Posts Tagged: Abigail Esman
Why Turkey’s Erdogan Won a Surprise Election Victory
The shouts ricocheted across cyberspace, on Twitter and Facebook, in e-mails and messages and banners: "Turkey votes for Islam!" "Islam wins! America loses!" This is how the...
ISIS Unleashes the Horror of Rape to ‘Convert’ Women to Islam
Women sold as slaves. Women beaten in the streets. Women raped for sport. Girls as young as 8 or 9 years old forced into marriages...
Deleted Facebook Posts Jeopardize Major Dutch Terror Trial
It is the largest terror trial in the Netherlands since the murder of Theo van Gogh in 2004, and one of the largest in Europe since the...
How ISIS Makes Money From the Art Market
Imagine: you are window-shopping on a quiet street, perhaps in London or Paris or New York. Something remarkable catches your eye: an ancient coin, a...
Can ‘Islamic Reformation’ Work? (REVIEW)
It is cocktail hour on an April afternoon in 2004. The sun is hot on Amsterdam's canals, and I am sitting at Café den Leeuw...
In Turkey, Women Suffer Horribly Under Erdogan
First, there were the beatings in their home in Ankara: her husband's fist crashing hard against her body. Then came the beatings at the shelter,...
Turkey’s Quasi-Dictator Takes on The New York Times and Democracy
For 13 years, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has worked to impose his Islamist vision on Turkey's proud secular democracy, reshaping the country into a neo-Ottoman republic....
Study Exposes Depth of Muslim Antisemitism in Europe
A new study published by the Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy (ISGAP) confirms what many have long suspected: that the worst crimes...
Attacking Free Speech is a Core Element of Terrorism
Afshin Ellian has a thing or two to say about terrorism. He also has a few things to say about Islam - specifically political Islam -...
In France, Finding Ways to Combat Radical Islam
On a street in Paris's popular 6th Arrondissement, men in camouflage wielding Famas assault rifles patiently stand guard throughout the day. It is an unexpected...
European Anti-Semitism Isn’t Muslim Alone
"I came to Europe as an American," a friend once said to me. "I am leaving as a Jew." This was more than 20 years ago;...
Radicalization of Europe’s Muslims Hits a Crisis Point
With every new atrocity, Western leaders and political commentators collectively assure themselves and the public that the Islamic State's power will suffer, that its PR...
Disturbing Questions Lurk Behind Dutch ‘Jihad Galas’
It's hard enough choosing the right gown for the Oscars, the prettiest frock for Junior Prom. But how do you select the burqa that best...
One Month After Charlie Hebdo, Europe on Edge
It didn't take long. Less than a month after the Charlie Hebdo murders and the slaughter of four Jews at a kosher supermarket in Paris, the Islamic...
