MEF Wires

Middle East Forum Wires are summary accounts and audio recordings of MEF speaking events.

Wires are written by MEF staff and (when summary accounts) are generally not reviewed by the speaker.

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European Parliamentarians Blast Muslim Brotherhood-Linked Qur’an Project
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Islamist Militancy Attracts Followers from Marginalized Groups or Communities Without Opportunities to Address Grievances
When a U.S. Ambassador Was Killed in Benghazi, Turkey Looked Away—and Has Continued to Encourage Islamist Extremism
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Defines Areas in Which Coastal States Can Claim Sovereign Rights over Natural Resources
How a Ceasefire Snatched Defeat from the Jaws of Victory, Ensuring the Terror Group Survives to Fight Another Day
Loud Chanting of ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free’ and Other Slogans Advocating the Destruction of Israel Were a Constant Accompaniment to the Events at the Square
The Region Remains Suspended Between War Exhaustion and Recalibration