Iranian Reformers and Hardliners Differ on Policy, Not Tactics, and the Electorate Does Not Matter to Them
Both the Ruling Party and the Corrupted Opposition Could Be Delegitimized
Pezeshkian’s Dilemma: Either Appease the IRGCs Power and Ideology or Alienate His Own Reformist Constituency
Erdoğan Views the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ as the Turkish Sudetenland, a Territory to March Into and Absorb
Iran Is a Multi-National State, Much More Than Just the ‘Persian People’
Although Most of the World Has Abandoned the Yazidi Victims of ISIS, Some Courageous Individuals Are Still Trying to Help
The Elimination of Hamas’s Most Dominant Figure Could Open a Small Window of Opportunity to Achieve Israel’s Elusive War Aims
Over the Course of Four Months, the Military Systematically Dismantled Hamas’s Rafah Brigade
A Yezidi Former Slave Rescued from Gaza Reveals Her Horrifying Experiences in Jihadi Captivity
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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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 -
Middle East Forum Report Exposes Terror Ties Among Faculty as University Reels from President’s Resignation and $790M Federal Funding Freeze
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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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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 -
The Remnants of the Still Healthy and Free ‘West’ Today Lie East of the Former Iron Curtain: Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovenia
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
