Victor Davis Hanson: Raymond Ibrahim, Islamic History, and Western Decline
6/10/202659 min
How has the West’s relationship with Islam shaped modern politics and culture? Learn more on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” Highlights: On this edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor speaks with historian and author Raymond Ibrahim about the historical relationship between Islam and the West, the rise of anti-Israel sentiment in American and European politics, and the cultural forces driving modern immigration debates. The two discuss the centuries-long conflicts between Islamic empires and Western civilization, the persecution of Christian minorities in the modern Middle East, and the growing influence of Islamist ideology in Western institutions. They also examine the impact of identity politics and DEI policies, and the challenges posed by mass migration and assimilation in Europe and the United States. This is “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” WHERE TO WATCH: 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest editions of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iOoN0xoOoSNvDFlpLLYGY?si=5a9f369acc874c6e 👉 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victor-davis-hanson-in-his-own-words/id1566731706 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/VictorDavisHansonInHisOwnWords?e9s=src_v1_sa%2Csrc_v1_sa_o 👉 Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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He had a long prison record, and that ended up with four months of riot and mayhem and death, $2 billion. And here in, in Britain, h- this person was perfectly innocent. He was a student. He had no record at all. He was just walking by. It's the most disturbing because we've always had closest w- ties with the British, and they were always commonsensical, and they supposedly didn't indulge in our extremes and wild swings back on the political spectrum. But they have been more unstable and more nihilistic and suicidal than even we have. And I guess what you're saying is the natural-- man's natural fallen character is to satisfy these appetites of violence, women- Right ... et cetera, and 72 virgins. We're seeing people who are openly championing Islam over Israel. [upbeat music] Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson. For our podcast, Victor Davis Hanson, his own words. Today, Sammy Wink and Jack Fowler, as is their want, is not-- are not with me because we're doing an interview. And I'm interviewing an old friend of 30 years who was once a student, Raymond Ibrahim. Yeah, I think you all have known him. He's written three seminal books, um, controversial not on the content, only on the atmosphere in which