Author Archives: Andrew Bostom

Anila Ali is a Muslim American woman educator and activist of Pakistani origins. During her brief, impassioned speech at the November 14, 2023 pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C., Ms. Ali pronounced the following words, redolent with ecumenism, and basic decency: … Continue reading →

“For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar (University) has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning,” declared then POTUS Obama, during his much ballyhooed June, 2009 address in Cairo, Egypt. Obama further opined that “Islam—at places like Al-Azhar,“ maintains “a proud … Continue reading →

Al-Azhar University calls for jihad against the Jews of nascent Israel in 1947 after the UN partition plan was announced, and after Israel’s declaration of independence in 1948

“MOSLEMS SAY PEACE WITH ISRAEL WOULD BE SACRILEGIOUS,” Chicago Tribune, January 11, 1956, p.24).; “PEACE WITH ISRAEL SACRILEGIOUS, SAY LEADERS OF MOSLEMS,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 11, 1956, p.1

One would have hoped the brutal October 7th jihad carnage of Jews in southern Israel—animated by Hamas’ genocidal Jew-hatred—would beget at least transient denunciations of Hamas, and its Islamic ideology, from the largest swath of the American Muslim community. Collective … Continue reading →

Vasily Grossman. “Life and Fate : A Novel”, 1985, (originally published in 1959), Internet Archive, Chapter 32, pp. 484-487. Antisemitism can take many forms—from a mocking contemptuous ill-will to murderous pogroms. Antisemitism can be met with in the market and … Continue reading →

Florida Governor, and GOP POTUS candidate, Ron Desantis, did not mince words during a 10/15/21 Face The Nation interview: “We cannot accept people from Gaza into this country as refugees.” But it was Desantis’ clarification as to why that has … Continue reading →

Full essay can be downloaded here: Negating the Legacy of Jihad in Palestine

Matt Allen: “I spoke to a couple of (Rhode Island) journalist types during the pandemic, & I’d say to them, ‘Why don’t you ask questions (about dubious pandemic measures like lockdowns, social distancing, & masking, etc.) of these public health … Continue reading →

Link to pdf of APRA request: APRA req 9.17.23_2