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French President Emmanuel Macron.
Middle East Forum Observer
Has Macron Just Laid the Ground for a Major Middle Eastern War?
By Recognizing a Palestinian State, the French President Unleashes Cascading Conflict
July 25, 2025
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Michael Rubin
Thirty-seven members of the House of Lords have warned that an a working group called to write a definition of "Islamophobia" could have a negative impact on free speech in the U.K. They add that the group's recommendations should be made available to the general public.
FWI News
U.K. Lords Raise Alarm Over Labour Government’s Push for ‘Islamophobia’ Definition
Working Group’s Report Will Remain Private, Lords Fear
July 25, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Middle East Forum Online
Turkey Secretly Plots to Bypass INTERPOL Rules to Target Exiled Journalist in Sweden
Confidential Document Reveals Turkey’s Plot to Dodge INTERPOL Protocols and Hunt Down Exiled Reporter
July 25, 2025
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Abdullah Bozkurt
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The parent company of the Islamist radio station Salaam BCR has protested a £3,500 fine imposed by U.K. media regulator Ofcom, which penalized the station for broadcasting an antisemitic speech by Shujauddin Sheikh, a leader of the Pakistan-based Islamist group Tanzeem-e-Islami.
FWI News
U.K. Media Regulator Fines Islamist Broadcaster for Hate Speech
Radio Station Accuses Watchdog of ‘Islamophobia’
July 22, 2025
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Jules Gomes
A camp for Syrian refugee families in Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Momentous Turkish vs. Israeli Battle over Syria
Turkey’s Erdoğan and Israel’s Netanyahu Have Both Defensive and Offensive Motives to Fight in Syria
July 22, 2025
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Daniel Pipes
Muslim Pilgrims at The Kaaba in The Haram Mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during Hajj.
Middle East Forum Observer
Should the Saudis Continue to Manage the Hajj?
If an Islamic Council Governed the Pilgrimage, Shi’i, Ibadi, and Other Muslim Communities Could Contribute to Ritual, Logistics, and Interpretation
July 22, 2025
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Mohammad Taha Ali
Press Releases
MEF Report Reveals DHS Hands Millions to Terrorist-Linked Groups
July 21, 2025
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Homeland Insecurity: Unraveling DHS Funding of Terror-Linked and Extremist Groups
July 21, 2025
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Benjamin Baird
Podcasts
Joel Parker on Syria after Assad: Shifting Sands
The American President Eyed Syria as a Potential Addition to the Abraham Accords with the Aim of Normalizing Relations with Israel
July 21, 2025
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Marilyn Stern
Karaj Dam, the main water source for Tehran, Iran, has dried up since this photo in January 2025.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Shuts Down Capital amid Severe Water Crisis
Tehran’s Dams Are Nearly Empty, and Alongside Daily Power Cuts, Residents Now Face Water Outages Too
July 21, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
Kurdish peshmerga soldiers in a 2017 file photo.
Middle East Forum Observer
Peshmerga Should Retake Territory Lost After the 2017 Kurdistan Referendum
A Shifting Geopolitical Landscape Gives the Kurdistan Regional Government Strategic Opportunity to Reclaim Its Lost Lands
July 21, 2025
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Loqman Radpey
Syrian army tanks and troops deploy in the Druze city of Al-Suwayda’ (Sweida); July 15, 2025.
Middle East Forum Online
Misconceptions on the Fighting in Al-Suwayda’
There Are Many Misconceptions About the Fighting Between Pro-Syrian Government Tribal Militias and Local Druze Factions
July 20, 2025
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
The Druze flag. Scattered across four deeply interconnected yet frequently conflicting states—Israel, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan—the Druze find themselves at the epicenter of regional tensions.
Middle East Forum Online
Layth Al-Balous’ Statement on Events in Al-Suwayda’
Layth Al-Balous, the Son of Rijal Al-Karama Founder Wahid Al-Balous, Has Issued His Own Official Statement on the Recent Events in Al-Suwayda’
July 20, 2025
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi