Hardline Islamist literature was on full display at this year's Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) convention that took place outside Chicago in early September. The books were displayed by Furqaan Bookstore, an offshoot of... 
Claims have surfaced in recent days that pro-Iranian regime Arab militiamen are to be found among the forces currently being used by the Iranian regime to crush protests. Demonstrations protesting the alleged murder of a young... 
Footage showing Iranian security forces massacring protesters using live ammunition in Zehdan, southern Iran during Friday prayers was posted online, showing shows Iranians bleeding and apparently shot. Other videos purportedly... 
For nearly two decades, Iran has sought to deepen its influence over Iraq's affairs by exploiting the instability there. By 2021 it had scored substantial success. But if the current political crisis in Baghdad proves to be a... 
Two U.S. Representatives have opened a Congressional inquiry into an Oberlin College professor after an FWI investigation revealed his ties to Iran and Hezbollah. In a September 28 letter, U.S. Representatives Jim Banks (R-IN)... 
The Maarif Foundation, a Turkish government-funded entity run by jihadists to export political Islam abroad, has been injected with over 5 billion lira in the last six years, an increase of nearly 2,000 percent from 2016, when it...
Nearly a year after Iraq's last parliamentary election, the country's political system remains frozen in crisis. The man who seemed to emerge as kingmaker after last October's vote – Muqtada al-Sadr – proved unable to secure a... 
Attacking the Kurds – a tried and true method of Mideast autocrats to divert or divide public attention. From Seth J. Frantzman.
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