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EVENT: How to Fight Antisemitism in the Arab World
Ideas Beyond Borders has produced an Arabic-language translation of Bari Weiss’s “How to Fight Anti-Semitism,” which will be distributed across the Arab world, with the aim of helping to oppose antisemitic rhetoric and counter stereotypes, tropes, and misconceptions. To discuss the threats and trendlines of global antisemitism and what more can be done to counter it, FDD hosts a discussion with Bari Weiss, FDD Research Fellow Hussain Abdul-Hussain, and Ideas Beyond Borders Founder and President Faisal Saeed Al Mutar. The conversation is moderated by FDD Senior Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer.
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CCTI Chairman
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- Military and Political Power
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Turkey Program Senior Director
- Turkey
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Senior Iran and Financial Economics Advisor
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Overnight Brief: January 18, 2022
Read Full BriefToday In Issues:
FDD Research & Analysis
- "Biden’s Moment of Truth in Iran," FDD's Foreign Podicy
- "As Biden Relaxed Pressure, Iran Took Advantage," The Wall Street Journal
- "Biden’s Misguided Blame Game on Iran," The Dispatch
The Must-Reads
- Iran demands legal pledge that U.S. won’t quit nuclear deal again
- Iran talks enter 'tedious' drafting phase as US nears decision point
- Bloomberg’s Bobby Ghosh: Trump isn’t responsible for Iran’s aggressive behavior
- Former Iran hostage Barry Rosen goes on hunger strike to campaign for prisoners in Tehran
- Taliban intensify efforts to take control of Afghanistan’s overseas embassies
- North Korea launches 2 short-range ballistic missiles
- China's Xi warns global confrontation 'invites catastrophic consequences'
- U.S. considers backing an insurgency if Russia invades Ukraine
- Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton: Even if Putin doesn’t seize all of Ukraine, he has a larger strategy. The U.S. needs one, too.
- WaPo’s Editorial: Time is running out to stop Russian aggression in Ukraine
- UAE to ask U.S. to restore Houthi terrorism label after attack
- Who is Aafia Siddiqui, the federal prisoner at the center of the Texas hostage incident?
- AEI’s Michael Rubin: Texas synagogue hostage crisis proves Pakistan is a state sponsor of terror