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Jihad and the World

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Jihad and the World is a periodic update of global issues that involve Jihad, which generally refers to the expansion of the world of Islam or the protection of the world's Islamic community. Jihad and the World centers on persons and events featured in Mark Silinsky's five books on militant Islam.

New episodes: Several times a week
Typical length: 11 min
Latest: 1 Sep 2026
Language: English

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1 Sep 2026 · 11 min

Jihad and the World - Germany of its Islamic New Germans

You’ve likely heard former Chancellor Merkel’s moniker “Wir schaffen das,” or “We can do it!” This goes back more than 10 years, when Merkel opened Germany’s gates to absorb more than a million mostly Muslim migrants. She clarified, “We Germans can successfully integrate these migrants into our societies.” Was this claim borne out? The answer depends on whom you ask. The optimistic, multicultural, and left-leaning set will likely say this is a national work in progress. Given the killings and social stressors, it would not be convincing to say we have done it. By that, I mean the general…

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E55 · 1 Sep 2026 · 10 min
Jihad and the World - Last Month's Muslim Invasion of Spain ... or Was it?
Hello. This is Mark Silinsky, president of Kensington Security Consulting, where we bring education to national security. Today we will look at Spain. Specifically, the flood of North African migrants into Spain in late July and early August 2026. How did this happen? Why did this happen? What are the consequences? I will conclude with a tragic account of a young woman who literally could not live with her depression caused, in large part, by a migrant gang rape. OK. Let’s start with the invasion. You likely read about it in the papers. But was it really an invasion? When I think about…
E58 · 22 Aug 2026 · 12 min
Jihad and the World - Kensington Week in Review - August 19, 2026 - No Jokes about Bacon, Old Boy
Hello. This is Mark Silinsky from Kensington Security Consulting, where we bring education to national security. Welcome to the Kensington Weekly, a program that explores Islam's relationship with the world, week by week. This is the third week in August 2026. Let’s take a look at Jihad Watch and see what stories are posted. First, let’s go to Germany to examine the migrant situation. This is a recurring theme in my podcasts. Years ago, then-Chancellor Merkel promised her countrymen that “We can do it.” She meant that native Germans could assimilate the “New Germans.” So…how is it going?…
E54 · 20 Aug 2026 · 9 min
Jihad and the World - Bowling for Non-Believers - Muslim Car Attacks in Europe
Hello from Kensington Security Consulting, where we bring education to national security. This episode is called Ramming – Muslims, Cars, Pedestrians, and Europe. Last week, I discussed the rampant and random stabbing attacks. I offered you the term “getting stabby,” a play on words. In England, it means getting irritable and getting skewered on the street generally by a knife-wielding Muslim in the name of Allah. Well, this applies to running people over as well as impaling them. I don’t have any gallows humor or punny phrase for vehicle killings. Is there an equivalent for “getting…
E57 · 15 Aug 2026 · 13 min
Jihad and the World - Kensington Week in Review - August 12, 2026 - A Gay Cruise Enters the Waters of the Islamic World - What Happens?
Hello. This is Mark Silinsky from Kensington Security Consulting, where we bring education to national security. Welcome to the Kensington Weekly, a program that explores Islam's relationship with the world, week by week. This is the second week in August 2026. Let's begin with an article by Hugh Fitzgerald at Jihad Watch that tells a compelling and tragic German story. What happened? Marius Dick, a young German, was killed by an Afghan who stabbed him. Dick was walking home after shopping when Afghan asylum seeker Sajad M, 22, sprang from a hedge and plunged a kitchen knife into his heart.…
E53 · 13 Aug 2026 · 18 min
Jihad and the World - October 7, 2023 - Did Anything Good Come of It?
October 7, 2023 changed the Middle East and the world. It was a slaughter unlike anything the Jewish world had experienced since the Nazis. You know that. Well, let me offer you a take on the attack and its aftereffects that I discuss in the book. But I want to emphasize two elements that I think are of great interest to this audience. First, I will discuss the counterterrorism strategy and how effectively it was applied to Hamas. Second, I will address how Hamas is defined. Others and I suggest that Hamas is what it is, not what we want it to be. Third, I will examine the global response to…
E52 · 2 Aug 2026 · 11 min
Jihad and the World - Getting Stabby in Europe - Angry Muslims and their Knives
This episode is called Getting Stabby – Muslims, Knives, and the West. An interesting title? Brace yourself for an unconventional talk. Muslim stabbing frenzies are much in the news these days. Britain has long been a stabbing center in Europe. It was there that the term “getting stabby” was coined. Well, this has two meanings: becoming irritable, and unwanted knife activity. And there is plenty of unwanted slashing and plunging stainless steel activity in London. In May, a jihadist group suspected of links to Iran claimed responsibility for the stabbings of two Jewish men. All this and more…
E38 · 20 Jul 2026 · 11 min
Jihad and the World - Islam Comes to Britain
Hello and welcome to Jihad and the World. This episode traces the early Muslim migration to Britain. It is entitled, “Islam Comes to Britain.” "Already London is the biggest center for Islamic finance outside the Islamic world. But I want London . . . to be one of the great capitals of Islamic finance anywhere in the world. John Cameron, 2013 “A cesspit for Islamists" Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Laureate for Literature, description of London, 2010 Origins Islam's presence in Britain began in the 19th century through colonial ties to India. The East India Company established trade relations with…
E37 · 17 Jul 2026 · 13 min
Jihad and the World - Not all Rainbows and Unicorns – Four Levels of Friction between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe
Hello and welcome to Jihad and the West. This episode is one of many that examines the integration of Islamic culture into European society, particularly in the wake of the surge in immigration from Muslim countries into Europe, especially Western Europe. It looks at relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe, particularly in Britain. It is called “Not all rainbows and unicorns – Four levels of Friction between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe.” Four Levels of Friction “There are those who carry out acts of terror in the name of Islam, but it is not truly in the name of Islam,”…
E36 · 17 Jul 2026 · 8 min
Jihad and the World - Whip Hands and Bloody Rivers - Immigration Comes to Britain.
Hello and welcome to Jihad and the World, a product of Kensington Security Consulting, where we bring education to national security. Today's episode is entitled "Whip Hands and Bloody Rivers - Immigration Comes to Britain." Whip Hands and Bloody Rivers Mercurial, brilliant, eccentric, and legendarily controversial, Enoch Powell was a prominent figure in Britain until 1968. He served as a Member of Parliament for 18 years and was openly nationalist and conservative. Raised in a middle-class family in Birmingham, he excelled as a scholar at Cambridge, where he later taught classics. He had a…
E35 · 8 Jul 2026 · 11 min
Jihad and the World - The Changing Face of Britain - 1968 and 2018
Hello from Jihad and the World – a podcast that explores the intersection of Western and Islamic cultures. The author is Mark Silinsky of Kensington Security Consulting, and today’s episode will look at the changing face of Britain. The look, feel, and substance of Britain changed significantly from 1968 to 2018. In that 50-year span, Muslim populations mushroomed throughout the country. This episode is titled "The New Multicultural Britain." “To me, the most remarkable thing about the Koran is how progressive it is.” Tony Blair, 2007 Britain is an epic poem of empire; civilization;…
E39 · 7 Jul 2026 · 9 min
Jihad and the World - The Press and Police – Lover Boys and Easy Meat
Hello from Jihad and the World, a product of Kensington Security Consulting, where we bring education to national security. This episode is part of a series of podcasts that examine Islamic and non-Islamic in Europe. This episode offers analytic snapshots of the press and police in Europe. Future podcasts will expand on the general themes presented in the podcast, titled The Press and Police – Lover Boys and Easy Meat. The author is Mark Silinsky. The Press Over the past fifty years, European journalists have developed a new language, avoiding words that could be culturally offensive. Some…
E15 · 30 Jun 2026 · 14 min
Jihad and the World - Europe Has Fallen - Episode One - The Flying Inn and European Islam
Hello from Jihad and the World – a podcast that explores the intersection of Western and Islamic cultures. The author is Mark Silinsky of Kensington Security Consulting, which provides education on national security. Today’s episode is longer than most. It begins a series called Jihad and the West, titled – Europe Has Fallen: Islam, Britain, and the Continent. Episode One offers an overview of Europe from several years ago. We will update parts of this podcast in future episodes. First, let's turn to a book by English wit G. K. Chesterton, who may have been satirically prophetic. You can…
E51 · 26 Jun 2026 · 12 min
Jihad and the West - A Crowning Honor for Chancelor Merkel - Leader of the New Germans
Hello and welcome to Cauldron of Terror, a podcast that explores the effects of Islamic terrorism on the West. The book, Cauldron of Terror – Hamas, Israel, and the World, will be available in summer 2026. I am Mark Silinsky, president of Kensington Security Consulting, where we bring education to national security. In this episode, we will explore three issues. First, we will look at an award bestowed on former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, who opened her country to a mass migration of Middle Easterners, who created new lives in Germany. In 2015, Angela Merkel opened her country’s…
E50 · 25 Jun 2026 · 16 min
Jihad and the World - An Islamofascist Gets Fired from an American University. Really! You Read it Right.
Hello from Jihad and the World – a podcast that explores the intersection of Western and Islamic cultures. The author is Mark Silinsky of Kensington Security Consulting, and today’s feature will look at universities and the war of words. But now, let's go straight to the updates. The SPLC OK, let's look at the SPLC. But I am really interested in the charges of Islamophobia. The Southern Poverty Law Center has been accused of smearing its opponents and bilking donors of millions under the guise of championing social justice and human rights. The charges are piling up. A federal grand jury in…
E49 · 23 Jun 2026 · 19 min
Jihad and the World - Women We Love - Aayan Hirsi Ali and Her Struggle with Much of the World
Hello from Jihad and the World – a podcast that explores the intersection of Western and Islamic cultures. The author is Mark Silinsky of Kensington Security Consulting, and today’s episode will look at a one we love and a young woman we do not love. But first, let’s update a few things. Kristoff Has the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Nicholas Kristof, secured a place in the New York Times legacy of outrageous deception? Well, let history decide. But it seems to me that he is rubbing shoulders with Walter Durranty, the notorious apologist for Joseph Stalin. Let’s see. Kristof claimed that…
E48 · 17 Jun 2026 · 17 min
Jihad and the World - Women Warriors against Islamofascism - Fallaci and Satrapi
Hello from Jihad and the World – a podcast that explores the intersection of Western and Islamic cultures. I am Mark Silinsky of Kensington Security Consulting, Let’s delve into the Kensington archives of women we love. Let’s start with an Italian. In earlier videocasts, we looked at some boutique social issues in Italy, illustrating Muslim-non-Muslim friction. There was the plastic pig of Padua, standing in the window of a delicatessen as a symbol of resistance to Muslim demands that it be removed. Then there was the nonsense about Italian and French women who adopt pigs as pets to keep…
E23 · 10 Jun 2026 · 7 min
Jihad and the World - Islam, Britain and Europe - A Yorkshire Man Writes F Hamas
Hello from Jihad and the World – a podcast that explores the intersection of Western and Islamic cultures. The author is Mark Silinsky of Kensington Security Consulting, which provides education on national security. It is part of a series titled "Europe Has Fallen: Islam, Britain, and the Continent." The author is Mark Silinsky of Kensington Security Consulting, and today’s episode focuses on Britain and its challenge of balancing free speech with respect for the sensitivities of the country’s Islamic and pro-Hamas communities. Today, we head to northern Yorkshire in Britain, where we meet…
E33 · 8 Jun 2026 · 9 min
Jihad and the World - When the Pagers Went Boom!
Hizballah - When the Beepers Went Boom! On September 17 2024, explosions rocked Lebanon and Syria. These were not rockets launched from aircraft or shells from naval ships or ground-based artillery. Instead, they seemed to come from hand-held pagers, but witnesses and observers were not sure. Most of the explosions took place in Beirut, a stronghold for Hizbollah. Soon, the connection between the pager and Hizbollah was clear. But what on earth was happening? Why did the beeps go bang? For many younger listeners, pagers are largely artifacts of the past. They belong to yesterday’s…
E47 · 6 Jun 2026 · 23 min
Jihad and the World - Videocast Four - Monica Witt - Turncoat for Iran and Mossad's Animals
Hello from Jihad and the World – a podcast that explores the intersection of Western and Islamic cultures. The author is Mark Silinsky of Kensington Security Consulting, and today’s episode will examine the strange case of Monica Witt – from all-American girl to a traitor for Iran. Here is an update to a podcast I made a few months ago. So, an all-American girl joins the Air Force, becomes an intelligence analyst, learns Persian, and defects to Iran. It doesn’t happen often. Generally, defections go the other way, from autocracy to freedom. There are, of course, exceptions. Kim Philby and…
E32 · 2 Jun 2026 · 8 min
Jihad and the World - Roger Waters and Medea Benjamin – Pretty in Pink
Hello from Jihad and the World. The author is Mark Silinsky of Kensington Security Consulting, which provides education on national security. Today’s episode is called “Roger Waters and Medea Benjamin – Pretty in Pink.” It examines two colorful characters. Roger Waters “We, the ordinary people of the world, hugely outnumber the Israeli scum and the ruling Elites in the West. We stand alongside our brothers and sisters in Iran in the fight to end the occupation, oppression, and genocide in Palestine.” Roger Waters For listeners over 50, the name Roger Waters is instantly recognizable. You…
E46 · 28 May 2026 · 18 min
Jihad and the World - Videocast Three - Sheik Yassin and Zionist Super Rats
Hello and welcome to Kensington Security Consulting, where we bring education to national security. This is Mark Silinsky. In this podcast, we will look at the founder of Hamas, Sheik Yassin, and examine the current controversy over capital punishment in Israel. Both are explored in my upcoming book, Cauldron of Terror – Hamas, Israel and the World. So who is Ahmed Yassin, and why was he important? He created and led Hamas, which is why he is important. He had a difficult but accomplished life, though his accomplishments were reviled by Israelis, which is why the IDF killed him. In some…
E45 · 27 May 2026 · 15 min
Jihad and the World - The Southern Poverty Law Center - Islamophobia? Really?
Hi, Mark here from Kensington Security Consulting videocasts. This is our second videocast, titled “The Southern Poverty Law Center – Islamophobia? Really?” Today, we turn to the Southern Poverty Law Center, or SPLC, which is much in the news these days. First, let’s recap our first videocast, “Of Pigs and Men . . . and Women, too.” In that video, we briefly examined two stories about pigs in Europe. The first involved a yellow plastic pig in the front window of an Italian delicatessen. It was clearly a marketing prop, and there is no reason to believe the store owner intended to offend…
E42 · 14 May 2026 · 6 min
Jihad and the World - The Lady in Red
Hello from Jihad and the World, a product of Kensington Security Consulting. We will look at the Hamas-Israel war, the subject of our upcoming book, Cauldron of Terror – Hamas, Israel, and the World. Let’s begin by examining and updating the profile of Vlada Patapov, known to the world as the “Lady in Red.” Who is she? You may have seen her on television or social media, running for her life across the desert plain at the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023. Her panicked, desperate look quickly circulated around the world. Her red shawl became instantly iconic, earning her a moniker. The…
E43 · 13 May 2026 · 10 min
Jihad and the World - Italy, Muslims, and Hamas
Hello from Jihad and the World, presented by Kensington Security Consulting, where we bring education to national security. Today, we will discuss the general friction between Italy’s Muslim and non-Muslim communities and Rome’s policy towards Hamas. Until the American-Israeli war on Iran, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had positioned Italy as one of the more pro-American European states and less hostile to Israel than most. Immediately after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, she expressed sympathy for the Israeli victims. She then vacillated and called for a de-escalation of…
E31 · 13 May 2026 · 8 min
Jihad and the World - Who is Joe Kent and Why is He so Angry at President Trump?
Hello from Jihad and the World. The author is Mark Silinsky of Kensington Security Consulting, which provides education on national security. Today’s episode is called “Who is Joe Kent and Why is He so Angry at President Trump? It examines the controversy surrounding the resignation of a leading intelligence official. Joe Kent, former director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC), was an impressive, multi-tour soldier. Years ago, this former Green Beret and aspiring Republican candidate caught the attention of leaders in the re-elected Trump administration. His efforts to win a…
E44 · 7 May 2026 · 18 min
Jihad and the World - Videocast One - Of Pigs and Men . . . and Women, too
Hello from Jihad and the World, a product of Kensington Security Consulting, where we bring education to national security. This is our first weekly videocast, in which we update the issues discussed in earlier podcasts. We would like to discuss issues that are important to you, and we always welcome your comments and suggestions. Of Pigs and Men . . . and Women, too We had an interest in a quick comment we made on a podcast we recorded for Jihad and the World – titled Italy, Muslims, and Hamas. In particular, we referenced a dust-up involving a plastic pig in a delicatessen window in Padua,…
E41 · 5 May 2026 · 8 min
Jihad and the West - Islamofascism - Italian Origins
Hello and welcome to Jihad and the World. This is the second in a series entitled Islamofascism. In this episode, we will cover the origins of the term and the Fascist party. It builds a foundation for future podcasts in which we weave political Islam into Italian fascism to form a new ideology – Islamofascism. So, what are the origins of fascism? What is it? Fascism is a political philosophy shaped by Italian intellectuals soon after the First World War. In its formative years, fascism blended socialist and authoritarian ideas and offered an avant-garde artistic aesthetic. In literature,…
E27 · 28 Apr 2026 · 6 min
Jihad and the West - War Dogs - Israel and Hamas
Dogs have been integral to armies throughout history. Ancient warriors deployed them to intimidate and attack enemies, with civilizations such as the Romans and Vikings relying on their canine companions. Over time, dogs became not just combatants, but also mascots and friends to soldiers. The United States Army officially commissioned dogs in 1942 with the creation of the Canine Corps. The Army partnered with civilians to house and train the dogs. After basic training, the dogs were assigned to soldiers and then deployed to units. The Soviets also mustered up dogs and sometimes assigned…
E30 · 26 Apr 2026 · 7 min
Jihad and the World - Greta - The Swedish Nightingale
Hello and welcome to Jihad and the World. In today’s episode, we look at the Swedish celebrity activist Thunberg, whom we feature in our upcoming book, “Cauldron of Terror – Hamas, Israel and the World – 500 Days in Gaza.” The episode is titled “Greta – The Swedish Nightingale.” How have Ms. Thunberg’s activist energies, or Greta’s as she is known worldwide, been channeled to the Middle East? Who listens to her voice, and has that voice made a difference in world opinion and among national decision-makers? First, who is this famous Greta of Sweden? Born in 2003, Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman…

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