Raymond Ibrahim is a widely published author, public speaker, and Middle East and Islam specialist. His books include Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians and The Al Qaeda Reader. His writings, translations, and observations have appeared in a variety of publications, including Fox News, Financial Times, Jerusalem Post, USA Today, Washington Post, Washington Times, and Weekly Standard. Mr. Ibrahim guest lectures at universities, including the National Defense Intelligence College, briefs governmental agencies, including the U.S. Strategic Command and the Defense Intelligence Agency, provides expert testimony for Islam-related lawsuits, and has testified before Congress regarding the conceptual failures that dominate American discourse concerning Islam and the worsening plight of Egypt’s Christian Copts.