Dear John,
At a time when conservative leaders are vilified in the media, it is beyond
refreshing to see a positive article written about our Founder and
Chairman, Brigitte Gabriel.
Brigitte regularly receives death threats, hate mail, and harrassment, and
as a result, is forced to hire security whenever she speaks at or attends
major public events. With such fierce opposition from the left, you can
imagine our pleasant surprise when we received the article posted below.
WE FELT WE HAD TO SHARE IT WITH YOU, AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!
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On Being Brigitte: A Profile in Courage
By: Lori Flaherty
_Originally Published on Royal Diadem Magazine_
You can't help but be captivated by Brigitte Gabriel's deadly combination
of exceptional beauty and style and whip-smart mind. There is so much to
admire about this Lebanese-born American business woman, activist, author
and speaker that it is hard to know where to begin. Brigitte is most well
known, however, as an outspoken opponent of the spread of political Islam
and Sharia Law and is the founder of the nonprofit ACT for America.
You know Brigitte is over the target when the Southern Poverty Law Center
labels ACT "the largest grassroots anti-Muslim group in the country," and
the Council on American-Islamic Relations describes her organization as
"one of the main sources of growing anti-Muslim bigotry in our nation."
Her card-carrying conservative credentials include being routinely vilified
by the mainstream liberal press. BuzzFeed, called her, "the most
influential leader in America's increasingly influential anti-Islam lobby."
The Washington Post describes her two books as "alarmist tracts about
Islam." Peter Beinart of The Atlantic described her as "America's most
prominent anti-Muslim activist." The New York Times Magazine, who
interviewed Gabriel in August 2008, described her as a "radical
Islamophobe."
In 2017, The Atlantic said of her impending meeting with Trump, "The Trump
administration hasn't confirmed the meeting, but no one familiar with
Gabriel--a Lebanese-born Christian who distorts Lebanese history to incite
hatred of Muslims--would find those replies surprising. Her organization,
ACT for America, is the largest grassroots purveyor of anti-Muslim bigotry
in the United States." Gabriel later tweeted photos of herself in the White
House.
So it is easy to see why Brigitte made Royal Diadem's list of most powerful
and important conservative women. She is getting things done, speaking out
and ruffling the feathers of the progressive left. Brigitte is one of the
leading terrorism experts in the world, providing information and analysis
on the rise of global Islamic terrorism. As a former news anchor for World
News, an Arabic evening news broadcast on Middle East Television, Brigitte
is an ardent supporter of Israel and an unapologetic Christian who has
appeared on many shows, including The Rubin Report, Fox News, Hannity,
MSNBC and CNN, and she is routinely attacked by Israel haters, including
activist and terror supporter Linda Sarsour, who tweeted about how much she
wanted to take her down:
This is the same Sarsour who is associated with Siraj Wahhaj, an Iman in
Brooklyn, New York whose son was arrested in August 2018 for teaching
children how to shoot up schools at a compound in New Mexico. Wahhaj is
also the same unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center
bombing. And if that isn't frightening enough, Wahhaj is the leader of The
Muslim Alliance in North America. These are just some of Brigitte's
enemies. Let that sink in.
I have been captivated by Brigitte's firebrand honesty on Islam's political
intentions and was literally brought to real tears hearing her speak about
her childhood in war-torn Lebanon, which ultimately resulted in her
emigrating to the United States from Israel in 1989. As the only child of
Christian parents, Brigitte was caught up as a young girl in the Lebanese
Civil War, where she lived in a bomb shelter for seven years, from age 10
to 17.
Clearly, Brigitte's early life experiences helped to shape her views on
Islam and Israel and is at the core of her inner strength. As a result of
her past, she has made warning the world of radical Islam her mission in
life. She spent five years in Israel from 1984 until 1989, when she
emigrated to the United States.
Not surprising, little is known about Brigitte's personal life. In today's
hate-filled climate, it is unwise to leak too much personal information.
Very few powerful conservative women are open about their families and
personal life. It isn't safe to do so. Brigitte has received death threats
from some of the largest terrorist organizations because of her views,
which she professes loudly and often. Because of her fears for her and her
family's safety, she does not divulge where she lives or the names of her
family members, although it is known she has two children.
Brigitte is a natural born beauty who always appears put together when
delivering her on-target messages. In addition to her lethal brain, she has
that certain jena se quois of a European beauty and the type of Middle
Eastern honey-colored skin that sparks my inner white girl envy, so I
reached out to her to see if she'd be willing to fill in some of the
gaps--not because I want to out her personal life-- but because she is
truly admired and should be celebrated. Young conservative women need
real-life heroines to look up to and Brigitte, in my opinion, is at the top
of the list. And despite the hateful rhetoric of the left, she is greatly
admired. In a rare personal photo she shared on her Facebook page, it's
clear that her followers adore her.
Brigitte isn't all beauty and no brains. She has mastered many skills
including, writing, speaking and business, so of course I am curious as to
how she mastered her poise and polished speaking skills and how she remains
so courageous in the face of such media hate. Success at this level
requires discipline and mastery, and I admire her ability to tackle some of
the most divisive issues of our day as a woman.
Brigitte speaks Arabic, French, English and Hebrew and has addressed the
United Nations, Australian Prime Minister, members of The British
Parliament/House of Commons, members of the U.S. Congress, the Pentagon,
the Joint Forces Staff College, the U.S. Special Operations Command, the
U.S. Asymmetric Warfare group, the FBI and many others. She has even been
knighted in Europe in 2016 by the Knights of Malta for her international
work on fighting terrorism and standing up for Western Judeo-Christian
values.
There are thousands of young conservative women who aspire to use their own
talents to affect change and Brigitte is not only a road map, she's a study
in courage, acumen and hard work. Although I understand why she remains an
enigma and zealously guards her personal life, I still aspire to be the
writer who will one day interview Brigitte the woman. Until then, you can
follow Brigitte on Instagram and Facebook, become a member of her
organization and purchase one of her New York Times best-selling books on
the war against Islam. She is truly one of our most priceless and prized
American sisters. May she continue the fight to expose Islam and always
#Reignwell.
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