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The Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury, Mass.
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A pedestrian street in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Turkey’s Inflation Fight Meets the Iran War
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Should any Turk who served in Cyprus and bore arms there appear at a European airport or land border checkpoint, they should face tens of thousands of Euros in fines and a decade in prison if they step foot anywhere in the European Union. Above, in Kyrenia (Girne), Turkish-occupied Cyprus, Turkish soldiers stand during Armed Forces Day, a Turkish national holiday; August 30, 2019.
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Europe Will Have No Credibility Until Cyprus Is Resolved
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Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama consults frequently with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, after whom he openly models himself. Rome, Italy, November 13, 2025.
Middle East Forum Online
Albania Is the World’s Newest Narcostate Threat
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May 13, 2026
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French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian about restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Middle East Forum Observer
Tehran Seeks Diplomatic Legitimacy While Maintaining Grip on Hormuz
The Regime Presents Even Symbolic Contacts with Major Western Leaders as Evidence That Powerful Countries Are Appealing to It
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The Greek island of Kastellorizo sits only a few miles off the southern coast of Turkey.
Middle East Forum Observer
Turkey’s Maritime Strategy Heightens the Risk of a New Eastern Mediterranean Crisis
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Sinan Ciddi
Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo in January 2026.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Fallacies of Kurdish Integration with Damascus
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The Enlightenment has been digested in a single Ramadan and the nation that invented the rights of man and secularism is turning itself halal without even the modesty of an explicit conversion. It is a creeping surrender, bureaucratic, commercial, smelling of fear and terminal goodism.
Middle East Forum Online
French Capitulation to Islam: Liberté, Égalité, Soumission
The Nation That Invented the Rights of Man and Secularism Is Turning Itself Halal Without Even the Modesty of an Explicit Conversion
May 13, 2026
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The organization Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (The Islamic Companions of the Right Hand) claimed responsibility for the stabbings of two Jewish men in London’s Golders Green neighborhood on April 29.
Middle East Forum Online
Gig Economy Terrorism: Ashab Al-Yamin’s Rise Brings New Terror Threat to Europe
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