The following are links to reports from MEMRI's Special Dispatch Series and Inquiry and Analysis Series, as well as to transcripts from the MEMRI TV Project, released during the past week.
MEMRI REPORTS
Special Dispatch No. 9920 – After India Outlaws Malaysia-Based Indian Preacher Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), Indian Writer Vicky Nanjappa Writes: Naik 'Has Also Justified Suicide Bombings And Had Made Objectionable Comments Against Hindus And Hindu Gods', April 22, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9921 – Fmr. Lebanese Ambassador To The U.S. Gabriel Issa: I Support Increasing Hizbullah's Arsenal 'Dozens Of Times Over' And Its Presence At The Border; The U.S. Demand To Disarm Hizbullah Will Lead Us To A Civil War, April 21, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9908 – Pakistani Politicians Express Desire To Become Suicide Bombers: 'I Wish To Become A Suicide Bomber'; 'I Would Have Tied Explosives To Myself And Blown Up All The Hypocrites In The Parliament', April 21, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9919 – Gaza Islamic Scholar Wael Al-Zard Calls For 'Electronic Jihad': Raid Israel's Servers, Use Ransomware And Viruses, Steal Information That Can Help Jihadi Operations, April 21, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9918 – Palestinian Islamic Scholar Samih Hajjaj On Hizbullah TV: We Started With Stones, Now We Have Guns And Rockets, And We Pray For Aerial Weapons; Even Our Children Are Mobilized, April 21, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9917 – Popular Russian Blogger El-Murid: The Sinking Of The Russian Flagship Moskva Proves That Syria Offered Russia Poor Preparation For Fighting A Serious Opponent, April 21, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9916 – Jordanian Writer Raja Talab: It Is Hard To Believe That 6 Million Jews Were Killed In The Holocaust; There Are No Ideological And Moral Contradictions Between Nazism And Zionism – And These Movements' Cooperation Is Well Documented, April 21, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9915 – Qatari Writer Amal Abdulmalik Lashes Out At Disney's Plan To Promote LGBTQIA Characters, Says It Is Endorsing Culture That Is 'Contrary To Normalcy' Which Is 'Rejected Religiously And Socially By Most Religions And Societies,' Tells Parents To Explain To Children That This Is Aimed At 'Attacking The Islamic Religion In Order To Weaken The Muslims And The Islamic Identity', April 21, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9914 – Saudi Writer Fatima Al-Muzainy Calls On Authorities To Grant MRI Patients In Medina Right To Choose Music Over Mandatory Quran Recitation Recordings As Background Audio, April 20, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9913 – IRGC Ground Forces Commander Mohammad Pakpour: '[Even] If All The American Leaders Are Killed, Vengeance For The Blood Of Hajj Qassem [Soleimani] Will [Still] Not Be Complete', April 20, 2022
Inquiry and Analysis No. 1633 – Moscow Increases Its Presence In The Sahel Region – To France's Detriment: The Case Of Burkina Faso, April 19, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9912 – Prominent Salafi Cleric Ali Al-Salabi: Major Islamic Conquests Took Place During Ramadan; Muslim Conquest Of Iberian Peninsula Was Natural Outcome Of Muslim Strategy During Invasions – Protecting Borders, Spreading The Religion, And Waging Jihad Beyond Borders, April 19, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9911 – Three Russian Approaches To The French Presidential Elections, April 19, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9910 – Lebanese Journalist Decries Poster Of Qassem Soleimani Displayed At Beirut International Book Fair: It Represents The Culture Of Death Iran Is Trying To Spread Among Us, April 19, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9909 – Russian Economic Expert Zubarevich: The Sanctions Will Hit Russia In Stages, April 19, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9906 – Turkish Journalist Details Russian Oligarchs' Investments In Turkey, April 19, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9907 – Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq: We're Prepared To Assist The Palestinian People; Hizbullah Brigades: We Embrace As Our Own The Perpetrators Of The Recent Attacks In Israel, April 18, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9905 – Russia Dismisses Charges That It Committed Atrocities In Ukraine As Ukrainian 'Provocations', April 18, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9904 – Arab Journalists: Before Criticizing The West's Treatment Of Refugees, The Arabs Must Examine Their Own Conduct In This Context, April 18, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9903 – Article On Iran-Backed Houthi Militias Website: Interfaith Dialogues Are A 'Misleading Headline'; Muslims Should Fight And Tax Christians And Jews – Who Should Convert To Islam, April 15, 2022
Special Dispatch No. 9902 – In Statement, International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), Which Is Funded By Qatar And Turkey, Praises Perpetrators Of Recent Terror Attacks In Israel, Calls On Palestinians To March To And Remain In Al-Aqsa Mosque Until Ramadan's End, Urges 'The People Of Palestine In Every Place, And From All Factions, To Carry Out All Forms Of Jihad Activity', April 15, 2022
MEMRI TV MONITOR PROJECT
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9508 – Gaza Islamic Scholar Wael Al-Zard Calls for 'Electronic Jihad': Raid Israel's Servers, Use Ransomware And Viruses, Steal Information That Can Help Jihadi Operations, Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas/Gaza)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9507 – Fmr. Lebanese Ambassador To The U.S. Gabriel Issa: I Support Increasing Hizbullah's Arsenal 'Dozens Of Times Over' And Its Presence At The Border; The U.S. Demand To Disarm Hizbullah Will Lead Us To A Civil War, OTV (Lebanon)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9506 – Sunni Mufti Of Mt. Lebanon Sheikh Muhammad Ali Al-Jozo: Sunnis Must Unite against Iran, Which Is A Threat To All Arabs; It Brought Russia To Syria, America To Iraq, Sky News Arabia (UAE)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9505 – Palestinian Islamic Scholar Samih Hajjaj On Hizbullah TV: We Started With Stones, Now We Have Guns And Rockets, And We Pray For Aerial Weapons; Even Our Children Are Mobilized, Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9504 – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi: If Israel Carries Out 'The Slightest Act' Against Iran, 'The Heart Of The Zionist Regime Will Become A Target To Our Armed Forces', Channel 1 (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9503 – Palestinian Presidential Advisor Mahmoud Al-Habbash: We Have Been Here Since Before The Natufians, Canaanites, Jebusites; The Jews Have No Connection Whatsoever To This Land, Will Disappear Like All Other Conquerors Before Them, Palestinian Authority TV
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9502 – Former Arafat Advisor Bassam Abu Sharif Calls On Israeli Jews To Help Topple The 'Blood-Soaked' Zionist Regime: Israel Is Ruled By Nazi-Like Ashkenazi Jews; Jews Who Came From Arab Countries Suffer Racism, Want To Go Back, Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9501 – Gaza Islamic Scholar Abd Al-Hamid Dabbous: The Goal of Jihad Is to Make People Convert to Islam; People Who Convert by Force Later Regret Not Converting on Their Own Free Will; People Who Refuse to Convert Can Pay the Jizya Poll Tax Instead, Al-Quds Al-Youm TV (Palestine - Islamic Jihad)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9500 – Iranian Ambassador To Iraq Iraj Masjedi: Iranian Missile Attack On Erbil Was In Retaliation For Israeli Strike In Kermanshah; We Support Iraq's Sovereignty But If The U.S. And Israel Carry Out Attacks Against Us From Iraqi Soil – What Are We Expected To Do?, Al-Sharqiyah TV (Iraq)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 9499 – Fatah Official Abbas Zaki: We Ask Allah To Grant Us Martyrdom; Resistance Fighters Are Welcome In Palestine; The Israeli government Is On The Verge Of Collapse, Mayadeen TV (Lebanon)