Raymond Ibrahim is a historian and writer on the Middle East and Islam, and author of The Al-Qaeda Reader (Doubleday, 2007). Born in the U.S. to Coptic Egyptian parents, he was raised in a blingual environment, and is fluent in Arabic. He was educated at California State University, Fresno (BA and MA in History, dual-minor in English and Philosophy), where he studied closely under Victor Davis Hanson, and has done graduate work in the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies of Georgetown University.

Ibrahim's op-eds, essays, translations, and al-Qaeda related analyses have appeared in various publications and syndications (including The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Syndicate, United Press International, The Washington Times, Financial Times, National Review Online, The Washington Post, American Thinker, FrontPage Mag, and The Jewish Press, as well as in international publications).

He has been interviewed on a number of radio and TV programs from across the political spectrum (from "conservative" Fox News to "liberal" NPR), and has lectured at several colleges and universities as well as governmental agencies, such as the U.S. State Department.

JIHAD WATCH ARTICLES BY RAYMOND IBRAHIM

Today in History, Constantinople saves Western Civilization from Islam
Published: August 15, 2008

Islam's appeal and Captain Hook
Published: July 26, 2008

Survival of the fittest: the Arab-Israeli conflict in context
Published: July 24, 2008

"Today in History: Acre falls to the Crusaders," al-Jazeera reminds viewers
Published: July 12, 2008