crimes Law
After her uncle raped her, after she'd discovered she was pregnant, after she had given birth to her uncle's child, after she'd returned home again,...
Dutch Consider Sending Funds to Terror-Linked NGOs
It was an inspired moment. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs had gathered to discuss next year's budget; and as they debated humanitarian issues in...
Europe’s Jewish Students Face Antisemitic Onslaught
If there were a survival handbook for Jewish students at the universities of Europe, it would probably begin with this: Tell no one that you're...
Iran’s Atrocious Human Rights Record Must Be Addressed Before New Nuclear Talks
There were days in a cramped, dark room. There were days and nights at Evin prison, with bright lights and interrogations and little or no...
How the Media’s 9/11 Anniversary Coverage Shifted From a Critical Look at Al-Qaeda to Attacking America
Whispered first -- and then shouted from the dust and wreckage of the morning of September 11, 2001, came the words that have become a...
A Ticking Time Bomb: Europe Continues Releasing Jihadis Despite Warnings
He is out of jail again -- the Dutch-Moroccan terror suspect Samir Azzouz, who has been repeatedly arrested, acquitted, rearrested, convicted, imprisoned, and released since...
Dutch Journalist’s Shooting Presents Another Rap-Radicalization Link
A large white paper heart rests among the flowers on the side of the Lange Leidsedwarstraat in Amsterdam, marking the place where journalist Peter R....
