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. 8849 – Exiled Indian Islamic Scholar Zakir Naik: Turning Hagia Sophia Into A Mosque Is Permissible Because It Is On Land Conquered By Muslims, July 17, 2020
Inquiry and Analysis No. 1525 – Rising Tensions Over The Nile River Basin [Updated], July 16, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8847 – Following Hagia Sophia's Reversion To Mosque, Turkish Office Of The Presidency Tweets Message Of Openness – While Tweets In Arabic By President Erdoğan Stress Turkey's Active Pan-Islamic Role, Liberation Of Al-Aqsa, July 15, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8846 – In Three Statements, Afghan Taliban Assert Their Jihadi Ideological Objectives And Call For Speedy Implementation Of Doha Agreement, July 15, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8845 – Texas-Based Shi'ite Scholar Shamshad Haider: Imam Khomeini Is Not Just Any World Leader Like Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin; Islam Should Dominate The World And Bring Justice To Humanity, July 15, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8844 – Miami Imam Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi: Laws Preventing Employers From Firing Members Of The LGBTQ Community Violate The Employers' Right To Feel Comfortable, July 15, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8843 – Following MEMRI's Exposure Of Leading French Antisemites Alain Sorel And Dieudonné, YouTube Removes Their Channels, July 14, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8842 – Palestinian Journalist: Hebron Is The 'Wuhan Of Palestine,' With The Highest Percentage Of Coronavirus Cases In The World, July 14, 2020
Inquiry and Analysis No. 1524 – Water Crisis In Iraq: The Growing Danger Of Desertification, July 13, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8841 – Professor Wang Yiwei On Official Chinese TV In Arabic: America Is Opposing The Progress Of Humanity; The WHO Must Enjoy Higher Stature, U.N. Must Be A Center Of The World Order, July 13, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8840 – Egyptian Intellectual: Instead Of Complaining That The Jews 'Control The World,' The Muslims Should Follow Their Example And Pursue Excellence, July 13, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8839 – Russia's Vote On The Constitutional Amendments – A Putin Triumph, An Electoral Fraud, Or A Step Towards A More Balanced Political System?, July 13, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8838 – Ultranationalist Duma Faction Head Zhirinovsky Predicts That Russia Will Rule The World, And Europe And US Will Be Flattened By 2-3 Rockets, July 13, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8837 – Russian Expert Mizaryan: Russia Has Made Its Choice – It Will Go With China, July 13, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 8836 – IRGC-Affiliated Mehr News Agency Sharply Criticizes Iraqi PM Al-Kadhimi For Not Ousting U.S. Troops, Obstructing The PMU, Ignoring Saudi Insult To Iraq's Top Cleric, Failing To Improve Living Conditions, July 13, 2020
*MEMRI TV MONITOR PROJECT
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8146 – Exiled Indian Islamic Scholar Zakir Naik: Turning Hagia Sophia Into A Mosque Is Permissible Because It Is On Land Conquered By Muslims, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8145 – Iranian Ambassador To Lebanon Mohammad-Jalal Firouznia: We Support The Resistance In Lebanon; There Will Be Humiliating Consequences If Israel Does Anything 'Stupid', Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8144 – Former Jordanian Deputy PM Mamdouh Al-Abadi: Our Struggle With The Jews Is Existential, And The Mutual Enmity Is Historic; Israeli Annexation Would Be An Act of Aggression Against Jordan – If This Happens, All Options Are On The Table, Alghad (UAE/Egypt)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8143 – TV Host On Turkish TV: Hagia Sophia Returned To Its Rightful Owners And The 'People Of Falsehood' Act As If They Have Mad Cow Disease; Hagia Sophia Today, The Al-Aqsa Mosque Tomorrow, Channel 9/Qanat TV (Turkey)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8142 – Tehran University Professor Sadegh Zibakalam: There Is A Schism Between The State And The People And No Regime Can Survive Such Schism; It Is Up To Millions Of Syrian Refugees To Judge Iran's Actions In Syria; The Regime's Priorities Have Ruined Iran's Economy, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8141 – Iraqi Politician Haidar Al-Mulla On The Assassination Of Researcher Husham Alhashimi: Husham Was Martyred For The Love Of Iraq; Iraq Will Not Fall Into Anarchy, Al-Arabiya TV (Dubai/Saudi Arabia)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8140 – Iraqi Al-Nujaba Militia Official Alaa Al-Jazaeri: U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Is Actually A Heavily Armed Military Base; American Soldiers Kill Our Children; We Will Not Stop Until They Leave, T Al-Nujaba TV (Iraq)he Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8139 – Jordanian MP Dr. Mohammad Nouh Qudah: Allah Created Arabs As Masters Of The World To Guide Non-Arabs While They Do The Actual Work; Arabs Have Different Genes And Traits Than Non-Arabs, Iqra TV (Kuwait)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8138 – Palestinian Sheikh Nasser Maarouf: The Jews Are Behind All The Bloodshed, Corruption, Poverty In The World; They Will Ultimately Be Vanquished, Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas/Gaza)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8137 – Chinese Academic Prof. Wang Yiwei On Official Chinese TV In Arabic: America Is Opposing The Progress Of Humanity; The WHO Must Enjoy Higher Stature, U.N. Must Be A Center Of The World Order, CGTN Arabic TV (China)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8136 – Miami Imam Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi: Laws Preventing Employers From Firing Members Of The LGBTQ Community Violate The Employers' Right To Feel Comfortable, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8135 – Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki: Our Economy Was Re-Opened Despite Health Concerns, Because The People Were In Dire Financial Need; The Economists Failed To Show Me How To Properly Handle The COVID-19 Crisis, IRINN TV (Iran)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8134 – Former Lebanese Minister Ahmed Fatfat: Hizbullah Is Occupying Lebanon, Is The Country's Main Problem; It Must Be Dismantled, Murr TV (Lebanon)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8133 – Hamas MP Yunis Al-Astal: The Jews Are Evil, Spread Corruption; Israel Must Be Finished Off, The Internet
MEMRI TV Clip No. 8132 – Palestinian Authority Presidential Advisor Nabil Shaath: Third Intifada Is Coming And Our Arab Brothers Will Support Us Financially Again; Trump Was My Student - He Is Unpredictable, Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas/Gaza)
