New From the Middle East Quarterly

Dissident Watch: Abdul Rahman al-Lahim
by Nathaniel Rosenblatt

Is Al-Qaeda's Central Leadership Still Relevant?
by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Kyle Dabruzzi

Fatah's Embrace of Islamism
by Ido Zelkovitz

Articles by MEF Staff

Middle East Studies in Fiction
by Cinnamon Stillwell :: May 15

A Schism over Shari'a in the Church of England
by David J. Rusin :: May 11

Hillary Clinton's right to say 'obliterate'
by Michael Rubin :: May 7

Barack Obama's Muslim Childhood
by Daniel Pipes :: April 29

A Democratic Islam?
by Daniel Pipes :: April 17

MEF Wires

What's at Stake for the West in Lebanon?
by David Wurmser :: March 6

Culture and Conflict in the Middle East
by Philip Carl Salzman :: January 29

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In the Spotlight:

• The MEF revisits the Syria-Iran-Hezbollah connection, as the terrorist group again incites violence in the streets of Beirut:
• Iran's Global Ambition by Michael Rubin (March 17, 2008)
• Iran Against the Arabs by Michael Rubin (July 19, 2006)
• Are We Playing for Keeps? by Michael Rubin (February 27, 2006)
• Hezbollah's Strategic Threat to Israel by Patrick Devenny (Winter 2006)
• The Threat Posed by Hezbollah by Eyal Zisser (November 26, 2002)
• Review of Hezbollah: Born with a Vengeance (March 1998)
• See a 7-minute video about the MEF, highlighting the organization, its personnel, and work. Available in Windows Media or QuickTime format.