Trump is a narcissistic sociopath; he's doing exactly what he said he would do.

The first week or day that Obama was in office, he made it clear that peace in the Middle East would be a high priority for him. And his choice of a special envoy, George Mitchell, compared to the previous special envoys chosen, is remarkable.

The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.

But perhaps the most important innovation in the doctrine of jihad was its outright prohibition of all but strictly defensive wars. “Fight in the way of God those who fight you,” the Quran says, “but do not begin hostilities; God does not like the aggressor” (2:190). Elsewhere the Quran is more explicit: “Permission to fight is given only to those who have been oppressed ... who have been driven from their homes for saying, 'God is our Lord' ” (22:39; emphasis added).

You can be a follower of Jesus and not necessarily be a Christian.

It is the job of the historian to say what is likely, and of faith to say what is possible.

Over the last few years, the Islamic world has produced more female presidents and prime ministers than both Europe and North America combined.