Westminster Institute sponsored a delegation to Cairo to meet with key...
Westminster Institute sponsored a delegation to Cairo to meet with key governmental, civic and religious leaders. The delegation was led by Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo, Chairman of the Board of the...
View ArticleInformation Operations: Successes and Failures
By Robert R. Reilly From my experiences in the Cold War and since 9/11, I have formulated a few brief principles for the conduct of wars of ideas. First, do not go into a war of ideas unless you...
View ArticleOne thousand Days Since the Uprising in Syria: The Battle for the Qalamoun
By Rev. Dr. Riad Jarjour December 23, 2013 A few days past the 1000th day since the uprising started in Syria… After nearly three months of popular protests, June 2011 marked a drastic turn in what had...
View ArticleSyrian Christian Leaders in Washington
From January 26-29, 2014, the Westminster Institute and Barnabas Aid hosted a delegation of Syrian Christian leaders in Washington, D.C., in order to raise awareness of the humanitarian catastrophe...
View ArticleMuslim Condemnation of Violence Against Christians
By Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo Islamist parties were able to take power in the early phase of the “Arab Spring,” but successive populations quickly became disoriented with their less than democratic behavior....
View ArticleUS Must Remember Its Values and Stand Up for Religious Freedom
By Dr Patrick Sookhdeo, Chairman of Westminster Institute and International Director of Barnabas Aid February 14, 2014 The United States has a noble history of upholding and defending civil liberties,...
View ArticleBoko Haram and its Impact
The Westminster Institute has released a new briefing on the Boko Haram insurgency. The Boko Haram insurgency is both a national and international problem. It has become increasingly violent and is...
View ArticleCounter-Terrorism Policies and Strategies (2001-2014)
The Westminster Institute has released a chronological overview of the counter-terrorism policies and strategies in the West (2001-2014). All policy documents are hyperlinked to their original source....
View ArticleReport on the Rome Colloquium “Amplifying Muslim Voices for Reason & Reform”
On December 7-8, 2012 The Westminster Institute and the Almuslih Reform Project, in cooperation with the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce held the Rome Colloquium which took as its theme...
View ArticlePoles show up the world in rescue of Middle Eastern Christians
Recently I saw a riveting new play, My Report to the World: The Story of Jan Karski. In 1943, Karski, a member of the Polish Catholic underground, was the first witness to the Warsaw ghetto and a Nazi...
View Article“ISIS and Islam’s Irrationality”— WORLD
Robert R. Reilly recently gave a talk on the irrationality of ISIS at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, VA. WORLD magazine interviewed him afterward. An excerpt from WORLD: The reason ISIS behaves...
View ArticleMuslims vs. ‘Outlaws of Islam’: Islamic Voices Lead Fight Against Extremists
Reposted from National Catholic Register. By PETER JESSERER SMITH On the occasion of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, the president of Egypt delivered a message for the faculty and imams of Al-Azhar...
View ArticleThe Muddled Catholic-Muslim “Dialogue”
By Robert R. Reilly, March 21, 2016 In 2013, the Faith and Reason Institute (parent institution of The Catholic Thing), along with the Westminster Institute, published a monograph that I wrote on The...
View ArticleDefenseless in the Face of Our Enemies
Defenseless in the Face of Our Enemies Andrew C. McCarthy From National Review Online: What keeps America from protecting itself against radical Islam? Two weekends ago in Orlando, Fla., in the wee...
View ArticleWeaponizing History
Weaponizing History Nibras Kazimi Friday, June 17, 2016 Religious extremists in the Middle East, both Sunni and Shia, wield historical precedence to inform and legitimize their actions and strategies....
View ArticleHow to Make the Voice of America Come Through Loud and Clear
How to Make the Voice of America Come Through Loud and Clear The broadcaster’s purpose isn’t just to entertain, or even to inform. It’s to wage the battle of ideas. By Robert Reilly Feb. 17, 2017 in...
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