Hezbollah is the Antithesis of Shia Islam
A video went viral of a Lebanese woman standing at the Beirut Airport and berating other passengers, shouting: “We sacrificed our blood, this is our country, and whoever does not like it should emigrate.”...
Prophet
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...
Op-eds
Al-Qaeda’s senior leadership praises jihadists in Mali and Somalia
Al-Qaeda’s senior management, or general command, has released a two-page statement praising the jihadists in Mali and Somalia. Al-Qaeda has strong branches in both East and West Africa, and the international...
Op-eds
Iranian regime’s repression of Christians ‘shocks the conscience’
A horribly familiar description of the Iranian regime’s persecution of Christians and other minorities emerged from a U.S. State Department report on religious freedom published...
Op-eds
Shabaab official justifies attacks on civilians while preaching the sanctity of Muslim blood
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Op-eds
Bring Asia Bibi to America
She lives in an unfree and intolerant nation, and her life is in imminent danger.
Op-eds
Border disputes
Al Qaeda does not value diversity and it’s not an equal opportunity employer. The same can be said of the Islamic State. And when the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran want to commit a...
Op-eds
Neither Remaining Nor Expanding: The Islamic State’s Global Expansion Struggles
Co-written with Nathaniel Barr Judging from the Islamic State’s propaganda, it would appear the group is rapidly overtaking the Muslim world. The Islamic State has declare...
Op-eds
Forget Paris
For almost two generations, since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, self-proclaimed jihadis have been fighting to re-establish Islamic supremacy and domination in the world. Leaders of the na...
Op-eds
Key Differences in the Tehran-Moscow Axis
Ali Larijani wore black during the Ashura days of Shia mourning for the Prophet’s grandson Hussein while attending the Valdai International Discussion Club’s October 23rd plenary ses&...
Op-eds
Victory Without Soldiers?
With the war in Syria becoming ever more complex and murderous, it’s worthwhile to revisit a guiding principle of Barack Obama: The use of American military power is likely to do more harm...
Op-eds
Iran’s Losses Mount in the Syrian Quagmire
“We must possess Syria. If the chain from Lebanon to here [Tehran] is cut, bad things will happen,” former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said in a December 24, 2...
Op-eds
Analysis: Iran’s Human Rights Failure
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s human rights record remained atrocious under the so-called moderate President Hassan Rouhani, according to a newly released Human Rights Watch report on Wedne...
Op-eds
Iran’s ‘Reformist’ President Is Shielding Powerful Revolutionary Guard From Anti-Corruption Campaign
A joke is making the rounds in Tehran. In it, the Iranian press confront President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad just before he leaves office with a report declaring Iran the second-most corrupt c...
Op-eds
Senior AQAP Official Praises Paris Attack in New Audio Message
A newly released audio message from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) features a top official in the group, Harith al Nadhari, praising the attack on the office...
Op-eds
The Paris Attack: A Possible Yemen Connection
“Tell the media that this is al-Qaeda in the Yemen,” gunmen in today’s deadly attack in Paris...
Policy Briefs
Sandstorm
The great medieval historian Ibn Khaldun centered his understanding of history on asabiyya, which is perhaps best translated as esprit de corps mixed with the will to power. In his maste...
Op-eds
A Failure of Policy
Forty-one recently declassified State Department documents obtained by Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, have reignited the controversy over the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack...
Op-eds
Crisis in Syria: Implications for Homeland Security
Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Thompson and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the potential threats to the U.S. emanating out of Syria. Obviously, the sit...
Congressional Testimonies
Al Qaeda in Iraq, Al Nusrah Front Emerge as Rebranded Single Entity
The emir of al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), Abu Bakr al Baghdadi (also known as Abu Dua), has announced a new brand for his organization's efforts: the "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant." The ne...