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The anniversary of the death of an Iranian woman, Masha Amini, in police custody draws protests in Iran and elsewhere.
Middle East Forum Observer
New Protests Erupt in Iran on Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Murder
Underlying Grievances Fueling Nationwide Protests Are Not Going Away, and Risk of Unrest Keeps the Regime on Edge
September 17, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
While condemning Israel for striking those who orchestrated October 7, Western leaders are lavishing praise on the Gulf emirate as if it were a trustworthy ally rather than a funder of global Islamism and terror.
Middle East Forum Online
Playing Arsonist and Firefighter: How the West Is Falling for Qatar’s Deadly Game
While Harbouring and Funding Hamas and Spreading the Muslim Brotherhood’s Agenda, Qatar Has Styled Itself as an Ally and ‘Mediator’
September 16, 2025
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Jonathan Spyer
Long lines of vehicles wait to exit through a border crossing at the Kapikule border gate in Edirne, Turkey; Aug. 28, 2024.
Middle East Forum Online
KapıKule Border Scandal Reveals Europe’s Vulnerability to Turkish Corruption Networks
The Crackdown on Bribery and Corruption Announced in April at Europe’s Main Land Border Crossing with Turkey Appears to Function Primarily as a Cosmetic Gesture
September 16, 2025
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Abdullah Bozkurt
It’s not the culture war itself that kills, but the political violence born of the dehumanization of opponents by a self-proclaimed “camp of the good.” We no longer fight ideas: we want to destroy those who hold them.
Middle East Forum Online
The Academic Puppeteers Are More Dangerous than the Puppet Who Killed Charlie Kirk
The West, Which Believed It Had Banished Its Demons, Now Discovers Itself Hateful in Its Own Eyes
September 16, 2025
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Giulio Meotti
The flag of St. George files across the Thames from the Houses of Parliament in London. For those flying it today, the flag represents pride in being English—reclaiming a symbol of national unity, heritage, and patriotism.
Middle East Forum Online
England’s St. George Flag: Forged in Centuries of Warfare Against Islam
England’s Oldest National Flag, the Red Cross of St. George on a White Banner, Is Currently Embroiled in Controversy
September 16, 2025
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Raymond Ibrahim
Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf speaking during the United Nations Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York; Jan. 23, 2024.
Middle East Forum Online
Algeria’s U.N. Maneuver: A Veiled Support for Terrorism
Algeria Has Again Revealed Its True Colors by Calling for an Emergency Session of the United Nations Security Council Following Israel’s Precision Strike on Hamas Leadership in Doha
September 16, 2025
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Amine Ayoub
French authorities disbanded the European Institute of Human Sciences, citing its legitimization of jihad and Sharia, propagation of hatred against non-Muslims, and long-standing links with the Muslim Brotherhood.
FWI News
France Shuts Down Islamist Seminary for Legitimizing Jihad and Sharia
Seminary’s Dissolution Declared ‘Unprecedented Victory Against the Islamists’
September 16, 2025
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Jules Gomes
As a result the ruling ensures that the debate is far from over, leaving the legal status of the embassy land and, by extension, the symbolic foundation of one of America’s largest diplomatic outposts in a state of limbo. This grants diplomatic and political leverage to President Erdogan, who could potentially use the legal case as a bargaining tool with the US administration.
Middle East Forum Online
New U.S. Embassy in Ankara Stuck in Legal Limbo amid Turkish Land Dispute
The Sprawling New Compound in Ankara Faces Renewed Legal Uncertainty After Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals Annulled a Lower Court Ruling
September 16, 2025
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Abdullah Bozkurt
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani demanded retaliation “from the whole region” against Israel. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, meanwhile, likened Israel to a terrorist state.
Middle East Forum Online
Trump Should Punish Terrorist Flirtations from Qatar and Turkey
Qatar, a Country That Bankrolled Hamas Before, During, and After the Oct. 7 Massacre, Is Showing Its True, Anti-Semitic, Hateful Colors
September 16, 2025
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Michael Rubin
Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani of Qatar (left) chairing the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit to Address the Israeli attack on Qatar; Doha, Qatar, Sept. 15, 2025.
Middle East Forum Online
The Problem with Doha: Why Israel’s Hamas Attacks Outraged Qatar
Qatari Officials Long Pursued Policies That Coddled Terrorists and Promoted Extremism
September 16, 2025
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Michael Rubin