Islamist Intimidation of Authors

Threat and Response—Part Six
Islamist intimidation of  authors

One of the weapons in the arsenal of stealth jihadists is called “libel tourism.”
They file lawsuits against American authors in countries like Great Britain, where authors don’t have the same protection against defamation lawsuits they enjoy in the U.S.
They know they can’t win their lawsuits in the U.S., but their goal is simple—intimidate authors who are writing about terrorism.


Rachel Ehrenfeld

This tactic was used against Rachel Ehrenfeld, author of the book Funding Evil. A wealthy Saudi won a judgment against Ehrenfeld in a British court.
Ms. Ehrenfeld fought back, getting a bill introduced in the New York state legislature in 2008 that became known as “Rachel’s Law.”
The legislation was designed to protect New York authors from the kind of intimidation lawsuit that targeted Ms. Ehrenfeld.
ACT! for America delivered thousands of names on a petition, and hundreds of phone calls and emails to legislators in support of the bill, and the bill passed.
In 2010, we got a similar bill passed in Tennessee.