U.S. Apologia and Denial About Turkey’s Terrorist Ties Mirror the Pre-9/11 Blindness to Saudi Terrorism Ties
A U.S. Desire to Withdraw Troops Completely from Iraq and a Commitment to Prevent Genocide Are Mutually Exclusive
MBS Sharpened His Criticism of Israel and Continues to Warm Ties with Iran, but a Defense Pact with the U.S. Is Still His Priority and Tehran Is Still the Chief Foe
The Supreme Leader’s Son Does Not Have the Prestige of Iran’s Grand Ayatollahs or Even Many Ordinary Ayatollahs
Turkish Authorities Face Criticism for Releasing a Radical Kurdish Cleric Linked to ISIS, Allowing Him to Resume Preaching and Recruiting for Jihadist Networks Across Turkey and Georgia
Critics of Islam in 2024 Europe Face Repression Akin to the Treatment of Anti-soviet Writers in the 1950s—Silenced with Fear and Police at the Door.
For the Islamic State, It Does Not Matter Whether a Republican or Democrat Wins the Elections, Because America Is a Democracy and Remains a ‘Crusader’ State Waging War on Islam.
Democracies That Value Their Sovereignty Should Pull Out and Cease Funding the Court
From Medieval Scapegoating to Modern “Social Justice” Narratives, Antisemitism Evolves but Endures, Targeting Jews as Universal Villains in Shifting Ideological Frameworks
Spotlight: Disappearing Christians of the Middle East
Christians in the Middle East have been been on a steady and dangerous decline for decades. They have survived for two thousand years in the lands where their religion first took root.
Now their very existence in most of the region is in question. Inhospitable governments and openly hostile, even violent, Islamists have driven them out or just slaughtered them. Will they be able to survive?
Now their very existence in most of the region is in question. Inhospitable governments and openly hostile, even violent, Islamists have driven them out or just slaughtered them. Will they be able to survive?
The Trigger Was Familiar: Rumors Alleging a Romantic Liaison Between a Young Coptic Man and a Muslim Woman
Middle East Quarterly - Current Issue
Founded in 1994 by Daniel Pipes, MEQ is the Middle East Forum’s journal intended for both scholars and the educated public. Policymakers, opinion-makers, academics, and journalists write for and read the Quarterly, which is known for exclusive interviews, in-depth historical articles, and book reviews on subjects ranging from archaeology to politics and on countries from Morocco to Iran.
Fall 2025 Volume 32: Number 4
Fall 2025 Volume 32: Number 4
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Iran Has Entered a State of Permanent ‘Water Bankruptcy’ in Which National Demand Far Exceeds Renewable Supply -
For Nearly a Decade, MEF Has Systematically Argued Against the ‘Doctrine of Managed Decline’ -
Members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Are Expected to Reject Amer Ghalib’s Nomination as Ambassador to Kuwait Following a Contentious Confirmation Hearing -
The U.S. State Department Has Designated Four Iran-Backed Shi’a Militias as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Following Years of Advocacy by the Middle East Forum
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IMEC Can Also Contain China’s Ambition to Expand More Into the Mediterranean -
It Is in America’s Interest to Engage in Helping Stabilize Syria and the Greater Region -
The Islamist Group Is Currently Threatening Regional Security by Claiming They Can Now Reach Greece -
Because of a Lack of Natural Resources, Suwayda, Where the Majority of Syrian Druze Live, Is the Most Impoverished Region in the Country
Middle East Forum Observer
Founded in 2024, the Observer provides rapid analysis on leading Middle East developments, from Marrakech to Mashhad and the Bab el-Mandeb to the Black Sea.
Launched in 2006, Islamist Watch is a project of the Middle East Forum. We work to combat the ideas and institutions of lawful Islamism in the United States and throughout the West. Arguing that “radical Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution,” we seek to expose the Islamist organizations that currently dominate the debate, while identifying and promoting the work of moderate Muslims.
CAMPUS WATCH, a project of the Middle East Forum, reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North America with an aim to improving them. The project mainly addresses five problems: analytical failures, the mixing of politics with scholarship, intolerance of alternative views, apologetics, and the abuse of power over students. Campus Watch fully respects the freedom of speech of those it debates while insisting on its own freedom to comment on their words and deeds.
Antisemitism
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Where Are the U.N. Officials Who Argue They Cannot Be Part of an Organization That Increasingly Fuels Blood Libel and One of the World’s Oldest Hatreds? -
Tucker Carlson Is an Antisemite Whose Racism Disqualifies Him from the Realm of Political Discourse -
Sukkat Salam Promotes Islamist Agenda under Guise of Interfaith Progressivism -
He Is Not an Islamist, but He Is a Muslim Tribalist Who Believes the White Race Has Exploited Middle Eastern Muslims
Gaza
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Maintaining Its Arms Will Enable Hamas to Prevent Israel from Achieving the Aim of Keeping Hamas Away from Governance -
Rather than Building a State, Hamas Took over Gaza and Used It as a Launching Pad for Rockets and Terrorism -
Neither the State Department nor Other Foreign Ministries Should Accept the Fiction That U.N. Mandates Are Necessary or Effective -
Fear and Lack of Access Explain Why So Many Accept Hamas Health Ministry Statistics
