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The city of Mississauga, Ontario, could host a conference this upcoming weekend where attendees advocate for the establishment of a Caliphate that would impose Sharia law on its inhabitants. Hizb ut-Tahrir, the organization hosting the conference, has been banned in the United Kingdom.
FWI News
Hizb ut-Tahrir Cancels Pro-Caliphate Event in Canada
Canadian Authorities Considering Listing the Group as Terror Entity
January 14, 2025
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Joe Adam George
U.S. soldiers on a training exercise in Syria.
Middle East Forum Observer
No Repeat of Kabul: The Case Against a Hasty Syrian Withdrawal
‘America First’ Need Not Mean Isolationism—It Should Mean Carefully Assessing Which Overseas Investments Benefit America
January 14, 2025
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Gregg Roman
FWI News
Anti-Semitic, Pro-Hezbollah Imam Invited to Deliver Prayer at Trump Inauguration
January 13, 2025
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Sam Westrop
Just months before the October 7 attaacks, Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad (second from the right) welcomes the 2023 Miles of Smiles convoy, led by British Hamas supporter Essam Yusuf (center).
FWI Research
Why Does Israel (Still) Facilitate Hamas’s Funding?
Before and after October 7, Israeli authorities have permitted radical Hamas-aligned Western Islamist charities to enter Gaza and work openly with Hamas terror leaders, with some convoys even arriving from the Israeli side of the border.
January 13, 2025
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Sam Westrop
Press Releases
MEF Campaign Supports Kurds in Syria and Punishes Turkish Aggression
January 13, 2025
Sitting atop of GMU's Islamism-heavy curriculum is Bassam Haddad, a graduate (M.A., 1994, Ph.D., 2002) from John Esposito's Middle East studies empire at Georgetown University.
Campus Watch
Bassam Haddad, Part 2: Interview with a Terrorist
Haddad’s Schmooze Fest with Palestinian Islamic Jihad Financier and Islamist Operative Sami al-Arian Shows His Inability to Discern Scholarship from Activism
January 13, 2025
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A.J. Caschetta
Russia already has some influence over Port Sudan, the country's major seaport.
Middle East Forum Observer
Trump Must Address Russia’s Sudan Naval Base Threat
Putin’s Loss in Syria Makes Him Desperate to Find a Replacement and He Will Try to Outbid Saudi Arabia for Influence in Sudan
January 13, 2025
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Michael Rubin
Sitting atop of GMU's Islamism-heavy curriculum is Bassam Haddad, a graduate (M.A., 1994, Ph.D., 2002) from John Esposito's Middle East studies empire at Georgetown University.
Campus Watch
Bassam Haddad, Part 1: George Mason University’s Hamas Cheerleader
While Money from Muslim Nations Is Part of the Jihad Problem on American College Campuses, a Bigger Problem Is the Faculty Who Teach There
January 12, 2025
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A.J. Caschetta
Taipei City, Taiwan, July 22, 2024. In advocating for ties with Taiwan, the Syrian Kurds could shift the geopolitical calculus by highlighting how Turkish aggression aligns with Chinese interests to undermine Trump’s agenda to counter Beijing.
Middle East Forum Online
Syrian Kurds Should Embrace Taiwan
Given Trump’s Intended Focus On Countering China, Syrian Kurds Should Aim to Change the Conversation by Reaching Out to Taiwan
January 10, 2025
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Michael Rubin
Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan's mug shot. Arrested on December 17, 2024, his case is pending in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Middle East Forum Online
Arrest of Egyptian Student for Mass Casualty Plot Marks Another Failure for National Security Vetting
Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan Allegedly Plotted to Bomb Israeli Consulate in NYC
January 10, 2025
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Todd Bensman