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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the UN General Assembly in New York in September 2023.
Middle East Forum Observer
Is Benjamin Netanyahu Today More Golda Meir or Menachem Begin?
One Leader Failed to Act on a Warning—the Other Turned Danger Into a Peace Treaty and Destroyed a Nuclear Reactor
October 7, 2026
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Shahin Modarres
The near-destruction of non-Muslim communities in the Anatolian peninsula, which accelerated in the final decades of the Ottoman Empire, drew on practices long established under Islamic rule: enslavement, deportation, the forced levy of Christian children, and, in some instances, the castration of captives. Above, Armenian orphans being deported, ca. 1920.
Dhimmitude Project
The Sword and the Tongue: Jihad’s Long Shadow over Christians in Turkey
How Jizya and Jihad Paved the Way for Genocide in the Anatolian Peninsula
October 6, 2026
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Jalal Tagreeb
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held up a pager as he reminded his listeners at the United Nations General Assembly in New York of Israel’s September 2024 attack on Hezbollah; September 22, 2026.
Middle East Forum Online
The Waiting Time: Israel Approaches Watershed Elections
The Elections Are Taking Place Against a Background of Ongoing Regional Conflict, Triggered by the Worst Security Disaster in Israel’s History
October 6, 2026
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Jonathan Spyer
Press Releases
MEF Unveils 17 Free Intelligence Hubs for Policymakers, Journalists, and the Public
The Sites Are Open Access, with No Registration and No Paywall
October 6, 2026
A Somali police officer oversees traffic in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Middle East Forum Observer
Will Turkey Double Down on Somalia as Mogadishu’s African Partners Depart?
Fewer Attacks by Al-Shabaab May Just as Likely Reflect Accommodation as a Successful Security Plan
October 6, 2026
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Siyad Madey
The San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling the shots in local government. On September 15, 2026, the San Diego City Council voted 8–0 to adopt CAIR’s working definition of “Islamophobia” and send it to every city department, including the police—without naming the group that wrote it. Federal prosecutors listed CAIR as an uncharged coconspirator in a Hamas-financing case. Moreover, the governors of Texas and Florida have designated CAIR a terrorist organization.
FWI Research
How San Diego Let CAIR Define ‘Islamophobia’
San Diego’s new definition of ‘Islamophobia’ was drafted in the local office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a group named in a Hamas-financing case and designated a terrorist organization by two American governors. Nearly 2,000 pages of city records show how it happened.
October 5, 2026
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Gregg Roman
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his party are making use of the powers available to them to advance a regional strategy that comfortably combines a neo-Ottoman nationalism with an outlook deriving from Sunni political Islam.
Middle East Forum Online
Are Israel and Turkey Headed for Conflict?
Israel and Turkey Are Increasingly Finding Themselves on Opposite Sides of the Region’s Most Consequential Flashpoints
October 5, 2026
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Jonathan Spyer
Pope Leo XIV blesses the faithful inside Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Metz, France, on September 28, 2026, the final day of his apostolic journey to France.
FWI News
Muslim Brotherhood-Tied Imam Granted Seat at Pope Leo’s Interfaith Table in France
Grand Mosque Rector Urged Muslims to Work Secretly for Global Islamic State
October 5, 2026
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Jules Gomes
The Naqib market in Sulaymani, Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
Middle East Forum Observer
The United States Should Crack Down on Alleged Iranian Front Companies in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqis Complain About Iran’s Dumping of Cheap Manufactured and Agricultural Goods That Undercut Local Industries
October 5, 2026
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Michael Rubin
Skyscrapers in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Sees United Arab Emirates as an Enemy Alongside the United States and Israel
Iran’s Relationship with the Emirates Appears to Be Reaching a Point of No Return
October 5, 2026
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Shay Khatiri