MY SAY: WHERE PRAISE IS DUE- ANDREW BOSTOM
Now it seems a media spell has been broken and even some of the neo-cons who cooed and gushed about the “Arab Spring” as if it were the dawn of democracy among barbarians are now acknowledging left, right and middle that Islam is the source of the violence and evil warring against the civilized West. And, perhaps- just perhaps- it is also the source of the ongoing Arab war against Israel. True some still use the words “Islamist” or “radical” for cover.
I confess that prior to 9/11 I was not really familiar with the word “jihad” or the Koranic imperatives against all infidels. I knew the word “dhimmi” which I learned from my late friend Joan Peters and I was lulled by the false narratives of Bernard Lewis, that there was some “golden age” of comity between Arab/Moslems and Jews…..And then I met and befriended Andrew Bostom.
Andy, a physician and Professor of Medicine (who is also my go-to second opinion on everything from gall stones to cholesterol) introduced me to the real Islam- he introduced me to Robert Spencer and Gisele Bat Ye’or and Geert Wilders, and Diana West and Ibn Warraq, and the writing of the late Saul Friedman and the realism of Professor Moshe Sharon of Israel. He opened my eyes and mind to the reality that Arab terror against Jews and Israel was faith driven Jihad. While others were struggling with naming the villain, Andy wrote major volumes:
The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism: From Sacred Texts to Solemn History May 30, 2008 by Andrew G. Bostom and Ibn Warraq
The Legacy of Jihad Dec 29, 2010
by Andrew G. Md Bostom and Ibn Warraq
Sharia Versus Freedom: The Legacy of Islamic Totalitarianism Nov 6, 2012
by Andrew G. Bostom
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