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. 8894 – Turkey's Religious Affairs Ministry, Authority Over Hagia Sophia Mosque And 2,000 Mosques Around The World, Part III – Statements And Actions On Religious Minorities, Secularism, Homosexuality, And Alcohol, August 14, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8893 – Reactions To Israel-UAE Normalization Agreement: Senior Saudi Journalist Praises It, Qatari Press Vehemently Attacks It, August 14, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8892 – The UAE's Recent Achievements In Science And Technology Draw Qatari Wrath And Derision; The UAE Responds, August 13, 2020
Inquiry & Analysis No. 1527 – Al-Jazeera Unmasked: Political Islam As A Media Arm Of The Qatari State, August 12, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8891 – Urdu Daily: Loya Jirga Freed Taliban Prisoners Under U.S. Pressure; U.S. Had Warned President Ghani That If Kabul Did Not Release Them, It Would Free Them Itself From Bagram Base, August 12, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8890 – Saudi Journalist: We Must Drop The Tribal Custom Of Marrying Our Daughters To Their Cousins, August 12, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8889 – Taliban Releases Photos Of Victory Processions In Afghan Provinces Following Loya Jirga Decision To Release 400 Prisoners, August 12, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8888 – Tribe In Deir Al-Zour Loyal To The Syrian Regime Announces Creation Of Tribal Army To Fight The American Presence And SDF, August 11, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8887 – Armenian Expert Azadian: Russian Military Base In Armenia Is A Deterrent Against The Turkish Threat; Turkey Foments Crises So It Can Intervene In, Or Exploit, Destabilized Regions In Order To Expand Its Empire, August 11, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8886 – Armenia-Azerbaijan Tensions – Moscow-Based Expert Krylov: 'The Turkish Military Presence In Azerbaijan Has Become Permanent' And Strives For Constant Expansion; Erdoğan's Policy Aims To Increase Turkey's Influence – From North Africa To China's Borders, August 10, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8885 – Saudi Journalist: As A Secret Supporter Of Hizbullah, Qatar Shares The Blame For The Beirut Blast; Deception Is The Hallmark Of Qatar's Foreign Policy, August 10, 2020
*MEMRI TV MONITOR PROJECT
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8210 – American Islamic Preacher Fadel Soliman: Islam Is Under Constant Attack Because It Is The Religion Of Resistance; Muslims Must Be Proud Of Belonging To A Religion That Irritates Corrupt And Unjust People, Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8209 – Gaza Actor Ali Nassman Sings In Hebrew: Netanyahu, Get Lost, Go To Hell, The Israelis Will Throw You Into Prison, You Piece Of Sh*t, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8208 – Muslim Brotherhood's Grand Mufti Of Libya Sadiq Al-Ghariani: Severing Relations With The UAE Is Not Enough; We Must Fight It And Strike It On Its Own Turf, Al-Tanasuh TV (Libya)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8207 – Iranian Filmmaker And TV Host Nader Talebzadeh: The Beirut Blast Was A Nuclear Explosion Caused By An Israeli Missile Attack, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8206 – Former Hizbullah Leader Subhi Al-Tufayli: Nasrallah And Lebanon's PM, President, And Parliament Speaker Should All Stand Trial For The Beirut Blast; There Is No Solution Other Than The Gallows, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8205 – Lebanese MP Wehbe Katicha: Why Should Four Million Lebanese Bear The Brunt Of The Palestinian Cause On Behalf Of The Entire Arab Nation?, OTV (Lebanon)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8204 – Former Lebanese Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi: Hizbullah Is A Terrorist Organization That Assassinated PM Hariri; Beirut Blast Investigator Must Be Protected From It, Al-Arabiya Network (Dubai/Saudi Arabia)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8203 – Pro-Iranian Sunni Mufti Of Iraq Mahdi Al-Sumaidaie: Sunnis Are Ready To Fight U.S. Forces; Erdoğan Will Provide Weapons, Asia TV (Iraq)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8202 – Qatari Sociologist Abd Al-Aziz Khazraj Al-Ansarai: Beirut Port Explosion Is Divine Punishment For Blasphemy, Sodomy, Plastic Surgery In Lebanon, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8201 – Official Chinese Arabic-Language TV Airs Cartoon Mocking Trump's COVID-19 Response, CGTN Network (China)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8200 – Pakistani PM Imran Khan: India Is Laying The Ground For A Nazi-Like Genocide Against Its Muslim Citizens; The West Focuses On Hong Kong But Ignores Kashmir Because India Is A Big Market, Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8199 – Iraqi Journalist Hussein Al-Sheikh: Iraq Is Run By Gangs; It Is As If They Have Broken Into My House, Raped My Family, Stolen My Money, Al-Ahd TV (Iraq)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8198 – New York Academic Dr. Naseer Alomari: Iran Issues Empty Threats Against Israel And America, But The Only People It Kills Are Syrians, Iraqis, And Iranians; Iran's Economy Is Paralyzed, Russia Today TV (Russia)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8197 – Anchor Liu Xin Discusses TikTok Ban On China's Official TV: America's Tyranny On Laughter, Happiness Might Motivate Young People To Vote; I Can Almost Hear Them Scream: "Give Me TikTok Or Give Me Death!", CGTN TV (China)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8196 – Lebanese Ambassador To Jordan Tracy Chamoun Resigns On Live TV, Receives Vigorous Applause From Studio Guests And Crew: All The Leaders Must Go; Beirut Port Explosion Is A Sign That The Government's Neglect Is All-Encompassing, MTV (Lebanon)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8195 – Al-Shabab Video Provides Historical Narrative On Christian Ethiopians' 'Animosity' Towards Muslims, Claiming They Want To Conquer, Annex Somalia, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8194 – Jordanian Islamic Scholar Dr. Ahmad Al-Shahrouri: The Conversion Of Hagia Sophia Into A Mosque Is As Significant As The Conquest Of Constantinople; It Is A Declaration Of The Power Of Islam, Yarmouk TV (Jordan)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8193 – Nasrallah's Political Advisor Hussein Al-Khalil: The Syrian Military Was Prepared To Join The 2006 War; Russian Designer Of The Kornet Missile Sent Nasrallah A Cake As A Token Of Appreciation Following The War, Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8192 – PLO Political Bureau Chief Anwar Abdul Hadi: Israel May Be Behind The Beirut Explosion; Israelis Have A 'Fake Biblical' Mentality That They Are The Chosen People And So Are Capable Of Any Crime, Palestinian Authority TV
