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December 18, 2024 | |

‘Ambiguities in the Law’: Iran Pauses Implementation of Draconian Hijab Legislation

Law Would Have Imposed Severe Penalties: Iran’s National Security Council on December 16 paused the implementation of a controversial “Hijab and Chastity” law that would harshen...

December 13, 2024 | |

An ‘Assault on Women’s Rights’: UN Experts Call on Iran to Repeal Hijab Law

Iran’s New Law Punishes Defiance of Hijab Mandate: Iran must repeal its new law enforcing the mandatory hijab, or headscarf, a group of 10 UN experts said in a December 13 statement....

December 5, 2024 | |

‘Women, Life, Freedom!’ Iran Temporarily Releases Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Iran Frees Prominent Human Right Activist for 21 Days: The authorities in Tehran released prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi on December 4 after she underwent surgery...

December 2, 2024 | |

A ‘Medieval Law’: Iran’s New Hijab Bill Cracks Down on Women

Iran Unveils New Hijab Law: Tehran on November 30 released the full text of a new bill that would increase punishments on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, or headscarf,...

November 6, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: November 6, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Operating in West Bank’s Qabatiya and Nur Shams, Eliminating Terrorists, Destroying Explosive Devices | IDF Operation in Jabalya: 55,000 Civilians Evacuated, 700 Terrorists Have...

April 14, 2020 | Eric S. Edelman, Ray Takeyh

The Next Iranian Revolution

Why Washington Should Seek Regime Change in Tehran

January 25, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Palestinian Terror Group Backer Teaching at German University, Sparks Row

University of Hamburg appoints as guest professor Farid Esack, who is the chairman of BDS South Africa

May 16, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal

Outrage over German university’s dismissal of anti-Semitism expert

“It is a scandal! It shows that critical research on right-wing radicalism/anti-Semitism is not desired in Germany," Julius Schoeps, a leading German Jewish historian and a descendant of th...

March 4, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German BDS group confirms bank closed its account

The hardcore BDS-Kampagne (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign) announced on its website that the French-German DAB Bank in Munich will terminate its account on April 14. In what...

May 22, 2015 |

Egypt’s Religious Freedom Farce

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt presents himself as an Islamic reformer. He has...

March 1, 2012 | Andrew McCarthy National Review Online

Releasing the Blind Sheikh?

It is too early to tell, but not too early to be very worried.

November 2, 2011 |

FDD Welcomes Lee Smith and James Kirchick as Fellows

Washington, D.C. - The Foundation for Defense of Democracies proudly welcomes two new scholars to its ranks. Lee Smith, of the Weekly Standard, and...

November 2, 2011 |

FDD Welcomes Lee Smith and James Kirchick as Fellows

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June 21, 2011 |

Yale’s Capitulation

In early June, Yale University pulled the plug on the first U.S.-based academic center devoted to the study of modern anti-Semitism, including the growing phenomenon of Islamic animated hatred of...

June 13, 2011 | National Review Online

The Company He Keeps

Meet Obama's circle: The same old America-hating Left.

July 8, 2010 | Richard Perle Faster, Please! |

Iran Heats Up: The Bazaar Strikes Back

The death spiral of the Islamic Republic seems to be gathering momentum. That big fire at a major oil well I told you about last week continues unabated, with big flames and clouds of noxious bla...

May 6, 2010 | Jack Kemp Pajamas Media

Iran: Happy Anniversary, Dictator

May day We are very nearly at the first anniversary of the great Iranian electoral hopes and hoax of June 12, 2009. While Iran has changed dramatically in that period of time, many analy...

February 25, 2010 | Clifford D. May |

How to Stifle Speech

There's an old Soviet joke in which an American tells a Russian: "In my country we have freedom of speech. I can stand in front of the White House and yell, ‘Nixon is an idiot!' a...

September 30, 2008 |

News from the Awakening (Part 5)

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May 31, 2003 | The Dissident

The Real Roots of Islamic Extremism

By Stephen Schwartz The victimized terrorists are variously thought to be directing their anger against Western-induced poverty; the Western-supported rise of Israel; or the Western impe...