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...
Turkey's Main Opposition Party CHP Accuses AKP Government Of Crimes Against...
Turkey's Main Opposition Party CHP Accuses AKP Government Of Crimes Against Humanity: Says 2013 Chemical Attack In Syria Was Carried Out By ISIS With Sarin Gas Supplied By Turkey; Turkish Government Closed Investigation Into This Affair, Released Suspects Into Syria
At an Istanbul press conference yesterday (October 21, 2015), two MPs from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Eren Erdem and Ali...
Egyptian Journalist Ibrahim 'Issa: Stabbing Israeli Civilians 'Is Not Resistance,...
Egyptian Journalist Ibrahim 'Issa: Stabbing Israeli Civilians 'Is Not Resistance, There Is No Nobility In It, And It Does Not Serve The Cause Of Liberation'
Egyptian newspapers and media have been largely supportive of the recent wave of Palestinian attacks in Jerusalem and other cities in Israel. A dissenting voice, however, is that of Ibrahim 'Issa, editor of the Egyptian newspapers Al-Dustour Al-Asly and Al-Maqal....
Syrian Opposition: 'Suicide Drones' Used For First Time Against Opposition Forces In...
Syrian Opposition: 'Suicide Drones' Used For First Time Against Opposition Forces In Syria
Several Syrian opposition websites reported in the last few days that booby-trapped 'suicide' drones were used for the first time against opposition forces in Syria, apparently by either the Russian forces or Shi'ite militias. The opposition website Syria Mubashir reported on October 19, 2015 that six small remote-controlled...
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...
Gaza University Dean of Quranic Studies Approves Killing Jewish Women and Children+
Gaza University Dean of Quranic Studies Approves Killing Jewish Women and Children-
Dr. Subhi Al-Yaziji, Dean of Quranic Studies at the Islamic University of Gaza, recently said: "All Jews in Palestine today are fair game - even the women." "Every single Jew in Palestine is a combatant, even the children," he said. In the Hamas Al-Aqsa TV interview, aired on October 16, 2015, Al-Yaziji further said that terror attacks...
Children's Show on Palestinian TV Praises Palestinian Attackers as "Young Heroes"+
Children's Show on Palestinian TV Praises Palestinian Attackers as "Young Heroes"-
In a recent children's show on a Palestinian TV channel, the child host praised the Palestinians who stabbed Israelis as heroes. "We revere the young heroes who have sacrificed their lives for Jerusalem and who carried out all those great heroic acts," she said. The program, titled "Grownup Kids," aired on Al-Kitab TV on October 16,...
Kuwaiti Columnist: Israel Has The Right To Defend Itself Against Palestinian Knife...
Kuwaiti Columnist: Israel Has The Right To Defend Itself Against Palestinian Knife Terrorism
On October 18, 2015, Kuwaiti journalist 'Abdallah Al-Hadlaq published an unusual article in the official Kuwaiti daily Al-Watan harshly condemning the "Palestinian knife terrorism" and the "incitement" by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud 'Abbas. Israel, he stated, has the right to defend itself and also to kill the...
Russian Intervention Shatters Turkey's Neo-Ottomanist Dreams For Syria
Introduction Since the Arab Spring of 2011, Turkey's foreign policy has been focused on Syria and on the ousting of its 'Alawite President Bashar Assad, who Turkey hoped would be replaced by a like-minded Sunni ruler from the Muslim Brotherhood. During the 13 years of its rule, Turkey's government, led by the Justice and Development Party (AKP),...
Al-Nasser Salah Al-Din Brigades in Message of Praise to Palestinian Attackers in ...+
Al-Nasser Salah Al-Din Brigades in Message of Praise to Palestinian Attackers in Jerusalem: We Will Cut The "Cowardly Jews" to Pieces-
Following are excerpts from a video-clip posted on the Internet on October 19, 2015. "A message of support and praise to our people in proud Jerusalem" Masked militant: [This is a message] to our dear brothers in Jerusalem and in occupied Palestine, to those brave men who made us...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei, Iranian Officials Speak Out Against Iranian...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei, Iranian Officials Speak Out Against Iranian Approval Of JCPOA
On October 18, 2015, the day set as Adoption Day for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iranian leadership continues to come out with statements opposing Iran's approval of it. In the past few days, Iranian officials have clarified that Iran's Majlis, Supreme National Security Council, and Guardian Council...
Iranian Guardian Council Secretary-General Ahmad Jannati: Khamenei Has Not Approved ...+
Iranian Guardian Council Secretary-General Ahmad Jannati: Khamenei Has Not Approved or Signed the JCPOA-
In a Friday sermon, delivered in Tehran on October 16, 2015, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, Secretary-General of the Iranian Guardian Council said that the JCPOA "has not yet been approved and signed by the Supreme Leader." He further said: "If the sanctions are lifted, and not merely suspended or frozen, [the JCPOA]...
Iranian Guardian Council Spokesman Nejatollah Ebrahimian: The JCPOA Was Not Approved ...+
Iranian Guardian Council Spokesman Nejatollah Ebrahimian: The JCPOA Was Not Approved by the Majlis or the Guardian Council-
In a recent press conference, Iranian Guardian Council Spokesman Nejatollah Ebrahimian said: "Neither the Majlis nor the Guardian Council approved the steps detailed in the JCPOA." He further said that the JCPOA was "merely a political document and cannot be considered a legal binding document...
Palestinian-Jordanian Preschool Girl Holds Knife, Says: "I Want to Stab a Jew"+
Palestinian-Jordanian Preschool Girl Holds Knife, Says: "I Want to Stab a Jew"-
A video recently posted on Facebook shows a little girl, called Rahf, holding a large knife and declaring: "I want to stab a Jew." Her father, Abdulhaleem Abuesha, a teacher in the Madaba refugee camp in Jordan, encourages her, saying: "Oh, you're so strong!" The video was posted on Abuesha's Facebook account on October 16. His account...
Jibril Rajoub: We Are Proud of Heroic Palestinian Attackers; We Won't Pay the Price ...+
Jibril Rajoub: We Are Proud of Heroic Palestinian Attackers; We Won't Pay the Price for the Holocaust-
Fatah Central Committee Deputy Secretary Jibril Rajoub recently lauded the Palestinian attackers, saying: "These are individual acts of heroism, of which I am proud." In the interview, which aired on the official TV channel of the Palestinian Authority on October 17, 2015, Rajoub further said: "We refuse to pay the...
Palestinian Video Instructs How to "Prepare Knife for Stabbing", Demonstrates Lethal ...+
Palestinian Video Instructs How to "Prepare Knife for Stabbing", Demonstrates Lethal Stabbing Methods-
An instructional video titled "West Bank Intifada - Preparing a Knife for Stabbing" features a masked man in a uniform of the Palestinian Authority showing how to sharpen and prepare a knife for stabbing and demonstrates four different stabbing methods. The video was posted on a YouTube account called "Free Pal" on...
Hamas Cleric and TV Host Abu Funun: We Will Not Leave a Single Jew, Dead or Alive, on ...+
Hamas Cleric and TV Host Abu Funun: We Will Not Leave a Single Jew, Dead or Alive, on Our Land-
Hamas cleric and TV host Sheikh Iyad Abu Funun recently said that he would swear on the Quran "that not a single Jew will remain on this land." He further said: "W will not leave a single one of you, alive or dead, on this land. By Allah, we will dig up your bones from your graves and get them out of this country." He was...
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 email...
Saudi Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan: Saudi Arabia Can Wipe Out Tehran in a ...+
Saudi Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan: Saudi Arabia Can Wipe Out Tehran in a Matter of Seconds-
In a TV interview, Saudi cleric Sheikh Fawzan Al-Fawzan said that Saudi Arabia had weapons "which can erase Tehran in a matter of seconds if it dares to [attack] us." Al-Fawzan was responding to Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's threats of a "harsh" response following the stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, which claimed...
Article By MEMRI Scholar Tufail Ahmad: Jihad Comes Close To Home
The following is the full text of an article by MEMRI South Asia Studies Project Director Tufail Ahmad titled "Jihad Comes Close to Home", which was published in Open the Magazine on October 9, 2015, on the subject of ISIS activity in the Indian Subcontinent and the threat it poses to India.[1] Mourners join blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider's funeral...
Australian Islamic Leader Al-Wahwah: Syria Will Become the Graveyard of the Russian ...+
Australian Islamic Leader Al-Wahwah: Syria Will Become the Graveyard of the Russian Czars and the Infidel West-
In a recent demonstration in Australia, Ismail Al-Wahwah (a.k.a. "Abu Anas"), the leader of the Australian chapter of Hizb ut-Tahrir, said: "Syria will become, Allah willing, the graveyard of the czars and their dreams and of the infidel West in its entirety." His address was posted on the Internet on...
Gaza Soccer Commentator Hails Goals as Knives Stabbing Israelis, Axes Tearing Their ...+
Gaza Soccer Commentator Hails Goals as Knives Stabbing Israelis, Axes Tearing Their Veins-
In a recent Gaza soccer league game between Ittihad Shuja'iyya and Khadamat Rafah, commentator Hisham Mu'ammar hailed goals scored as "a knife stabbing the bodies of the [Israeli] cowards, an axe tearing the veins of the idiots." The match and commentary aired on Amwaj Sport TV on October 10, 2015. Following are...
ISIS "Caliphate Cub" Toddler Undergoes Military Training under Live Fire+
ISIS "Caliphate Cub" Toddler Undergoes Military Training under Live Fire-
A video-clip posted on the Internet on October 15, 2015 shows a toddler in paramilitary garb crawling under barbed wire, as adults shout at him to cry: "Allah Akbar" and live fire is seen around him. The tweet says that he is an ISIS "Caliphate Cub." Following are excerpts: Toddler wearing military fatigues crawls through a military style...
Blooper: Egyptian TV Host Ahmed Moussa Mistakes Video Game Footage for Russian ...+
Blooper: Egyptian TV Host Ahmed Moussa Mistakes Video Game Footage for Russian Airstrikes in Syria-
Egyptian TV host Ahmed Moussa recently hailed Russia as "fighting terrorism for real" in Syria. "Watch what the Russian airforce is doing to [the ISIS convoys]," he said. However, the footage he aired was in fact footage of a computer game called "Apache: Air Assault." The show aired on the Egyptian Sada Al-Balad TV...
Indian Scholar Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi Examines Influence Of 14th Century Islamic...
Indian Scholar Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi Examines Influence Of 14th Century Islamic Jurist Ibn Taymiyyah: 'Taymiyyah Propounded A Complete Islamic Theology Of Radicalism, Religious Exclusivism, Violent Extremism And Puritanical Fundamentalism'
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. In the years after the...
Jordanian Writer: Arafat, The Knives Stabbed Into The Israelis' Heads Are The Fruit...
Jordanian Writer: Arafat, The Knives Stabbed Into The Israelis' Heads Are The Fruit Of Your Revolution
Against the backdrop of the current wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and other parts of Israel, Jordanian writer Abd Al-Hadi Raji Al-Majali wrote in the Jordanian government daily Al-Rai of his yearning for Yasser Arafat. He stated that Arafat's influence continued to this day in...
'Abbas: We Will Continue The Popular Resistance; Israel Is Plotting To Change Status...
'Abbas: We Will Continue The Popular Resistance; Israel Is Plotting To Change Status Quo In Jerusalem; Israel Uses Terror, Executes Children
Like the first and second intifadas, the current wave of terrorism is being exploited by Palestinian organizations and leaders, including by Palestinian President Mahmoud 'Abbas, who attack Israel and accuse it of terror and crimes while making false claims and allegations....
Senior Iranian Negotiators Salehi, Kamalvandi: On October 19 President Obama Will...
Senior Iranian Negotiators Salehi, Kamalvandi: On October 19 President Obama Will Announce Lifting Of American Sanctions
According to senior Iranian negotiators, Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and an architect of the nuclear agreement (JCPOA), and Beherouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, on October 19, 2015 President Obama will announce that...
Social Media As A Platform For Palestinian Incitement – Part II: Video Tutorials,...
Social Media As A Platform For Palestinian Incitement – Part II: Video Tutorials, Tips For Achieving More 'Effective' Attacks
On the backdrop of the wave of terror attacks sweeping Israel, social media stand out as platforms for virulent incitement and calls for violence.[1] In addition to praising the attacks and urging further actions of the same sort, many social media users, writing under various hashtags...
Social Media As A Platform For Palestinian Incitement – Praise For Stabbing...
Social Media As A Platform For Palestinian Incitement – Praise For Stabbing Attackers, Threats Of Further Attacks
On the backdrop of the recent wave of Palestinian terrorism in Israel, several hashtags were launched on social media in Arabic, such as "The Intifada Has Started," "The Third Intifada," "The Jerusalem Intifada," "The Knife Intifada," "Poison the Knife before You Stab," and "Slaughtering the Jews."[1]...
The Iranian Majlis Has Not Approved The JCPOA But Iran's Amended Version Of It
On October 13, 2015 the Iranian Majlis approved, by a majority of 161-59 with 13 abstentions, not the JCPOA but rather an Iranian amended version it. Paragraph 3 of the Majlis decision states that "the government will monitor any non-performance by the other party [to the agreement] in the matter of failing to lift the sanctions, or...
Iran At The Crossroads: Between Russia And The U.S.
According to recently published reports, for example a report by Ibrahim Al-Amin, board chairman of the pro-Hizbullah Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, in the past four months Iran has held intensive contacts with Russia to coordinate the parameters of Russia's intervention in Syria.[1] According to Al-Amin, it was agreed that Moscow would focus on controlling Syrian...
Fatah Officials, Palestinian Social Media, Palestinian Authority Dailies Encourage...
Fatah Officials, Palestinian Social Media, Palestinian Authority Dailies Encourage Continued Violence
Fatah seems to be speaking in two voices regarding the violent events of the last few days, which have been described variously as "an intifada," a "popular awakening," the "Al-Aqsa Rage" events, etc. Alongside statements by PA President Mahmoud 'Abbas expressing a desire to avoid escalation and continue the security...
Palestinian Bar Association Awards Honorary Law Degree To Killer Of Two Israelis In...
Palestinian Bar Association Awards Honorary Law Degree To Killer Of Two Israelis In Jerusalem
The Palestinian Bar Association, whose heads are Fatah members and which receives funding from the European Union and the United Nations, announced yesterday that it would award an honorary law degree to Muhannad Al-Halabi, a Palestinian law student who was killed after he stabbed two Israelis to death in Jerusalem's Old...
Iran Threatens Saudi Arabia: 'The IRGC... Will Take Vengeance' On The Al-Sa'ud...
Iran Threatens Saudi Arabia: 'The IRGC... Will Take Vengeance' On The Al-Sa'ud Regime; 'Our Responses Will Be... Harsh And Decisive'
In recent days, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the top echelons of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) dispatched threatening messages to Saudi Arabia's rulers in response to the hundreds of Iranians killed in the stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, which claimed the lives...
Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades Appear in Shuafat Refugee Camp, Jerusalem+
Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades Appear in Shuafat Refugee Camp, Jerusalem-
Footage of a condolence visit paid by members of the 'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, in the Shuafat refugee camp, Jerusalem, was posted on the Internet on October 12. Following are excerpts: Speaker: "Our sons, our brothers, and our people in the Shuafat refugee camp, the refugee camp of bravery and sacrifice, the...
Egyptian TV Host Uses Stones, Daggers in Studio to Show Solidarity with Palestinians+
Egyptian TV Host Uses Stones, Daggers in Studio to Show Solidarity with Palestinians-
Egyptian TV host Gaber Al-Karmoty brought a selection of stones, slingshots, and knives to the studio on October 11 in order to show solidarity with the Palestinian youth. Holding up a selection of knives, Al-Karmoty said that these were "simple means" used by Palestinian youth for self-defense. The show aired on the Egyptian ON TV...
Egyptian TV Host against Stabbings by Palestinians: We Haven't Learned from Our ...+
Egyptian TV Host against Stabbings by Palestinians: We Haven't Learned from Our Mistakes-
In an October 11 broadcast on the Egyptian Kahera Wal-Nas TV channel, TV host and journalist Ibrahim Issa said that the knifing of people in the streets was "a repetition of the mistakes of the past." TV Host Ibrahim Issa: "I would like to say something once again. There is an atmosphere of a Palestinian Intifada. The...
ISIS Video: British Suicide Bomber Abu Musa Al-Britani Bids Farewell to Fellow ...+
ISIS Video: British Suicide Bomber Abu Musa Al-Britani Bids Farewell to Fellow Jihadists, Blows Himself Up in Ramadi, Iraq-
Transcript is pending...
Palestinian Cleric from Gaza Calls on PA Security Agencies to Turn Their Weapons ...+
Palestinian Cleric from Gaza Calls on PA Security Agencies to Turn Their Weapons against the Jews-
Palestinian cleric Wael Al-Zard recently called on the PA security agencies to "wipe clean the slate of their history" by waging Jihad and "giving the Jews a taste of all kinds of torture, with the weapons that they gave the Palestinian Authority." The address aired on the Hamas Al-Aqsa TV channel, broadcasting from...
Article By MEMRI Scholar Tufail Ahmad: India's Thought Cops Are Angry With Modi
Following is the full text of an article by MEMRI South Asia Studies Project director Tufail Ahmad, which was originally published by the India Facts website on October 5, 2015.[1] "In the last week of September at Dadri not far from the Indian capital, an angry mob lynched to death Mohammad Akhlaq over allegations that a cow was...
Pakistani Urdu Magazine Traces Origins Of Cow Slaughter Among Muslims, Says:...
Pakistani Urdu Magazine Traces Origins Of Cow Slaughter Among Muslims, Says: Mohajirs Brought It To Pakistan And 'Cow Sacrifice Was Popularized By Islamic And Welfare Organizations'
In September 2015, a group of Pakistani liberal writers launched a new Urdu-language Marxist magazine aimed at Muslim youths. The magazine is called Fikr-e-Nau (New Thinking) and is edited by Shadab Murtaza and Tahir Mujtaba. On the cover...
Columnist In Palestinian Authority Daily: My Daughter Made Me Happy When She Said,...
Columnist In Palestinian Authority Daily: My Daughter Made Me Happy When She Said, 'I Want To Carry Out A Martyrdom Operation And Kill Some Israeli Soldiers'
On October 8, 2015, the Palestinian Authority (PA) daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida published an article by a Gazan Palestinian writer known by her pen name Sama Hassan. In it, she expressed her joy that her 15-year-old daughter was "avidly following the news about the...
ISIS In New Video To Christians In Qaryatayn, Syria: Pay Jizya – Or You Will Be...
ISIS In New Video To Christians In Qaryatayn, Syria: Pay Jizya – Or You Will Be Executed And Your Wives Enslaved
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. On October 3, 2015, the information office of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Damascus Province posted a five-minute video titled "[Fight Those Who Do...
Russian Website Calls For Volunteers For Russia's Military Activity In Syria
A Russian website, Dobrovolec.org, has posted a call for volunteers to enlist for Russia's military activity in Syria. Dobrovolec was founded in the winter of 2014, during the Crimean crisis, and at that time called for volunteers to enlist for military activity in Ukraine. It describes itself as non-profit "military volunteer movement"...
The Islamic State (ISIS) Establishes 'Media Points' In Syria, Iraq, Libya To...
The Islamic State (ISIS) Establishes 'Media Points' In Syria, Iraq, Libya To Indoctrinate Caliphate Citizens And Enhance Its Cyber Activities On The Ground: A One-Year Review
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction The "media points" of the Islamic State (ISIS) are cyber information booths in...
Cartoons In Gulf Press, Oppositionist Syrian Websites Criticize Russian Military...
Cartoons In Gulf Press, Oppositionist Syrian Websites Criticize Russian Military Involvement In Syria
Russia's growing military involvement in Syria, and the launch of its airstrike campaign there, have sparked intense criticism in the Gulf press, as well as on Syrian opposition websites. This criticism is expressed inter alia in cartoons that depict Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad as having given Russia control of...
Iraqi Writer: Only Arab Societies Can Bring The Era Of The False Jihad To An End
On July 11, 2015,in the online daily Middle East Online, Iraqi writer Farouq Yousef criticized jihad fighters who, he said, sanctify death and view anyone desiring to live as an enemy who must be killed. Arguing that jihad is an absurd war, and that everywhere the jihad banner has been raised human dignity has been violated and liberties...
Prominent Iranian Analyst Amir Taheri: Unlike Kennedy, Nixon And Reagan, Who Drove A...
Prominent Iranian Analyst Amir Taheri: Unlike Kennedy, Nixon And Reagan, Who Drove A Hard Bargain In Negotiations With Enemies, Obama Is Capitulating And Chasing Illusions In Deal With Iran
In an opinion piece published August 25, 2015 in the London-based Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Amir Taheri, a prominent Iranian analyst, author and columnist, compared Obama's policy towards Iran to the policies of Kennedy,...
Syrian Opposition Reactions To The Russian Military Intervention In Syria
In their initial reactions to the Russian airstrikes in Syria, Syrian opposition figures harshly condemned what they characterized as "occupation" and "crimes against humanity" on the part of Russia. Those who spoke out against Russia's actions included Khaled Khoja, chairman of the Syrian National Coalition of Revolutionary and Opposition...
Saudi-Born Singer Shams Bandar: Why Do We Pin All Our Problems on the West?+
Saudi-Born Singer Shams Bandar: Why Do We Pin All Our Problems on the West?-
Saudi-born singer Shams Bandar, also known as "Shams the Kuwaiti," recently declared that she was renouncing her Saudi and Kuwaiti nationalities for the sake of European citizenship. In a September 22 interview with the Egyptian Dream TV channel, she defended her decision, saying: "What can these wretched [refugees] do with their Arab...
Egyptian Playwright Ali Salem in Final Interview: Israel Is Not an Enemy+
Egyptian Playwright Ali Salem in Final Interview: Israel Is Not an Enemy-
In an interview held several days before his death, renowned Egyptian playwright, author and political critic Ali Salem reiterated his view that Israel was not an enemy and expressed his hope that "that the political leadership in Egypt will not be ashamed of the peace accords." The interview aired on the Egyptian ON TV channel on September 20,...
Saudi Sheikh Yahya Al-Jana' Waxes Lyrical about the Joys of the Virgins of Paradise+
Saudi Sheikh Yahya Al-Jana' Waxes Lyrical about the Joys of the Virgins of Paradise-
In a lesson posted on the Internet on September 1, 2015, Saudi Sheik Yahya Al-Jana' talks about the joys of Paradise, saying that men will have the strength of a hundred men in Paradise and will be busy "tearing hymens," while the virgins of Paradise, whose breasts are "like pomegranates," become virgins every time again. Following...
ISIS Video: Boy Threatens to Chop Off President Obama's Head If He Does Not Pay the ...+
ISIS Video: Boy Threatens to Chop Off President Obama's Head If He Does Not Pay the Jizya Poll Tax-
An ISIS video posted on the Internet showed a young boy threatening to chop off President Obama's head. The video, which described an ISIS training camp, was posted on the Internet by the media bureau of the organization in Dijlah Province on October 5, 2015. Following are excerpts: "A Message To The Dog of Rome...
ISIS Video: Christians Forced to Pay Jizya Poll Tax in Syrian Town of Qaryatayn+
ISIS Video: Christians Forced to Pay Jizya Poll Tax in Syrian Town of Qaryatayn-
According to an ISIS video posted on the Internet on October 4, 2015, when the town of Qaryatayn, Syria, was taken over by ISIS, the Christians remaining there were required to convert to Islam or pay the jizya poll tax "in submission" and "live as dhimmis in the Islamic State." Following are excerpts: "The Media Bureau of Damascus...
Chairman Of The Hizbullah-Affiliated 'Al-Akhbar' Daily On Russian Air Campaign In...
Chairman Of The Hizbullah-Affiliated 'Al-Akhbar' Daily On Russian Air Campaign In Syria: 'Yesterday Russia Turned A New Page In The History Of The World'
In an article published in the Hizbullah-affiliated Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar on October 1, 2015, the chairman of the newspaper's board of directors, Ibrahim Al-Amin, predicted that Russia's air campaign in Syria will be merely a prelude to a larger military...
Efforts In Syria To Stop The Spread Of Marriages Of Underage Girls
Introduction One serious result of the war that has been raging in Syria for over four years is the exploitation of underage girls, including being married off by their families. While such marriages were taking place in Syria before the war – in 2010, the Syrian parliament had even held a workshop in conjunction with the United Nations on the...
Whither Turkey? – Part I: Following June 7 Loss In General Election, President...
Whither Turkey? – Part I: Following June 7 Loss In General Election, President Erdogan Entangles Turkey In War In Order To Reemerge In New Elections Set For November 1
Introduction During the fierce election campaign prior to Turkey's June 7, 2015 general election, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who under the Turkish constitution is sworn to impartiality, violated that oath by holding daily campaign rallies for...
Saudi Journalist: Islam Prohibits Suicide Attacks – This Is A Negative Innovation...
Saudi Journalist: Islam Prohibits Suicide Attacks – This Is A Negative Innovation By The Muslim Brotherhood That Must Be Fought
Against the backdrop of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorism across the region, and the Arab regimes' struggles against extremist ideas, veteran Saudi journalist Muhammad Aal Al-Sheikh published a series of articles in the Saudi government daily Al-Jazirah in which he stated that the Koran...
Article In Pakistani Urdu Daily On Iran Nuclear Deal: 'American History Also...
Article In Pakistani Urdu Daily On Iran Nuclear Deal: 'American History Also Indicates That Its Record Of Implementing Agreements Is Not Good'; 'America Has A Pre-Existing Military Plan Against Iran'
A recent article titled "Challenges and Perils Facing the Iran Nuclear Deal" in the Pakistani Urdu daily Roznama Ummat argued that Iran has sacrificed much in order to reach a nuclear deal, but that there are still...
Pakistan Urdu Daily On Likely Pakistan-India War: 'If A Conventional War Takes...
Pakistan Urdu Daily On Likely Pakistan-India War: 'If A Conventional War Takes Place, Pakistan Will Have The Upper Hand'; 'Almighty Allah… Has Given Us The Capability Of 'Buraq' (i.e. Drones)'
Screen grab of the article In a recent article, the widely circulated Pakistani Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Islam warned India that if it decides to go to war with Pakistan, it will get a bloody nose. The Urdu daily...
The Islamic State's Frantic Response To The Wave Of Refugees Fleeing Syria
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction In response to the refugee crisis involving the migration to Europe of hundreds of thousands of people from Syria and other Middle Eastern countries, the Islamic State (ISIS)...
Influential Emirati Business Leader And Commentator: Side Deal With Iran, Which...
Influential Emirati Business Leader And Commentator: Side Deal With Iran, Which Allows It To Inspect Itself, Belies Obama's Claim That Iran Agreement Is Safe; Europe's Haste To Embrace Iran Is Unseemly
In two articles he published in the UAE English-language daily The National, prominent businessman and writer Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor harshly criticized the nuclear arrangements recently reached with Iran. In an August...
Iraqi and Syrian Archaeology Experts: The Jews Responsible for Destruction of ...+
Iraqi and Syrian Archaeology Experts: The Jews Responsible for Destruction of Palmyra, Looting of Iraqi Antiquities-
Iraqi historian and archaeologist Ali Al-Nashmi said that there was an international Jewish mafia that aimed to acquire Iraqi antiquities. Walid Al-As'ad, director of Palmyra Museum, said that the Jews wanted "to destroy the city [of Palmyra] and wipe it off the face of the Earth," in order to erase the...
Uyghur Families Colonize Syrian Village+
Uyghur Families Colonize Syrian Village-
Mayadeen TV recently reported on Uyghurs fighting alongside ISIS and Jabhat Al-Nusra in Syria. A Syrian village was being transformed into "a settlement for hundreds of Uyghur Turkistani families who are fleeing China," according to the TV report, which aired on September 3, 2015. The report also said that hundreds of Uyghur children were learning how to fight in ISIS schools...
In Eid Al-Adha Editorial, Qatari 'Al-Quds Al-Arabi' Daily Laments State Of Arab...
In Eid Al-Adha Editorial, Qatari 'Al-Quds Al-Arabi' Daily Laments State Of Arab World: Muslims Are Slaughtering One Another, Export Nothing But Murder And Terror
The Eid Al-Adha (September 24, 2015) editorial of the London-based Qatari daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi discussed the current state of the Muslim world, and bemoaned how many Muslims are slaughtering their brethren in Arab and Islamic countries. It added that...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei In Article Marking Hajj: 'The Idols Will Be...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei In Article Marking Hajj: 'The Idols Will Be Shattered'
On September 23, 2015, to mark the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei published an article on his website Farsi.Khamenei.ir titled "The Idols Will Be Shattered," accompanied by an image of a shattered Statue of Liberty. Following are excerpts from his article: "... The study of the lesson [of...
Egyptian Playwright Ali Salem, 1936-2015 – In Memoriam
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) mourns the passing of renowned Egyptian playwright, author, and political critic Ali Salem, courageous champion of peace, freedom, and humanism. Ali Salem (b.1936) was one of Egypt's most prominent playwrights in recent decades. He is renowned for his satirical plays, which criticize various aspects of...
Syrian Military And Political Opposition: Russian Forces In Syria Are Occupation...
Syrian Military And Political Opposition: Russian Forces In Syria Are Occupation Forces, We Will Expel Them From Our Country
Following media reports of an intensification of the Russian military presence in Syria, some elements from both the political and military wings of the Syrian opposition clarified that they would consider Russian forces in Syria as "occupation forces" and threatened that they would fight them...
Editorial In Pakistani Urdu Daily Cautions Pakistani Army Against Unilateral Action...
Editorial In Pakistani Urdu Daily Cautions Pakistani Army Against Unilateral Action In Afghanistan: 'Why Unilateral Action Was Never Considered In The Case Of India [In Kashmir]'
In a recent editorial, Pakistan's Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat advised the Pakistani government to not take unilateral action against terrorists in Afghanistan, saying that if Pakistan were to set such a precedent, it would be...
Expected September 28 NY Meeting Between P5+1 Foreign Ministers And Iran Could...
Expected September 28 NY Meeting Between P5+1 Foreign Ministers And Iran Could Signify Reopening Of Nuclear Negotiations To Address Khamenei's September 3 Threat That If Sanctions Are Not Lifted, But Merely Suspended, There Will Be No Agreement
Recent reports indicate that the foreign ministers of the P5+1 are set to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in New York on September 28, 2015, on the margins of...
Palestinian, Israeli Arab Officials Support Jerusalem Protests, Threaten New Intifada
With the Jewish High Holidays underway, tension and violence have increased in Jerusalem and especially in the Al-Aqsa compound. The immediate cause of the outbreak was the entry of Israeli security forces into Al-Aqsa in order to disperse militants preparing to clash with Jews visiting the compound. The tension escalated further...
Office Of Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Tweets Video Titled 'If Any War Happens...'
On September 13, 2015, the office of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei shared via its official Twitter account a video on the office's YouTube channel titled "If Any War Happens..." in which Khamenei warned that the "invading and criminal America" will "leave the war arena defeated." The video, which is 1:43 in duration and...
Article In Pakistani Daily On Anti-U.S. Sentiment In Pakistan: 'The U.S. Is Making...
Article In Pakistani Daily On Anti-U.S. Sentiment In Pakistan: 'The U.S. Is Making Pakistani Wives Divorce Their Husbands'
In a recent article examining anti-American conspiracy theories in Pakistan, Pakistani writer Murtaza Haider, who resides in Canada, discussed statements he heard on his recent visit to Pakistan that America is responsible for Pakistani wives choosing divorce. The article, "The U.S. Is Making...
Iraqi Columnist: Why Aren't Muslim Clerics Calling For Jihad Against ISIS?
In his July 9, 2015 column, titled "Why Won't They Declare Jihad Against ISIS? Secularists and Infidels Are More Zealous for Islam than the Sheikhs," in the Arabic internet daily Raialyoum.com, Kurdish-Iraqi columnist Anas Mahmoud Al-Sheikh Mazhar harshly criticized Muslim clerics for their apathy and silence in the face of ISIS and its...
The U.S. Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage: Arab Artists In Favor,...
The U.S. Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage: Arab Artists In Favor, Arab Press Against
The June 26, 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriages across the country sparked diverse reactions in the Arab world. In what was considered a bold move in Arab and Muslim society, a number of Arab artists, journalists, and film personalities, primarily in Egypt and Lebanon, publicly voiced...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei: 'In 25 Years There Will Be No Such Thing As The...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei: 'In 25 Years There Will Be No Such Thing As The Zionist Regime In The Region'; America Is Worse Than Satan
On September 9, 2015, in a public address at the tomb of the founder of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that the U.S. – the "Great Satan" – is worse than Satan, and warned the Iranian people and the...
In Advance Of 9/11 Anniversary, AQAP Releases Issue 14 of 'Inspire,' Encouraging...
In Advance Of 9/11 Anniversary, AQAP Releases Issue 14 of 'Inspire,' Encouraging Lone Wolf Attacks And Assassinations
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Today, September 9, 2015, Al-Malahem Media, the media branch of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released via Twitter Issue 14 of its...
Saudi Journalist Calls On Arab Countries To Enact Comprehensive Domestic Reforms –...
Saudi Journalist Calls On Arab Countries To Enact Comprehensive Domestic Reforms – To Strengthen Themselves Against Iran
In an article in the official Saudi daily Al-Watan, Saudi journalist Sa'ud Al-Balawi argued that, following the recent nuclear agreement with Iran, the U.S. is expected to become an ally of Iran and even to hand over regional control to it and give it carte blanche to operate there. According to...
Arab Press Reacts To Syrian Refugee Crisis: Condemnation Of Arab Indifference, Calls...
Arab Press Reacts To Syrian Refugee Crisis: Condemnation Of Arab Indifference, Calls For Internal Reform, Alongside Criticism Of West, U.S.
The crisis of the Syrian refugees currently streaming into Europe, which has been seared into the global consciousness by the image of the toddler Aylan Kurdi who drowned as his family attempted to cross the Mediterranean, has evoked many responses in the Arab press. Many of the...
Khamenei Declares That He Will Not Honor The Agreement If Sanctions Are Merely...
Khamenei Declares That He Will Not Honor The Agreement If Sanctions Are Merely Suspended And Not Lifted
In a September 3, 2015 address before Iran’s Assembly of Experts, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei referred to the JCPOA nuclear agreement. Following are excerpts from his speech and their implications: Khamenei Backtracks From The Agreement Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared that suspension of the sanctions –...
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan: We Will Always Provide Arms To The...
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan: We Will Always Provide Arms To The Resistance Against The U.S. And Israel
In a recent TV interview, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said: "I officially declare that under no circumstances will we refrain from providing material and moral support to Hizbullah, or to any group of the resistance to the U.S. and Israel." Dehghan further said that Iran would continue to...
Iranian Regime Celebrates Its Victory In The Nuclear Agreement
After Iran and the P5+1 announced the JCPOA on July 14, 2015, top Iranian officials, headed by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said that the country was a superpower with standing equal to that of the U.S., and that this status would become even stronger because of the agreement. They boasted of Iran's might and said that it had forced the superpowers to...
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Publishes Clip Of Reconnaissance Of...
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Publishes Clip Of Reconnaissance Of U.S. Aircraft Carrier In Strait Of Hormuz
On August 29, 2015, the Iranian news agency Tasnim, which is affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), published a video clip of film and still photos taken by an IRGC naval plane during a reconnaissance mission to identify an American aircraft carrier in the Strait of...
'Al-Hayat' Columnist Raghida Dergham On 'Restoring Russian Influence In The Middle...
'Al-Hayat' Columnist Raghida Dergham On 'Restoring Russian Influence In The Middle East'
In an August 31, 2015 article on Alarabiya.net, titled "Restoring Russian Influence in the Middle East," Raghida Dergham, who is senior diplomatic correspondent for the Arabic London-based daily Al-Hayat, discussed the developing relations between Russia and the Arab countries. She wrote that the Arabs wish to strengthen...
Editor Of Jordanian Daily Jumana Ghunaimat: Forcing Women To Wear The Hijab...
Editor Of Jordanian Daily Jumana Ghunaimat: Forcing Women To Wear The Hijab Infringes On Their Freedom
In a recent article, Jumana Ghunaimat, the editor of the Jordanian daily Al-Ghad, came out against the practice in some Jordanian institutions and private businesses to compel women – both Muslim and non-Muslim – to wear the hijab. Ghunaimat argued that forcing women to wear the hijab is just as wrong as...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei In Mid-August 2015: 'The U.S. Is The Perfectly Clear...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei In Mid-August 2015: 'The U.S. Is The Perfectly Clear Embodiment Of The Concept Of The Enemy'; 'We Must Combat The Plans Of The Arrogance With Jihad For The Sake Of Allah'
On August 17, 2015, just over a month after the announcement of the JCPOA in Vienna, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a speech at a conference held by the Iranian Shi'ite Ahl Al-Bayt organization that the...
Hizb Al-Tahrir Preachers Incite Against West, Israel, Jordan, PA At Al-Aqsa Mosque
An examination of sermons and lectures delivered at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in recent months, particularly by members of Hizb Al-Tahrir,[1] reveals increasing militancy and rampant incitement not only against Israel and the West but also against Jordan, Arab countries, and even the Palestinian Authority. As all these elements become targets...
Egyptian Writer: Muslim History Is Rife With ISIS-Style Executions; Adopting...
Egyptian Writer: Muslim History Is Rife With ISIS-Style Executions; Adopting Enlightenment Is The Only Weapon Against Such Brutality
In an article titled "Death by Fire Is an Islamic Punishment," Yasmin Al-Khatib, a liberal Egyptian writer and artist, criticized the fact that, following every brutal execution carried out by the Islamic State (ISIS), many Muslims claim that these actions have nothing to do with Islam....
Egyptian Blogger And Political Commentator Nervana Mahmoud: 'Iran Deal: A Potential...
Egyptian Blogger And Political Commentator Nervana Mahmoud: 'Iran Deal: A Potential Kiss Of Death For Liberalism In The Middle East'
In a July 19, 2015 article on Al-Ahram's English-language website titled "Iran Deal: A Potential Kiss of Death for Liberalism in the Middle East,"[1]Egyptian blogger and political commentator Nervana Mahmoud criticized the claim made, inter alia, by U.S. President Barack Obama and...
Palestinian Writer: Hamas Uses Hitler-Like Methods That Will Doom The Palestinian...
Palestinian Writer: Hamas Uses Hitler-Like Methods That Will Doom The Palestinian People
Palestinian writer Majed Hadib published an article on the website Amad.ps, which is associated with the PLO and owned by former PA minister Hassan 'Asfour, in which he scathingly attacked the Hamas movement. He claimed that Hamas employs methods similar to Hitler's in its attempts to eliminate all other Palestinian power...
Sudanese Journalist In Blog On Liberal Website Elaph: Macaques Are The Offspring Of...
Sudanese Journalist In Blog On Liberal Website Elaph: Macaques Are The Offspring Of The Jews
In a blog post in the blog section of the well-known and popular liberal Arabic website Elaph, Sudanese journalist Mus'ab Al-Mosharraf wrote that macaque monkeys are descended from the Jews. In it, Al-Mosharraf, whose personal blog posts, also on the Elaph website,[1] often have antisemitic motifs, argues that some monkeys...
Iranian President Rohani: 'We Will Not Forget The Bitter Memory Of The Arson At The...
Iranian President Rohani: 'We Will Not Forget The Bitter Memory Of The Arson At The Muslims' First Direction Of Prayer [i.e. Al-Aqsa]'; Israel Continues 'To Kill And Rape'
On the occasion of Iran's World Mosque Day, which the Iranian regime marked on August 20, 2015, Iranian President Hassan Rohani accused Israel of responsibility for the arson at the Al-Aqsa Mosque 46 years ago, and added that Israel is...
'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed: Saudi Arabia Must Stop Relying On Easy Oil Money And...
'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed: Saudi Arabia Must Stop Relying On Easy Oil Money And Promote Educational, Economic Reforms To Diversify Its Sources Of Income
In light of the drop in oil prices worldwide, and the reports on the adverse effects this has had on the Saudi economy,[1] former Al-Sharq Al-Awsat editor 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed wrote an article in which he criticized Saudi Arabia for relying too heavily on its...
MEMRI Scholar Tufail Ahmad On India Facts Research Centre Website: 'I Am A Kaffir...
MEMRI Scholar Tufail Ahmad On India Facts Research Centre Website: 'I Am A Kaffir And I Need A Hug'
The following is a short cultural commentary titled "I am a Kaffir and I Need a Hug" by MEMRI South Asia Studies Project Director Tufail Ahmad that was published August 13, 2015 by the India Facts Research Centre:[1] "I'm A Muslim And I Trust You – Do You Trust Me?" "In the afternoon of August 6, a blindfolded...
Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat's Positions On Israel Show Increasing...
Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat's Positions On Israel Show Increasing Radicalization
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud 'Abbas has confirmed that on July 23, 2015, Saeb Erekat, for the past two decades chief Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiator in the ongoing talks with Israel (though now in an unofficial capacity), had met in Jordan with Sylvan Shalom, the Israeli minister in charge of...
Senior Egyptian Clerics: Stiffen Penalties For Sexual Harassment
On August 2, 2015, the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram published an in-depth article by Hosni Kamal titled "Sexual Harassment – A Crime against Women and Society." The article presented comments by senior clerics on this topic, who stressed that sexual harassment constituted a severe religious and moral transgression that reflects a crisis of morality...
'Al-Sharq Al-Awsat' Columnist: Obama Administration's Defeat In Nuclear Deal Compels...
'Al-Sharq Al-Awsat' Columnist: Obama Administration's Defeat In Nuclear Deal Compels The Arabs To Rely On Themselves
The official reaction of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to the July 14, 2015 announcement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 brought to the surface the disagreements among the GCC member states over this issue. Most of the Gulf states, with the...
Iranian VP And Atomic Chief Salehi Reveals Details From Secret Iran-U.S. Nuclear...
Iranian VP And Atomic Chief Salehi Reveals Details From Secret Iran-U.S. Nuclear Talks: Khamenei Made Direct Talks Conditional Upon Achieving Immediate Results; U.S. Conveyed Its Recognition Of Iran's Enrichment Rights To Omani Sultan, Who Relayed The Message To Then-President Ahmadinejad
In an interview published in the daily Iran on August 4, 2015 under the title "The Black Box of the Secret Negotiations between...
Khamenei's IRGC Representative: Lebanon, Gaza, Bahrain, Syria Constitute Iran's...
Khamenei's IRGC Representative: Lebanon, Gaza, Bahrain, Syria Constitute Iran's Essential Strategic Depth
In a speech he delivered on August 10, 2015, Ali Saeedi, the representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), said that what impelled the West to hold nuclear negotiations with Iran was the latter's might and strategic depth in the region. He added that the...
Kuwaiti Columnist: The Gulf States' Real Enemy Is Iran; Israel Is A Friendly Country
In an article titled "A Prudent Enemy Is Better than An Imprudent One" in the Kuwaiti government daily Al-Watan, columnist 'Abdallah Al-Hadlaq wrote that the real enemy of the Gulf states is not Israel, whom he called "a friendly country," but rather Iran. He argued that Iran's Rule of the Jurisprudent regime is fascist, and that if...
Iranian Senior Officials Disclose Confidential Details From Nuclear Negotiations:...
Iranian Senior Officials Disclose Confidential Details From Nuclear Negotiations: Already In 2011 We Received Letter From U.S. Administration Recognizing Iran's Right To Enrich Uranium
Iranian officials recently began to reveal details from the nuclear negotiations with the U.S. since their early stages. Their statements indicate that the U.S. initiated secret negotiations with Iran not after President Hassan Rohani,...
Pakistani Urdu Daily: 'It Is Not Impossible That It [America] Has A Hand In What...
Pakistani Urdu Daily: 'It Is Not Impossible That It [America] Has A Hand In What Happened In Saudi Arabia [i.e. In The Terror Attacks In The Saudi Mosques]'
In a recent article, Pakistan's widely circulated Urdu-language daily Roznama Islam, known for its support to militant organizations in Pakistan and Afghanistan, discussed Pakistan's likely difficulties if it refused to send troops to Saudi Arabia to fight...
Pakistani Urdu Daily: 'Americans Even Forgot The Pakistan-India Disputes And Turned...
Pakistani Urdu Daily: 'Americans Even Forgot The Pakistan-India Disputes And Turned Their Eyes Away [From The Issue] Of Kashmir, Which Has Been The Basis Of Several Wars'
In a recent article, Pakistan's Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat argued that the American shift toward India has forced Pakistan to enter into a strategic alliance with China. The article, written by columnist Arif Bahar and titled "The...
Article By MEMRI Scholar Tufail Ahmad: 'Pakistan's Continuing War Against Indian...
Article By MEMRI Scholar Tufail Ahmad: 'Pakistan's Continuing War Against Indian Civilization'
On July 31, 2015, MEMRI scholar Tufail Ahmad published an article in the New Indian Express exploring continued Pakistani attempts to target India. Following is the full text of the article:[1] "Over thirteen centuries ago, in 712 CE, an external force made an incursion into Indian civilization. For the next thousand...
Israeli Druze Intellectual: The Israel That The Arabs Call 'A False Entity' Is The...
Israeli Druze Intellectual: The Israel That The Arabs Call 'A False Entity' Is The Region's Most Stable, Advanced Country
In an article in the London-based Saudi daily Al-Hayat, Israeli Druze poet, writer, essayist and translator Salman Masalha wrote that the Arab countries' insistence not to refer to Israel by name, but rather as "the state of gangs," "a false entity," or "an artificial state," shows their...
Fatah Member Calls For 'Two States In One Space,' Separated By A Virtual Border
In a July 13, 2015 article titled "Two States In One Space – Why? and How?" on the website of the independent Palestinian agency Ma'an (maannews.com), Fatah member 'Awni Al-Mashni, from Bethlehem, presented his perceptions on a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This solution would, he said, be based on following principles:...
Arab Woman Writer To Women Of The Arab East: Leave Your Benighted Countries Before...
Arab Woman Writer To Women Of The Arab East: Leave Your Benighted Countries Before It Is Too Late
In a recent article titled "Leave the Wretched East" in the Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai, Nadine Al-Budair, a Saudi journalist and women's rights activist who lives in Dubai, formerly a presenter on the Arabic-language American television channel Alhurra, urged the women of the Arab Mashraq (the Arab countries of the eastern...
Articles In Saudi Press Reject Russian Initiative For Regional Alliance With Assad...
Articles In Saudi Press Reject Russian Initiative For Regional Alliance With Assad Regime To Fight Terrorism, Stress: Political Solution In Syria – The Only Way To Deal with Terrorism
On August 3, 2015, a series of meetings took place in the Qatari capital Doha, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states....
Arab Liberals' Perspectives On The Arab Spring (3) — Former Iraqi MP Ayad Jamal...
Arab Liberals' Perspectives On The Arab Spring (3) — Former Iraqi MP Ayad Jamal Al-Din: Liberalism In Times Of Sectarianism
Introduction Iraqi politician and Shi'ite religious scholar Ayad Jamal Al-Din has emerged as a leading liberal voice in Arab media and politics, following the ousting of Saddam Hussein and his Baath regime. He espouses the separation of religion and state, advocates adherence to human and...
Iranian Officials Reveal That Secret Negotiations With U.S. Began In 2011 – Only...
Iranian Officials Reveal That Secret Negotiations With U.S. Began In 2011 – Only After U.S. Complied With Tehran's Precondition To Recognize In Advance Iran's Nuclear Status
Introduction American administration spokesmen have explained the nuclear agreement with Iran as both leveraging the opportunity created by the election of a pragmatic Iranian president, Hassan Rohani in June 2013, and as vital because the...
Media Affiliated With Assad Regime Confirm Reports Of Russian Military Involvement...
Media Affiliated With Assad Regime Confirm Reports Of Russian Military Involvement In Syria
Introduction In the past three weeks, there have been numerous media reports in the non-Arabic media stating that Russia, the Syria regime's main ally alongside Iran, has decided to step up its military involvement in Syria and participate in fighting alongside the forces of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad;...
Hacking In The Name Of The Islamic State (ISIS)
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Table Of Contents Introduction I. Table: Hacks By ISIS And Pro-ISIS Elements: A Chronology II. ISIS Hacking Activity III. Hacking Activity By ISIS Supporters And Pro-ISIS Hacker Groups IV. The Islamic State...
Critical Points To Consider In Understanding The Iranian Nuclear Deal: Part III
Introduction The following analysis is the third in a series which discusses the Iranian nuclear deal. This analysis will explain that United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2231, which was only supposed to be an endorsement of the JCPOA, actually includes an additional annex that does not exist in the JCPOA. This annex,...
Sex Slavery In The Islamic State – Practices, Social Media Discourse, And...
Sex Slavery In The Islamic State – Practices, Social Media Discourse, And Justifications; Jabhat Al-Nusra: ISIS Is Taking Our Women As Sex Slaves Too
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Sex slavery has been a contentious topic in the Islamic State (ISIS) narrative since the...
Turkey Finally Opens Air Bases To U.S., Joins Fight Against ISIS – But It's All...
Turkey Finally Opens Air Bases To U.S., Joins Fight Against ISIS – But It's All About Fighting The Kurds
Introduction Following the June 15, 2015 takeover of the Syrian border down of Tel Abyad by the Kurdish People's Defense Units (PYG), with U.S. air support, from the Islamic State (ISIS), Turkey has massed its military assets along its border with Syria. On June 27, 2015, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
The Songs Of The Islamic State – A Major Tool For Reinforcing Its Narrative,...
The Songs Of The Islamic State – A Major Tool For Reinforcing Its Narrative, Spreading Its Message, Recruiting Supporters
Introduction Alongside its military successes, the Islamic State (ISIS) has made considerable achievements in the media and propaganda domain. Its members and supporters utilize social media and online forums to further their various goals, such as recruiting fighters and funds, spreading the...
Critical Points To Consider In Understanding The Iranian Nuclear Deal: Part II
Introduction The following analysis is the second in a series which discusses the Iranian nuclear deal and examines the JCPOA as a legal document from an American perspective. This analysis will identify and explain various loopholes and their consequences in the JCPOA. Loopholes are common in the JCPOA and occur most often in the form of...
Critical Points To Consider In Understanding The Iranian Nuclear Deal
Introduction The following analysis is the first in a series which will discuss the Iranian nuclear deal and will examine the JCPOA from the American perspective. It will focus on the components of the JCPOA as a legal document. It will also draw on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2231 which endorsed the JCPOA for reference. It...
'Selfie' – Satirical Saudi TV Show Sends Shockwaves Through The Kingdom
During Ramadan, the Arab MBC channel is airing Selfie, a satirical comedy TV show starring well-known Saudi actor-comedian Nasser Al-Qasabi and other Saudi comedians. The liberal Saudi journalist Khalaf Al-Harbi,[1] a writer for the satirical-comedy Saudi TV show Tash Ma Tash ("No Big Deal") – which also stars Al-Qasabi[2] – is the...
Turkey's AKP Gov't Appears To Support Its Jihadi Neighbors To The South – But...
Turkey's AKP Gov't Appears To Support Its Jihadi Neighbors To The South – But Orders Turkish Military To Syrian Border To Stop Kurdish Advance On ISIS; Says West Is Plotting Against Turkey, Muslim Middle East
Introduction Following the June 15, 2015 capture by Kurdish forces, with U.S. and coalition assistance, of the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad from the Islamic State (ISIS), ISIS fighters fled the area. The...
Israel-Hamas Talks: Hudna In Exchange For Lifting Of Blockade
Introduction Along with Hamas's preparations for the next conflict with Israel, that include producing rockets and excavation of cross-border attack tunnels, Hamas's leaders are conducting comprehensive negotiations with Israel, via European and Arab mediation, to achieve a hudna that will last several years in exchange for Israel's removal of the...
Michel Aoun Calls On Lebanese Christians To Protest Against Its Leaders'...
Michel Aoun Calls On Lebanese Christians To Protest Against Its Leaders' Marginalization: Wily Lebanese Politicians Are Taking Over Christians' Rights
Introduction In recent weeks, tensions in the intra-Lebanese political arena have escalated to the point of a possible confrontation between Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun and the Al-Mustaqbal stream; this confrontation is expected to involve the pro-Aoun...
Saudi Columnists: Saudi Minors' Involvement In ISIS Requires A Reexamination Of Our...
Saudi Columnists: Saudi Minors' Involvement In ISIS Requires A Reexamination Of Our Culture
Introduction A terror cell arrested recently in Saudi Arabia includes two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old, the Saudi Interior Ministry has revealed. The cell carried out the May 22, 2015 bombing of the Shi'ite mosque in Al-Qudaih in eastern Saab, in which 22 were killed and dozens wounded, and planned several other attacks in...
U.S. Secretary Of State Kerry: 'We Have Absolute Knowledge' About 'Certain Military...
U.S. Secretary Of State Kerry: 'We Have Absolute Knowledge' About 'Certain Military Activities' The Iranians 'Were Engaged In'; Iran Rejects Outright U.S. Terms For Future Inspection – For Example, Inspection Of Military Sites
Introduction In a June 16, 2015 statement, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry officially acknowledged that the U.S. is aware of the military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program.[1] Kerry...
Massacre And Media: ISIS And The Case Of The Sunni Arab Shaitat Tribe
Introduction Since it burst on the scene as Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the organization now known as the Islamic State, or ISIS, has cut a wide and bloody swath through the Middle East, especially in Syria and Iraq. Many of its most notorious, high-profile actions involve ethnic and religious groups that ISIS has declared fair game: numerous massacres of...
In Special 'Terrorism And Islam' Issue, Indian Urdu Weekly Accuses Hollywood Of...
In Special 'Terrorism And Islam' Issue, Indian Urdu Weekly Accuses Hollywood Of Facilitating U.S. Foreign Policy, Justifies Killings Of Jews On Muhammad's Orders, Says Jihadi Terrorism Is Caused By American Imperialism
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction India's leading Urdu-language...
Encryption Technology Embraced By ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Other Jihadis Reaches New Level...
Encryption Technology Embraced By ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Other Jihadis Reaches New Level With Increased Dependence On Apps, Software – Kik, Surespot, Telegram, Wickr, Detekt, TOR: Part IV – February-June 2015
"The administration firmly supports the development and robust adoption of strong encryption. The President himself has acknowledged that it can be a strong tool to secure commerce and trade, safeguard private...
Nuclear Negotiations At An Impasse: Leader Khamenei Rejects Agreement Reached On...
Nuclear Negotiations At An Impasse: Leader Khamenei Rejects Agreement Reached On Token Inspection Of Military Sites And Questioning Of Scientists; U.S. Willing To Close IAEA Dossier On Iranian PMD, To Settle For Inspecting Declared Nuclear Sites Only, And To Rely On Intelligence; EU Objects
Introduction This past week, members of Iran's nuclear negotiating team revealed details about the Iran-U.S. nuclear...
Rising Tensions Between Jordan, Palestinian Authority
Two recent events aggravated the existing political disputes and tensions between Jordan and the Palestinian Authority (PA). On May 22, 2015 worshippers disrupted a Friday sermon delivered at Al-Aqsa mosque by Jordanian chief qadi Ahmad Hulail, who was visiting the mosque at the head of a high-level Jordanian delegation. Also in late May, the Arab media...
Dictatorship In Erdogan's Turkey – Part II: The Domestic Scene On The Eve Of...
Dictatorship In Erdogan's Turkey – Part II: The Domestic Scene On The Eve Of Crucial General Elections
Introduction The 12-year rule of Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) is becoming defined by pan-Islamism in domestic and foreign policy, an authoritarian single-man/single-party rule, Turkey's transformation into a police state, mass arrests, curbs on press freedom, elimination of the judiciary's...
The Power Struggle In Iran – Part XVII: Rafsanjani Lays Claim To Iranian...
The Power Struggle In Iran – Part XVII: Rafsanjani Lays Claim To Iranian Leadership – Despite His Loss In 2015 Assembly Of Experts Election
Introduction In recent months, the leader of Iran's pragmatic stream, Expediency Council head Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has passed a major milestone in his struggle against the ideological stream in Iran, which is led by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Following...
Distress Signals By Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah And Pro-Hizbullah Media Reflect...
Distress Signals By Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah And Pro-Hizbullah Media Reflect Growing Sense Of Existential Danger, Crisis Of Confidence Between Hizbullah And Its Supporters
Introduction Recent statements by Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah regarding the existential danger faced by his organization and the resistance axis in the war against ISIS, and regarding the possible need for a general mobilization...
As Twitter Removes Some ISIS Accounts, Al-Qaeda's Branch In Syria Jabhat Al-Nusra...
As Twitter Removes Some ISIS Accounts, Al-Qaeda's Branch In Syria Jabhat Al-Nusra (JN) Thrives, Tweeting Jihad And Martyrdom To Over 200,000 Followers
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction Over the past four years, beginning in 2011, MEMRI has published more than a dozen research...
Iranian Attempt To Break The Saudi Sea Blockade On Yemen Could Lead To Violent...
Iranian Attempt To Break The Saudi Sea Blockade On Yemen Could Lead To Violent Confrontation
Introduction The Iranian ship Nejat ("Rescue"), which Iran says is bringing humanitarian aid, is set to arrive at the Yemeni port of Al-Hudaydah on May 21, 2015. Aboard it are Iranian representatives, including Majlis member Dr. Mohammed Sadeghi, who fought with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Iraq...
Christians In Lebanon, Fearing ISIS And Jabhat Al-Nusra, Seek To Arm Themselves,...
Christians In Lebanon, Fearing ISIS And Jabhat Al-Nusra, Seek To Arm Themselves, Gain Protection Of International Community And Hizbullah
Introduction As jihadist organizations gain power in the Middle East, including in Lebanon, and especially after large areas of Syria and Iraq have fallen under the control of the Islamic State (ISIS), which is attempting to impose radical Islam there, the Christian and Druze...
Wanted: Western Professionals To Join The Islamic State (ISIS)
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction In his first public address after being declared Caliph in late June 2014, Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi called on professionals to immigrate to the territories under his...
Massacre Of Ismaili Muslims In Karachi Indicates Islamic State's (ISIS's) Rise In...
Massacre Of Ismaili Muslims In Karachi Indicates Islamic State's (ISIS's) Rise In Pakistan; South Asia's Shi'ites Could Face Serious Danger
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction On May 13, Sunni jihadis intercepted a bus carrying Ismaili Muslims in the Safoora Goth area of the Pakistani...
Iran Tightens Its Grip On Syria Using Syrian And Foreign Forces
Introduction As the fighting in Syria enters the fifth year, it is evident to all that what is happening is not a local civil rebellion against a tyrannical regime, but a war in which both the Syrian regime and the Syrian opposition are being actively supported by numerous regional and international forces. The most prominent foreign element involved...
As Saudi-Turkish-Qatari Relations Improve, Possibility Of 'Decisive Storm'-Type...
As Saudi-Turkish-Qatari Relations Improve, Possibility Of 'Decisive Storm'-Type Operation In Syria Emerges
Operation "Decisive Storm" in Yemen, and the reports of warming Saudi-Turkish relations that preceded it, sparked hopes among opponents of the Assad regime in Syria that a similar operation could be carried out in that country. These hopes were in line with reports in Western and Arab media about the possibility...
Iran's Support For The Houthi Rebellion In Yemen: 'Without Iran There Would Be No...
Iran's Support For The Houthi Rebellion In Yemen: 'Without Iran There Would Be No War In Syria And Ansar Allah Would Have Never Emerged'
Introduction In the past two months, U.S. administration spokesmen have released statements denying or questioning Iranian intervention in Yemen and Iran's export of its Islamic Revolution to the country. On March 23, 2015, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said,...
Urdu Daily Publishes 43-Part Series On Islam's Blasphemy Laws – 'Martyrs Of The...
Urdu Daily Publishes 43-Part Series On Islam's Blasphemy Laws – 'Martyrs Of The Prophet's Honor'
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. A page from Roznama Ummat Introduction On January 7, 2015, jihadi brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi attacked the offices of the satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo...
The Issue Of Race In The Discourse Of The Islamic State (ISIS) And Its Supporters
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction One issue often discussed by English-speaking fighters and supporters of the Islamic State (ISIS) on social media is race. They emphasize that Islam treats all Muslims as...
Hamas Prepares For Next Military Confrontation With Israel
Introduction Since the last military conflict in Gaza, in July-August 2014, Hamas has been working to restore and build up its strength in advance of the next conflict with Israel – renewing its excavation of tunnels and manufacture of rockets, building up its weapons stores , conducting military training exercises, and establishing army camps. Senior...
Iranian Regime Continues Its Lies And Fabrications About Supreme Leader Khamenei's...
Iranian Regime Continues Its Lies And Fabrications About Supreme Leader Khamenei's Nonexistent Fatwa Banning Nuclear Weapons
In President Obama's announcement of the joint statement following the conclusion of the negotiations in Lausanne, he again mentioned the nonexistent fatwa, stating as fact that Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a fatwa against the development of nuclear weapons.[1] This assertion by the...
Tehran vs The Awakening Sunni Arab Camp: Significance And Implications
Introduction The March 26, 2015 attack by the Saudi-led coalition on the strongholds of Iran's proxy in Yemen, the Houthi, sent shockwaves through Tehran. The rousing of the Sunni Arab camp, and the formation of a fighting coalition, as well as the backing of the entire Arab League – all within the short space of a few weeks – took the...
Tehran Has Not Backed Down On Any Part Of Its Initial Negotiating Positions; The...
Tehran Has Not Backed Down On Any Part Of Its Initial Negotiating Positions; The March 31, 2015 Deadline Means Nothing To It
In light of their November 2014 failure to bridge the gaps and arrive at an agreement, Iran and the P5+1 group together decided to extend the validity of the November 24, 2014 Geneva Joint Plan of Action by an additional six months, to June 2015. Following this agreement, the U.S. planned a...
Lebanese Elements Furious Over Hizbullah's Activity In Golan, Shebaa Farms, Critical...
Lebanese Elements Furious Over Hizbullah's Activity In Golan, Shebaa Farms, Critical Of Nasrallah's Statements About Uniting Lebanese, Syrian Resistance Fronts
Introduction Senior Lebanese politicians from the Lebanese March 14 Forces, chief among them former Lebanese prime minister Sa'd Al-Hariri, as well as press columnists and writers affiliated with this stream, have recently renewed their criticism against...
The Power Struggle In Iran – Part XV: Clash Over Demand To Release Green Movement...
The Power Struggle In Iran – Part XV: Clash Over Demand To Release Green Movement Leaders
Introduction The power struggle in the top echelons of the Iranian regime between the ideological camp, led by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and the pragmatic camp, led by Expediency Council head Hashemi Rafsanjani and President Hassan Rohani, has become even more acute in recent months. This shift follows President Rohani's...
Tehran Threatens Saudi Arabia; Khamenei: Iran Will Answer Saudi Arabia 'A Blow With...
Tehran Threatens Saudi Arabia; Khamenei: Iran Will Answer Saudi Arabia 'A Blow With A Blow'
Following Saudi Arabia's continued rejection of Iran's demand in recent months to stop bringing down oil prices with its high production levels,[1] in the latter half of January 2015 Iranian spokesmen, particularly Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stepped up their threats to respond to Saudi Arabia by means of "a blow with...
Al-Qaeda's Embrace Of Encryption Technology Part III – July 2014-January 2015:...
Al-Qaeda's Embrace Of Encryption Technology Part III – July 2014-January 2015: Islamic State (ISIS) And Other Jihadis Continue To Develop Their Cyber And Encryption Capabilities; Post-Snowden Fears Lead Them To Test New, More Secure Technologies And Social Media
Table Of Contents Government Officials Warn Of Jihadi Use Of Encryption; U.S. Tech Giants Add Encryption Technology Expected To Be Heavily Used By Jihadis...
In Palestinian Authority, Outrage Follows PA Daily's Publication Of Muhammad Cartoon
Introduction On February 1, 2015, the Palestinian daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida published a cartoon by illustrator Mohammad Sabaaneh of a man with a heart-shaped shoulder bag standing in an aura of light atop the Earth and scattering droplets of light. The cartoon is titled "Our Master Muhammad" in Arabic and "Prophet Muhammad" in...
Tunisia: The Rise of The Secular Camp, Part II: After Lack Of Consensus, Leading...
Tunisia: The Rise of The Secular Camp, Part II: After Lack Of Consensus, Leading Party Nidaa Tounes Includes Ennahda In New Proposed Government
Introduction On January 5, 2015, recently elected President of the Tunisian Republic Beji Caid Essebsi handed the letter of appointment to Habib Essid to form the next government in compliance with the provisions of Tunisia's Constitution. Essid has been officially appointed...
The Rise of The Secular Camp In Tunisia
On December 31, 2014, Beji Caid Essebsi, aka BCE, was sworn in as Tunisia's president, after winning 55.68% of the vote to interim president Moncef Marzouki's 44.32%.[1] Essebsi, leader of the progressive and secular party Nidaa Tounes ("Call for Tunisia"), was directly elected by a plurality system and, in accordance with the Consitution, will serve a five-year term. Nidaa...
Growing Radicalization In India And The Threat Of 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. Muslim youths were questioned in India's Jharkhand state for wearing ISIS T-shirts (image courtesy: Hindustantimes.com) Introduction Over the past year, India has witnessed signs of...
Following Killing Of Hizbullah Operative Jihad Mughniyah, New Information Comes To...
Following Killing Of Hizbullah Operative Jihad Mughniyah, New Information Comes To Light Regarding Hizbullah, Iranian Activity In Syrian Golan On Israeli Border
Introduction The death of six Hizbullah operatives in a January 18, 2015 airstrike in the Syrian Golan, including two senior organization members – Muhammad Ahmad 'Issa, known as Abu 'Issa, and Jihad Mughniyah, the son of 'Imad Mughniyah,...
The Power Struggle Between Khamenei And His Camp And Rafsanjani And His Camp –...
The Power Struggle Between Khamenei And His Camp And Rafsanjani And His Camp – Part XIV: President Rohani Undermines Khamenei's Authority, Calling For The Supremacy Of The Sovereignty Of The People Over The Rule Of The Jurisprudent, Hinting At Concessions In Nuclear Talks In Order To Serve Iran's Economy; Khamenei Orders Rohani To Obey Him, Khamenei Supporters Threaten To Depose Rohani
In Iran, Pragmatic Camp Faces Down Ideological Camp
Introduction In a January 4, 2015 speech at an economic conference in Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rohani, a leader of the country's pragmatic camp, attacked the rival ideological camp, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the country's most powerful military and economic force. He presented a political, economic and cultural ideological...
Iranian IRGC Missile Unit Commanders: We've Developed 2,000-km Range Missiles And...
Iranian IRGC Missile Unit Commanders: We've Developed 2,000-km Range Missiles And Equipped Hizbullah With 300-km Range Missiles; Fars News Agency: Israel's Illusions About Its Natural Gas Fields Will Be Buried In The Mediterranean
Introduction Two weeks before November 24, 2014, the end date of the Joint Plan of Action between Iran and the P5+1, websites close to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)...
WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: Indoctrination Of Children In The Islamic State Caliphate...
WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: Indoctrination Of Children In The Islamic State Caliphate (ISIS)
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction Islamic State (ISIS) propaganda frequently features children and teens,[1] who are generally referred to as Ashbal ("[lion] cubs"). These youngsters have various...
The IRGC-Affiliated Fars News Agency Reveals What The U.S. Is Demanding In Iran-P5+1...
The IRGC-Affiliated Fars News Agency Reveals What The U.S. Is Demanding In Iran-P5+1 Negotiations
Introduction On November 18, 2014, less than a week before the November 24 deadline of the extension of the Iran-P5+1's Joint Plan of Action, Iran's Fars news agency, which is affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), revealed what the American administration is demanding from Tehran in the...
From Al-Qaeda To The Islamic State (ISIS), Jihadi Groups Engage in Cyber Jihad:...
From Al-Qaeda To The Islamic State (ISIS), Jihadi Groups Engage in Cyber Jihad: Beginning With 1980s Promotion Of Use Of 'Electronic Technologies' Up To Today's Embrace Of Social Media To Attract A New Jihadi Generation
Table Of Contents From Al-Qaeda To The Islamic State, Jihadi Groups Engage In Cyber Jihad - An Introduction By Ambassador R. James Woolsey, Former CIA Director And MEMRI Board Of...
Khamenei Camp In Indirect Response To Obama Letter, On Anniversary Of U.S. Embassy...
Khamenei Camp In Indirect Response To Obama Letter, On Anniversary Of U.S. Embassy Takeover: 'America Is Still The Great Satan And The No. 1 Enemy' Of Iran
On November 6, 2014, the Wall Street Journal reported that in a fourth letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, U.S. President Obama had urged him to reach an agreement on the nuclear issue by November 24, 2014, while stressing the two countries' joint...
Shi'ization Of Syria: In Damascus, Unprecedentedly Extensive Observance Of The...
Shi'ization Of Syria: In Damascus, Unprecedentedly Extensive Observance Of The 'Ashura
Introduction According to a Syrian opposition website, on the 'Ashura,[1] which this year occurred in early November, "the streets of Damascus, the 'Umayyad capital,' were filled with Shi'ite sights and self-flagellation rituals."[2] While this is not the first year that Shi'ite believers have observed the 'Ashura in Damascus,...
Iran's Ideological Camp Fears The Possibility Of A Nuclear Agreement Between Iran...
Iran's Ideological Camp Fears The Possibility Of A Nuclear Agreement Between Iran And The P5+1, Warns Rohani Government
Introduction Both the U.S. administration and Iran's pragmatic camp were last week preparing public opinion in their respective countries for the possibility that a nuclear agreement will be reached between Iran and the P5+1 by the November 24, 2014 deadline.[1] According to the emerging...
SoundCloud, World's Second Biggest Streaming Music Service, Now Infested By Jihadis...
SoundCloud, World's Second Biggest Streaming Music Service, Now Infested By Jihadis Sharing Al-Qaeda And Islamic State (ISIS) Content: From Al-Awlaki, Bin Laden Audio And Sermons To Al-Baghdadi, Nasheeds Espousing Jihad And Martyrdom
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Introduction As part of...
Changing Dynamics In The Global Jihad Movement: Egyptian Group Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis...
Changing Dynamics In The Global Jihad Movement: Egyptian Group Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis Leaves Al-Qaeda, Joins Islamic State
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Over the past 18 months, there have been increasing signs that the Sinai-based jihadi organization Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis has left Al-Qaeda and...
Iran's Pragmatic Camp Calls For Exploiting Obama's Weakness To Attain Comprehensive...
Iran's Pragmatic Camp Calls For Exploiting Obama's Weakness To Attain Comprehensive Nuclear Agreement On Tehran's Terms
Introduction The second six-month extension of the talks between Iran and the P5+1, allowed for in the Geneva document of November 2013, will expire on November 24, 2014. As this deadline draws near, the pragmatic camp in Iran, headed by President Hassan Rohani's patron Hashemi Rafsanjani, which is...
The Islamic State (IS) Establishes Itself In Iraq And Syria
Introduction Since the Islamic State's (IS) June 30, 2014 declaration of a caliphate led by Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the group has considered itself a sovereign political entity that dispenses law and order, health care, welfare, education, religion, and more according to shari'a law, in the areas it controls in Iraq and Syria. In a July 2014 sermon in Mosul,...
Egypt's Position On International Anti-ISIS Coalition: Reserved Support Alongside...
Egypt's Position On International Anti-ISIS Coalition: Reserved Support Alongside Refusal To Commit To Military Participation
Introduction In contrast to Jordan and the Gulf states (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Qatar), which are taking an active part in the international coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS) and in the coalition's airstrikes against this organization in Syria, Egypt has so far...
1st Issue Of Jihadi Magazine 'Ihya-e-Khilafat' Praises 9/11 Hijackers, Reveals...
1st Issue Of Jihadi Magazine 'Ihya-e-Khilafat' Praises 9/11 Hijackers, Reveals Realignment Of Pakistani Taliban Groups, British Youths Joining Jihadists In Pakistan
The cover page of Ihya-e-Khilafat A Pakistani Taliban organization that was recently expelled from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP or the Movement of Pakistani Taliban) has released a new English-language magazine that aims at recruiting Muslim youths...
Rafah Cleric Brandishes Knife in Friday Sermon, Calls upon Palestinians to Stab Jews ...+
Rafah Cleric Brandishes Knife in Friday Sermon, Calls upon Palestinians to Stab Jews - Spanish Version-
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Iran Unveils Bases with Long-Range Missiles under Iranian Cities+
Iran Unveils Bases with Long-Range Missiles under Iranian Cities-
Iran revealed the existence of underground bases with long-range ballistic missiles, which, according to IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Brig.-Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, are present under almost every Iranian city. Footage of the bases aired on Iran's Channel 1 and Press TV channels on October 14, 2015. Following are excerpts: Press TV...
Gaza Imam: Jews Are Brothers of Apes and Pigs, We Will Pray in Tel Aviv+
Gaza Imam: Jews Are Brothers of Apes and Pigs, We Will Pray in Tel Aviv-
Calling to wage Jihad against "the brothers of apes and pigs" in the streets and alleys of Jerusalem, Sheikh Muhammad Abu Sa'da, in a sermon delivered at the Abdallah Azzam Mosque, Gaza, said that they were awaiting their leader to proclaim: "You will all be praying your afternoon prayer in Tel Aviv, Allah willing." The sermon was posted on the...
Gaza Politician Khaled Abu Hilal: Palestinians Abroad Should Attack Israeli Embassies ...+
Gaza Politician Khaled Abu Hilal: Palestinians Abroad Should Attack Israeli Embassies In Europe, U.S. With Stones, Molotov Cocktails: "Why Not Run Over This Zionist In Germany... Why Not Stab Him In His Heart?"-
In an October 8, 2015 address aired by the Al-Jazeera Network, Khalel Abu Hilal, leader of the Palestinian Freedom Movement, called to attack Zionist embassies abroad with Molotov cocktails and stones. "Why...
Hamas MP and Spokesman Mushir Al-Masri Brandishes Knife, Calls on All Factions to ...+
Hamas MP and Spokesman Mushir Al-Masri Brandishes Knife, Calls on All Factions to Join the "Jerusalem Intifada"-
In an address at a Khan Yunis rally, Hamas MP and spokesman Mushir Al-Masri called upon all Palestinian factions to "join the Jerusalem Intifada." Brandishing a knife, Al-Masri said, to the cheers of the crowds: "The knife is our choice. The knife symbolizes the battle of the West Bank and Jerusalem." The...
Rafah Cleric Brandishes Knife in Friday Sermon, Calls upon Palestinians to Stab Jews+
Rafah Cleric Brandishes Knife in Friday Sermon, Calls upon Palestinians to Stab Jews-
In an October 9 Friday sermon delivered at the Al-Abrar Mosque in Rafah, the Gaza Strip, Sheikh Muhammad Sallah "Abu Rajab" brandished a knife, calling upon his brothers in the West Bank: "Stab!" "Oh young men of the West Bank: Attack in threes and fours," he said, and "cut them into body parts." Following are...
Deputy Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad: There Is Syrian-Chinese Security ...+
Deputy Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad: There Is Syrian-Chinese Security Coordination-
In a TV interview, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad confirmed that there was Syrian-Chinese coordination, especially with regard to security matters, and said: "Our Chinese friends... know that we are engaged in a relentless war against terrorism, and that this terrorism targets them just like it targets Syria." The...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to U.N. General Assembly: We Can No Longer Be ...+
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to U.N. General Assembly: We Can No Longer Be Bound by Oslo Accords-
In his speech before the U.N. General Assembly on September 30, 2015, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared "that we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements, and that Israel must assume all of its responsibilities as an occupying power, because the status quo cannot continue, and the decisions of the...
Archival - Saudi Writer Zuhair Kutbi: We Must Stop Fooling Ourselves and Teaching ...+
Archival - Saudi Writer Zuhair Kutbi: We Must Stop Fooling Ourselves and Teaching Hatred toward Others-
In a 2005 address, Saudi writer Zuhair Kutbi said that the Saudi education system and media preached hatred toward others - toward Jews, Christians, and Shiites. Kutbi said: "We must stop fooling ourselves, and we must stop saying: Thus said Allah, and thus said the Prophet." Hatred "has already taken root within...
Egyptian Professor Azza Heikal on the Syrian Refugees: They Should Live and Die in ...+
Egyptian Professor Azza Heikal on the Syrian Refugees: They Should Live and Die in Their Country-
In an Egyptian TV interview, Egyptian Professor Azza Heikal criticized Syrian refugees fleeing their country, saying: "The Syrians should return to their country. They should live and die there." She was speaking on Sada Al-Balad TV on September 15. On the Egyptian LTC TV channel, host Rula Kharsa said, on September 9,...
Former Minister Abderrahmane Belayat: Algeria Should Obtain Nuclear Weapons to Drive ...+
Former Minister Abderrahmane Belayat: Algeria Should Obtain Nuclear Weapons to Drive the Jews out of Palestine-
Former Algerian Minister of Urban Development and former head of the FLN party Abderrahmane Belayat stated that Algeria should obtain nuclear weapons. Speaking on September 20 at an event organized by Al-Hiwar newspaper under the title "Zionist Violation of Al-Aqsa," Belayat said that Algeria should place...
Saudi Cleric: Children Should Be Like Shoes on Their Parents' Feet; Son Goes the ...+
Saudi Cleric: Children Should Be Like Shoes on Their Parents' Feet; Son Goes the Extra Mile to Relieve Ailing Father (Archival)-
In a lecture delivered on June 5, 2014, Saudi Cleric Sheikh Sa'd bin Ateeq Al-Ateeq discussed the Islamic principle of respectful behavior towards one's parents. Sheikh Al-Ateeq said that children should be like shoes on their parents' feet, before moving on to recount a story about a...
Al-Azhar University Professor Saad Al-Din Al-Hilali: Human Life Is More Important ...+
Al-Azhar University Professor Saad Al-Din Al-Hilali: Human Life Is More Important than the Al-Aqsa Mosque-
In a recent TV interview, Al-Azhar University Professor Saad Al-Din Al-Hilali said that human life was more important than anything else, adding that the Al-Aqsa Mosque was in the hands of non-Muslims on the day the Prophet Muhammad died. "These people are dying for the sake of turning the war into a religious...
Former Tunisian President Marzouki: The Egyptian Regime Uses the Same Violence as the ...+
Former Tunisian President Marzouki: The Egyptian Regime Uses the Same Violence as the Argentinian Dictatorship in the '70s-
In a recent TV interview, former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki said that the Egyptian regime was perpetrating the same kind of violence that was employed by Argentinian generals in the 1970s. Like in Latin America, he said, "ultimately, the dictatorship will be destroyed." The interview...
IRGC Deputy Commander Hossein Salami: Our Missiles, Drones Can Target U.S. Aircraft ...+
IRGC Deputy Commander Hossein Salami: Our Missiles, Drones Can Target U.S. Aircraft Carriers Anywhere in the Region-
In a recent TV interview, IRGC Deputy Commander Brigadier-General Hossein Salami said that Iran was capable We are capable "of targeting [U.S.] airbases anywhere in the region" by means of its stealth missiles. "Their aircraft carriers are completely within the range of our ballistic missiles," he said....
Omani Cleric Salim Bin Khalfan Al-Rashidi: The Jews and Christians Spread Fornication ...+
Omani Cleric Salim Bin Khalfan Al-Rashidi: The Jews and Christians Spread Fornication and AIDS-
In a lesson posted on the Internet on August 18, 2015, Omani cleric Sheikh Omani Cleric Salim Bin Khalfan Al-Rashidi said that the Jews and Christians "send their daughters and instruct them to draw any Muslim... with their abominations, in order to spread fornication and AIDS." Following are excerpts: Sheikh Salim...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: Jews "Have No Right to Defile the Al-Aqsa Mosque ...+
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: Jews "Have No Right to Defile the Al-Aqsa Mosque with Their Filthy Feet"-
In a September 16 address, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared: "The Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher are ours. They are all ours, and they have no right to defile them with their filthy feet." Abbas further said: "We salute every drop of blood spilled for the sake of Jerusalem."...
Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki: Gulf and Maghreb Countries Should Accept ...+
Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki: Gulf and Maghreb Countries Should Accept Refugees-
In a recent address, former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki called upon the leaders of the Gulf and Maghreb countries to accept Syrian refugees. "You cannot let the Europeans deal with this tragedy alone," he said. The address was broadcast on Al-Jazeera TV on September 11, 2015. Following are excerpts: Moncef...
Syrian MP Breaks Down in Tears Discussing the Plight of His Country+
Syrian MP Breaks Down in Tears Discussing the Plight of His Country-
During an interview on the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV channel, Syrian MP Sharif Shehadah broke down in tears. "Life in Syria was better than in Switzerland," he said, before being visibly moved to tears. The interview aired on September 9, 2015. Following is an excerpt: Sharif Shehadeh: The Syrian regime did not kill or torture people. Let me tell...
MEMRI TV Highlights: September 11-17, 2015+
MEMRI TV Highlights: September 11-17, 2015-
This is a compilation of MEMRI TV video-clips posted on September 11-17, 2015....
Al-Aqsa Mosque Address: Europe Wants the Muslim Refugees as Labor; We Shall Conquer ...+
Al-Aqsa Mosque Address: Europe Wants the Muslim Refugees as Labor; We Shall Conquer Their Countries-
In an address delivered at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Muhammad Ayed said that the European countries are not motivated by compassion toward the refugees, but by their need for labor. "We shall conquer their countries," he declared in the address, which was posted on the internet on September 11, 2015. Sheikh...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei: "In 25 Years, There Will Be No Such Thing as the ...+
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei: "In 25 Years, There Will Be No Such Thing as the Zionist Regime"-
On September 9, 2015, in a public address at the tomb of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that in 25 years, Israel would no longer exist. "You will not live to see another 25 years," he said, adding that until then, "the fighting Jihadi Islamic spirit will not give the Zionists even a...
Samir Quntar Criticizes U.S. for Designating Him a Terrorist: "Crude Interference"+
Samir Quntar Criticizes U.S. for Designating Him a Terrorist: "Crude Interference"-
Released Lebanese terrorist and Hizbullah operative Samir Quntar responded to the recent U.S. State Department's designation of him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, along with several Hamas leaders. Calling the decision "Israeli-made," Quntar said that this was "clear aggression" and "crude interference" on the part of the...
ISIS Video Addresses Refugees: You Are Committing a "Grave Sin" by Leaving Dar ...+
ISIS Video Addresses Refugees: You Are Committing a "Grave Sin" by Leaving Dar Al-Islam-
In an ISIS video posted on the Internet on September 16, 2015, refugees are accused of committing a "grave sin" by "emigrating from the land of Islam to the land of infidels." The video calls upon the refugees to leave the "camps of desertion" and "emigrate to the land of Islam, to the glory and honor desired by any...
Egyptian Author Sayyid Al-Qemany: Using One's Mind Has Become a Crime; Any Free ...+
Egyptian Author Sayyid Al-Qemany: Using One's Mind Has Become a Crime; Any Free Thought Has Become Heresy-
In an in-depth interview, Egyptian author Sayyid Al-Qemany said that Egypt was "in the garbage bin of nations" because of the stagnation of its mentality. "Our people is controlled by a Wahhabi mentality, Al-Qemany said, adding that a Wahhabi is "a criminal with a divine license." "Using one's mind has become a...
ISIS Releases Video Showing Destruction of Ancient Monastery in Syria+
ISIS Releases Video Showing Destruction of Ancient Monastery in Syria-
On September 8, 2015, the media bureau of the Damascus Province of ISIS released a video showing the destruction of the Mar Elian monastery in the town of Al-Qaryatayn, Syria, which took place last month. In the video, which was posted on Shumoukh Al-Islam, an ISIS-affiliated online forum, the group described the Mar Elian monastery as a place of...
Children on Hamas TV: We Want to Wage Jihad and Blow Up the Jews+
Children on Hamas TV: We Want to Wage Jihad and Blow Up the Jews-
On a children's show on the Hamas-owned Al-Aqsa TV channel, young children, dressed in military fatigues, were asked what they want to be when they grow up. One of the children said that he wanted to be an engineer, "so that I can blow up the Jews." Another recited a poem: "I shall liberate [Jerusalem] from the Jews by means of the Al-Qassam...
Egyptian Novelist Youssef Ziedan: Bin Laden Was an Innocent Man+
Egyptian Novelist Youssef Ziedan: Bin Laden Was an Innocent Man-
In a recent TV interview, Egyptian scholar and novelist Youssef Zidan said that in his view, "Osama Bin Laden was an innocent man" and that his killing was a "ridiculous Hollywood-style story." The interview aired on BBC Arabic TV on September 5, 2015.Following are Excerpts: Youssef Ziedan: "In my opinion, Osama Bin Laden was an innocent man, who...
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan: We Will Always Provide Arms to the ...+
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan: We Will Always Provide Arms to the Resistance against the U.S. and Israel-
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: The Americans Must Lift the Sanctions, Not ...+
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: The Americans Must Lift the Sanctions, Not Suspend Them-
In a September 3, 2015 speech to Iran's Assembly of Experts, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said, with regard to the nuclear deal, that the U.S. must lift the sanctions, and not merely suspend them. The speech was broadcast on Iran's Channel 1. Following are excerpts: Ali Khamenei: I have said this to the President. In my...
Kuwaiti Researcher Fahd Al-Shelaimi: Gulf States Cannot Accept Syrian Refugees+
Kuwaiti Researcher Fahd Al-Shelaimi: Gulf States Cannot Accept Syrian Refugees-
Kuwaiti researcher Fahd Al-Shelaimi, Chairman of the Gulf Forum for Peace and Security, was recently asked what was preventing the Gulf states from accepting refugees fleeing the war in Syria. "The cost of living in Kuwait is high," Al-Shelaimi responded. He further said: "At the end of the day, you cannot accept other people, who come...
IRGC Clip Shows Reconnaissance Of U.S. Aircraft Carrier In Strait Of Hormuz+
IRGC Clip Shows Reconnaissance Of U.S. Aircraft Carrier In Strait Of Hormuz-
On August 29, 2015, the Iranian news agency Tasnim, which is affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), published a video clip of film and still photos taken by an IRGC naval plane during a reconnaissance mission to identify an American aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz. The 46-second clip, complete with...
Vice-President Of Hungarian Muslim Community: Homosexuals Are The Filthiest Creatures+
Vice-President Of Hungarian Muslim Community: Homosexuals Are The Filthiest Creatures-
During a Friday sermon on July 10, 2015, Imam Ahmed Miklós Kovács, Vice President of the Hungarian Muslim Community, stated that homosexuals are "the filthiest of Allah's creatures," and that Muslims "must never accept this disease."He instructed followers not to paint their Facebook image with rainbow colors. Following are...
Hungarian Imam Ahmed Miklós Kovács: Hungarian Right-Wing Political Parties Are Our ...+
Hungarian Imam Ahmed Miklós Kovács: Hungarian Right-Wing Political Parties Are Our Enemies-
In a July 24 Friday sermon, Imam Ahmed Miklós Kovács, Vice President of the Hungarian Islamic Community, discussed the issue of immigration, drawing a parallel between Muslim immigrants to Europe and Jewish immigrants in the past. Imam Kovács said: "The Jews and the Gypsies were the scapegoat in the past. No matter what...
Video by ISIS Branch in Sinai Shows Use of Kornet Missiles against Egyptian Ship, ...+
Video by ISIS Branch in Sinai Shows Use of Kornet Missiles against Egyptian Ship, Tanks-
Video by ISIS Branch in Sinai Shows Use of Kornet Missiles against Egyptian Ship, Tanks...
Egyptian TV Host and Journalist Magdy Tantawy: We Need a Just Dictatorship+
Egyptian TV Host and Journalist Magdy Tantawy: We Need a Just Dictatorship-
In a recent address, Egyptian TV host Magdy Tantawy said that Arab society was not ready for democracy in any way. "We need a strong ruler - who is more like a dictator, but is just," said Tantawy, deputy editor-in-chief of Al-Gomhuria daily, speaking on the Egyptian Al-Assema TV channel on Aug 28, 2015. Following are excerpts: Magdy...
Yemeni MP Muhammad Muqbil Al-Himyari Breaks Down in Tears When Discussing Situation ...+
Yemeni MP Muhammad Muqbil Al-Himyari Breaks Down in Tears When Discussing Situation in Taiz, Yemen-
In a recent TV interview, Yemeni MP Muhammad Muqbil Al-Himyari broke down in tears when describing the situation in Taiz, Yemen. "I am not speaking metaphorically when I say that the city is being annihilated," said Al-Himyari, appealing to the Saudi king to "come to our rescue." The interview aired on the Yemeni Suhail...
Saudi Education Ministry Textbooks Used in Remote Burkina Faso Village+
Saudi Education Ministry Textbooks Used in Remote Burkina Faso Village-
In a report posted on the Internet on August 20, makeshift classrooms in a remote village in Burkina Faso are shown in which the textbooks used bear the logo of the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. One of the textbooks is titled ""Monotheism and Jurisprudence for Third Grade." Following are excerpts: Narrator: We are...
Video Clip Presents Footage of Hamas's Tunnel Digging Unit+
Video Clip Presents Footage of Hamas's Tunnel Digging Unit-
A video clip featuring the tunnel digging unit of Hamas in Gaza was released on August 26, 2015. The footage is accompanied by a song called "End of Discussion," preformed by the Al-Wafa band, which consists of three men released in the Shalit prisoner swap deal....
Moroccan Amazigh Author Ahmad Assid Supports Secularism, Calls for Morocco to Leave ...+
Moroccan Amazigh Author Ahmad Assid Supports Secularism, Calls for Morocco to Leave "Impotent" Arab League-
Moroccan Amazigh activist and author Ahmad Assid came out in support of secularism in a recent TV interview, saying that "all non-secular Muslim countries have despotic oppressive regimes." Assid, speaking in an interview that aired the Moroccan Zoom7 TV channel and was posted on the Internet on July 29, 2015,...
Egyptian Filmmaker Khaled Yousuf: Jewish Conspiracy behind Egyptian Film Failure at ...+
Egyptian Filmmaker Khaled Yousuf: Jewish Conspiracy behind Egyptian Film Failure at Cannes Festival-
In an August 10, 2015 interview on the Egyptian ON TV channel, filmmaker Khalef Yousuf said that the Jews were behind the failure of Egyptian films at the Cannes film festival. They would buy up all the tickets and then leave the movie theater in droves, in order to get the press to give the film bad reviews, he said....
Hamas, Egyptian TV Exchange Threats over Seizure of Hamas Militants in Sinai+
Hamas, Egyptian TV Exchange Threats over Seizure of Hamas Militants in Sinai-
In a televised address on August 21, aired on Al-Aqsa TV, a masked spokesman for the Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades vowed that they would "not stand idly by" following the seizure of four of their militants in the Sinai on August 19, 2015. TV host Dina Ramez of the Egyptian Sada Al-Balad TV channel responded on August 23 by calling them...
Video Announces Launching of ISIS Gold Dinar, Vows to Destroy U.S. Economy+
Video Announces Launching of ISIS Gold Dinar, Vows to Destroy U.S. Economy-
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Algerian Academics Hail Compatriot Hacker Hamza Bendelladj as a Hero+
Algerian Academics Hail Compatriot Hacker Hamza Bendelladj as a Hero-
The Algerian Hamza Bendelladj, who is facing criminal charges in the U.S. for allegedly hijacking bank accounts worldwide by means of the SpyEye banking Trojan, was recently hailed as a hero by Algerian academics. In a show that aired on Ennahar TV on August 24, 2015, Professor Muhammad Saleh said that Bendelladj was "a great hero in a failing...
Syrian Internet Animated Satire Mocks Relations between Nasrallah and Al-Assad+
Syrian Internet Animated Satire Mocks Relations between Nasrallah and Al-Assad-
An animated satire posted on the Internet mocks the relations between Hizbullah Secretary-General Nasrallah and Syrian President Al-Assad, showing them "borrowing" an FC Barcelona football victory to present as a Hizbullah victory. The animation, titled "Politics.1/2com", was posted on the Internet on July 6, 2015. Nasrallah: "This...
Qatar FM Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah: Jabhat Al-Nusra Should Split from Al-Qaeda; ...+
Qatar FM Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah: Jabhat Al-Nusra Should Split from Al-Qaeda; Opposition to Qatar's World Cup Bid Is Racist-
In a wide-ranging interview with the U.K.-based Qatari Al-Araby TV channel, Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah said that Jabhat Al-Nusra should split from Al-Qaeda. On the opposition to his country's bid to host the 2022 World Cup, Al-Attiyah said that it was motivated...
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