Abigail R. Esman
ARTICLES BY: Abigail R. Esman
Expensive ‘Bride Price’ May Offer Another Lure to Jihad
Some men join dating sites when looking for a wife. Other men join terror groups. In many North African, Middle Eastern and Asian countries, bride price -- a...
Sophisticated Australian Airplane Bombing Plot a Warning to the West
Australia's arrest last Saturday of four men suspected of plotting a terrorist attack on a commercial airliner signaled more than a resurgent terror threat to airplanes. Because the plot involved smuggling explosives...
Controversial Lessons for America From Europe’s Immigrant Wave
Douglas Murray has long voiced his concern about the growing influence of Muslim culture on the West. The associate editor of Britain's Spectator, a frequent contributor to...
Converts and Jihad
Muslim converts have long been especially valued by recruiters for Islamist terror groups. "Their ability to operate freely in Europe, Asia and North America without...
Converts and Terrorist Recruitment: The Real Jihadist Threat
Most people can tell you who the potential jihadists are -- especially the ones in Europe and the US. You can point them out in a group:...
The Identity Crisis Fueling European Muslim Radicalization
When tanks entered the streets of Istanbul and Ankara last summer in an attempt to overthrow the Turkish government, people swarmed the streets to fight...
For Some, Sex Appeal Is Part of Jihad’s Lure
Earlier this month, the US State Department issued a new travel warning for Americans, cautioning them about traveling to Europe this summer. The extent of that warning was remarkable -- not...
Why Is New Jersey’s Governor Protecting Child Marriage?
Jada was looking forward to high school in her New Jersey hometown. But her father -- a recent convert to Islam -- decided that the family should move to...
Charismatic Islamist Seeks to Shake Up Belgian Politics
He's been called "a pimp for the Prophet," and the "Arab Malcolm X." He has celebrated the 9/11 attacks, been banned from entering the United Kingdom, and rejects Israel's legitimacy. He is...
Europe’s Rising Islam-Based Political Parties
For the past several months, eyes across the world have been trained on the growing far-right movements sweeping Europe and America -- from the neo-Nazi groups in Germany and the...
How Erdogan’s Victory Might Be Europe’s Defeat
Over lunch in Istanbul last week, a friend and I spoke about the upcoming Turkish referendum. "Many European Turks are likely to vote 'yes,'" I...
After Surviving Evin Prison, Woman Works to Free Others
At an average pace, most people can cover about three miles if they walk for a full hour. For 105 days in the summer of 2007, Haleh...
Innocent Iranian-British Woman Rots in Infamous Prison
On a warm day last April, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe dressed her toddler, Gabrielle, kissed her parents goodbye and set off to catch a flight back home to...
A Muslim Woman’s Fight Against Radical Islam
If there is a single question that defines the geo-politics of our age, it might be the question that Farhana Qazi has been asking herself for almost 20...
In UN General Assembly Speeches, Palestinian and Iranian Leaders Savage Israel and Zionism
Oscar-Winning Producer Harvey Weinstein at Algemeiner Gala: 'I Am Israeli in My Heart and Mind'
UN Diplomats Wish Jews and Israelis 'Shanah Tovah' and 'Shalom' on Eve of Jewish New Year
Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
IDF Chief: Israel Seeking to Prevent Iran From Becoming North Korea of the Middle East