By William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine, Sept. 5, 2023
William Kilpatrick is the author of several books about cultural and religious issues, including What Catholics Need to Know About Islam; Christianity, Islam and Atheism: The Struggle for the Soul of the West; The Politically Incorrect Guide to Jihad; and Why Johnny Can’t Tell Right from Wrong. …
A recent attack in Fargo, North Dakota at first seemed to be another senseless act of violence. But evidence is emerging that it might have been a jihad attack.
Although Islamic jihad attacks occur on a daily basis in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, they seem to be less frequent now in America. There have been major terror attacks in the U.S., but not for some time. The last major jihad event was the 2016 massacre at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando, which resulted in forty-nine deaths and over fifty injuries.
Is it time to sound the all-clear signal for the U.S.? Well, maybe not. You might recall that, on July 14, a Fargo, North Dakota man, Mohamad Barakat, opened fire on police at the scene of a traffic accident. Barakat killed one officer and wounded two others and a bystander before being shot and killed by a fourth officer. …
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