Abigail R. Esman
ARTICLES BY: Abigail R. Esman
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....
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...
