By Raymond Ibrahim ——Bio and Archives--January 11, 2015
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I’m not afraid about how many Muslims kill Christians, I’m afraid of how many Muslims kills Muslims. In 2014, more Muslims were killed by other Muslims than all throughout history… In every Muslim country, we are killing each other — this has nothing to do with non-Muslims mocking Islam!” Who put this hate in us?You’re going to tell me that [Muslim] terrorism exists because of Israel, because of the West, because of this and that, but the truth is, we are no longer tolerant Muslims…. If we can’t live with each other, are we going to be able to live with the Christians?He even criticized Al Azhar, because their head, after condemning the Charlie Hebdo attack, added, “but we equally condemn the mockery” — which Adib equated with exonerating the attack. As for Sisi, he pointed out that to many Muslims, the fact that the Egyptian president entered a Christian church, as he did on the eve of January 7, the Coptic Christmas, must be an infidel. The Salafi party immediately said, “We will never congratulate the Christians on their festivals. What’re you crazy?! To this, Adib said:
Okay, I get it, you hate Christians. But can you please be consistent? Why do you cooperate with them in other regards? Why do you go to their nations [reference to the West]? Why do you go to their doctors? Please, let your hate be consistent.” I have no doubt that 3/4 of those hearing me are cursing me now — saying “he’s an infidel, an apostate!”…
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RAYMOND IBRAHIM (RaymondIbrahim.com) is a widely published author, public speaker, and Middle East and Islam expert. His books include Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians (2013) and The Al Qaeda Reader (2007). His writings, translations, and observations have appeared in a variety of publications, including Fox News, Financial Times, Jerusalem Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times Syndicate, United Press International, USA Today, Washington Post, Washington Times, and Weekly Standard; scholarly journals, including the Almanac of Islamism, Chronicle of Higher Education, Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst, Middle East Quarterly, and Middle East Review of International Affairs; and popular websites, such as American Thinker, the Blaze, Bloomberg, Christian Post, FrontPage Magazine, Gatestone Institute, the Inquisitr, Jihad Watch, NewsMax, National Review Online, PJ Media, VDH’s Private Papers, and World Magazine. He has contributed chapters to several anthologies and been translated into various languages.