The Islamic Republic prepares to avenge Ismail Haniyeh
“Bloodlust” is a term cascading across the Iranian media space this week: “Bloodlust is commanded,” declared Jam-e Jam newspaper, connected to Iran’s state-sanctioned...
Muhammad
U.S. Citizen Who Attempted to Assassinate Salman Rushdie Charged with Aiding Hezbollah
Latest Developments Federal prosecutors charged the man who attempted to assassinate the celebrated author Salman Rushdie in 2022 with “attempting to provide material support” to Iranian-backed...
Flash Briefs
The Islamic State claims responsibility for Omani Shia mosque attack
The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for a July 15 evening attack on the Shia Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque that killed six people in the Wadi Kabir area of the Omani capital of Muscat. IS’s...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: April 11, 2024
Today’s Issue: Three Hamas Operatives, Sons of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh, Killed in Israeli Airstrike | IDF Begins Operation in Central Gaza | IDF, Shin Bet, and Border Police Arrest Six in Overnight...
Israel at War Situation Report
Reading the Tea Leaves on Iran’s Other “Election”
The newly “re-elected” Assembly of Experts will play a large part in determining Iran’s post-Khamenei leadership.
Op-eds
Meta Removes Khamenei’s Instagram and Facebook Accounts
Meta announced on February 8 that it removed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for violating its content policy. “We have removed these accounts...
Flash Briefs
Iran’s Repression of Baha’is Condemned by U.S. Agency
A key U.S. agency condemned Iran on November 15 for its resurgent persecution of the Baha’is, the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. The U.S. Commission on International...
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Shabaab hosts massive pro-Palestine protests in southern Somalia
A few days after publicly supporting the Hamas-led invasion of Israel, Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, hosted massive pro-Palestine protests in its strongholds in southern Somalia’s...
Op-eds
What Happens When a Quran Is Burned Demonstrates a Government’s Capacity for Liberty
Current Iraqi rage against the burning of a Quran in Sweden and in Denmark violates both liberty and Islamic teachings — and shows that freedom of expression is sometimes globally curtailed for...
Op-eds
Yes, Xi Jinping is a dictator, and he should be proud of it
What’s Xi Jinping getting his knickers in a knot about? Was it a diplomatic faux pas for President Biden to call him — at a campaign fundraiser — a “dictator”? Of course. Was...
Op-eds
Protests in Iran Persist Eight Months After Death of Mahsa Amini
May 16 marked the eight-month anniversary of Iran’s murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for her alleged failure to wear her hijab properly, sparking nationwide protests that continue...
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Analysis: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb encourages its Sahelian wing to continue fighting the Islamic State
In a newly released video, Abu Yasir al-Jaza’iri, a senior ideologue within al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), sends a message of encouragement to AQIM’s Sahelian wing, the Group for Support of...
Op-eds
Israel Braces for Violence During Ramadan
Latest Developments Israeli police plan to deploy thousands of additional officers in Jerusalem ahead of Ramadan in anticipation of recurrent violence on the Temple Mount. Police forces will bulk up...
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Pray for Peace This Ramadan
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins March 22. It celebrates the month during which Muslims believe Allah revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. The holiday, marked by fasting and prayer, is intended...
Op-eds
Walk like an Israeli
Why a Jew’s visit to the holiest Jewish site provokes outrage
Op-eds
Abdullah in the middle
Why Jordan has not joined the Abraham Accords
Op-eds
How the Salman Rushdie Fatwa Changed the World
Khomeini’s decree stoked Muslim anger and paralyzed the West’s response to Islamic fundamentalism.
Op-eds
The Republic of Fatwas
Last week, a Shiite American of Lebanese origin, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, attempted to murder the Indian-born British-American author Salman Rushdie. Matar’s social media posts display staunch support...
Op-eds
Iran Targets Salman Rushdie
An admirer of the regime in Iran attacked the author Salman Rushdie on August 12, stabbing him roughly 10 times minutes before his scheduled lecture in Chautauqua, New York. Rushdie faces a long “road to recovery,” stated his agent. He may even lose an eye. European and Middle Eastern intelligence officials said the assailant, 24-year-old Hadi Matar of Fairview, New Jersey, had contacts with members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). A U.S. law enforcement official said Matar’s posts on social media show his sympathies to Shia extremism and IRGC causes.
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Rushdie attack reveals — again — true nature of Iranian regime
Excerpt On Feb. 14, 1989, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, condemning author Salman Rushdie to death for blasphemy. Rushdie had recently...