Articles by Dan Wolf

About Islam May 10, 2016

Extremism and Islam – Law and Culture

By Dan Wolf This article ends the series examining extremism and Islam that began with About that 1% on Extremists and continued in Extremism, Islam,…

About Islam May 9, 2016

Extremism, Islam, and Politics

by Dan Wolf In About that 1% on Extremists, we started to look what extremism means and some general attitudes within the Islamic world. This…

About Islam April 24, 2016

High Turn Out for Brigitte Gabriel Event Shows Islam Issue High Priority for Virginians

Virginia Christian Alliance and Life Church partner to bring Brigitte Gabriel and ACT to Mechanicsville. Citizens eager for information while few pastors and church leadership…

About Islam April 10, 2016

About that 1% on Extremists

by Dan Wolf We hear it repeatedly from the media, and also from some of our leaders. Extremists are a very small part of Islam,…

About Islam March 26, 2016

Muhammad’s Life and Teachings, Part II

by Dan Wolf This article will begin where the last one left off, with the migration of Muslims from Mecca to Medina in 622. The…

About Islam March 19, 2016

The Ottoman Empire

By Dan Wolf In a previous article, I discussed some of the events occurring at the end of the Abbasid dynasty that included: a Mongol…

About Islam January 17, 2016

The Abbasid Dynasty Part III, Dhimmitude

by Dan Wolf This third article on the Abbasids covers the relationship between jihad and dhimmitude, and the development of Islamic law as related to…

About Islam January 2, 2016

The Abbasid Dynasty – Part II, Its Religious Development

by Dan Wolf As mentioned last time, this article focuses on Islam’s religious doctrines and documents. During this period that Islam’s core beliefs, and the…

About Islam December 20, 2015

Of Governance, Healthcare, and Refugees

The following Op-Ed by VCA Advisory Board Member, Dan Wolf, was submitted to and rejected by: The Washington Post, USA Today, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, and…

About Islam December 5, 2015

The Abbasid Dynasty – Part I, History

The Abbasid Dynasty lasted from 750 until 1258. It was during this period that many of Islam’s structures began to solidify. The Qur’an, hadith, traditions…

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