Abigail R. Esman
ARTICLES BY: Abigail R. Esman
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....
Ex ISIS Brides Further Link Turkish Aid Organization to Terrorists
To some, it's a humanitarian organization. To others, it's a one-stop shopping spot for terrorism. The truth is, it is both: and that's what makes it so...
Jew Hatred Soars During Hamas-Israel Fighting
"F___ the Jews! F__ their mothers! Rape their daughters!" they shouted through the streets of London. At the Holocaust Memorial in Amsterdam, Muslims issued a battle cry...
Turkey Refuses to Protect Its Women — and What That Means for the World
Her eyes were nearly as dark as her abaya, large and filled with tears. She was young, not much more than 30, with dark hair,...
Islamist Extremists Try to Silence Dutch Author With Death Threats
At 23, her first book now tops her country's bestseller list -- an autobiographical novel praised by critics nationwide. She has been featured in interviews...
Macron Is Right; Islamo-Leftism Is a Threat
It started with a beheading. Last October, 18-year-old Chechen refugee Abdullakh Anzorov used a cleaver to murder history teacher Samuel Paty on the streets of a...
The Hijab Doesn’t Represent All Muslim Women
Several years ago, an art dealer friend had a Renoir painting available for sale, a portrait of a young woman in half-profile, dressed in a...
Reforming EU Imam Training Is Easier Said Than Done
Europe has an Islamism problem. This has long been evident in the dozens of Islamist terrorist attacks across the continent for nearly 20 years. But the latest...
Blaming the Victim: Theo van Gogh, Charlie Hebdo, the Media and End of Free Speech
As I write, on November 2, 2020, it is 16 years to the day since Dutch-Moroccan jihadist Mohammed Bouyeri, dressed in a djellaba and carrying...
Play Glamorizing ISIS Member Epitomizes ‘Jihadi Cool’
On a September night in 2015, Laura Hansen left her home in Leidschendam, the Netherlands, with her husband and two children, setting out on the...
Protecting Religious Freedom in the Middle East
It started with his father. As fighting and instability ravaged Iraqi villages and cities, a local Shiite militia offered a means for him to save his...
Is Ignorance About the Holocaust Connected to Soaring Antisemitism?
According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism in America has reached its highest level since 1979, when the ADL first started keeping count. Worldwide, too,...
