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Jewish Policy Center: Interfaith Relations in the Quranic Tradition
To understand any potential agreement between Israel and its neighbors, or for that matter between Muslims and non-Muslims, it is essential
Apr 19, 20208 min read


JNS: The history of non-aggression pacts in Islam
Does it matter that Muslim Arabs cannot sign a true peace agreement with Israel? Not as long as Israel recognizes it must remain militarily
Feb 16, 20205 min read


JNS: Understanding the Deal of the Century from a Muslim perspective
Unsurprisingly, the Palestinian answer to the Trump administration’s historic “deal of the century” peace plan—as it would have been to...
Feb 2, 20203 min read
JNS: Iranians want Trump to do more to take down the regime
As the Iranian regime continues its harsh crackdown against its own people, it should be clear to everyone that it will do everything...
Dec 5, 20192 min read
JNS: Iranians need to own their future
Iranians do their best to avoid direct conflict by relying on proxies. However, if these proxies are known, Iran fears that it will be...
May 11, 20183 min read
JNS: History proves how Iranians react when confronted with force
While we cannot know the future, past history gives a good indication of how Iranians react when confronted with force. Iranians fear...
May 2, 20183 min read
JNS: Did the US strike Syria hard enough?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to attack key chemical-weapons facilities in Syria raises critical questions, including whether...
Apr 15, 20184 min read


BOOK: Ally No More: Erdogan’s New Turkish Caliphate and the Rising Jihadist Threat to the West
By Harold Rhode, Clare Lopez, Christopher Hull, Daniel Pipes, David Goldman, Burak Bekdil, Uzay Bulut and Deborah Weiss “Whither Turkey?”...
Apr 12, 20181 min read


Mishpacha Magazine: Hard Truths about an Ancient Doctrine
Last December‚ about two hours after President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the media was in a tizzy. Pundits...
Mar 14, 20182 min read
JNS: With Iran backtracking on hijab enforcement, government senses its own weakness
Iranian Vice President Massoumeh Ebtekar made a surprising statement on Wednesday that women in Iran shouldn’t be forced to wear the...
Mar 4, 20181 min read
JNS: Why whoever replaces Abbas will act the same towards Israel
The Israeli and American establishments spend a lot of time over who should replace Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas when he’s...
Feb 28, 20182 min read

BOOK: Modern Islamic Warfare: An Ancient Doctrine Marches On
Knowing that Western civilization has been for many centuries squarely in the sights of the Global Islamic Movement—with countless...
Jun 13, 20173 min read
Jewish Policy Center: Minorities in the Muslim World
How does Islam understand the concept of non-Muslims or “different” Muslims? Do Sunnis believe non-Sunni Muslims have rights equal to...
Sep 1, 20159 min read


New England Review: China’s Islamist Separatist Threat: An Interview with Dr. Harold Rhode
When Islam swept along the ancient Silk Road a millennium ago, it found new adherents in what is now the People’s Republic of China. One...
Jan 1, 20155 min read
Book Chapter: The Unending Battle between the Persian and Islamic Identities of Iran
Islam, even Shi’ite Islam - no matter how much Iranians might claim Shi'ism to be an Iranian religion - is really still a foreign b
Oct 4, 201428 min read
Jewish Policy Center: Identity and Loyalty in Islam and the Middle East
Westerners strive to solve problems. When people appear obstinate, we often indignantly say, “Are you part of the solution, or part of...
Apr 10, 201410 min read


Jewish Policy Center: The Sunni Divide
Watching the Syrians kill each other, one can get the impression from the media that there are two sides—the Assad regime and “the...
Jun 2, 20138 min read
Gatestone Institute: Report from China: What Keeps the Muslim World Back?
The Chinese, at behind-the-scenes conferences and discussions during the past few months, kept saying they were perplexed about the...
Mar 21, 20133 min read
Gatestone Institute: Hamas: A Pawn in the Sunni-Shiite War
A full scale Middle Eastern, Islamic type of war between the Sunnis and Shiites is raging. Officials in Washington are doing their best...
Nov 29, 20128 min read
Gatestone Institute: Hamas's Victory: How Muslims See It
Do Americans understand the Muslim view of war? Throughout the Muslim world, there were celebrations with people singing and dancing and...
Nov 23, 20124 min read
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