FWI Opinion & Interview

U.K. officials face growing scrutiny for allowing American Islamist cleric Mohamad Baajour to tour Britain despite his record of praising Hamas, promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, and endorsing violent sharia punishments.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Why Is the U.K. Allowing an American Extremist into Country?
Mohamad Baajour Has Praised Hamas, Which Has Killed 14 U.K. Citizens
January 9, 2026
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Potkin Azarmehr
FWI Opinion & Interview
Mr. President, Don’t Renominate Amer Ghalib
January 6, 2026
FWI Opinion & Interview
Nelson, A Hotbed of Jihadism in Northwest England
December 16, 2025
FWI Opinion & Interview
Dearborn Mayor’s Attack on Christian Invites Far-Right Chaos
November 23, 2025
FWI Opinion & Interview
Interview with Dearborn Imam Who Loves Trump—And Lost His Moment
November 3, 2025
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim-rights organization that regularly accuses its critics of "Islamophobia," is suing Northwestern University over its efforts to students about the evils of antisemitism. In late 2023, CAIR's leaders applauded the October 7 massacre, portraying the attack on civilians as an act of legitimate resistance.
FWI Opinion & Interview
The Lawsuit That Turned Northwestern into Ground Zero for America’s Antisemitism Wars
Council on American-Islamic Relations Sues School Using its “Anti-Hate” Materials
October 30, 2025
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Michael Teplitsky
Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib had a tough time at the October 23, 2025, hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senators did not appear to buy his attempt to repackage his previous praise for Saddam Hussein as proof of his hostility toward Iran, nor did they give much credence to his complaints that his offensive posts on social media were taken out of context or "mistranslated."
FWI Opinion & Interview
Mister Ghalib Goes to Washington to Rebrand Himself; Senators Don’t Buy It
Nominee for Ambassador’s Post in Kuwait Backtracks on Abraham Accords, Won’t Acknowledge Israel’s Legitimacy, Loathe to Admit Error on Saddam Hussein
October 24, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee convenes tomorrow, Thursday, October 23, 2025, to consider Hamtramck, Michigan Mayor Amer Ghalib’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearings for Disgraced Michigan Mayor Amer Ghalib
Foul-Mouthed Bigot and Med School Dropout Could Be Next Ambassador to Kuwait
October 22, 2025
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Benjamin Baird
The Home Office has done little to show that it is enforcing the much-touted Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, introduced under the United Kingdom’s National Security Act in 2023. Proper enforcement could prevent Sheikh Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki, a radical Shia cleric from Bahrain, from promoting hateful, anti-Western ideologies.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Britain Sheltering Bahraini Cleric Who Supports Hamas and Hezbollah
Sheikh Hasan Al-Taraiki Portrays Jihad as Religious Duty
October 14, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
FWI Opinion & Interview
Homegrown Islamism: The Inconsequence of the Muslim Brotherhood
September 8, 2025
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Sam Westrop
U.K. officials have failed to confront the willingness of Muslim institutions, many of them in Scotland, to advance the interest and agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
FWI Opinion & Interview
How Many More Outposts Are We Going to Let Iran Establish in the U.K.?
August 1, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
Mohammed Elahi, the imam at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn, Michigan, took to Facebook last week to call on President Donald Trump to pursue dialogue with the Islamic Republic of Iran, a regime that has been describing the United States as "The Great Satan" for decades. Elahi, who has long standing ties to the Iranian regime, leads a mosque whose online library included texts that promoted notions of Islamic supremacism over non-Muslims.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Dear Imam Elahi: Stop Spreading Hate, Tell Iran to Surrender, and Warn Sleeper Cells to Stand Down
June 23, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI Opinion & Interview
NIAC Has Lost Its Mojo
June 20, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
Regulators in the United Kingdom are giving a charity with close ties the Islamic Republic of Iran free rein. Despite a growing body of evidence, the U.K. Charity Commission has dragged its feet in shutting down Labaik Ya Zahra, a charity whose trustee, Syeda Umme Farwa, has expressed support for the regime's founder, Ayatollah Khoemeni.
FWI Opinion & Interview
When Will U.K. Charity Commission Act Against Pro-Iran Charity?
April 30, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
The Iranian government scored a propaganda victory when protesters celebrated Al-Quds Day in London in late March.
FWI Opinion & Interview
U.K. Allows Al-Quds Rally Despite Laws Against Foreign Influence
April 1, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
The Academic Quadrangle at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Canadian Universities Normalize Islamist Extremism
February 27, 2025
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Joe Adam George
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee known for his public Quran burnings in Sweden, was fatally shot on January 29, 2025, in his apartment in Södertälje, near Stockholm.
FWI Opinion & Interview
The Islamist Threat to Free Speech in Sweden and the U.K.
February 10, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
To win a second term in the White House, Trump is pandering to voters in Hamtramck, Michigan, a Muslim-majority city dominated by Yemeni and Bangladeshi immigrants.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Trump’s New Islamist Friends
November 1, 2024
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Benjamin Baird
The Baltimore Sun refused to publish the complete facts behind the Middle East Forum's campaign to unseat Ayman Nassar from the Maryland Commission on Hate Crimes.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Disgraced Maryland Hate Crimes Commissioner Gets Free Pass from Local Media
October 9, 2024
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Benjamin Baird
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