Tag Archives: ISIS

Palmyra’s Earlier Attackers

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Andrew Stuttaford

From The Spectator, a review of a new book, The Darkening Age, on Christianity’s early centuries.  I haven’t read the book itself (it’s not out in this country until next year), but judging by the review  it looks interesting, no … Continue reading →

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The God of War

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Andrew Stuttaford

Crux:  Ahead of his day trip to Assisi to participate in a World Day of Prayer for Peace, Pope Francis said that the gathering of women and men religious from around the world is not a “spectacle” but simply a … Continue reading →

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ISIS, God and The Devil

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Andrew Stuttaford

Austen Ivereigh’s defense of Pope Francis’ response to ISIS appears to be, well, evolving. Just the other day, he was arguing this: [ISIS] is a wholly modernistic creation, a vehicle of power, the “technocratic paradigm” of domination and exploitation, applied … Continue reading →

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On ISIS, Enchantment and Authoritarians against Totalitarians

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Over on his blog, Sam Harris interviews Mark Riebling, the author of Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitler. The historical ground covered is interesting—how could it not be?—but these passages, in particular, caught my attention: Conservative, even … Continue reading →

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Palmyra

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Janice Turner: In eliminating ancient architecture, ISIS is also destroying the architecture of minds. Until there is nothing between you and your judging, revengeful God. Not a single joyous distraction – of art or music or history or dance – … Continue reading →

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ISIS: Looking to the North

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: Over in the Financial Times, there’s an interesting piece on Putin’s friends abroad, but this passage in particular caught my eye: The current Egyptian government believes that the Obama administration’s failure to support former President Hosni … Continue reading →

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ISIS: Making the Trains Run on Time (Apparently)

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Independent In the cities and towns across the desert plains of north-east Syria, the ultra-hardline al-Qa’ida offshoot Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) has insinuated itself into nearly every aspect of daily life. The ‘Islamic State’ group, … Continue reading →

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Saudi Arabia, a Reminder

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Writing in the New York Times, Ed Husain: Let’s be clear: Al Qaeda, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Boko Haram, the Shabab and others are all violent Sunni Salafi groupings. For five decades, Saudi Arabia has been the … Continue reading →

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