by William Kilpatrick | Sep 24, 2025
The modern history of Islamic-Western relations is marked by two major turning-points, both of which resulted in far-reaching changes. We may now be at the beginning of a third major turning point—one of equal magnitude to the other two. But first, let’s look at the...
by William Kilpatrick | Sep 9, 2025
In a recent article, I made the point that the Israeli-Hamas war should be seen as part of a 1,400-year-long civilizational struggle between Islam and just about everyone else. As Yusuf al-Qaradawi, one of Islam’s most popular and influential scholars, once told an...
by William Kilpatrick | Apr 28, 2025
From time to time, readers of my articles will ask: “What do you want to do—go to war with 1.7 billion Muslims?” The question implies that any criticism of Islam will force the members of this “peaceful religion” to respond with massive violence. More or less the same...
by William Kilpatrick | Feb 22, 2023
Like today’s leftists, the Ottoman Turks wanted to turn Christian children against their parents; but one man turned the tables on them. Christianity was saved in Europe solely because the peoples of Europe fought. If [Europeans]…had not possessed a military equality...
