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Libya is not merely a failed state; it is the engine room of a new global criminal order, and the consequences are already radiating far beyond its borders.
Middle East Forum Online
Libya Is Becoming the World’s Crime Capital — America Can’t Afford to Look Away
The Implications for American Interests Are Concrete, Even If the Language of Policy Prefers Discretion
November 11, 2025
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Amine Ayoub
The Alawite flag.
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The Alawite Insurgency in Syria: Interview with Fawj Azra’Il Al-Jabal
November 11, 2025
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
On her first day at a public high school in the Egyptian province of Minya, Maryam walked in like every girl in the West does—with her hair uncovered. She was immediately confronted by the school principal, who scolded her before the other students: “You can’t come with your hair like that,” the principal barked. “It’s shameful! You must come tomorrow wearing a head scarf.”
Middle East Forum Online
Christian Girl in Egypt Harassed for Refusing Hijab — ‘They Looked at Me as if I Were Naked’
Such Incidents Have Multiplied in Recent Years, Part of the Ongoing Islamization of the Nation Program
November 11, 2025
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Raymond Ibrahim
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On July 1, 2025, the United States Mission to the United Nations released a statement condemning Francesca Albanese’s “years-long pattern of virulent antisemitism” and her “malignant antisemitism and support for terrorism.” Above, Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories, at a press briefing at U.N. Headquarters on October 27, 2022.
Middle East Forum Online
Is the United Nations Antisemitic? Here’s Proof
Where Are the U.N. Officials Who Argue They Cannot Be Part of an Organization That Increasingly Fuels Blood Libel and One of the World’s Oldest Hatreds?
November 11, 2025
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Michael Rubin
The stability of the Middle East’s longest peace now depends on the rapidly deteriorating economic and social health of the Egyptian state.
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The Cornerstone Is Cracking: Why Egypt’s Internal Decay Threatens the Middle East’s Longest Peace
The Danger Comes Not Primarily from a Hostile External Power, but from Within the Egyptian State Itself
November 11, 2025
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Amine Ayoub
The real crisis wasn’t on the streets—it was in the national mindset: a slow, dangerous return to the October 6 mentality, as if the 1,200 murdered Israelis were part of a bad dream we could simply wake up from and carry on as usual. Above, a crowded street scene with families, cyclists, and people sitting at outdoor cafes enjoying food and drinks on a sunny day in Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2025.
We Won the War, but We’re Losing the Peace
We Are Beginning to Forget the Central Lesson of October 7—That an Existential Threat Cannot Be ‘Managed’
November 11, 2025
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Gregg Roman
The Sayyida Zaynab shrine photographed from a distance in October 2025. Notice that the "Oh Zaynab" banner is missing.
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The Last Banner of Zaynab
Syria’s Shia Find Themselves Tolerated but Subdued
November 11, 2025
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
An Iraqi polling station with ballot box election concept. Iraq is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Healthy Uncertainty of Iraqi Elections
If Incumbency Is Synonymous with Life Tenure in Most Arab States, It Is Not in Iraq, Where Iraqis Punish a Person Deemed Ineffective and Corrupt
November 11, 2025
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Michael Rubin
Supporters wave Iranian, Lebanese, and Hezbollah flags during a pro-Iran demonstration in South Lebanon on June 29, 2025.
Middle East Forum Online
As Hezbollah Rearms and Lebanon’s Government Stalls, Israel Looks to Its North
The Various Components of the Iran-Led Axis of Resistance, and the Tehran Regime Itself, Remain Stronger than Their Domestic Opponents
November 11, 2025
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Jonathan Spyer
Tehran has been tight-lipped about the impact of Israeli and American attacks in June 2025 on its nuclear enrichment facilities.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran’s Nuclear Ambiguity Falters as a Basis for Deterrence
Iran’s Nuclear Decisions No Longer Determine Its Fate Alone—Its Regional Policies Have Become Equally Perilous
November 11, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
Iran’s foundational condition is one of “water bankruptcy"—a state that has triggered a domino effect across all critical infrastructure. Lake Urmia, above, once among the world's largest salt lakes, has lost approximately 90 percent of its area due to a politically engineered crisis resulting from decades of mismanagement and corruption centered on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Tehran Running Dry: MEF Report Details Iran’s Terminal Water Crisis
Iran Has Entered a State of Permanent ‘Water Bankruptcy’ in Which National Demand Far Exceeds Renewable Supply
November 10, 2025
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The Thirst of a Nation
Iran’s Water-Driven Trajectory Toward State Failure and a Blueprint for Recovery
November 10, 2025
Tucker Carlson speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Middle East Forum Online
What Is the Heritage Foundation Defending?
Tucker Carlson Is an Antisemite Whose Racism Disqualifies Him from the Realm of Political Discourse
November 10, 2025