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The American Thinker points to the latest writings of scholar Raymond Ibrahim:

The "West and Islam have been mortal enemies since the latter's birth some fourteen centuries ago," warns Islam scholar Raymond Ibrahim in his recent book Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West. His extensive analysis bears out the apt title of this volume, whose documented history is equally ill remembered and yet vital for modern Westerners.

Ibrahim begins by elucidating the disturbing conceptual core of Islam and its seventh-century Arab prophet, Muhammad. "The appeal of Muhammad's message lay in its compatibility with the tribal mores of his society," Ibrahim notes.

Read more, and be sure to look for Ibrahim's book too.

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