Abigail R. Esman
ARTICLES BY: Abigail R. Esman
Dutch Court Case Reignites Europe’s Focus on ISIS Children
He is a handsome boy, about 9 or 10 years old, with large, pale green eyes and dark hair. He speaks softly, conversing with a...
Neutral Switzerland’s Growing Islamist and Jihadist Challenge
"Respect your wives," admonished the imam of the Dar Assalam mosque. "You have rights over them and they over you." But, he quickly added, women...
The Dutch Struggle to Rein In State-Funded Salafist School
There are two Islamic middle schools in the Netherlands. And one of them has terror ties. This, at least, was the conclusion of the Dutch intelligence...
Muslim Antisemitism Increases the Threat to European Jews
In a part of Amsterdam where Syrian refugees have shattered the windows of a kosher restaurant, men leaving synagogue remind each other to remove their...
Amidst a Devastating War, Child Marriage in Yemen Has Become a Means of Survival
There was no more money. There was only bread and tea for weeks. There was so much hunger, and so many children. And so the couple...
The Lull in Terrorism Masks a Deepening Jihadist Threat
It's been a relatively quiet year for jihadists in the West. This, combined with the military fall of the Islamic State, has led politicians and...
Immigrant Muslim Youth Being Lured to, Abandoned in Their Homelands
Summertime. For most teens, that means vacation. One 16-year old, Amara, looked forward to spending the warm and lazy days with all her friends. The...
#NoHijabDay Campaign Fights Women’s Subjugation and Indoctrination
The first time that my friend Nour appeared in public without her scarf, a neighbor commanded her to put it on. When she refused, he...
Recent Case Spotlights the Rampant Abuse of Saudi Women
When Rahaf Mohammad Alqunun barricaded herself in a Bangkok hotel room earlier this month and took to Twitter, begging the world to protect her from...
Who Will Stop Iran’s European Hit Men?
It is just before dusk when gunshots sound on a quiet residential street in November 2017. A man falls to the sidewalk. A dark BMW races...
Are American Girls at Risk After Court Ruling on FGM?
As her aunt held her down, the child screamed and fought desperately to escape. But even as she struggled, the woman sliced at the child's...
European Intelligence Officials: Islamist Terror Threat Is as Strong as Ever
It has become "the new normal," a structural part of 21st-century life. And the jihadist threat against the West is just as strong now as...
Dutch Help Victim of Pakistan’s Radical Islamic Blasphemy Law
When courts overturned Asia Bibi's blasphemy conviction in her native Pakistan last week, rioters swarmed the streets calling for her to be hung. Pakistani law demands the...
Belgium Fights Islamic Terror, While the UK Enables It
Of late, most of Europe has focused its counter-terrorism efforts on handling the potential jihadi returnees from Syria and possible radicals hiding among migrants from...
In Face of US Opposition, UN Renews Scandal-Ridden Palestinian Refugee Aid Agency
Malaysian PM: US Sanctions on Iran Violate International Law
‘I Will Repay Your Trust,’ UK PM Johnson Tells Ex-Labour Voters on Trip to North
US Sent Troops to Saudi Arabia on Defensive Basis: Mnuchin