RESEARCH AREAS

Anita Rai
(Counterterrorism expert and consultant based in London, UK; contributor to Intelligence and Security Journals and organizations, author of "Jihad and Terrorism")

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 27 January 2019.

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS).

“India, Sindh, i.e. Pakistan, and then China will be conquered. Hind, Sindh, i.e. Pakistan and China too will be conquered. This whole region will be conquered by the army of Mahdi (Peace is upon Him). Rulers of India will be tied up in chains. Bound in chains, they will be presented before the throne of Hazrat Mahdi (Peace is upon Him) in Jerusalem.” ..Read more

Oren Litwin
(Associate Director of the Islamism in Politics Project)

Copyright: https://www.meforum.org – 30 January 2019.

Overview

Nominally, the mission of the Qatar Foundation International (QFI, an affiliate of the Qatar Foundation or QF, which is based in Qatar itself) is to spread and facilitate the teaching of Arabic. While this does not encompass everything they do, Arabic-language and Arabic-culture teaching is the predominant theme in QFI's activity. QFI's activities can largely be divided into two parts. Read more

Copyright: www.meforum.org - February 8, 2019 – Reposted at RIEAS web site 10 February 10, 2019.

The Middle East Forum hosted experts, officials and over 100 attendees on February 6 in Washington, D.C. for a first-of-its-kind conference examining whether Qatar is a U.S. ally or global menace. (Click here for conference videos.)

"It's not too much of an open question," said MEF president Daniel Pipes, noting the #QatarTheMenace Twitter hashtag. "The wealth of the country and the drive of its leadership have made it into an international force." Read more

Kyle Shideler
(Director of the Counter-Islamist Grid (CIG)

Copyright: www.meforum.org - February 8, 2019 Reposted at RIEAS web site on 24 February 10, 2019.

Despite international criticism, the small peninsula state of Qatar has long played an outside role in harboring Islamists, including violent jihadists -- whether the political leadership of Hamas, or the "unofficial Embassy" of the Afghan Taliban. Read more

Anne Speckhard, Ph.D.

Copyright: https://www.icsve.org/psycho-social-and-islamic-challenge-approaches-to-in-prison-treatment-of-militant-jihadis/

The decades of military efforts and loss of human lives on the part of western governments against terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, and most recently ISIS, have proven insufficient to eliminate the threat of militant jihadi terrorist attacks both domestically and abroad, as evidenced in recent attacks in Iraq, Syria, France, UK, Belgium, Spain, and elsewhere. Terrorist groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda continue to inspire and call for violence, increasing unease among the citizens of many countries worldwide. Read more

Mayda I. Youssef
(RIEAS Research Associate & Security Analyst based in Cairo, Egypt)

Copyright, Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) – Publication date: 2 August 2015

Egypt has been facing a rising bombing wave that is not only hitting Sinai, but also hitting Cairo at its core. Fortunately, IS's affiliated Islamic extremists "Ansar Beit El Maqds", based in Sinai, claim responsibility for nearly all of the attacks that take place, giving the state a sign of who its immediate enemies are.

However, in order to be able to set a counter-terror strategy, one should analyze the past incidents that definitely shock the Egyptian society. It also succeeded in establishing an image of an unstable and weak regime, not only to the international community, but also to Egyptian civilians...Read more