"These rapes are unfortunately customary and serve a specific purpose. It is believed that once no longer a virgin, a girl would become unsuitable for marriage, even if she belongs to a religious minority, and her only choice would be to marry one of her
Christian churches are under attack throughout Western Europe, with very recent examples from Austria, Germany, Italy and Sweden. No Western nation, however, seems to experience as many attacks on its churches as France, once known as the "Eldest
We were recently introduced to the Arabic term ribat. Historically, it referred to those areas where invading Muslims, having been halted or pushed back, maintained a presence and created a base whence they continued waging jihad on the non-Muslim
"A Palestinian man," to quote from a recent report, "handed out sweets following the death of his sons and daughters and shouted: There is no God but Allah and Allahu Akbar! " While such behavior is, by now, somewhat banal, he did make an important,