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Syria’s Christians are being erased. Churches seized, crosses torn down, communities intimidated into silence or exile. From nearly 2 million Christians to a fraction of that today, the trajectory is clear. The Vanishing Crosses of Syria by @SallyObeid idicenter.org/article/the-va…

Christianity calls for peace, but not surrender. When evil is not confronted, it advances. From the fall of ancient Christian heartlands to today’s threats, passivity has never produced peace, only decline. @BrotherRasheed explains when violence becomes a Christian duty. idicenter.org/article/pacifi…

Two men, two images, Arafat in a keffiyeh, Khomeini in a black turban, but the same project beneath it all: destroy Israel at any cost, even if it meant sacrificing their own people. idicenter.org/commentary/the…

The Jews, Your Majesty, the Jews, are proof enough of the existence of God.

Erdoğan didn’t just reshape Turkey, he reversed Atatürk’s vision. @JJJuraid writes "The Sultan’s Suicidal Gamble: Erdogan, the Betrayal of Atatürk" idicenter.org/article/the-su…

Outrage over Netanyahu’s quote missed the point entirely. Will Durant wasn’t equating Jesus with Genghis Khan, he was stating a hard truth: history does not reward virtue automatically. The righteous do not survive simply because they are right. idicenter.org/article/what-w…

One wonders whether Carlson would demand DNA tests from Palestinian citizens whose surnames—al-Masri, al-Jazairi, Bushnak—openly proclaim recent Egyptian, Algerian, or Bosnian origins, or whether the “DNA rule” applies only to those whose historical connection he seeks to undermine. idicenter.org/article/tucker…

Is antisemitism in the Middle East simply political, or is it culturally engineered? Read here how Egypt’s Ramadan television dramas use comedy, satire, and popular actors to embed anti-Jewish narratives into the region’s collective consciousness. idicenter.org/article/egypti…

From September 11 to the current war with Iran, Western strategy has focused on fighting terrorism. But terrorism is only a tactic. Did the West spend twenty-five years fighting the symptom while ignoring the ideology behind it? idicenter.org/article/the-wa…

In Vienna schools, Barcelona classrooms, and Berlin city halls, Ramadan is reshaping public life in Europe. Is this multicultural inclusion, or the normalization of Islam and the paving of the way for its political ambition? idicenter.org/article/ramada…

For 78 years the Middle East revolved around the war against Israel. But what happens if the Iranian regime falls? Could the 2026 war forcibly reshape the entire region? Read this article by @magdi_khalil idicenter.org/article/the-mi…

Lebanon is not one nation, it’s a collection of competing sects. Any peace deal signed today will reflect the interests of those who hold power, not the whole country. And that means one thing: the Christians of Mount Lebanon will pay the price. idicenter.org/article/peace-…

More than 30 people will be arrested today in Britain for “hate speech.” Now the state prosecutes expression based on interpretation, not action. Criticism of Islam increasingly falls into that protected space, not by formal law alone, but through enforcement patterns that make the boundary clear. idicenter.org/article/the-co…

Survey: Half of Muslims in France Support Sharia Law idicenter.org/commentary/sur…

You’re not being told what to believe, you’re being guided on what to doubt. Read @BrotherRasheed’s take on how supposedly neutral citizen media can be more dangerous than mainstream propaganda. idicenter.org/article/the-ri…

Why do jihadist movements continually produce new recruits? The answer lies in the theological structure of Islam itself. Read it here: idicenter.org/commentary/why…

A table is more than furniture, it is a symbol of civic equality. So what does it mean when the table disappears at the Gracie Mansion iftar? idicenter.org/article/the-se…

How the “Greater Enemy” bridged fourteen centuries of Sunni–Shia conflict. Read “The Palestine Exception” by @IbnAlwarraq idicenter.org/article/the-pa…

Rev. Dr. Mark Durie writes for IDI: Biblical and Islamic Values idicenter.org/article/biblic…