Abdullah II of Jordan

August 14, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Shabaab’s jihad against the ‘leaders of disbelief’

Shabaab’s latest video features a clip of Ayman al-Zawahiri criticizing “corrupt regimes” that are allied with America. Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, has released a lengthy video that...

June 22, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Exclusive: German Islamic Center Raises Money for Hezbollah

The Al-Mustafa community center in the city-state of Bremen in northern Germany is a major hub for raising funds for the EU and US designated terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon, accordin...

January 26, 2018 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Palestinians are taking a huge risk by ignoring Trump’s threat to cut off US aid

President Donald Trump ...

November 22, 2017 | Clifford D. May |

The battle for the lands of the caliphate

Soon after taking office, President Trump ordered his national security advisers to provide “a complete strategi...

August 9, 2017 | Grant Rumley |

The End of the Abbas Era

The closest the Israeli-Palestinian conflict got to an actual third intifada, or uprising, happened late this past month when Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ...

June 9, 2017 | David Weinberg |

Qatar vs. Saudi Arabia: How Iran and the Brotherhood Tore the Gulf Apart

The Gulf monarchies face the most serious crisis in their history. It is largely being covered as a diplomatic spat, since several Arab nations terminated their relations with Qatar on Monday to...

March 29, 2017 | Clifford D. May

A bloody day in London town

“The Kafir’s Blood Is Halal For You, So Shed it.” That’s just one of the catchier headlines in a recent issue of ...

January 6, 2017 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Protecting Palestine

Not long ago, I was talking to a Fatah official about Palestinian aspirations, especially his party’s sharp emotions about Hamas, the Palestinian fundamentalist movement that rules Gaza and...

July 5, 2016 | Tony Badran |

Why Bibi’s Visits to Moscow Mean Bad News for Israel

Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Russia for yet another meeting with president Vladimir Putin—his third such trip (and fourth meeti...

April 4, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn

Treasury Department: Charity run by Scottish-born jihadist an al Qaeda ‘front organization’

At first blush, Al Rahmah Welfare Organization (RWO) is a charity that serves orphans, widows and the downtrodden in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and elsewhere. The group’s web page and soc...

October 30, 2015 |

Saudi Textbooks Propagate Intolerance

Here we go again.  According to a new government report, Saudi Arabia published yet another year’s worth of public school textbooks that promote hateful ideas. This represents only the...

May 13, 2015 |

No-Show at Camp David: What the Saudi King’s Snub Really Means

“I’ll see you next week.” According to a senior U.S. official, that’s what Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ...

May 5, 2015 |

Preaching Hate and Sectarianism in the Gulf

As Saudi Arabia expands its involvement in wars across the Middle East, the kingdom has given a platform to an extremist cleric who seems to believe this struggle is not...

April 15, 2015 | Clifford D. May

The Case For Heresy

By now, you should be familiar with the name Ayaan Hirsi Ali. You should know at least this much about her: She is brilliant, beautiful, black and she has been banned near Boston. You mi...

March 21, 2015 | FDD Policy Brief

Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood Splits in Two

Jordan’s seven-decade-old Muslim Brotherhood wing disbanded this week, leaving behind a...

February 13, 2015 | Thomas Joscelyn

Al Qaeda Uses ISIS to Try to Present Itself as Respectable, Even Moderate

In response to the Islamic State’s horrific burning of a pilot, the Jordanian government has released from prison one of the most influential al Qaeda-allied ideologues in the world...

February 2, 2015 |

Saudi King Salman’s Audacious Power Play

“You deserve more.” That’s what Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman tweeted to his peopl...

January 25, 2015 |

New Saudi King Won’t Change a Thing

Don’t buy the hype. Saudi Arabia’s new king is not a reformer, and his first acts as ruler confirm he will continue the royal family’s tradition of beggar-thy-neighbor energy po...

January 13, 2015 | FDD Policy Brief

A Milestone for Saudi Oil Policy

For the last several years, oil produced in North America has generally sold for a cheaper price than oil imported from across the At...

December 1, 2014 | |

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Extremism Will Continue to Block Peace in Syria

THE EDITORIAL “Peace...