Author Archives: Alyssa A. Lappen

Adopting Pro-Sharia Textbooks

One of the most important strengths of a nation is its education. When U.S. school textbooks fail to deal honestly with Islam but instead present apologetics and propaganda, children are Islamists’ pawns. When states should step in. By Alyssa A. … Continue reading

Seeing real life sharia in action

Calling it something else Review of: Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws are Choking Freedom Worldwide By: Paul Marshall and Nina Shea Publisher: Oxford University Press, 480 pp. ISBN: 0199812284 By Alyssa A. Lappen Family Security Matters | Nov. 4, … Continue reading

Paul R. Pillar’s Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq, 9/11, and Misguided Reform

The latest book from a former CIA agent promises to be a good read, but does it deliver on this promise? by Alyssa A. Lappen Family Security Matters | Oct. 21, 2011 Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq, 9/11, and … Continue reading

Sharia Lobby Shifts into 5th Gear

Slow down, moving too fast, got to make the U.S. last… by Alyssa A. Lappen Family Security Matters | Sept. 7, 2011 Sharia advocates desperately want to convince legislators and the public that Islamic law is plain vanilla — and … Continue reading

The Anti-Defamation League’s Flat-Footed, Off-Key Shouter

An open letter to the head of the ADL, denouncing his condemnations of those who see Sharia as a threat to American values and liberty. by Alyssa A. Lappen Family Security Matters | Aug. 18, 2011 Dear Mr. Foxman, For … Continue reading

Is a ‘Little Bit of Sharia’ Okay?

By Alyssa A. Lappen and Andrew G. Bostom American Thinker | Jul. 25, 2011 Some Americans argue that U.S. civil and criminal legal codes and courts should recognize Islamic law (sharia), as applied to Muslim families, at least. But sharia … Continue reading