Only 5% Of Palestinians and 6% of Lebanese Accept Gay Relationships
Jordan blocked on of the first LGBT magazines.
North Africa
AQIM official calls for sharia governance in Algeria
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Op-eds
Zawahiri criticizes jihadists in Syria for clinging to territory under Turkey’s protection
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Midterm Assessment: Libya
ODNI releases annual overview of Islamic State and al Qaeda networks
The ODNI’s map highlights the Islamic State’s and al Qaeda’s global footprint, though the jihadists are not a major force in some of the countries depicted. The ODNI’s map recognizes the presence...
Op-eds
U.S. Balanced Approach on Libya: A Good Step Forward But Not Enough
For years, the United States has distanced itself from the national reconciliation process in Libya, adopting a ...
Op-eds
German Official Deletes Antisemitic Tweet Equating Jesus with the Palestinians
The director of Germany’s Near and Middle East department at the foreign ministry deleted a tweet widely criticized as antisemitic because it compared the repression of Jesus to the Palestinians.
Op-eds
Iran’s Controversial Cultural Attaché Leaves Algeria
On September 22, Iran’s cultural attaché in Algeria Amir Mousavi announced he would leave his position after almost four years in the country. The announcement followed accusations by Algerian activists and former officials against the Iranian diplomat over his alleged role in recruiting thousands of Shiite Muslims in Algeria on behalf of Iran. Mousavi’s departure highlights Iran’s persistent and unwelcome attempts to expand its influence in North Africa.
Policy Briefs
FIFA Punishment for Palestinians is Insufficient
FIFA handed Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), a...
Policy Briefs
Human Rights Groups Slam Iran for Prison Terms of Christians and Dervishes
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch blasted the Islamic Republic of Iran for its sweeping violent crackdown on Christians and Dervishes, including imposing lengthy prison terms on the me...
Op-eds
Call to release Algerian blogger imprisoned for interviewing Israeli MF
Human Rights Watch urged Algeria on Sunday to release a blogger who launched a hunger strike on July 8 to protest his seven-year prison term he received after interviewing an Israeli Foreign Mini...
Op-eds
Group of men attacks German Jew wearing Israeli pin and kippa
A large group of men attacked a 17-year-old German Jew who wore an Israeli pin and kippah on Friday night in what the police believe was an antisemitic attack. Media in the German city...
Op-eds
Russia and Egypt are Growing Closer
As Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi begins his second term, a new chapter in Egyptian-Russian relations is being written. Disappointed by U.S. policy, Cairo has strengthened its ties with...
Op-eds
A pope and a grand imam
Pope Tawadros II had planned to spend last week on retreat in a monastery near Alexandria. But then Mohammed bin Salman, on a three-day visit to Egypt, asked to see him. The Saudi Crown...
Op-eds
Black lives in Africa
No nation in Africa is receiving more attention right now than Wakanda. And why not since, as Anthony Lane writes in The New Yorker, Wakanda is “a model of serenity,” that also is &ld...
Op-eds
Not So Fast
On January 19, the Pentagon released its new National Defense Strategy. The second paragraph of the 14-page declassified summary painted a dire picture. “Today, we are emerging from a perio...
Op-eds
Reimagining a more realistic “peace process”
“The peace process” is the name we’ve given to decades of attempts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The reality: These diplomatic efforts have never made meaningful...
Op-eds
Deceptive Deja Vu
In France, all right-thinking people know instinctively what the pensée unique is—the socially acceptable view on any subject that ensures a Parisian won’t get axed from the be...
Op-eds
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Relies On Drugs, Human Trafficking to Fund Terror Activities
Washington, D.C., December 7, 2017 – As the Trump Administration...
Press Releases
FDD launches national security and foreign policy podcast “Foreign Podicy”
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 21, 2017 – Focused on the most consequential foreign policy and national security issues facing the United States today, Foundation for Def...