Is Islam the Problem or Has the West Become Weak? | Raymond Ibrahim | PBD Podcast #868

Ibrahim argues Western secularism and funded academic narratives, not Islamic weakness, enable demographic and ideological "soft jihad" in Europe and the US.

• Doctrine over demographics: Ibrahim argues Islam's texts (the "sword verse," Quran 9:5) legally mandate offensive jihad once Muslims gain strength, citing 1786 Jefferson-Adams correspondence with Tripoli's ambassador as proof the logic predates and matches ISIS.
• Historical conquest timeline: In one century (632-732 AD) Islam conquered Persia, Egypt, North Africa, and Spain; Spain's reconquest took 800 years and cost roughly 7 million lives before ending in 1492.

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