Anna Stanley

Research Associate

Anna Stanley is a research associate at the Middle East Forum. Anna previously worked as an Open-Source Intelligence Analyst at the British Foreign Office and as an Intelligence Researcher and Investigation Practitioner for UK Police. She has delivered OSINT training internationally. Her writing has been featured on UK Television, The Spectator, The JC, JNS, Fathom, The Telegraph and Ynet.

Articles by this Author
A picture of Georgetown academic Badar Khan Suri (far right) celebrating with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (left).
FWI News
Georgetown Condemns Trump ‘McCarthyism,’ Defends Son-in-Law of Hamas Leader
Another Instance of Contempt for the U.S. from Higher Education?
March 21, 2025
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Anna Stanley
The newly appointed interim chairman of the board of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills, OFSTED, the United Kingdom’s educational standards office, has a history of extremist ties.
Middle East Forum Online
New U.K. Education Leader Has a Troubling History of Extremist Ties
In Schools Under Sir Hamid Patel’s Purview, Staff Have Said That Homosexuals Should Be ‘Stoned to Death’ and That Clapping and Whistling Are ‘Satanic’
March 20, 2025
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Anna Stanley
Rouzbeh Parsi, left, speaks at the European Parliament about the European Union's strategy toward Iran in 2015.
FWI News
Swedish Think Tank Stonewalls Before Investigating Staffer’s Links to Iran
Investigation into Rouzbeh Parsi to Be Completed in April
March 18, 2025
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Anna Stanley
The United Kingdom’s actions require anyone acting on Iran’s behalf to register or face up to five years in prison.
Middle East Forum Online
The U.K. Launches New Strategy Against Iranian Influence
The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme Seeks to Expose Covert Political Influence and Strengthen National Security in the United Kingdom
March 6, 2025
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Anna Stanley
A picture of Georgetown academic Badar Khan Suri (far right) celebrating with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (left).
Campus Watch
For Georgetown Univ. Couple, Terror-Ties Are a Family Affair
Mapheze Ahmad Yousef Saleh, Daughter of a Senior Hamas Official, Is Married to a Hamas Apologist
February 24, 2025
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Anna Stanley
The United Arab Emirates has placed several U.K.-based businesses on a terrorist list as part of a longstanding campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood.
FWI News
Emiratis Place U.K.-Based Companies on Terrorist List
Is the UAE Sending a Message to the U.K.?
February 12, 2025
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Anna Stanley
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has initiated an advocacy campaign to obstruct the efforts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport criminal aliens. ICE has suggested that such campaigns put U.S. citizens at risk.
FWI News
Islamists Obstruct Efforts to Deport Criminal Aliens
CAIR Encourages Illegal Immigrants to Evade Law Enforcement
February 6, 2025
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Anna Stanley
A few posts on X by Elon Musk have generated renewed interest in the failure of U.K. officials to prosecute sexual predators in numerous cities throughout the country for fear of being called racist. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is feeling the heat as a consequence.
FWI Research
5Pillars and the Denial of Systemic Child Exploitation in the U.K.
Publication Dismisses Outrage Over Rapes as ‘Far-Right’ Recruitment Tool
January 10, 2025
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Anna Stanley
Figure 1 Taken at Usamah’s last U.K. Sermon https://youtu.be/zKgCte-hNuQ?si=uWqd9XZKoHP6919V
FWI News
Good Riddance for Britain, but Bad News for Florida: The Radical Teachings of Sheikh Abu Usamah At-Thahabi
Florida’s New Imam: A Legacy of Radical Rhetoric and Division
January 9, 2025
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Anna Stanley
FWI Research
American Muslims for Palestine Convention 2024 Presents Speaker Lineup with Terror Links
Organization with Alleged Ties to Hamas to Meet in Illinois in Late November
November 13, 2024
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Anna Stanley
A Republican congressman from Florida has urged the U.S. State Department to bar Naseem (Naz) Shah, above, a member of the British Parliament, from entering the country due to her alleged ties to charities affiliated with Hamas.
FWI News
Terror Links Could Derail British Member of Parliament’s Visit to U.S.
British MP Allegedly Has Ties to Hamas-Linked NGOs
November 8, 2024
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Anna Stanley
Figure 1 Source: https://themorningnews.com/news/2024/08/10/microsoft-warns-about-irans-cyber-efforts-to-influence-us-elections/
FWI News
George Washington University Report Unveils Iranian Influence Network in the U.S.
October 17, 2024
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Anna Stanley
FWI News
Influential U.K. NGO Head, Majed Al-Zeer, Finally Designated by U.S. for Links to Hamas
October 8, 2024
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Anna Stanley
Young Muslims who participated in pro-Hamas protests that disrupted life on college campuses last spring will be first in line to participate in a government jobs program initiated by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). (Photo: Dexter Van Zile)
FWI Research
CAIR Grooms Pro-Hamas Protesters for Government Jobs after Graduation
September 19, 2024
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Anna Stanley
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI Research
Western Europe’s Hamas Networks Operate Openly
February 15, 2024
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Anna Stanley