Following Rafsanjani Call To Moderate Iranian Policy Vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia,...
Following Rafsanjani Call To Moderate Iranian Policy Vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia, Khamenei Delivers Virulently Anti-Saudi Speech, Sparking Increased Conflict With Kingdom
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's September 5, 2016 message for the annual Hajj pilgrimage was particularly anti-Saudi in tone; in it, he called on the countries in the region, and on all Muslim countries, to recognize the true nature of the...
Russia This Week – Part I - September 5-12, 2016
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoon Of The Week Vitaly PodvitskyRia.ru, September 9, 2016. Uncle Sam is violently banging at Russia’s door: Uncle Sam: You are all...
Russia Plays The Role Of Global Power At The G-20 Summit
At the G-20 summit (September 4-5), Russian President Vladimir Putin had several meetings with international leaders, which focused inter alia on the Ukrainian and Syrian crises, Russia-Latin America relations, and economic trade. Putin's goal is to restore Russia's role as a global player, capable of projecting power in the Middle East, Latin America, and...
Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Weekend Summary
The following are some of this week's reports from the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Project, which translates and analyzes content from sources monitored around the clock, among them the most important jihadi websites and blogs. (To view these reports in full, you must be a paying member of the JTTM; for membership information, send an...
On 15th Anniversary Of 9/11, Al-Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri Urges Mujahideen To Focus...
On 15th Anniversary Of 9/11, Al-Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri Urges Mujahideen To Focus On Targeting U.S., Incites Black Christians Against U.S. And Calls Them To Islam
The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. On September 9, 2016, Al-Qaeda's media wing Al-Sahab released a video message by the group's...
From The MEMRI 9/11 Archives Series 'Terror In America': Arab And Iranian Media In...
From The MEMRI 9/11 Archives Series 'Terror In America': Arab And Iranian Media In The Days Following 9/11
Since September 11, 2001, The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) has been following and documenting content in the media of the Middle East and South Asia concerning the attacks that took place on that day. A great number of the initial reactions in the media – from prominent...
Russian Military Expert: 'Russia Is Creating Three Strong Army Groups On The Border...
Russian Military Expert: 'Russia Is Creating Three Strong Army Groups On The Border With Ukraine... Capable... Of Launching A Quick Strike In The Direction Of Kiev'
On July 15, the Russian daily Vedomosti published an article by a Russian military expert, Ruslan Pukhov, about Russian military planning objectives.[1] In his article, Pukhov explains that the concern exhibited by NATO members about the...
Egyptian Columnist: Just Like 9/11, ISIS Attacks In Europe Are A Western Plot
To visit the Updated MEMRI 9/11 Documentation Project Website, click here.In her August 23, 2016 column in the Egyptian government daily Al-Ahram, Noha Al-Sharnoubi implied that the September 11, 2001 attacks and the terror attacks that have recently rocked Western capitals were all planned and carried out by Western intelligence...
Al-Qaeda's U.S.-Born Leader Adam Gadahn And 9/11
On April 23, 2015, the White House announced that Adam Gadahn, known as Al-Qaeda's American spokesman and a major figure in the organization's media apparatus, including its media wing Al-Sahab, had been unintentionally killed in a January 2015 U.S. drone attack in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.[1] Gadahn had been charged with treason in October 2006...
Egyptian Officials, Media: Britain Is Waging Media, Political Campaign Against...
Egyptian Officials, Media: Britain Is Waging Media, Political Campaign Against Al-Sisi Regime
IntroductionThe Egyptian media has recently leveled harsh criticism at Britain and its media for their attitude towards the current Egyptian regime. It claimed that Britain's officials and media have been attacking the Al-Sisi regime, while showing sympathy and extending a platform to Egyptian oppositionists from the...
ISIS – The Threat To The Indian Subcontinent
On August 2, 2016, Indian State Minister for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir sought to assure the Lok Sabha, India's lower house of parliament, that the international terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) has attracted "very few" youths from the country.[1] This statement caused many to wonder whether the government is fully alive to the threat posed by...
Writer On Syrian Opposition Website Slams Political Opposition: It Is Busy With Talk...
Writer On Syrian Opposition Website Slams Political Opposition: It Is Busy With Talk And Personal Interests; Must Reevaluate Its Course
In a July 30, 2016 column, Bassil Al-'Awdat, a journalist and columnist for the Syrian opposition website Orient News, leveled harsh criticism at the various bodies of the Syrian political opposition, saying that they do little except issue communiques and make noise in the...
At The G-20 Russia And Saudi Arabia Agree To Limit Oil Production
On the sidelines of the G-20 summit in China, Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to maintain stability on the crude oil market. The Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih and Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak stressed in the joint statement that "the current challenges in the supply side of the global oil...
September 18 Duma Election Update – Russian Political Scientist: The Current...
September 18 Duma Election Update – Russian Political Scientist: The Current Campaign Is One Of The Most Boring In Memory
On September 18, Russia will hold legislative elections. Initially, the elections were to have taken place on December 4. However, the initiative to move up the elections by three months was supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, the Liberal Democrats and A...
Russia This Week – Part II – August 29 – September 4, 2016
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoon Of The Week Vk.com/13studiya, August 25, 2016. Putin smashes NATO's newly established strategic positions to...
Russia This Week - Part I – August 29 – September 4, 2016
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoon Of The Week Pravdareport.com, September 1, 2016. German Chancellor Angela Merkel portrayed as the Fuhrer of the EU, the new Nazi...
Article In Urdu Daily On Pakistan's Independence Day: '[Pakistan's Founder M.A....
Article In Urdu Daily On Pakistan's Independence Day: '[Pakistan's Founder M.A. Jinnah Said We Wanted] A Laboratory Where We Can Test Islamic Principles'
On August 14, 2016 – Pakistan's Independence Day, an Urdu-language daily examined the role of Islam in the Pakistan Movement, which led to the creation of Pakistan on August 14-15, 1947. The article, published by Islamist daily Roznama Islam, is titled...
Editorial In Pakistani Daily Blames Indian Intelligence Agency RAW For Quetta Terror...
Editorial In Pakistani Daily Blames Indian Intelligence Agency RAW For Quetta Terror Attack: '[India] Has Sent Thousands Of Its Agents Into Pakistan'
On August 8, just six days before Pakistan's Independence Day, a suicide bomber killed at least 70 people and wounded more than 100 others at a hospital in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Baluchistan province. The dead included dozens of lawyers who had gathered...
Pakistani Cleric Defends Clash Of Civilizations Theory: 'Even Now Our Intellectuals...
Pakistani Cleric Defends Clash Of Civilizations Theory: 'Even Now Our Intellectuals Are Not Ready To Accept The Struggle Between Muslims And The West As A War Of Culture And Civilization'
In a recent article, leading Pakistani cleric Maulana Zahidur Rashdi noted that Islam and the West are indeed in a clash of civilizations, as argued by U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and former Speaker of the House Newt...
Saudi Writer: Islamic Law Prohibits Suicide Attacks – But Clerics Fear To Speak...
Saudi Writer: Islamic Law Prohibits Suicide Attacks – But Clerics Fear To Speak Out Against Them
On August 2, 2016, in his column in the Saudi daily Al-Watan, Sattam Al-Muqrin criticized clerics who fear to speak out against suicide attacks, which he states are prohibited by Islamic law. According to Al-Muqrin, terrorist organizations use Islamic texts to brainwash youngsters and recruit them to carry out...
Recent Violence In Nablus Reveals Rifts In Fatah, Triggers Calls For Tackling...
Recent Violence In Nablus Reveals Rifts In Fatah, Triggers Calls For Tackling Fundamental Problems In Palestinian Society
Introduction In recent weeks, the Palestinian press has featured numerous reports on unrest and violence in the West Bank city of Nablus; the violence culminated, during the night between August 22 and 23, in the killing of Ahmad Halawa, an official in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades,...
Egyptian Coptic MP 'Imad Gad: Separating Religion And State – A Condition For...
Egyptian Coptic MP 'Imad Gad: Separating Religion And State – A Condition For Democracy
In a series of articles in the official Egyptian daily Al-Watan, Dr. 'Imad Gad, a Coptic MP from the Free Egyptians Party and deputy director of the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, called for the separation of religion and state, as a condition for democracy and progress in the country. According to...
Iraqi Writer: The Iraqis' Suffering Is Greater Than The Palestinians'; We Should Put...
Iraqi Writer: The Iraqis' Suffering Is Greater Than The Palestinians'; We Should Put Ourselves First
On July 3, 2016, Iraqi writer Haidar Sabi argued, in the daily Al-Zaman, that although the Iraqis are suffering as much as or even more than the Palestinians, the Arab world empathizes only with the Palestinians, abandoning the Iraqis to their fate. As proof of his statements, Sabi compares Iraqi and Palestinian...
Saudi Journalist: The Saudi Law Banning Wife Beating Supersedes Islamic Law
Violence against women is common in Saudi Arabia, [1] and is another expression of the severe oppression they suffer, which also includes the ban on women driving, the requirement for the approval and escort of a male guardian for nearly every move they make, the high rate of unemployment among them, and more. On January 27, 2016,...
Russia This Week – August 22-29, 2016
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoon- Of The Week Vk.com/13studiya, August 25, 2016. Zakharova Dixit Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova is one of the most-quoted...
Detroit Friday Sermon on Burkini Ban: The French Government Is Creating Breeding ...+
Detroit Friday Sermon on Burkini Ban: The French Government Is Creating Breeding Ground for Terrorism-
In a Friday sermon delivered at the Az-Zahraa Islamic Center in Detroit, Michigan, Iraqi-born Shiite Imam Hassan Qazwini said that "the first to be blamed [for extremism] is the French government itself." "They are infringing on the freedom of over five million Muslims, further alienating them and creating the...
Iranian Ayatollah: The 'Hidden Imam' Will Arrive In A Vessel 'Like A Spaceship'
Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi recently answered questions about the arrival of the Mahdi – the Hidden Imam who is the equivalent of the Messiah in Shi'ite Islam. Answering the question "When the Mahdi is revealed, will he arrive with a sword?" he explained at length how the Mahdi's arrival will be high-tech, as befits the...
History Will Judge Tech Philanthropists In Fight Vs. Cyber Jihad
The following is an expanded version of an article published by Foxnews.com on August 12, 2016. Nearly 15 years after the September 11 attacks, terror organizations like Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (ISIS) operate online unobstructed – propagandizing, recruiting and hacking. The fight against cyber jihad is neither easy nor cheap, and the West...
Final Request: Support Our 2016 Summer Campaign
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British Islamist Sheikh Anjem Choudary Convicted Of Supporting ISIS; YouTube,...
British Islamist Sheikh Anjem Choudary Convicted Of Supporting ISIS; YouTube, Twitter Refuse To Remove His Accounts – As MEMRI Has Been Calling For Since 2011
On August 16, 2016, it was announced that British Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary had been found guilty the previous month of eliciting support for the Islamic State (ISIS).[1] Officials said that a vital piece of evidence in his conviction was his...
ISIS Burnishes Orthodox Salafi Credentials With An Eye Towards The Future
The Islamic State has long relied on several key factors in making its case for Muslim hearts and minds. For several years, its astonishing military success, achieved, as they often said, "with the permission of Allah," was the best of all statements. An organization given up for dead in 2010 had not only survived but expanded and...
Three Years Into Al-Sisi's Rule: Difficult Challenges At Home And Abroad
Introduction Three years after the deposing of Muhammad Mursi and the rise to power of Egyptian President 'Abd Al-Fattah Al-Sisi, it seems that the latter is gradually losing the sweeping popular support he enjoyed in the early days of his presidency. Al-Sisi is facing many difficult challenges on both the domestic and diplomatic fronts,...
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu: The Americans Cannot Pinpoint the Terrorist ...+
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu: The Americans Cannot Pinpoint the Terrorist Positions in Syria-
In a TV interview, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that the so-called "moderate opposition" in Syria uses booby-trapped APCs in order to carry out suicide bombings, while the Americans cannot inform the Russian side of the exact locations of the moderate opposition or of the ISIS and Jabhat Al-Nusra...
Senior Iranian Officials: The U.S. Has Met Its Obligations Under The JCPOA; The...
Senior Iranian Officials: The U.S. Has Met Its Obligations Under The JCPOA; The Initial Sanctions Remain In Force Because Iran Rejected Negotiations On Human Rights Violations, Terrorism
As the first year of the JCPOA is marked, and in light of Western banks' rejection of Iranian transactions in dollars, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his supporters in the West have launched a campaign to pressure the...
The following are some of this week's reports from the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Project, which translates and analyzes content from sources monitored around the clock, among them the most important jihadi websites and blogs. (To view these reports in full, you must be a paying member of the JTTM; for membership information, send...
Yarmouk TV Report on MEMRI: It Affects Public Opinion, We Should Have the Ability to ...+
Yarmouk TV Report on MEMRI: It Affects Public Opinion, We Should Have the Ability to Confront These Websites-
The Jordanian Yarmouk TV channel recently aired a report on MEMRI, in which it said that it publishes "fabrications and snippets of video excerpts and lectures... along with commentary about some of them." The report, which aired on August 1, called for think tanks to develop "the ability to confront these...
TV Report on the Weapons Trade in a Village in Pakistan: An AK-47 Goes for Less than ...+
TV Report on the Weapons Trade in a Village in Pakistan: An AK-47 Goes for Less than a Smartphone-
On July 29, France 24 TV aired a report on the illegal weapons production and trade in the village of Darra Adam Khel in Pakistan, "considered the largest black market for knockoff weapons in the region." Weapons workshop owners complained that the trade, which began during the Soviet-Afghanistan war and flourished as a...
Little Girl Sings ISIS Song, Beheads Doll - Warning: Disturbing Images+
Little Girl Sings ISIS Song, Beheads Doll - Warning: Disturbing Images-
A video posted on an ISIS Telegram account on August 4, shows a young niqab-clad girl singing an ISIS song and brandishing a knife. Against the backdrop of lyrics such as "My sword has been sharpened to destroy you," she then saws the head off a doll and drops the head on the floor. Little Girl: "State of Islam, attack and defeat the...
Senior Saudi Cleric Saleh Al-Fawzan: Husbands Must Force Wives to Wear the Hijab ...+
Senior Saudi Cleric Saleh Al-Fawzan: Husbands Must Force Wives to Wear the Hijab (Archival)-
In response to a question posed to him, Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan, a member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, said that the hijab was one of the means created by Allah to prevent adultery and that "the husband must make his wife wear it." Sheikh Al-Fawzan said this during a religious ruling show posted on the Internet on...
The Songs Of The Islamic State, Part III – Songs Of Derision For West Following...
The Songs Of The Islamic State, Part III – Songs Of Derision For West Following Brussels, Paris Attacks
The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction Over the last few months, two media outlets supporting the Islamic State (ISIS) posted a series of nasheeds (religious songs)...
Egypt's Parliamentary Speaker Ali Abdel Aal: MPs Must Stand Out of Respect When ...+
Egypt's Parliamentary Speaker Ali Abdel Aal: MPs Must Stand Out of Respect When Talking about Army Personnel-
In response to a question by MP Muhammad Anwar Al-Sadat about pensions allocated to retired army personnel serving in senior civilian positions, Egypt's parliamentary speaker Ali Abdel Aal retorted that all MPs should stand up and bow their heads in respect when talking about the armed forces. The exchange,...
Youth Walks down Street in Verviers, Belgium, Cursing the Christians and Praying for ...+
Youth Walks down Street in Verviers, Belgium, Cursing the Christians and Praying for Their Annihilation-
In a short video posted on a Jihadi Telegram account on August 2, 2016, a youth is seen walking down a street in Verviers, Belgium, praying: "Oh Allah, annihilate the hateful Christians. Oh Allah, kill them all. Do not leave a single one of them." Youth: "Oh Allah, support Islam and the Muslims. "Oh...
Russian-Speaking ISIS Fighter Threatens Putin with Attacks in Russia+
Russian-Speaking ISIS Fighter Threatens Putin with Attacks in Russia-
In a video posted on the Internet on July 30, an ISIS fighter, speaking in Russian, said: "Oh Putin, we will come to Russia and kill you in your own homes, Allah willing." The translation is based on the Arabic subtitles. ISIS Fighter: "Oh Putin, we will come to Russia and kill you in your own homes, Allah willing. Oh my brothers, come to...
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Normandy Church Attackers Pledge Allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi+
Normandy Church Attackers Pledge Allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi-
On July 27, ISIS released a video showing the two Normandy church attackers pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Following are excerpts Abu Jaleel Al-Hanafi: "In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad, his family and his companions. Assalaam alaykum. Allah's blessings upon you. Ibn...
'Kufr' And The Language Of Hate
Recently, a series of high-profile comments by Western politicians on aspects of Islam have come under public scrutiny. These comments have been criticized because of their vague and sweeping nature and because of the likelihood that they will promote hatred or violence against Muslim minorities in the West while also complicating the work of combating terrorist groups like...
The Russian Media Studies Project - January-July 2016
Though MEMRI has dealt since its inception with the Arab and Muslim world, the concept on which it is based does not apply only to this arena. On the contrary: MEMRI's founding concept is that wherever there is conflict among nations, societies, cultures, or religions, gaining a deep understanding of this conflict depends on access to a wide array of primary...
Following ISIS Attacks, Arab Journalists Call To Acknowledge Existence Of Muslim...
Following ISIS Attacks, Arab Journalists Call To Acknowledge Existence Of Muslim Extremism; Reexamine Religious Texts
IntroductionThe large number of terrorist attacks carried out by ISIS in Western countries over the past year – including the July 14 truck attack in Nice, France (84 dead, some 100 wounded), the June 12 shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida (49 dead, over 50 wounded), the March 22,...
The French-Language Media Entity Ansar At-Tawhid And Its Role In ISIS Terror...
The French-Language Media Entity Ansar At-Tawhid And Its Role In ISIS Terror Activity – Part II: Spreading ISIS's Message In French
By: S. Benjamin* The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and...
Saudi Media Campaign Supports Iranian Opposition, Demands Toppling Of Iranian Regime
In recent days, a massive Saudi media campaign in support of the Iranian opposition has been underway. The campaign was launched right after former Saudi intelligence minister and ambassador to the U.S. Emir Turki Al-Faisal attended the July 9, 2016 Paris conference of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, an umbrella...
ISIS Supporters Express Joy Over Nice Truck Attack, Claim It Came In Retaliation For...
ISIS Supporters Express Joy Over Nice Truck Attack, Claim It Came In Retaliation For French And Coalition Airstrikes In Iraq, Syria
The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click...
The French-Language Media Entity Ansar At-Tawhid And Its Role In ISIS Terror Activity – Part I: Operational Aspects, Indications Of Influence On Larossi Abballa
By: S. Benjamin* ...
Threats Preceding Nice Attack
The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. The July 14 attack in Nice, France was...
Jihadi Reactions To Nice Terror Attack: 'We Want Paris Before Rome'
Nice Attacker Emulated Methods Previously Advocated By ISIS, AQAP, And Other...
Nice Attacker Emulated Methods Previously Advocated By ISIS, AQAP, And Other Jihadis, Who Called To Use Vehicles As Weapons To Run Over And 'Mow' People
The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, ...
Attack On Border Camp Draws Jordan Closer To Syrian Conflict; Official Syrian Press:...
Attack On Border Camp Draws Jordan Closer To Syrian Conflict; Official Syrian Press: Jordan Is Reaping What It Sowed
Reports In Arab Media On Russian Draft Constitution For Syria – Analysis And...
Reports In Arab Media On Russian Draft Constitution For Syria – Analysis And Reactions
Introduction On May 24, 2016, Elie Hanna, a journalist for the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, which is close to the Syrian regime, published excerpts of the draft of a "Russian constitution for Syria," which included what he called "substantial changes to the current constitution." The daily later reported that the draft was...
MEMRI President Yigal Carmon's Testimony To House Committee On Foreign Affairs, July...
MEMRI President Yigal Carmon's Testimony To House Committee On Foreign Affairs, July 6, 2016: Palestinian Authority Support For Imprisoned, Released, And Wounded Terrorists And Families Of 'Martyrs'
The following is written testimony submitted to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 6, 2016, by Yigal Carmon, President and Founder, The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Washington, D.C. Mr....
MEMRI Vice President Alberto Fernandez's Testimony To Senate Committee on Homeland...
MEMRI Vice President Alberto Fernandez's Testimony To Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, July 6, 2016 – ISIS Online: Countering Terrorist Radicalization And Recruitment On The Internet And Social Media
THE FOLLOWING IS WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, JULY 6, 2016 BY THE HONORABLE ALBERTO M. FERNANDEZ, VICE PRESIDENT,...
In Numerous Speeches, Indian Islamist Brother Imran Preaches Global Islamism Among...
In Numerous Speeches, Indian Islamist Brother Imran Preaches Global Islamism Among Muslims, Teaches Hatred Of Ahmadi Muslims, Counters Indian Nationalism
Introduction Islamist preacher Br. Imran inculcates global Islamism among young Muslims, both in India and abroad. He is the president of the Islamic Research and Educational Foundation (IREF), an Islamist institution based in the southern Indian city of...
U.S. Legitimizes Iranian Presence And Activity In Iraq
In June 28, 2016 remarks at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was asked whether Iran's influence in Iraq was "more helpful or more harmful." He replied: "Look, we have challenges with Iran as everybody knows, and we're working on those challenges. But I can tell you that Iran in Iraq has been, in certain ways, helpful,...
Both Before And After Lebanese Bank Bombing, Hizbullah Supporters Incited Against...
Both Before And After Lebanese Bank Bombing, Hizbullah Supporters Incited Against Banking Sector And Central Bank Governor, Threatened Further Escalation That Would Impact Country's Future
Introduction On June 12, 2016, shortly after 20:00, while Beirut residents were breaking their Ramadan fast, an eight-kilogram bomb went off outside the headquarters of BLOM Bank,[1] one of Lebanon's leading banks, wounding...
Parasites In The Lands Of The Infidels
The concepts of exile and refuge are ancient ones existing across many civilizations and cultures. The Ottoman Empire and other Muslim states provided refuge for newly stateless Sephardic Jews expelled from the Iberian Peninsula by the Catholic kings. The Ottomans even sheltered Lutheran Christians from Habsburg persecution. The U.S., from its beginning, has served as a...
Criticism, Resentment Of Hizbullah On The Rise Among Shi'ites In Lebanon Over...
Criticism, Resentment Of Hizbullah On The Rise Among Shi'ites In Lebanon Over Organization's Military Involvement In Syria
IntroductionOver the past two years, Lebanese Shi'ite voices have emerged every so often to criticize and express resentment against Hizbullah over its military involvement in Syria. Beginning in August 2012, anti-Hizbullah Lebanese Shi'ites implicitly criticized Hizbullah in the Lebanese...
Prior To Orlando Attack, ISIS Had Warned, On Social Media, Of Upcoming Attacks In...
Prior To Orlando Attack, ISIS Had Warned, On Social Media, Of Upcoming Attacks In U.S., And Emphasized: If You Stop Attacking Us, We'll Stop Attacking You
"Our brother Omar Mateen, may Allah accept him, has massacred the enemies of Allah – how many broken hearts of the bereft, the widows, and the orphans has Allah healed with this operation! … He waged jihad in his place [of residence, in the U.S.] and...
Saudi Shura Council Draws Fire For Rejecting Organ Donation Bill
IntroductionOn May 22, 2016, the Saudi government daily 'Okaz reported that the Shura Council had rejected a bill that, if passed, would allow Saudis to add an organ-donor designation to their drivers' licenses; the bill was rejected on the grounds that this issue is "religiously controversial." According to the newspaper, several Shura members...
Review Of Indian Islamic Cleric's Book On 'Essential Problems Of The Mobile Phone'...
Review Of Indian Islamic Cleric's Book On 'Essential Problems Of The Mobile Phone' Criticizing Muslim Girls For Using Them – Noting Prophet Muhammad Said 'Do Not Teach Women To Write' – And Adding That Hindus Should Not Be Greeted Via Them
Introduction The following is a review of an Urdu-language book on the Islamic shari'a practices required of Muslims with regard to mobile phones and social media such as...
The Free Alawite Movement – First Signs Of Armed Alawite Resistance To The Assad...
The Free Alawite Movement – First Signs Of Armed Alawite Resistance To The Assad Regime
On June 4, 2016, Alawite officer 'Alaa Makhlouf, a bodyguard of President Bashar Al-Assad's wife Asma, was assassinated after a bomb was placed in his car. A group called the Free Alawite Movement claimed responsibility for the act, thus becoming the first Alawite group to openly undertake military action against regime...
Russia-NATO Update - August 2016
Russia-NATO Update is a new monthly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest news on Russia-NATO relations from the Russian and East European media. Cartoon Of The Month Vk.com/13studiya, August 15, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin holds the world in equilibrium, with Russia serving as the barycenter. Quotes Of The Month At...
'Al-Ahram' Columnist: Despite Al-Sisi's Call For Revolution In Religious Discourse,...
'Al-Ahram' Columnist: Despite Al-Sisi's Call For Revolution In Religious Discourse, Al-Azhar Scholars Continue On Their Extremist Path
Recently, articles have been published in the Egyptian press attacking Al-Azhar, Egypt's supreme religious authority, on the grounds that its scholars are not doing enough to implement the call of Egyptian President 'Abd Al-Fattah Al-Sisi to "revolutionize" religious discourse,...
IRGC Deputy Commander Salami On The Might Of Iran's Islamic Revolution In The World...
IRGC Deputy Commander Salami On The Might Of Iran's Islamic Revolution In The World And The West's Threats To Iran From Within And Without
Last month, in a number of speeches, Hossein Salami, deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), focused on the might of Iran's Islamic Revolution at home and its impact on the region and on the world, and also on threats to it and to the Islamic world...
Politics, Sports And Religion In Arab Press Coverage Of Rio Olympics
Twenty One Arab delegations, including one representing the Palestinian Authority but not including Kuwait, sent delegations to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. In addition, several Arab athletes competed as part of the refugee delegation that the International Olympic Committee (OIC) established this year. Naturally, the Arab athletes...
Russia This Week – August 15 - 22, 2016
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoon Of The Week Vk.com/13studiya, August 18, 2016 US President Barack Obama is an old memory. Russian President Vladimir Putin bids...
Egyptian Columnist Mocks Those Who Regard Michael Phelps' Cupping As Proof Islam Is...
Egyptian Columnist Mocks Those Who Regard Michael Phelps' Cupping As Proof Islam Is Right
The purple cupping marks visible on American swimmer Michael Phelps and other athletes participating in the 2016 Olympic Games sparked great interest in the Arab world. Some claimed that the practice of cupping is Islamic in origin and that the athletes' use of it proves the truth of the Prophet Muhammad's sayings about it....
Jordanian Journalist In Three Antisemitic Articles: The Jews Want To Destroy Other...
Jordanian Journalist In Three Antisemitic Articles: The Jews Want To Destroy Other Religions And Peoples And Endanger Europe; Depicting Them In A Positive Light Constitutes Brainwashing
In three antisemitic pieces in the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) publication Al-Sabil, Jordanian journalist Jamal Al-Shawaheen presented a number of accusations. In one article, he argued that Jews, who he says see themselves...
Separating The 'Political' From The 'Islam': Tunisia's Al-Ghannouchi And Reform...
Separating The 'Political' From The 'Islam': Tunisia's Al-Ghannouchi And Reform Initiatives In The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood
On May 20-22, 2016, the Tunisian Al-Nahda party held its tenth national convention, at which it reelected Rached Al-Ghannouchi as its head and ratified his vision for a change in the party's orientation. In an interview with the French Le Monde daily on the eve of the convention,...
Egyptian Writer: Democracy Is A Destructive System Used By The West To Dismantle...
Egyptian Writer: Democracy Is A Destructive System Used By The West To Dismantle Arab Countries
In a June 29, 2016 article in the official Egyptian daily Al-Ahram, writer Hani 'Asal attacked the concept of democracy, arguing that it damages, divides, and even ruins countries where it is implemented. Democracy, he said, has produced leaders obsessed with wars and blood, such as Hitler, Mussolini, and George W....
Russian Strategic Bombers Deployed To Iran; Russian Senator Says Nuclear Weapons,...
Russian Strategic Bombers Deployed To Iran; Russian Senator Says Nuclear Weapons, Heavy Bombers Will Not Be Permanently Deployed In Syria
The Russian Ministry of Defense today, August 16, 2016,[1] announced that Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers and Su-34 fighter bombers had taken off from Iran's Hamadan airbase in order to strike the Islamic State (ISIS) and Jabhat Fath Al-Sham (formerly Jabhat Al-Nusra) in...
Russia In The World – Russia-Latin America Relations: The Case Of Nicaragua
Russia In The World is a new MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project review of Russia's geopolitical interests and areas of penetration. This edition of Russia In The World deals with Russia's interests in Latin America, and specifically Nicaragua. The original image was taken from Studiya 13's Facebook page. Following Russia's...
Russia This Week – August 8 - 15, 2016
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoons Of The Week Vitaly, Twitter.com/sharzhipero, August 10, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the physically and politically miniaturized...
Articles In Saudi Press: End The Antisemitic Discourse, Learn From The Jews' Success
Over the past month, the Saudi press has featured a number of highly unusual articles harshly critical of the antisemitic discourse in Arab and Muslim society, and calling to avoid its generalizations regarding the Jews. The articles argued that Koranic passages against the Jews only applied to specific groups during specific...
An Overview Of The Rising Tensions In Russian-Ukrainian Relations
Serious tensions arose this week in Russian-Ukrainian relations. On August 7, 2016, the Russian security service FSB reported that it had thwarted a terror attack in the Crimean Peninsula. According to the FSB, two groups of Ukrainian agents infiltrated into Crimean territory with the aim of launching terror attacks at tourist sites, to disrupt...
'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed: Terror Is Product Of Extremism In Media, Mosques And...
'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed: Terror Is Product Of Extremism In Media, Mosques And Schools
In an article published August 11, 2016 in the London-based Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, the daily's former editor 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed wrote that the atrocities committed by ISIS and others in the name of Islam are the product of extremist ideas that are spread in mosques, schools and the media. Mentioning the horrific...
An Overview Of The Azerbaijan-Iran-Russia Trilateral Summit In Baku
On August 8, 2016, a first-ever trilateral summit between Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia convened in Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku, at the initiative of Azeri President Ilham Aliyev. It is worth noting that Putin included Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who is in charge of Russia's defense industry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...
Indian Daily: Zionist Mossad, Hindu RSS Are Both 'Bent On Defaming Islam, Muslims,...
Indian Daily: Zionist Mossad, Hindu RSS Are Both 'Bent On Defaming Islam, Muslims, And Muslim Figures
A number of terror suspects have recently been arrested in India, especially in Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the state capital. These arrests, especially of Muslim youths radicalized to support the Islamic State (ISIS), were made by India's Anti-Terror Squad (ATS). For example, on July 24, in...
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif: 'Occupied Kashmir Is Not An Internal Indian...
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif: 'Occupied Kashmir Is Not An Internal Indian Matter, But Rather That The Kashmir Issue Is The Foundational Pillar Of Our Foreign Policy'
On July 8, 2016, Burhan Wani, a commander of Pakistan-backed terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen, was killed in Kashmir by Indian security forces. The Kashmiri militant appeared on the radar of Indian security agencies last year after he posted...
Officials In Lebanese, Gazan Terror Organizations Confirm: Iran Funds Our Activity
Arab media have recently published statements by officials in the Lebanese Hizbullah and the Gazan Hamas and Islamic Jihad organizations, and by their supporters, confirming what has long been known – namely that these Lebanese and Gazan terror organizations receive substantial financial and military assistance from...
Russian Reactions To The Putin-Erdogan Meeting
On August 9, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met for the first time in St. Petersburg for the time, since the downing of the Russian jet in November 2015. However, despite the two leaders' intention to proceed rapidly towards economic and political normalization, the difference of views on major topics such as the...
Article In Palestinian Online Daily: The Claim That Jews Are The Descendants Of Apes...
Article In Palestinian Online Daily: The Claim That Jews Are The Descendants Of Apes And Pigs Is Foolish And Primitive
In his column in the Palestinian online daily Dunya Al-Watan (Alwatanvoice.com), Anwar Al-Waridi, a Palestinian poet and author living in Jordan, mocked Muslim clerics who scream about Jews being the descendants of apes and pigs,[1] while Jews control Arab land and have been defeating the Arabs...
Jordanian Writer: Graphic Images From War Zones Cause Psychological Damage To...
Jordanian Writer: Graphic Images From War Zones Cause Psychological Damage To Children
In his January 13, 2016 column in the Jordanian daily Al-Dustour, Maher Abu Tair warned of the damage done to children's psyches by the graphic images broadcast by media, even in countries where there is no war or conflict. He wrote that exposing children to such images shapes their consciousness and terrorizes them, so...
At Putin-Erdogan Meeting, Putin Says: 'Regarding The Full Restoration Of Relations...
At Putin-Erdogan Meeting, Putin Says: 'Regarding The Full Restoration Of Relations – Do We Want It Or Not? Yes, We Want It And Will Do This'; Erdogan: 'Turkish-Russian Relations Are Not Limited To Trade And Economic Ties'
On August 9, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Konstantin Palace, 20 kilometers from St. Petersburg.[1] The meeting was described by...
One Year After JCPOA: Iran-U.S. Relations According To Iranian Supreme Leader Ali...
One Year After JCPOA: Iran-U.S. Relations According To Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
To mark the first anniversary of Adoption Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the office of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei released, on July 20 and 25, two collections, in English, of excerpts from his speeches in recent years about the U.S., its values, its attitude towards Iran, Islam, and...
Russian FM Lavrov On Putin-Erdogan Meeting; 'As For The Restoration Of Trust......
Russian FM Lavrov On Putin-Erdogan Meeting; 'As For The Restoration Of Trust... Much Will Depend On Our Cooperation In Settling The Syrian Crisis'
On August 9, 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan is set to meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. At the talks, Putin and Erdogan are expected to discuss the lifting of Russia's embargo on Turkish goods, the resumption of chartered...
Barack Obama Vs. Vladimir Putin As Visualized By Pro-Kremlin Russian Cartoons
The following are cartoons on U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, appeared on the Pro-Kremlin media outlets Sharzh I Pero and Studiya 13, a project run by young pro-Kremlin Russian artists. The cartoons depict Obama as a loser, an alcoholic and an overall weak leader, whereas Putin is portrayed as a...
Al-Quds Intifada Summer Camps In Gaza Offer Training In Stabbing, Firearms, Tunnel...
Al-Quds Intifada Summer Camps In Gaza Offer Training In Stabbing, Firearms, Tunnel Combat
On July 16, 2016, Hamas's military wing, the 'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, launched its annual "Pioneers of Liberation" summer camps in Gaza. This year's camps were dedicated to the "Al-Quds Intifada" (i.e., Jerusalem Intifada), which is the Palestinian name for the wave of attacks against Israelis, especially in...
Russia This Week – August 1 - 8, 2016
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoon Of The Week Vk.com/13studiya, August 3, 2016. The dove of peace poops on U.S....
Editorial In Pakistani Daily: India Should 'Resolve The Issue [Of Kashmir] Together...
Editorial In Pakistani Daily: India Should 'Resolve The Issue [Of Kashmir] Together With Pakistan... Instead Of Firing Bullets On Kashmiri Muslims'
On July 8, 2016, Burhan Wani, a terrorist commander of the Pakistan-backed jihadist organization Hizbul Mujahideen, which operates from its base in Pakistani-occupied Kashmir, was killed by Indian security forces. Last year, Wani and a group of Kashmiri youths took up...
Leading Pakistani Cleric On Medina Attack: 'Conspiracies Are Being Readied For The...
Leading Pakistani Cleric On Medina Attack: 'Conspiracies Are Being Readied For The Destruction Of The Muslim Ummah; Turkey, Pakistan And Saudi Arabia Are Continuously Targeted'
On the evening of July 4, 2016, one day before Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, a suicide bomber carried out an attack outside the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The attack shocked the...
Egypt's Al-Azhar Opposes Ministry Of Religious Endowments Plan For Uniform Friday...
Egypt's Al-Azhar Opposes Ministry Of Religious Endowments Plan For Uniform Friday Sermon
Egypt's Ministry of Religious Endowments, which is headed by Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, recently called for uniform Friday sermons in ministry-funded mosques across the country, and to require preachers to deliver a sermon provided to them by the ministry. Minister Gomaa stressed that the uniform sermons initiative was part...
Russian Cartoons On The U.S. Elections
The following is an overview of cartoons on the U.S. elections, published in Russian pro-Kremlin media outlets. The main cartoons’ leitmotif is that both Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump are inadequate for the job of U.S. president. There is no shared monolithic view shared by Russian politicians and political commentators, but...
Bahraini Media: The U.S. Is Working With Iran To Bring Down Bahrain, Other Countries
In recent months, U.S.–Bahrain relations have been increasingly strained over the issue of the ongoing conflict between the Bahraini regime and the Shi'ite opposition in the country, which is led by the Al-Wefaq Society, the largest Shi'ite opposition body. Bahrain accuses the U.S. of supporting the opposition in both...
Articles In Arab Press: 'When Will They Finally Announce The Official Death Of The...
Articles In Arab Press: 'When Will They Finally Announce The Official Death Of The Arab League?'
The July 25, 2016 Arab League summit in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott, originally scheduled for two days, lasted a few hours, and only seven leaders showed up. Notably absent were two of the Arab world's most prominent leaders – Egyptian President 'Abd Al-Fattah Al-Sisi, and Saudi King Salman bin 'Abd...
Russia-NATO Update - July 2016
Russia-NATO Update is a new monthly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest news on Russia-NATO relations from the Russian and East European media. Cartoons Of the Month Vk.com/13studiya, July 21, 2016. Psychiatrist to NATO soldier: Stop, stop… Now tell me again: for an entire year you kept looking into a bear’s den and screaming into...
Hamas Official Criticizes Palestinian Elements: Stop Boasting About Future Wars; In...
Hamas Official Criticizes Palestinian Elements: Stop Boasting About Future Wars; In The Struggle With Israel, Resistance Operations Are Better Than All-Out War
On the occasion of the second anniversary of the 2014 Gaza War, Hamas's deputy foreign minister and former spokesman Ghazi Hamad wrote an article in the online Gazan daily Alwatanvoice.com, in which he criticized Palestinian elements that constantly talk of...
Russia This Week – July 25- August 1, 2016
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoon Of The Week Vitaly, Vk.com/13studiya, July 28, 2016. U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a banner saying: Crimea is yours!...
Three Years Later: Egyptian President Al-Sisi's Supporters Express Disappointment,...
Three Years Later: Egyptian President Al-Sisi's Supporters Express Disappointment, Call His Regime Tyrannical
Following the ouster, in late June/early July 2013, of Egyptian president Muhammad Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) regime in Egypt after mass protests and military intervention led by then-defense minister 'Abd Al-Fattah Al-Sisi, Al-Sisi himself became president. His regime, often called the June 30...
Putin Meets With Russia's Olympic Team Ahead Of Rio 2016: 'This Campaign That...
Putin Meets With Russia's Olympic Team Ahead Of Rio 2016: 'This Campaign That Targets Our Country's Athletes Includes The Use Of Notorious Double Standards'
On June 27, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Russia's Olympic Team. More than 100 Russian athletes took part in the meeting, both those who will compete in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which get under way on 5 August, and those who were...
Egyptian Columnist Muhammad Amin: U.S., Britain Behind Terror Attack In Nice
In his July 15, 2016 column in the Egyptian daily Al-Masry Al-Yawm, in the wake of the Nice terror attack, Muhammad Amin wrote that terrorism is a creation of the U.S. and the U.K. and averred that the U.S. is using the Islamic State (ISIS) to fight proxy wars. Amin, who is also the newspaper's newly appointed Board of Trustees...
Iranian Basij Commander Naqdi Visits Quneitra, Syria
Senior Iranian officials recently explained that the presence of Iranian forces in Syria and Lebanon is part of Iran's operation on several of its fronts against Israel. The Iranian news agency Fars also revealed that the commander of Iran's Basij militia recently visited Quneitra, Syria, near the Israeli border.Additionally, the Kayhan daily attempted, in its...
Russian Senator Kosachev: 'The [New] Status Of Crimea... Has Every Chance To Be...
Russian Senator Kosachev: 'The [New] Status Of Crimea... Has Every Chance To Be Accepted By The International Community'
The Federation Council's Foreign Affairs Committee chair, Senator Konstantin Kosachev, tells the Russian media outlet Lenta.ru that the European countries are prepared to abandon sanctions against Russia, and their economic interests force them to seriously consider recognizing Crimea as...
Wives, Daughters Of Senior Hamas Officials In Gaza Undergo Official Self-Defense And...
Wives, Daughters Of Senior Hamas Officials In Gaza Undergo Official Self-Defense And Weapons Training
The Palestinian Safa news agency has reported that wives of senior Hamas officials have completed a course of self-defense training, including weapons training with handguns and Kalashnikov rifles. The course graduation ceremony took place July 24, 2016, in the Khan Yunis area. According to the report,...
Pakistani Writer: 'Muslim Women In India Had Sent... [Jewellery] As Gifts For The...
Pakistani Writer: 'Muslim Women In India Had Sent... [Jewellery] As Gifts For The Turks So They... Could Continue Their War And Jihad [Against Western Powers]'
Following the July 15-16 failed military coup in Turkey, Pakistani writer Abdul Qader Hassan wrote an article shedding light on the downfall of the Ottoman Caliphate in the early 1920s. In the piece, Hassan also noted that the Ottoman Caliph Sultan Suleiman...
Russian FM Lavrov On Accusations Against Russia Over DNC Email Hacking: I Don't Want...
Russian FM Lavrov On Accusations Against Russia Over DNC Email Hacking: I Don't Want To Use Four-Letter Words
During a photo-op prior to his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Laos on July 26, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov was asked to comment on accusations that Russia had hacked into emails of the Democratic Party. A video of the exchange was posted on the...
Former Palestinian Prisoner Affairs Minister Advocates Non-Violent Resistance:...
Former Palestinian Prisoner Affairs Minister Advocates Non-Violent Resistance: Attacks On Civilians, Like Murder Of Teen In Her Sleep, Play Into Israel's Hands
Following the release on July 1, 2016 of the Quartet report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which called for the cessation of violence and advancement of the two-state solution, Ashraf al-'Ajrami, a former minister for prisoner affairs in the...
Russian Intellectual Fyodor Lukyanov: After The Attempted Coup In Turkey, 'The...
Russian Intellectual Fyodor Lukyanov: After The Attempted Coup In Turkey, 'The Kremlin Has Reason To Be Satisfied'
After the July 15 failed coup attempt in Turkey, Russian intellectual Fyodor Lukyanov[1] writes in an article, titled "People With Big Ambitions: What the Turkish Coup Means for Russia," that Moscow has grounds for satisfaction with the current situation. Lukyanov believes that Turkish president...
Russia This Week – July 18- 25, 2016
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoons Of The Week Twitter.com/sharzhipero, July 22, 2016. Caption: More than 60% of the French population disapproves of [French President...
Russian Cartoons On Obama's Legacy
The following are cartoons published in pro-Kremlin media outlets on U.S. President Barack Obama’s legacy and future after the U.S. elections. The cartoons envision Obama inter alia working as a waiter at McDonald’s and as a pizza delivery, once his term of office as U.S. president expires. Obama’s Future After The U.S. Elections Twitter.com/13studiya, March 5,...
Articles In Syrian Government Press: The West, Which Supports Terror, Is Responsible...
Articles In Syrian Government Press: The West, Which Supports Terror, Is Responsible For Nice Attack
Following the July 14, 2016 terror attack in Nice, in which 84 people were killed, the Syrian government press published many articles that blamed Western leaders for the attack, since, according to the articles, these leaders support terror and fight the Assad regime that is confronting ISIS. The articles also...
'Al-Hayat' Editor-In-Chief: Brexit Decision Does Not Bode Well For Arab Refugees In...
'Al-Hayat' Editor-In-Chief: Brexit Decision Does Not Bode Well For Arab Refugees In UK
Following the UK's Brexit referendum, in which the country voted to leave the European Union, Ghassan Charbel, editor-in-chief of the London-based daily Al-Hayat, wrote about a friend of his, an Iraqi refugee who had just received British citizenship and who voted in the referendum. His friend, he said, was happy to have found...
The Jihadi Cycle On Content-Sharing Web Services 2009-2016 And The Case Of...
The Jihadi Cycle On Content-Sharing Web Services 2009-2016 And The Case Of Justpaste.it: Favored By ISIS, Al-Qaeda, And Other Jihadis For Posting Content And Sharing It On Twitter – Jihadis Move To Their Own Platforms (Manbar, Nashir, Alors.Ninja) But Then Return To Justpaste.it
Introduction Social media have long since become the primary means for jihadis and jihadi groups to disseminate content, recruit,...
PLO Executive Committee's Decision To End Security Coordination With Israel Sparks...
PLO Executive Committee's Decision To End Security Coordination With Israel Sparks Debate Within The Organization
Introduction The contacts with Israel, and especially the security coordination with it, are the topic of an ongoing internal debate within Palestinian political circles and among the Palestinian public. Calls for ending the security coordination and severing the ties with Israel are heard from...
A Self-Profile Of The Islamic State: The Creedal Document
In 2015, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a document titled "These Are Our Creeds and Ways." The document is a self-profile of the Islamic State, presenting the organization's basic theology and political ideology. It deals with topics that have occupied Muslim minds for generations, yet it also reflects modern and local conditions and phenomena. An...
In Jordan, Criticism And Protests Following Constitutional Amendments Expanding...
In Jordan, Criticism And Protests Following Constitutional Amendments Expanding King's Powers
IntroductionOn April 18, 2016, the Jordanian government passed amendments to the country's constitution that included an expansion of the king's powers to make appointments to top posts.[1] The amendments were ratified in a rush vote in both houses of parliament, and on May 4, a royal edict of approval was published.[2]...
The Murders In Bangladesh – The Role Of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, And Local Jihadis
Introduction Since early 2013, Bangladesh has attracted international media attention for the systematic killing of freethinkers and non-Muslims by Islamist forces in the country. In analyzing these killings, an important date to begin with is March 31, 2013 – the day a group of Islamist leaders submitted a list of 84 individuals to...
Anti-NATO Cartoons In Pro-Kremlin Russian Media
NATO's eastward enlargement and the recent deployment of NATO's ballistic missile defense system in Eastern Europe has been a featured topic of anti-NATO cartoons in pro-Kremlin media outlets.[1] The following is a sampling of such cartoons published in Russia's government-funded news agencies, Sputniknews.com and Ria.ru, and on the social media accounts of...
Post-JCPOA, The IRGC Is The Factor Stopping Iran From Integration Into The Western...
Post-JCPOA, The IRGC Is The Factor Stopping Iran From Integration Into The Western Economy
Introduction As in Egypt and Pakistan, the economy in Iran is controlled by the military elite – in this case, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is the linchpin of Khamenei's regime. The IRGC maintains control of the apparatuses of the Islamic Revolutionary regime militarily, and controls Iran's...
As Lebanon's Banks Begin To Implement U.S. Sanctions Against Hizbullah, Hizbullah...
As Lebanon's Banks Begin To Implement U.S. Sanctions Against Hizbullah, Hizbullah Criticizes Banking Sector, Warns Of Chaos In Lebanon And More 'Actions Against The American Takeover Plan'
Introduction The Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in December 2015, is aimed at curtailing the organization's funding of its domestic and international activities, and also at...
Cartoons In Gulf Press Criticize Syrian Regime's Massive Assault On Aleppo
Introduction On April 28, 2016, the Syrian army, along with Russian and Iranian forces, launched a crushing assault on the city of Aleppo that included massive airstrikes that lasted one week and inflicted hundreds of casualties. The assault came after some two months of a cessation of hostilities following an agreement between the...
Anti-Israel BDS Movement In India Targets Iran, Hewlett-Packard, Group-4S, Modi...
Anti-Israel BDS Movement In India Targets Iran, Hewlett-Packard, Group-4S, Modi Govt, CIA And Mossad For 'Jointly' Training ISIS
Introduction In recent years, an international BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaign against Israel, supposedly as an expression of support for the Palestinians, has been gaining ground, and has recently also expanded to India. The Indian People in Solidarity with...
The 'Quenelle+' Facebook Page – Popular Among Followers Of Antisemitic French...
The 'Quenelle+' Facebook Page – Popular Among Followers Of Antisemitic French Comedian Dieudonné
Introduction The controversial French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala has been prosecuted several times for antisemitic statements and incitement; in 2009 in Paris he was fined €10,000 for making such statements, and, most recently, in 2015, he was sentenced in Belgium to two months' imprisonment and fined...
Debate In Jordan On Syrian Refugees' Future In The Country – From Fear They'll Be...
Debate In Jordan On Syrian Refugees' Future In The Country – From Fear They'll Be Naturalized To Calls For Integrating Them Into Jordanian Society
Introduction Since the onset of the war in Syria, refugees have flocked to Jordan. Some have been housed in refugee camps, but the vast majority settled throughout the country, burdening its society and economy – the latter of which is based primarily on foreign...
Syria Regime Establishing Popular Armed Militias Modeled On Iranian Basij
After nearly six years of intense fighting in Syria, the regime army forces are severely depleted, due to the heavy losses they have suffered and also due to increasing draft dodging.[1] The regime has taken several measures to address this problem. In addition to bringing in forces from outside the country, especially from Iraq and...
Anti-U.S. Cartoons In Russia's Pro-Kremlin Media
Introduction Political cartoons can currently be found in only a few independent media outlets, such as Polit.ru and Svoboda.org, and in some pro-Kremlin websites and newspapers, such as RIA Novosti,[1] Sputnik International,[2] and Sharzh I Pero. The main motif in cartoons on pro-Kremlin websites is the latent Russia-U.S. political-military conflict, and...
In Syria, High Rate Of Draft Dodging Triggers Intensive Military Recruitment Efforts...
In Syria, High Rate Of Draft Dodging Triggers Intensive Military Recruitment Efforts By Syrian Regime
Introduction In recent months there have been increasing reports, particularly on Syrian oppositionist websites and also anti-Syrian regime Qatari and Saudi websites, on draft dodging in Syria. According to Syria's 2007 Service of the Flag law, anyone over the age of 18 but under 42 is obligated to do 24 months...
Arab Press Reports On U.S.-Russia Understandings Allowing Assad To Remain In Power...
Arab Press Reports On U.S.-Russia Understandings Allowing Assad To Remain In Power In Syria During Transitional Phase
According to many reports in the Arab press in recent days, alongside the indirect talks in Geneva between the Syrian regime and opposition that are being mediated by UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, the U.S. and Russia have been conducting separate secret talks to draw up understandings on...
Understanding Russian Political Ideology And Vision: A Call For Eurasia, From Lisbon...
Understanding Russian Political Ideology And Vision: A Call For Eurasia, From Lisbon To Vladivostok
Introduction In a landmark treatise titled "Russia's Foreign Policy: Historical Background," published March 3, 2016 in the Russian foreign affairs journal Russia in Global Affairs, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov challenged the Western perspective on Russia with an analysis of Russian history....
Apple's Other Jihadi Encryption Problem
Introduction The current fight between the U.S. government and Apple, in which the FBI is seeking Apple's assistance in unlocking the phone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook,[1] is just the most recent example highlighting jihadis' use of Apple devices and products. Among jihadi groups affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS), Al-Qaeda, and other...
Congressional Legislation On Designated Terrorist Organization Hizbullah Aimed At...
Congressional Legislation On Designated Terrorist Organization Hizbullah Aimed At Removing Online Presence Of Its TV Network Al-Manar, Which Is Active On U.S. Social Media; Deadline Was Yesterday
"Due to the security situation, I should stay away from anything related to mobile phones or the internet. Thus, I don't have a direct relationship with Facebook. However, I am always up to date on all sorts of...
Cartoons In Gulf Press Criticize Russia's Military Intervention In Syria
On March 14, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the following day Russia would begin withdrawing most its forces from Syria, stating that they had accomplished most of their objectives there. He added that some Russian forces would remain at the Hmeymim airbase in Latakia Rif and in the port of Tartus. Russia's military...
Russian President Putin: Russia Will Withdraw Most Of Its Military From Syria –...
Russian President Putin: Russia Will Withdraw Most Of Its Military From Syria – But Russian Activity At Tartus Naval Base And Hmeymim Airbase Will Continue As Before
Introduction On March 14, 2016, Russia announced that the next day, March 15, it would begin its withdrawal from Syria. In a MEMRI report published yesterday, Russian political analyst Sergey Karaganov, who is close to the Kremlin, stated that...
Incitement To Terrorism By Palestinian Civil Society Organizations That Receive...
Incitement To Terrorism By Palestinian Civil Society Organizations That Receive Foreign Funding
Introduction Some Palestinian civil society organizations operating in the West Bank that receive funding from Western countries, institutions, and foundations are openly expressing support for terrorism. They express this support with ceremonies exalting terrorists, with public displays of support for attacks and...
MPs In Gulf Countries Urge Recognition Of Ahwaz Province In Iran As Occupied Arab...
MPs In Gulf Countries Urge Recognition Of Ahwaz Province In Iran As Occupied Arab Country
In recent months, some Bahraini and Kuwaiti MPs have called on their governments and the international community to recognize the Iranian province of Ahwaz as an "occupied Arab country," and to provide aid to the Ahwaz Arab minority in its struggle for independence. Some even said that the Gulf countries were remiss in...
Lebanon's Failure To Support Saudi Arabia In Struggle With Iran Sparks Crisis...
Lebanon's Failure To Support Saudi Arabia In Struggle With Iran Sparks Crisis Between Lebanon And Saudi-Led Gulf
IntroductionIn recent weeks, a deep crisis has developed in Lebanese-Saudi relations, to the extent that Saudi Arabia took punitive measures against Lebanon: halting a $4 billion aid package to the Lebanese security forces;[1] issuing a travel warning for this country, and taking a decision to...
CaliphateCare: ISIS Medical Services Propaganda
The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here.Introduction The Islamic State (ISIS) invests considerable efforts in demonstrating that it provides proper services to the people living under its rule. Media material is released on a daily basis to show...
The Marrakesh Declaration And A Critique Of It
Introduction On January 25-27, 2016, Muslim scholars and intellectuals from across the Muslim world convened in Marrakesh to discuss the protection of religious minorities in Muslim-majority countries. According to the website for the conference (Marrakeshdeclaration.org), it was held under the auspices of the Moroccan King and the Moroccan Ministry of Endowments...
Understanding The ISIS Media Apparatus: Distribution Networks And Practices
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. IntroductionFor all jihadi organizations, "media jihad" is an integral part of the war. The ability to communicate a clear and simple message to the widest possible audience...
The Songs Of The Islamic State, Part II – Encouraging 'Martyrdom' With The Promise...
The Songs Of The Islamic State, Part II – Encouraging 'Martyrdom' With The Promise Of A Marvelous Afterlife
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction The first report in this series highlighted the ISIS nasheeds (Islamic songs) – a major tool in conveying the group's messages and...
Hizbullah's International Drug Network Preoccupies Europe
Introduction On February 1, 2016, four Hizbullah foreign security operatives were arrested in France for running an international network that used millions in drug money to fund the organization's military activity in Syria. According to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) official, the Hizbullah division was "a revenue and weapons stream......
Hizbullah Faces Criticism In Lebanon For Besieging Madaya: Its Starvation Of Syrians...
Hizbullah Faces Criticism In Lebanon For Besieging Madaya: Its Starvation Of Syrians Recalls Past Crimes Of Mass Extermination In History
IntroductionFor the past seven months, the Syrian town of Madaya, northwest of Damascus, has been besieged by Hizbullah and forces of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. The town's plight has made headlines lately because of numerous media reports that its residents...
'Alawi Sect Showing Signs Of Opposition To Assad Regime
Introduction In late November 2015, the "Upcoming Syria" movement was established in Istanbul. This is the first 'Alawi movement that opposes the Bashar Al-Assad regime in Syria. The movement's founders claim that for years, Assad tied the fate of the 'Alawi sect with his own in order to guarantee its loyalty, despite the fact that not all of its members...
Khamenei Capitulates To Pragmatic Camp, Accepts JCPOA Without The Preconditions He...
Khamenei Capitulates To Pragmatic Camp, Accepts JCPOA Without The Preconditions He Outlined In October 2015 Letter To President Rohani
Introduction According to the IAEA report released January 16, 2016, Iran has implemented its commitments under the JCPOA. This means that Iran has not refrained from meeting its obligations, despite Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's nine preconditions, which he set out in...
On Eve Of Geneva Talks: Syrian Regime Strong Thanks To Support Of Russia; Opposition...
On Eve Of Geneva Talks: Syrian Regime Strong Thanks To Support Of Russia; Opposition Divided, Weak And Bereft Of U.S. Backing
Introduction On January 29, 2016, some two years after the failure of the Geneva II conference, another round of indirect talks will take place in Geneva between the Assad regime and the Syrian opposition, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2254, which outlined a roadmap...
Revisiting American Al-Qaeda Spokesman And Leader Adam Gadahn's Influence On The...
Revisiting American Al-Qaeda Spokesman And Leader Adam Gadahn's Influence On The First Anniversary Of His Death
Introduction On May 20, 2015, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declassified numerous documents found at Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and published them on a specially designated website.[1] The release garnered widespread media attention. Most of the media...
Local Ceasefire Agreements In Syria: Capitulation To Regime's Siege-And-Starvation...
Local Ceasefire Agreements In Syria: Capitulation To Regime's Siege-And-Starvation Strategy Under UN Sponsorship
Introduction For over two years, the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has been implementing a policy of siege and starvation in areas of Syria where it encountered harsh resistance by armed opposition forces. But the main victim of this policy has been the unarmed civilian population....
Debate In Lebanon Surrounding Saudi Establishment Of Islamic Anti-Terrorism...
Debate In Lebanon Surrounding Saudi Establishment Of Islamic Anti-Terrorism Alliance, Lebanon's Inclusion In It
Introduction At a press conference on December 15, 2015 at 3:00 a.m., Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman announced the establishment of the Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism, which includes 35 Arab and Muslim countries. He said that the alliance, which will...
ISIS's Use Of Twitter, Other U.S. Social Media To Disseminate Images, Videos Of...
ISIS's Use Of Twitter, Other U.S. Social Media To Disseminate Images, Videos Of Islamic Religious Punishments – Beheading, Crucifixion, Stoning, Burning, Drowning, Throwing From Buildings – Free Speech?
WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC CONTENT "[With regard to] the slaughter of that American [Nicholas Berg] under the slogan 'Allah Akhbar': You know, in schools today... six- and seven-year-old children are shown how...
Saudi-Iranian Tension Extends To Sports – Saudi Arabian Football Federation...
Saudi-Iranian Tension Extends To Sports – Saudi Arabian Football Federation Announces: We Will Not Play In Iran
In light of the escalating tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran, as manifested by the torching of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran and Saudi Arabia's subsequent severing of diplomatic relations with Iran,[1] Saudi soccer clubs have voiced apprehension about playing Iranian teams in Iran as part of the...
ISIS Campaign Targets Saudi Arabia, Calls For Attacks Against Saudi Monarchy,...
ISIS Campaign Targets Saudi Arabia, Calls For Attacks Against Saudi Monarchy, Shi'ites, And Polytheists
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). Introduction The Islamic State (ISIS) has exerted much effort in the last couple of weeks to attacking Saudi Arabia and its ruling and religious echelons in an extensive and well-coordinated...
Palestinian Journalists, Intellectuals Speak Out Against Children Participating In...
Palestinian Journalists, Intellectuals Speak Out Against Children Participating In Terrorist Attacks And Against Targeting Civilians
Introduction The Palestinian public and leadership widely support the ongoing violent events which PA officials have dubbed a "popular uprising" and Hamas calls an "intifada." The PA and Fatah do not condemn stabbing or even shooting attacks, and its officials and media...
Unprecedented Tension Between Saudi Arabia, Iran Following Execution Of Shi'ite...
Unprecedented Tension Between Saudi Arabia, Iran Following Execution Of Shi'ite Cleric Nimr Al-Nimr
On January 2, 2016, Saudi Arabia's interior ministry announced that the kingdom had executed 47 individuals,[1] Sunni and Shi'ite, on various charges, including carrying out terrorist operations and inciting to terrorism; espousing takfiri ideology; attacking the military and security apparatuses; killing...
UN Security Council Resolution 2254 On Syria: International Community Softens Its...
UN Security Council Resolution 2254 On Syria: International Community Softens Its Position On Assad Regime
IntroductionOn December 18, 2015, the UN Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 2254, which included a "road map for a peace process in Syria, setting a timetable" for talks between the parties. This resolution, which stemmed from a Russian initiative, granted de-facto legal status to the statement...
Will The West Ease The Sanctions Even Though Iran Is Not Meeting Its JCPOA...
Will The West Ease The Sanctions Even Though Iran Is Not Meeting Its JCPOA Obligations?
Introduction With the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors' closure, on December 15, 2015, of Iran's PMD (Possible Military Dimensions) dossier, the JCPOA is now back on track for the implementation that began on Adoption Day, October 18, 2015. It is now Iran's turn to meet its JCPOA...
Palestinian Women On The Frontlines Of The Current Uprising
In the current wave of Palestinian violence, young Palestinian women have been visible on the frontlines of protests and of violent clashes with security forces, and have also been carrying out knife attacks. Their participation cuts across social sectors: they have been seen wearing hijabs and veils and with their heads and faces uncovered; in...
In Light Of Jordanians Joining Terrorist Organizations, Calls In Jordan To Reform...
In Light Of Jordanians Joining Terrorist Organizations, Calls In Jordan To Reform Curricula
Introduction An issue that concerns Jordanian society lately is the phenomenon of young Jordanians joining the terrorist organizations that are fighting in Syria and Iraq, especially the Islamic State (ISIS). In October, it was reported that the son of Jordanian MP Mazen Al-Dhalaein had carried out a suicide bombing in...
An Historical First For The Saudi Kingdom: Women Participate As Voters And...
An Historical First For The Saudi Kingdom: Women Participate As Voters And Candidates In Municipal Elections
Introduction On December 12, 2015, Saudi Arabia will, for the third time, hold municipal elections; for the first time, women will participate in the elections as both voters and candidates, within the confines of shari'a law, in accordance with a decision by the previous king, 'Abdallah bin 'Abd...
Power Struggle Between Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's Ideological Camp And...
Power Struggle Between Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's Ideological Camp And Rafsanjani's Pragmatic Camp Intensifies – Part I: Khamenei Blocks Iran's Implementation Of The JCPOA
Introduction In advance of the February 2016 elections in Iran for both the Majlis and the Assembly of Experts, and in light of Hashemi Rafsanjani's November 25, 2015 announcement that he will run for the Assembly of Experts, the...
The Sultan vs The Tsar: The 21st-Century Round – The Clash Of Imperial Ambitions...
The Sultan vs The Tsar: The 21st-Century Round – The Clash Of Imperial Ambitions For Regional Hegemony
Introduction On November 24, Turkish aircraft shot down a Russian SU-24 fighter jet over its violation of Turkish airspace for 17 seconds, at its southern border with Syria, causing the death of one of the pilots and of a marine from the Russian helicopter that came to the downed plane's rescue.[1] The...
The Prospects For JCPOA Implementation Following The Release Of IAEA Sec-Gen Amano's...
The Prospects For JCPOA Implementation Following The Release Of IAEA Sec-Gen Amano's Report On The PMD Of Iran's Nuclear Program
Introduction On December 2, 2015, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) secretary-general Yukiya Amano released his report on the Possible Military Dimensions (PMD) of Iran's nuclear program.[1] The report's findings, whatever they turned out to be, were not supposed to...
Fitna TV: The Shi'ite-Bashing Campaign On Salafi TV Channels And Social Media
Introduction The 2000s witnessed the escalation of Sunni-Shi'ite tensions in the Middle East, with virulent rhetoric fomenting on both sides of the sectarian divide. The anti-Shi'ite campaign has clearly been the more pervasive and acrimonious. The first decade of the 21st century witnessed the development of three major hubs of...
Delegitimizing ISIS On Islamic Grounds: Criticism Of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi By Muslim...
Delegitimizing ISIS On Islamic Grounds: Criticism Of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi By Muslim Scholars
The following is the executive summary of Prof. Ella Landau-Tasseron's paper. The full paper is available here. On September 19, 2014, a group of 126 Muslim scholars addressed an open letter to the ruler of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In it they severely criticize ISIS' policies and actions, claiming that they are...
Breaking Report: Challenging Khamenei, Rafsanjani Demands That Iran Fulfill Its...
Breaking Report: Challenging Khamenei, Rafsanjani Demands That Iran Fulfill Its Obligations Under The JCPOA, And Reveals: We Had Nuclear Option In Iran-Iraq War
On October 26, 2015, Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran's Expediency Council and the political rival of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, gave a comprehensive interview to the website "Iranians' Nuclear Hope."[1] In the interview, he says that, during...
Egypt-Saudi Arabia Relations: Substantial Rifts Despite Shared Basic Interests
Introduction Since the ouster of Muhammad Mursi in July 2013, Saudi-Egyptian relations have been close and marked by common interests. Saudi Arabia backed the Egyptian military's ousting of Mursi and supported its claim that the ouster expressed the will of the people, in the face of international claims that it was a military...
Cracks In The Caliphate: Western ISIS Members Complain About Life In The Islamic...
Cracks In The Caliphate: Western ISIS Members Complain About Life In The Islamic State
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here.IntroductionIt is hard to gauge the full reality of life in the Islamic State. The dominant narrative, presented by ISIS, is carefully honed; the group meticulously controls what...
ISIS In Sinai Increases Military, Propaganda Pressure On Egypt
This report, offered as a complimentary sample from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM), reviews the activity of the Islamic State's (ISIS) Sinai Province. It discusses the importance of Sinai to ISIS; the increase in terror activity in the peninsula since the Sinai-based jihad group Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis officially joined ISIS; and...
Whither Turkey - Part II: In Advance Of New Elections On November 1, Turkish...
Whither Turkey - Part II: In Advance Of New Elections On November 1, Turkish President Erdogan Steps Up Repressive Measures; International Press Organizations Warn Of Danger To Press Freedom, Fair Elections In Turkey
IntroductionGoing against the Turkish national will, as it was reflected on June 7, 2015 in the results of the country's general elections, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice...
In Iraq, Public Debate Over Russian Involvement, Disappointment At U.S. Failure...
In Iraq, Public Debate Over Russian Involvement, Disappointment At U.S. Failure Against ISIS
IntroductionIn late September 2015, prior to his departure for New York to attend the UN General Assembly, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-'Abadi announced the establishment of a joint intelligence center in Baghdad for Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Russia. The intelligence center, he said, would focus on collecting intelligence...
Jihadis Shift To Using Secure Communication App Telegram's Channels Service
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction In the last few weeks, a number of jihadis and terrorist organizations have announced that they are opening their own channels on the Berlin-based secure messaging app...
Debate In Saudi Arabia Following Saudi Clerics' Call For Jihad Against Russian...
Debate In Saudi Arabia Following Saudi Clerics' Call For Jihad Against Russian Forces In Syria
IntroductionRussia's increasing military involvement in Syria, which constitutes another lifeline for the Bashar Al-Assad regime, is of great concern to Saudi Arabia, which together with Turkey and Qatar is leading the battle against this regime. However, Saudi Arabia is taking a cautious approach on this matter, due to its...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's Letter Of Guidelines To President Rohani On JCPOA...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's Letter Of Guidelines To President Rohani On JCPOA Sets Nine Conditions Nullifying Original Agreement Announced July 14, 2015
On October 21, 2015, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei published a letter of guidelines to Iranian President Hassan Rohani on the execution of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The letter's publication coincides with the days of the Ashura that...
ISIS Campaign: Encouraging Palestinians To Carry Out Lone Wolf Attacks
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction In recent days, several Islamic State (ISIS) media organs have released a series of videos aimed at Palestinians, as part of a campaign supporting the wave of Palestinian...
Egyptian Researcher Ahmad Abdou Maher Criticizes Ancient Islamic Jurisprudence: ...+
Egyptian Researcher Ahmad Abdou Maher Criticizes Ancient Islamic Jurisprudence: "Idiocy and Insanity"-
Speaking on a Mayadeen TV show, Egyptian researcher of Islamic studies Ahmad Abdou Maher said that the Islamic nation is a "static" nation and that "innovation is accursed and damned in the land of stagnation." Referring to jurisprudence relating to the Islamic conquests and to the capture and sale of women and...
ISIS Video Features Children Who Aspire To Martyrdom, Says They Are Being Prepared To ...+
ISIS Video Features Children Who Aspire To Martyrdom, Says They Are Being Prepared To Conquer Rome, Spain-
ISIS Video Features Children Who Aspire To Martyrdom, Says They Are Being Prepared To Conquer Rome, Spain ...
Al-Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri in 9/11 Anniversary Message: As Long as Your Crimes ...+
Al-Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri in 9/11 Anniversary Message: As Long as Your Crimes Continue, the Events of 9/11 Will Be Repeated Thousands of Times-
On September 9, 2016, Al-Qaeda's media wing Al-Sahab released a video message by the group's leader, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Al-Zawahiri reiterates the reasons behind the attacks and their impact on the U.S., and urges the...
Lahor Shah, Defector from ISIS-Khorasan: I Witnessed the Worst Crimes against ...+
Lahor Shah, Defector from ISIS-Khorasan: I Witnessed the Worst Crimes against Humanity-
Lahor Shah, an Afghan who defected from the ranks of ISIS-Khorasan, spoke to Alaan TV, explaining why he had joined ISIS and why he had defected. They are "destroying our country and our lives," he said, recalling that in the six months during which he was with ISIS, he had "witnessed the worst crimes against humanity, perpetrated...
Ex-Boxer Anthony Small Mocks British People for Rejoicing at Choudary Conviction, ...+
Ex-Boxer Anthony Small Mocks British People for Rejoicing at Choudary Conviction, Says: Islam Will Dominate the World, Your Own Kingdom Will Be Forgotten-
Former British boxer Anthony Small, who now goes by the name Abdul Haqq, posted a video on his YouTube channel on September 6, in which he mocked the British people for rejoicing at Anjem Choudary's prison sentence. "Millions of your tax money were used to arrest...
Hamas MP Marwan Abu Ras in a Friday Sermon: The Jews Are "the Vilest Nation in ...+
Hamas MP Marwan Abu Ras in a Friday Sermon: The Jews Are "the Vilest Nation in History"-
In a Friday sermon delivered in Gaza on August 26, Hamas MP lambasted the Saudi delegation, headed by retired Saudi general Dr. Anwar Eshki, which had visited Israel in July to promote the Arab peace initiative. "You are a supporter of the Jews, even if you came from the Land of the Two Holy Mosques," he said, calling the Jews...
Chechen President Kadyrov Encourages Polygamy, States: I'm Dictatorial against ...+
Chechen President Kadyrov Encourages Polygamy, States: I'm Dictatorial against Europe, Not against My People-
In a September 1 CBC TV interview, Ramzan Kadyrov, President of the Chechen Republic, rejected claims that he was a dictator. If you show my photo to any Chechen child, he will say: "That's Ramzan, and I love him," said Kadyrov, adding: "Indeed, I am dictatorial against Europe and the kharijites of our age."...
ISIS Video: German Fighter Urges Muslims in the West to Carry Out Attacks in Their ...+
ISIS Video: German Fighter Urges Muslims in the West to Carry Out Attacks in Their Home Countries – Warning: Graphic Images-
In an ISIS recruitment video released by the Al-Furat Province, a fighter called Christian, who goes by the name of Abu 'Issa Al-Almani, describes his conversion to Islam and calls on Muslims in the West who cannot immigrate to the Islamic State to carry out attacks in their home countries. In...
Russian Parliamentary Candidate to Former Russian PM: You Represent U.S. Interests+
Russian Parliamentary Candidate to Former Russian PM: You Represent U.S. Interests-
During a pre-elections TV debate, Igor Korotchenko, a candidate for the nationalist Rodina (Homeland) Party, presented former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov with a U.S. flag, accusing him of defending American interests. The debate aired on Russia's Channel 1 on September 5. Following are excerpts Igor Korotchenko: I am...
Young Kurds Debate Independence, Nepotism, and Assyrians in Kurdistan+
Young Kurds Debate Independence, Nepotism, and Assyrians in Kurdistan-
In the August 23 episode of the "Youth Talk" program on Deutsche Welle TV, Kurdish Iraqi MPs Sarwa Abd Al-Wahed and Renas Jano debated the question of the future of Kurdistan, with Abd Al-Wahed accusing the Kurdish authorities of not making serious efforts to achieve self-determination. Some of the youth participating in the show had reservations...
Russian President Putin: The U.S. Has to Cancel the Sanctions against Us+
Russian President Putin: The U.S. Has to Cancel the Sanctions against Us-
Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a September 5 press conference for Russian-speaking journalists in China, said: "If the [U.S.] wants to restore relations, all they need to do is cancel [the sanctions]. That's it." Following are excerpts Reporter: Let me ask you about Obama, because after all, he is a “key partner,” and so...
NYU Imam Hosts Rabbi of N.Y. LGBT Community, following Killing of Two Imams in Queens+
NYU Imam Hosts Rabbi of N.Y. LGBT Community, following Killing of Two Imams in Queens-
In an August 19 Friday sermon, delivered at the Islamic Center of New York University, Imam Khalid Latif welcomed his "good friend and colleague" Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum to join them in prayers. Latif said that Rabbi Kleinbaum, whom he described as "an amazing supporter of the Muslim community," had reached out to him following the...
Egyptian MP Ilhami Agina Supports FGM: Egyptian Men Suffer from Impotence, Can’t ...+
Egyptian MP Ilhami Agina Supports FGM: Egyptian Men Suffer from Impotence, Can’t Satisfy Sexual Urges of Uncircumcised Women-
Egyptian MP Ilhami Agina was interviewed on Al-Hayat TV following an earlier statement in which he had expressed support of female genital mutilation because, he claimed, over 50% of Egyptian men suffered from impotence and were incapable of meeting the sexual urges of uncircumcised women....
Yazidi Iraqi MP Vian Dakhil: We Will Not Return to Sinjar until the Law Deals with ...+
Yazidi Iraqi MP Vian Dakhil: We Will Not Return to Sinjar until the Law Deals with Those who Helped ISIS-
In an Iraqi TV interview, Yazidi MP Vian Dakhil defended an earlier statement that Yazidis would not return to Sinjar as they had lost their trust in their neighbors. "Of course there is a lack of trust," she said, adding that when ISIS entered Sinjar, the "tens of thousands [who] flocked to support them" were...
Egyptian Philosopher Mourad Wahba: Islamic Fundamentalism Will Play a Role in the ...+
Egyptian Philosopher Mourad Wahba: Islamic Fundamentalism Will Play a Role in the Destruction of the U.S.-
Egyptian philosopher Mourad Wahba expressed his views on the dangers inherent in religious fundamentalism in two TV interviews that aired on August 8. Speaking on Egypt's Channel 1 TV channel, he said that the Arab culture was "backward" and that Egyptian mentality needed to be "liberated" from the religious...
Palestinian Researcher and BDS Activist: The BDS Movement Has Had a Great Impact on ...+
Palestinian Researcher and BDS Activist: The BDS Movement Has Had a Great Impact on the Israeli Economy-
Palestinian researcher Shadi Abu Oweimar, a member of the Turkish Association for Solidarity with the Palestinians, said in a recent TV interview: "It is well known that the boycott campaign against the Zionist entity, which has existed since 2005 within Palestine, has had a great impact on the Israeli economy."...
Jordanian Author Zulaikha Aburisha: The Veil Effaces the Woman and Her Mind+
Jordanian Author Zulaikha Aburisha: The Veil Effaces the Woman and Her Mind-
In a TV interview, Jordanian author Zulaikha Aburisha said that there is no consensus about the woman's hijab among jurisprudents and that the niqab "effaces the woman and her mind." Speaking on the A1 Jordan TV channel on March 10, she said that "the writing off of women, their effacement, the insistence upon covering women with veils, and...
Palestinian Cleric 'Imad Hamatu: Our Enemies Took Control of Our Minds, Wiped Out Our ...+
Palestinian Cleric 'Imad Hamatu: Our Enemies Took Control of Our Minds, Wiped Out Our Jihadi Culture-
In an interview broadcast on the Palestinian Authority's official TV channel, Palestinian cleric Sheikh 'Imad Hamatu said that "our enemies have succeeded in creating imaginary enemies for us" in Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. "In the past, the Palestinian cause was the mother cause of all Arabs and Muslims. How did they...
Russian Ex-Parliamentary Liberal Politician: The Tsar Should Be Impaled+
Russian Ex-Parliamentary Liberal Politician: The Tsar Should Be Impaled-
Russian liberal politician Viacheslav Maltsev, Deputy Chair of the extra-parliamentary Parnas opposition party, said that the Russian economy is completely dependent upon the mood of one man – Putin. "If [the Tsar] knows what is happening [in his own country], and encourages it, he should be impaled on a stake," he said. Maltsev was speaking...
Russian Communist Party Leader: Disqualifying Our Paralympics Team Is Part of the ...+
Russian Communist Party Leader: Disqualifying Our Paralympics Team Is Part of the West's Full-Scale War of Extermination against Us-
Speaking on the Russia 1 special talk show devoted to the decision by the Olympics authorities to disqualify the Russian Paralympics team, Russian MP Gennady Zuganov, head of the Russian Communist Party, said that the West was waging "a full-scale war… against us – a war of total...
Qatari Professor Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari: Terrorism Is Not a Reaction to Political ...+
Qatari Professor Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari: Terrorism Is Not a Reaction to Political Injustices-
Commenting on what he called the "culture of hatred," Prof. Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari, former Dean of Islamic Law at Qatar University, called to interpret the Quranic texts "in a progressive, humanistic way" in order to shield the youth from ideological fanaticism and to break away from the "discriminating, fanatic, and racist...
Saudi Cleric Muhammad Al-Shemali: Women in the West Suffer Humiliation and ...+
Saudi Cleric Muhammad Al-Shemali: Women in the West Suffer Humiliation and Degradation-
Saudi cleric Sheikh Muhammad Al-Shemali, speaking on the Saudi Al-Ahwaz TV channel, said that women in the West live "a bitter reality" of humiliation and degradation. Unlike Muslim society, in which "the woman is protected," Western women are "corrupted" by having more than one sexual partner, he said. The interview aired on the...
Egyptian Geneva University Lecturer Dr. Fawzia Al-Ashmawi Calls for Reform in ...+
Egyptian Geneva University Lecturer Dr. Fawzia Al-Ashmawi Calls for Reform in Curricula in Arab Countries to Teach Coexistence and Tolerance-
In an Egyptian TV interview, Dr. Fawzia Al-Ashmawi,a lecturer on Arabic language and literature at the University of Geneva, said that there was a need to reform the school curricula in Arab countries in order to teach peaceful coexistence with non-Muslim minorities and make...
Shiite Lebanese Author Raouf Kobeissi Calls for the Establishment of a Secular State+
Shiite Lebanese Author Raouf Kobeissi Calls for the Establishment of a Secular State-
In a TV interview, Shiite Lebanese author Raouf Kobeissi said that "the notions of a religious state and of a caliphate do not exist in the Quran." Calling for the establishment of a secular state, he asked: "When, in the history of Islam, was any religious state successful?" Kobeissi was speaking on the Lebanese Future TV channel on...
Anti-American Propaganda Film Shows Young Iranians Destroy U.S. Aircraft Carriers ...+
Anti-American Propaganda Film Shows Young Iranians Destroy U.S. Aircraft Carriers with Battle Cries-
A propaganda film titled "Steadfastness 2" was produced by the Organization of Islamic Information, an office under the supervision of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. According to the pro-Khamenei website Javan, the production of the seven-minute film took two years. It shows the Iranian response to a U.S. attack...
Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan: Iran Approved Our Use of Its Airbase for ...+
Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan: Iran Approved Our Use of Its Airbase for Strikes in Syria-
Russian ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan said, with regard to the recent use of the Hamedan airbase by Russian bombers to launch strikes in Syria, that the cooperation was temporary and had the approval of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. He did not rule out such cooperation in the future if an...
Egyptian Urologist and Egyptologist Wassim Al-Sissy: Global Zionism - the Enemy of ...+
Egyptian Urologist and Egyptologist Wassim Al-Sissy: Global Zionism - the Enemy of the Whole World-
In a recent TV interview, Egyptian political commentator Dr. Wassim Al-Sissy, a urologist by profession and an avid Egyptologist, said that "global Zionism" is "the enemy of the whole world." Citing a "Christian congressman," he said that "the Jews in our country control our stomachs, our minds, and our urges" and that...
Shiite Iraqi scholar Ahmad Al-Qabanji: We Need to Fight the Backwardness of ISIS with ...+
Shiite Iraqi scholar Ahmad Al-Qabanji: We Need to Fight the Backwardness of ISIS with the Weapon of Human Rights-
In a lecture recently posted on the Internet, Shiite Iraqi scholar Ahmad Al-Qabanji said that "the deep-rooted solution is to fight the backwardness [of ISIS] with the weapon of modernity, the weapon of human rights," whereas fighting it by means of the Population Mobilization Units and the fatwa of...
Mauritanian Scholar Sheikh Muhammad Ould Dedew Explains Wife Beating in Islam: Three ...+
Mauritanian Scholar Sheikh Muhammad Ould Dedew Explains Wife Beating in Islam: Three Blows with the Hand on the Back-
In the seventh chapter of his Ramadhan religious consultation show, Mauritanian scholar Sheikh Muhammad Ould Dedew was asked whether a husband may "discipline" his wife by beating her. Sheikh Dedew answered in the affirmative and explained how and when a man may beat his wife and children. He said that...
Saudi-Born Atheist Rana Ahmad: My Family or the State Would Have Killed Me If I ...+
Saudi-Born Atheist Rana Ahmad: My Family or the State Would Have Killed Me If I Hadn’t Fled; The Hijab Robbed Me of My Childhood-
Rana Ahmad, an atheist who renounced her Sunni Muslim upbringing and fled Saudi Arabia for fear of execution, talked about her previous life and her "awakening" in a Deutsch Welle TV interview on August 16. Forced to wear the hijab at age 9 and the niqab at age 13, Ahmad said that this...
King of Morocco Mohammed VI: Can Anyone of Sound Mind Believe that the Reward for ...+
King of Morocco Mohammed VI: Can Anyone of Sound Mind Believe that the Reward for Jihad Could Be Some Virgins in Paradise?-
Liberal Russian Journalist Latynina Showered with Excrement in Street Attack+
Liberal Russian Journalist Latynina Showered with Excrement in Street Attack-
On August 20, leading liberal Russian journalist Julia Latynina was showered with excrement on her way to the Echo Moscow radio studio. The attack was captured on the attacker's GoPro camera and later uploaded to YouTube. Interviewed shortly after the attack by the Russian Ren-TV channel, Latynina, who serves as an anchor for the radio...
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan Criticizes Russia for Reporting Its Use of ...+
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan Criticizes Russia for Reporting Its Use of Iranian Airbase for Strikes in Syria: It Was Inappropriate-
Following Russian news reports on the use of the Iranian Hamadan airbase by Russian bombers to launch strikes in Syria, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said that the reports were intended "to demonstrate that they can influence and determine what happens within...
Palestinian Ambassador to the EU Abd Al-Rahim Al-Farra Calls to Intensify Economic, ...+
Palestinian Ambassador to the EU Abd Al-Rahim Al-Farra Calls to Intensify Economic, Academic, and Cultural Boycott of Israel-
In a recent TV interview, Palestinian Ambassador to the EU Abd Al-Rahim Al-Farra said that there were ongoing efforts in European countries to promote the boycott against products from the settlements. "There is official response [to our demands], albeit slow," he said. There is " great success...
Palestinian-Jordanian Political Analyst Muhammad Al-Tamimi Goes Berserk in Debate on ...+
Palestinian-Jordanian Political Analyst Muhammad Al-Tamimi Goes Berserk in Debate on Legacy of Fatah: PA Leaders Are Spies, Traitors, and Pimps-
During a Jordanian TV debate on the legacy of Fatah, Palestinian-Jordanian political analyst Muhammad Al-Tamimi lost his temper and said that Fatah was "controlled by a bunch of spies, who killed their father [Arafat]," and that "this treacherous, collaborating leadership"...
Hamas Boycott Conference in Gaza: Normalization with Israel Leads to the Spread of ...+
Hamas Boycott Conference in Gaza: Normalization with Israel Leads to the Spread of AIDS-
During a conference held in Gaza on August 9, Hamas MP Marwan Abu Ras, former chairman of the League of Islamic Ulama in Palestine, said: "Ask the countries that engaged in this normalization why AIDS has become widespread there. It has spread through normalization in tourism." Former Hamas Interior Minister Fathi Hammad said:...
Kuwaiti Preacher Nabil Al-Awadi Warns against Jewish Conspiracy in Cartoons, Says: ...+
Kuwaiti Preacher Nabil Al-Awadi Warns against Jewish Conspiracy in Cartoons, Says: SpongeBob is a Sissy, Sandy a Butch (Archival)-
In a 2011 episode of his religious TV show, Kuwaiti preacher Nabil Al-Awadi claimed that there was a Jewish-Freemason conspiracy aimed at instilling un-Islamic messages in the mind of children through popular animated films. "The whole world has turned SpongeBob," he complained. "They are...
Former PFLP Plane Hijacker Leila Khaled in Germany: The Palestinian People Proved ...+
Former PFLP Plane Hijacker Leila Khaled in Germany: The Palestinian People Proved That Negotiations with It Will Be Held Only with Knives and Weapons-
Speaking in Wuppertal, Germany, on the 40th anniversary of Land Day, Palestinian politician Leila Khaled, former PFLP plane hijacker, said that the Palestinian people has proven "that negotiations will be held only with knives and weapons." She further said that "at the...
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu: We Say to Our American and NATO Colleagues: ...+
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu: We Say to Our American and NATO Colleagues: There Is a Balance of Power; Don't Fan the Flames of Hysteria-
In a state TV interview, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that the Americans and NATO were "fanning the flames of hysteria" and exploiting the situation "in order to refill the coffers or so that the military industries would make additional profits." He was...
Yazidi Activist and Survivor of ISIS Captivity Nadia Murad: Yazidis Will Not Return ...+
Yazidi Activist and Survivor of ISIS Captivity Nadia Murad: Yazidis Will Not Return to Sinjar without International Protection-
Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, who survived ISIS captivity, said in an interview with the Al-Arabiya network that the Yazidis will not return to Sinjar even if it is fully liberated unless the Yazidi genocide receive international recognition and the Yazidis are awarded international...
Egyptian Scientist Essam Heggy Disillusioned with President Al-Sisi: The Egyptians ...+
Egyptian Scientist Essam Heggy Disillusioned with President Al-Sisi: The Egyptians Have Shattered the Barrier of Fear; Next Time They Take to the Streets, They Will Shatter the Barrier of Frustration-
Egyptian NASA scientist Essam Heggy discussed at length his view of the political situation in Egypt in a two-part interview on the London-based Al-Araby TV. Heggy, who served as an advisor to Interim President Adly...
Palestinian Cleric Issam Amira at Al-Aqsa Mosque: Islamic Strategy Dictates Hostility ...+
Palestinian Cleric Issam Amira at Al-Aqsa Mosque: Islamic Strategy Dictates Hostility towards Infidels, Tolerance Is Un-Islamic-
In a Ramadhan address delivered at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Palestinian cleric Sheikh Issam Amira said that "friendship and tolerance toward infidels are unacceptable" and complained that "the word 'hostility' is all but absent from the Muslims' political vocabulary today." Insisting upon use of...
Archbishop of Kirkuk Fr. Yousif Toma: Cancer of ISIS Must Be Removed before We Can ...+
Archbishop of Kirkuk Fr. Yousif Toma: Cancer of ISIS Must Be Removed before We Can Talk about Return of Christians-
In an interview with France 24 TV, Father Yousif Toma, the Archbishop of Kirkuk, denied that the West was encouraging Iraqi Christians to emigrate. "The visas that have been issued in recent years do not come to even one percent of what is needed," he said. Father Toma said that the massive emigration...
Senior Hizbullah Official Hashem Safieddine: Israel Is Closer Than Ever to Its ...+
Senior Hizbullah Official Hashem Safieddine: Israel Is Closer Than Ever to Its Demise; We Are Capable of Entering the Galilee and Beyond-
In a TV interview, Lebanese cleric Hashem Safieddine, head of the Executive Council of Hizbullah, said that "Israel is closer than ever before to its demise" and warned that "the time for operations will come." When the interviewer asked whether Hizbullah was capable of entering the...
Hizbullah Sec.-Gen. Nasrallah: Like Trump Said, the US Founded ISIS; Obama Fights It ...+
Hizbullah Sec.-Gen. Nasrallah: Like Trump Said, the US Founded ISIS; Obama Fights It because the Elections Are Near-
In his August 13 speech, broadcast on Mayadeen TV, Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah referred to Donald Trump's claim that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had founded ISIS. "He has his own evidence and documents... But there is no need to present any evidence, because they themselves admit...
Women Burn Burkas, Celebrating Liberation of Manbij from ISIS+
Women Burn Burkas, Celebrating Liberation of Manbij from ISIS-
Recent footage aired by the Kurdish ANHA News Agency shows people celebrating in the streets following the liberation of the Manbij area from ISIS. Women burned burkas, crying: "May Allah burn the hearts of the ISIS members, like they burned us and our men," and a young man whose arm had been chopped off waved his prosthesis in jubilation. The footage...
Tunisian Fighter in Iraq Says He Lived in the U.S. and Was Radicalized There before ...+
Tunisian Fighter in Iraq Says He Lived in the U.S. and Was Radicalized There before Joining ISIS-
On August 9, 2016, the media office of ISIS in Al-Anbar released a video featuring a Tunisian suicide bomber in Iraq, who claimed that he had joined ISIS after being radicalized while living in the U.S. In the video, titled "Fighting Will," the man, identified as Abu Muqatil Al-Tunisi, said that he had lived in the U.S....
Egyptian Researcher Osama Ghazali Harb: Arab Rejection of the Partition Resolution ...+
Egyptian Researcher Osama Ghazali Harb: Arab Rejection of the Partition Resolution Was an Historic Mistake-
In a recent TV interview, Egyptian researcher and politician Osama Ghazali Harb said: "If the Arabs had accepted the Partition Resolution in 1948, this entire problem would not exist today... Today, after 60 years, we are striving to achieve this solution, this resolution, and if we manage to accomplish this, it...
ISIS Executes Homosexuals in Al-Jazeera Province, Iraq - Warning: Graphic Images+
ISIS Executes Homosexuals in Al-Jazeera Province, Iraq - Warning: Graphic Images-
A video posted on the Internet on August 10 shows the implementation by the Shari'a Court of the Al-Jazeera Province, Iraq, of "the punishment decreed by Allah" for "the abomination of homosexuality." The execution was carried out by throwing the man off a roof....
Shiite Cleric Muhammad Baqir Al-Fali Berates Iraqi President Fuad Masum over His ...+
Shiite Cleric Muhammad Baqir Al-Fali Berates Iraqi President Fuad Masum over His Response to Karrada Bombing: May Allah Crush Your Head on Judgment Day!-
Shiite cleric Muhammad Baqir Al-Fali slammed Iraqi President Fuad Masum, PM Abadai, and FM Al-Jaafari over their alleged lackluster reaction to the July 3 Karrada bombing. In one of his Ramadhan lectures, delivered in Karbala, Al-Fali cursed President Masum and his...
Former Lebanese Minister Wiam Wahhab Rationalizes Syrian Airstrikes on Civilian ...+
Former Lebanese Minister Wiam Wahhab Rationalizes Syrian Airstrikes on Civilian Populations: It’s Not Like Running over 80 People with a Truck in Nice-
During a Lebanese TV interview, former Lebanese minister Wiam Wahhab defended airstrikes by the Syrian forces on civilian-populated areas, saying: "The [Syrian] army wants to defend its land and to strike the militants. It attacks places where there are families....
Archival: Palestinian Politician and Former PFLP Plane Hijacker Leila Khaled, in ...+
Archival: Palestinian Politician and Former PFLP Plane Hijacker Leila Khaled, in South Africa for BDS Event, Calls for Armed Struggle: The 2014 War in Gaza Was a Holocaust-
Interviewed by the South African Broadcasting Corporation on February 9, 2015, Palestinian politician and former PFLP plane hijacker Leila Khaled described the 2014 war in Gaza as "a holocaust" and said that there is "only one choice for us –...
Turkish President Erdoǧan: The West Cannot Split Turkey or Subdue the Will of the ...+
Turkish President Erdoǧan: The West Cannot Split Turkey or Subdue the Will of the Turkish People-
In a TRT Arabia interview, aired on August 5, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoǧan said that the West, which is "fueled by false reports and rumors" published in its media, "cannot subdue the will of the Turkish people, and cannot split Turkey up." Erdoǧan also said that although over 10,000 people had been detained...
BDS South Africa Video Marks Movement's 11th Anniversary+
BDS South Africa Video Marks Movement's 11th Anniversary-
On July 12, the BDS South Africa chapter posted a video on YouTube to mark the movement's 11th anniversary. Against the backdrop of images from Israeli Apartheid Week and other protests and news cuttings in South Africa, the video features a rap song, with lyrics such as "Israel, you should be ashamed - killing and maiming thousands of civilians in our name,"...
Professor Sheikha Al-Jassem during Debate on the Concept of Shame in Kuwaiti Society: ...+
Professor Sheikha Al-Jassem during Debate on the Concept of Shame in Kuwaiti Society: I Consider the Niqab a Violation of Human Rights-
Kuwaiti Lawyer Abd Al-Rahman Al-Tahous: There is a very important issue today. It may not be true of every household, but for one out of every 10 or 20 homes. The problem is that of girls who want to leave home and live on their own. The law allows them to do so, whereas... TV...
Iraqi MP Vian Dakhil: The Only Way to Save Kidnapped Yazidi Women Is to Buy Them from ...+
Iraqi MP Vian Dakhil: The Only Way to Save Kidnapped Yazidi Women Is to Buy Them from ISIS-
MP Vian Dakhil, the only Yazidi MP in the Iraqi parliament, said that since the Yazidi girls and women who were kidnapped by ISIS are scattered in various cities in Syria, the Iraqi liberating forces find it very difficult to reach them. The only solution, MP Dakhil said, is to buy them from "the filthy and terrorist...
Jabhat Fath Al-Sham Threatens Ethnic Cleansing in Aleppo+
Jabhat Fath Al-Sham Threatens Ethnic Cleansing in Aleppo-
Fighter: "In these glorious and blessed days, Aleppo is witnessing a great raid. At this stage, we are moving to capture the artillery school, Allah willing. We will call the capturing of this school the Ibrahim Al-Youssef Raid. He was a hero and an innovative man in the incidents of the 1980s. He was one of the comrades of 'Adnan 'Uqla, Allah's mercy upon him....
Russian Senator Ziyad Sabsabi in Aleppo: Russia Is Open to Dialogue and Cooperation ...+
Russian Senator Ziyad Sabsabi in Aleppo: Russia Is Open to Dialogue and Cooperation with Everybody Except for JN and ISIS-
In a Russia Today TV interview, Aleppo-born Ziyad Sabsabi, a Russian senator and deputy chairman of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, said that Russia "draws the line at dealing with either of the two terrorist organizations: Jabhat Al-Nusra and ISIS. Apart from that, the door is open to...
Jihadist Abdallah Al-Muhaisni in Pep Talk before the Battle for Aleppo: Where Are the ...+
Jihadist Abdallah Al-Muhaisni in Pep Talk before the Battle for Aleppo: Where Are the People Who Want 72 Beautiful Wives from Among the Virgins of Paradise?-
In a pep talk to Jihadists prior to the battle for Aleppo, Saudi Jihadist Abdallah Al-Muhaisni, a Jaysh Al-Fath official, promised heavenly rewards for martyred fighters. "Where are the people who want 72 beautiful wives from among the virgins of Paradise?" he...
TV Host Takes Palestinian Activist to Task over Palestinian Snub of the Syrian ...+
TV Host Takes Palestinian Activist to Task over Palestinian Snub of the Syrian Revolution: The Number of People Who Fled Iraq and Syria in the Past Three Months Equals the Entire Palestinian Nakba-
During a July 24 interview on the Syrian opposition Orient News TV channel, host Dima Wannous asked her guest, Muhammad Masharqa, spokesman for the Free Palestinian-Syrian Assembly, why the Palestinian cause remained "the...
Islamic Faction in Libya Compensates Relatives of Victims Killed by Mistake in ...+
Islamic Faction in Libya Compensates Relatives of Victims Killed by Mistake in Battles with ISIS with the Equivalent of 100 Camels Each-
The Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna, Libya, paid compensation to families of people killed by mistake in clashes with ISIS, according to a report that aired on the Libyan Arraed TV channel on July 19. Each family of received a sum equivalent to 100 camels, paid by a Benghazi...
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim Jabouri: Militias Fighting ISIS Are Involved in ...+
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim Jabouri: Militias Fighting ISIS Are Involved in Terrorism in the Liberated Parts-
In an interview with the Kurdestani Iraqi TV channel NRT, Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker Salim Jabouri said that some of the militias fighting ISIS in Iraq "felt that they had the right to consolidate and impose their presence after liberation, and that as a result, the security of those areas was undermined....
Iraqi VP Nouri Al-Maliki: Some People Contemplated a Military Coup in Iraq; Such a ...+
Iraqi VP Nouri Al-Maliki: Some People Contemplated a Military Coup in Iraq; Such a Coup Will Not Be Successful-
In a July 18 interview with the Iraqi Kurdistani TV channel NRT, Nouri Al-Maliki, the Vice President of Iraq, said that although in his assessment, some people were contemplating a Turkey-style military coup in Iraq, "they did not realize that in the new Iraq, a military coup would be difficult to carry out,...
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