Andrew G. Bostom
Andrew G. Bostom is an American author, medical doctor and
Biography
Background and writings on Islam
Bostom, who is Jewish, although "not particularly religious", grew up in
Bostom authored
Alyssa A. Lappen in the Journal for the Study of Antisemitism found Bostom's first book "groundbreaking", and the second a "landmark book" that was both "extensive" and "scientific".[7] Bostom's view that Islam and Islamism are "synonymous" has been criticized by professor Bassam Tibi who states that most Muslims in the world are not Islamists.[8] Christopher van der Krogt has described Bostom as a polemicist.[9] Matt Carr writing in Race & Class, described Bostom as a "protégé" of Bat Ye’or, and described Bostom's perspective of Islam as reducing to the acronym "‘MPED’ – massacre, pillage, enslavement and deportation".[10] Bostom participated in the 2007 and 2008 international counter-jihad conferences,[11][12] and is regarded as part of the counter-jihad movement.[13][14]
On COVID-19
Bostom has supported and signed the controversial Great Barrington Declaration, which opposed government COVID-19 mitigation measures such as mask wearing and lockdowns, in favor of shielding those considered to be at risk, while those not at risk could resume normal activities.[15] Bostom has opposed COVID-19 vaccinations and mitigation measures for children and young adults, arguing that low mortality rates from infections, and the risks of myocarditis made them unnecessary, and has praised Sweden's response to the pandemic. He has also expressed skepticism of Long COVID in mild cases, particularly in children.[16]
Bostom was permanently suspended from Twitter after receiving five strikes for "misinformation", but, according to the Twitter Files, after his attorney contacted Twitter, Twitter's internal audit found that only one of his five violations had been valid.[2]
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-1591026020.
- ISBN 978-1591025542.
- Sharia Versus Freedom: The Legacy of Islamic Totalitarianism. Prometheus. 2012. ISBN 978-1616146665.
- The Mufti's Islamic Jew-Hatred: What the Nazis Learned from the 'Muslim Pope'. CreateSpace. 2013. ISBN 978-1493721924.
- Iran's Final Solution for Israel: The Legacy of Jihad and Shi'ite Islamic Jew-Hatred in Iran. CreateSpace. 2014. ISBN 978-1497362895.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Johnson, A. (2008). "Islam and Antisemitism: An Interview with Dr Andrew Bostom" (PDF). Democratiya. 1 (15): 145–146. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-28.
- ^ a b Mills, Ryan (December 26, 2022). "Twitter Files: Platform Suppressed Valid Information from Medical Experts about Covid-19". National Review.
- ^ Shelley, Susan (December 31, 2022). "The shameful suppression of pandemic public policy dissidents". Los Angeles Daily News.
- ^ Cosgrove-Mather, Bootie (December 14, 2005). "Going Medieval". CBS News.
- ^ Ibrahim, Raymond (May 20, 2008). "Islam's history of anti-Semitism". The Washington Times.
- ^ "Andrew G. Bostom". The Jewish Press. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ Lappen, Alyssa A. (2009). "In Their Own Words: Andrew Bostom's The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism: From Sacred Texts to Solemn History". Journal for the Study of Antisemitism. 1 (2): 293–297.
- ISBN 978-0300160147.
- S2CID 216149118– via Academia.
- S2CID 145303405.
- ^ Hannus, Martha (2012). Counterjihadrörelsen– en del av den antimuslimska miljön (in Swedish). Expo Research. pp. 66–69. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022.
- ^ "Counter Jihad Brussels: 18-19 October 2007". International Civil Liberties Alliance. 20 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022.
- ^ Pertwee, Ed (October 2017). 'Green Crescent, Crimson Cross': The Transatlantic 'Counterjihad' and the New Political Theology (PDF). London School of Economics. p. 266.
- ^ "Factsheet: Counter-Jihad Movement". Bridge Initiative. Georgetown University. September 17, 2020.
- ^ @andrewbostom (October 6, 2020). "Just signed it: Great Barrington Declaration https://gbdeclaration.org" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Dr. Andrew Bostom’s Slide Presentation “An Evidence-Based Re-Examination of Rhode Island’s Covid-19 Response” The Warwick Public Library—Central Library, Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 1:00 to 4:30 P.M. May 14, 2023 Dr. Andrew Bostom