On February 11, 2014, Iran celebrated Revolution Day, the 35th anniversary of the regime of the Islamic Revolution, against the backdrop of the start of permanent agreement nuclear talks between Iran and the superpowers, and of the ongoing struggle within Iran between the ideological stream led by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and the pragmatic stream led by Hashemi Rafsanjani, on the issue of how Iran should deal with the U.S. Revolution Day 2014 was marked by regime officials' harsh anti-U.S. ...
On Capitol Hill, in the Dining Room of the Speaker of the House, on January 28, 2014, The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) held its fifth annual commemoration of the establishment of the Tom Lantos Archives on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial, and presented the fifth report of its findings. The Tom Lantos Archives are the world's largest resource on this subject, featuring materials from Arabic, Farsi, Urdu/Pashtu, and Dari media (click here to visit the Archives). Event Speakers ...
Introduction Saudi Arabia has recently been facing harsh accusations that it is involved in terrorism in Syria. The kingdom is accused of dispatching young Saudis to join the jihad in Syria, and of funding and arming them, among other accusations. These allegations are frequently repeated in the media of rival countries such as Syria, Iran and Iraq. 1 However, to Saudi Arabia's surprise, they have also been heard recently in the U.S. media, especially against the backdrop of increasing tension ...
The following are excerpts from a speech delivered by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, which aired on IRINN TV Iran on February 17, 2014: Click here to view this clip on MEMRI TV Ali Khamenei : "The message of the revolution is that we shall not surrender to bullying and extortion. We shall not surrender to hegemonic order. Hegemonic order means that a few powers control all the weapons and money, and they want to rule the world. The United States is the manifestation of today's hegemonic ...
Introduction With the upsurge in attacks on Iranian interests, and on interests affiliated with Iran's proxies, in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan, the Iranian leadership and its mouthpieces have launched a campaign of harsh criticism against the Saudi regime, accusing Saudi Arabia, and particularly Saudi security chief Bandar bin Sultan, of responsibility for attacks on Iran and on the resistance axis in the region. Iran's senior officials and media are calling the Saudi regime a takfiri ...
In a Friday sermon in Tehran on February 7, 2014, Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi-Kermani accused U.S. leaders of insolence and lies. We should give a "tooth-breaking response to these lies, nonsense, and shameless allegations," said the ayatollah, and the crowds responded with chants of "Death to America." Following are excerpts from the sermon, which was broadcast on Iran's Channel 1: Click here to view this clip on MEMRI TV Ali Movahedi-Kermani : "Mr. Kerry and Ms. Sherman were very impolite ...
On January 27, 2014, the Iranian paramilitary Basij presented its 2013 report on human rights in the U.S., which was published in Farsi, Arabic, and English. 1 The Basij report details human rights violations by the U.S administration, including execution, torture in prisons, and racial discrimination in the American justice system. The report includes few statistics and sources, relying largely on the websites of organizations such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International that ...
Dr. Shaker Al-Nabulsi T he Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) mourns the passing of its Board of Advisors member Dr. Shaker Al-Nabulsi, a liberal university professor and author of over 40 books who was a courageous advocate for freedom and reform in the Arab and Muslim world. Over the years MEMRI has translated from Arabic and published many articles by Dr. Al-Nabulsi, as can be seen in the list below. His last article, on the subject of solving the crisis of terrorism, was published ...
In a recent article, Indian columnist Hasan Suroor analyzed the failure of the Arab Spring revolutions to usher in an era of democratic change in Islamic countries, warning that Islam is facing an existential crisis. Following are excerpts from the article, originally in English and published by the liberal Indian daily The Hindu : "With Osama Bin Laden Dead And Al-Qaeda In Disarray, Moderate Muslims Were Set To Reclaim The Much-Maligned Political Islam From Extremists During The Arab Spring ...
