An Iranian Lawmaker Has Revealed for the First Time That Tehran Had Been in Contact with the Trump Team over the past Two Years
European Governments Who Realize That Their Fifth Column Is Now Too Big to Be Governed Are Using the Repression of Critics as Appeasement
In the Name of Protecting the Feelings of Violent Inmates, Including Some of the Most Notorious Terrorists in the U.K., Basic Safety Was Sacrificed
A Single Drone Downed near Algeria’s Southern Border Has Exposed the Depth of a Crisis with Potential to Destabilize an Already Volatile Region
While Some Governments in the Region Have Decried the Tariffs as Unfair, They Are in Fact a Well-Calculated Move
Turkey Poses a Direct and Immediate Threat to Regional Security
A Middle East Forum Report
MEF Identified Members of the Assad Family Involved in Drug Operations, Creating a Family Enterprise That Controlled All Aspects of the Trade
A Middle East Forum Report
Spotlight: Hamas Mobs Being Held Accountable
Since the attacks on October 7, 2023, campus supporters of Hamas and other terrorist groups have flooded the zone, harassing and intimidating Jewish students and others, physically blocking students from attending class, breaking into and vandalizing buildings, and squatting illegally on university property.
At last, the bullies are facing legal consequences for their criminal behavior. The Trump administration is pursuing a wide array of legal remedies to stop non-citizens from supporting Hamas and other violent organizations.
At last, the bullies are facing legal consequences for their criminal behavior. The Trump administration is pursuing a wide array of legal remedies to stop non-citizens from supporting Hamas and other violent organizations.
The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas announced on Jan. 15 has implications nearly as momentous as the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre that precipitated it.
The deal comes after fifteen months of protracted indecision by the government of Israel, during which Jerusalem followed two contradictory policies toward Hamas: Destroy the organization. Make a deal with it.
The deal comes after fifteen months of protracted indecision by the government of Israel, during which Jerusalem followed two contradictory policies toward Hamas: Destroy the organization. Make a deal with it.
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.
Spring 2025 Volume 32: Number 2
Spring 2025 Volume 32: Number 2
By: Andrew Fox and Tatiana Glezer
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U.S. Taxpayer Money Was Being Funneled to Organizations with Ties to Hamas, Al-Qaeda and Other Terror Groups -
MEF Executive Director Delivered Blockbuster Testimony to the DOGE Subcommittee -
Moving the Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan Would Be a Massive Undertaking -
U.S. President Donald Trump Engages in a Double Pander, Giving Both His Pro-Israel and His Islamist Constituencies What They Most Want
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$164 Million of Taxpayer Funds Have Gone to Radical Islamist Groups, Including $122 Million to Organizations Aligned with Terrorist Organizations -
A Key Lesson from the IDF’s Collapse on Oct. 7 Is the Shortsightedness of Any Western Military That Invests Heavily in Technology at the Expense of Conventional Armed Forces -
There Has Been a Marked Change in Muslim-Majority Countries—in Keeping with the Rest of the World—Namely ‘A Huge Plunge in Fertility’ -
HTS’s Rise May Constitute the Transformation of a Regional Islamist Movement to “Post-Islamism”
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.
Gaza
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Once American and Israeli Hostages Return Home Safely, U.S. Policy Must Refocus Immediately on Hamas’s Defeat -
The Truth Is That the Citizenry of Gaza Elected Hamas as Their Leaders and Rulers -
Peace Demainds Us To End the Destructive Chimera. -
Those Outraged by Trump’s Proposal May Not Recall That a Similar Plan for Palestinians Was Put Forth in 1953
Islam
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Muhammad Detested Dogs, to the Point of Calling for Their Arbitrary Extermination -
[T]he Whole Complex Process of European Expansion and Empire … Has Its Roots in the Clash of Islam and Christendom -
The Three Suspects Allegedly Wanted to Avenge the Arab-Berber Troops Defeated in 732 by Charles Martel at the Battle of Poitiers -
If It Looks Like a Duck, Walks Like a Duck, and Quacks Like a Duck, Then It’s Probably a Duck
Muslims in the US
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The Executive Order’s Central Thrust Is to Restore, Repair, and Expand National Security Vetting Across Every Agency That Might Touch Immigration -
Pro-Hamas, Anti-jewish College Demonstrators Here on Visas Are on Notice That Their U.S. Welcome Is Over, Even with Expected Lawsuits -
Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan Allegedly Plotted to Bomb Israeli Consulate in NYC -
How Might the Incoming Second Administration of Donald Trump Reduce the Threat of Attacks with Millions of Foreign Strangers Already Inside the U.S.?
