The Central Issue Is Why Sustained Unrest Has Not Yet Fractured the Regime—and the Answer Is That the Islamic Republic Was Built That Way
Why the Proposed Gaza Framework Points to a Power-Based Realignment That Bypasses Existing Global Institutions
Why the Collapse of Clerical Rule Would Trigger a Struggle Over Power, Not an Instant Transition to Democracy
How a Sweeping New Parties Law Turns Participation Into a Tool of Coercion Ahead of the June 2026 Vote
We May See the Wholesale Destruction of the Forces and the Authority That Paid the Highest Price to Defeat ISIS
The Advance of the Syrian Govt. Forces Has Been Accompanied by Atrocities, Including the Execution of Prisoners and the Abuse and Tormenting of Captured Female Kurdish Fighters
Muslim Prayer Rooms and No Handshakes—Signs of Ideological Capture
What Happens to the Kurds Could Be Akin to the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre, When Serbs Slaughtered 8,000 Bosnians
Globus Relief, Lifting Hands, and the LDS Church Itself Have Handed Millions to Charitable Fronts for Dangerous Islamist Movements
Spotlight on Syria
The Syrian government of Ahmed al-Sharaa promised moderation and respect for minority rights. Instead it has delivered slaughter and ethnic cleansing. The ongoing conquest of Kurdish areas has removed any mask of civility.
The horror of watching more massacres unfold is made even worse by the release of thousands of ISIS prisoners. The U.S. and Kurds fought for years to defeat ISIS and now in one fell swoop all that sacrifice is being undone.
The horror of watching more massacres unfold is made even worse by the release of thousands of ISIS prisoners. The U.S. and Kurds fought for years to defeat ISIS and now in one fell swoop all that sacrifice is being undone.
What Happens to the Kurds Could Be Akin to the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre, When Serbs Slaughtered 8,000 Bosnians
Middle East Quarterly - Current Issue
Founded in 1994 by Daniel Pipes, MEQ is the Middle East Forum’s journal intended for both scholars and the educated public. Policymakers, opinion-makers, academics, and journalists write for and read the Quarterly, which is known for exclusive interviews, in-depth historical articles, and book reviews on subjects ranging from archaeology to politics and on countries from Morocco to Iran.
Winter 2026 Volume 33: Number 1
Winter 2026 Volume 33: Number 1
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Qatar’s Tentacles Reach Deep into the University to Destroy the Foundations Upon Which It Was Founded -
The Doctrine Would Guarantee Organizational Destruction for any Terror Group That Takes an Israeli Hostage -
Shirin Saeidi Removed as Director of King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies at Univ. of Arkansas -
New Research Initiative Honors Pioneering Scholars Bat Ye’or and David Littman While Addressing Modern-Day Religious Oppression
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Radical Islam Has Been Growing in Canada for over a Half Century -
Somaliland Is a Successful Role Model for Democracy and a Free Market Economy in the Horn of Africa -
Jew-Hatred Is Never Just About Jews; It’s the Canary in the Democratic Coal Mine -
Despite the Complexities of Managing So Many Moving Parts, There Is Still Reason to Remain Hopeful About the U.S.-Led Alliance
Middle East Forum Observer
Founded in 2024, the Observer provides rapid analysis on leading Middle East developments, from Marrakech to Mashhad and the Bab el-Mandeb to the Black Sea.
Launched in 2006, Islamist Watch is a project of the Middle East Forum. We work to combat the ideas and institutions of lawful Islamism in the United States and throughout the West. Arguing that “radical Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution,” we seek to expose the Islamist organizations that currently dominate the debate, while identifying and promoting the work of moderate Muslims.
CAMPUS WATCH, a project of the Middle East Forum, reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North America with an aim to improving them. The project mainly addresses five problems: analytical failures, the mixing of politics with scholarship, intolerance of alternative views, apologetics, and the abuse of power over students. Campus Watch fully respects the freedom of speech of those it debates while insisting on its own freedom to comment on their words and deeds.
Antisemitism
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Israeli Christians and Islamic Converts Blast Declaration for Adopting a Submissive Posture Toward Islam -
Appeasement of Extremism Has Put Australia’s Jews at Risk -
The ‘Barcelonaz’ Map Reveals How State Rhetoric Has Normalized Antisemitic Targeting in Spain -
The Consequences of Mainstreaming Anti-Jewish Incitement in the West
Gaza
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Gaza Cannot Be Stabilized Without Ending Hamas -
In a Region Dealing with Civil Wars, Islamist Insurgencies, and More, ‘Palestine’ Is No Longer the Motivator It Once Was -
Why Some Palestinians Are Turning Against Hamas’ Rule in Gaza -
Major Restructuring Follows Exposé of Hamas Inserting Operatives into Western Charities
Islam
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How Islam Severed Itself from the Biblical World That Once Made Its Scripture Intelligible -
He Is Not an Islamist, but He Is a Muslim Tribalist Who Believes the White Race Has Exploited Middle Eastern Muslims -
European Court Ruling Will Set Precedent on Muslim Nation Vying for European Union Membership -
Pakistani Leaders and Clerics Present the Country’s Nuclear Program as an Issue of National and Islamic Pride
Muslims in the US
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And While We’re at it, Think Twice About Offering Him Another Post -
The United States Is Entering a Critical Phase in Its Encounter with Political Islam -
The Fact That the Left Is in a Red-Green Alliance with Islamists Has Obviated the Need for Muslim Leaders to Moderate -
Husham Al-Husainy Was Headed to D.C. Until His Past Caught up with Him
