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. 11218 – In Column In Urdu Daily, Pakistani Writer Rejects Argument That Islam Has No Clergy, Questions 'Enthusiasts Of Ijtihad': 'These People Rely On Experts To Understand [Poets] Mir, Iqbal, And Ghalib, But The Quran And Hadiths Are [Supposedly] Easy For Them', March 22, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11211 – Article In Urdu-Language Daily Criticizes Egyptian Court For Sentencing Muslim Brotherhood Chief Mohammed Badie To Death: 'Pharaohs Used To Kill Jewish Children; Today's Pharaohs, Under The Leadership Of Christian Rulers And Jews, Do Not Tire Of Shedding The Blood Of The Believers For The Pleasure Of The Jews', March 22, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11222 – Hamas Efforts, Assisted By UNRWA, To Seize Control Of Humanitarian Aid Entering Gaza Strip, March 21, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11221 – Member Of Qatar-based, Funded International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) Touhami Medjouri Calls On All Muslims To Join Hamas' War Against Israel, Target Interest Of U.S., U.K., France, And Germany Everywhere, March 21, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11220 – Renowned Filipino Expert Masigan: 'China Is America's Frankenstein [Monster];' 'Dominion Over Taiwan And The Sea Lanes Is The Power Base China Needs To Project Its Influence Worldwide – It Brings China One Step Closer To Dethroning The U.S.', March 21, 2024
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 582 – A Small Step For President Biden In Gaza, A Big Step Towards Total War, March 20, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11219 – Pakistani Dailies Examine Pakistan's Airstrikes In Afghanistan In Articles: '5,000 To 6,000 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Militants Have Taken Shelter In Afghanistan'; Afghan Taliban Spokesman 'Went On To Warn Islamabad Of The Consequences', March 20, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11217 – April 2022 Report From Gaza: Ramadan Here 'Is Special In A Way That You Cannot See Anywhere Else In The World', March 20, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11216 – Palestinian Columnist: Hamas Must Be More Flexible In Negotiations With Israel And Cede Exclusive Control Of Gaza, March 20, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11215 – Philippines Ambassador To The U.S. Romualdez: 'No One Really Knows How Far China Will Go In Staking Its Claims In The South China Sea; Previously It Was Nine-Dash Line, And Today It Is 10 – Then 11, 12?', March 20, 2024
Inquiry & Analysis Series No. 1755 – Tensions Between Hamas And Palestinian Authority, And Between Hamas And Gaza Elements That Are Challenging It, March 19, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11214 – California Islamic Scholar And Adjunct Professor At UC Irvine Osman Umarji: Many Muslims Ask Whether October 7 Was Worth It; A Few Months Ago, No One Imagined Israel Could Fall – Now It Seems Imminent; Since 9/11, American Muslims Have Been Scared To Speak About The 'Fighting Aspects' Of Islam – We Lost The Knowledge That Prophet Muhammad Was A Warrior, March 19, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11213 – Russian Statesmen And Officials' Reactions To Putin's Election Win: 'As His Loyal Foot Soldiers, We Are Ready To Carry Out His Orders', March 19, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11212 – Michigan Friday Sermon By Imam Abdou Zindani: One Day The Muslims Will Slaughter The Jews Like Sheep; Oh Allah, Make Us Soldiers for You, Make Us Die The Way You Want Us To Die, March 19, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11210 – Cartoons In Qatari Press Celebrate Attacks On Israel, Yearn For Its Collapse, March 18, 2024
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 581 – Port Of Hope – Part II: The Peaceful Future Of The Israel-Palestinian Conflict Depends On Ousting Qatar From Any Involvement In It, March 18, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11209 – From The MEMRI Archives: Hamas Hosts Festive Iftar Dinner For Diplomats In Qatari Capital; Guests Include Ambassadors Of Iran, Taliban, Turkey, Russia, March 18, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11208 – Chinese National Defense Ministry Spokesman: Supporters Of 'Taiwan Independence' Separatist Forces 'Will Get Burned For Playing With Fire', March 18, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11207 – Chinese President Xi Urges Efforts To Coordinate 'Maritime Military Preparedness', March 18, 2024
Special Dispatch No. 11206 – Chinese Foreign Ministry Official To Hamas Leader Isma'il Haniya: Hamas Is Part Of The Palestinian National Fabric; China Will Maintain Its Ties With It, March 18, 2024
MEMRI TV MONITOR PROJECT
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10972 – Lebanese Researcher Hani Suleiman: The Jewish Agency Collected Abandoned Babies From Brazil To Raise As Jews And Replenish The 'Depleted' Ranks Of The Israeli Army, Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10971 – Chinese PLA And People's Armed Police Forces Spokesman Wu Qian: Modernizing Our Military Is Essential To Our National Modernization, Maintaining Global Stability And Peace, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10970 – Iranian Islamic Scholar Mohammad Mousavi Proposes Establishing Shari'a-Free Areas In Iran, Adds: Our Religious Extremists Are More Dangerous Than An Atomic Bomb; We Spend Our Resources On Annihilating Israel, While Iranians Are Reduced To Selling Their Organs, Mothers Selling Their Bodies For Baby Formula, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10969 – Former Iraqi MP Joseph Sylawa: The Christian Community In Iraq Has No Problem With Normalization With Israel; In The Future, Iraq Could Have A Christian, Yazidi, Or Jewish Prime Minister, Al-Rabiaa TV (Iraq)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10968 – Chinese FM Wang Yi On Taiwan Elections, China-Russia Relations: The One China Principle Is An International Consensus; We Will Not Allow Taiwan To Be Separated From The Motherland; China And Russia Have Forged A New Paradigm Of Major Country Relations, Are Advancing Multipolarity, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10967 – Hamas Ministry Of The Interior’s Palestinian Civil Defense Force Secures Humanitarian Aid Convoy Going To North Gaza, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10966 – Chen Binhua, Spokesman Of China's Taiwan Affairs Office: We Will Sincerely Pursue Peaceful Reunification, But Reserve The Option To Use Any Measures Necessary, Including Use Of Force, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10965 – Elderly Palestinian Woman On Her Way To Al-Aqsa Mosque Tells Palestinian Authority TV: I Want To Wage Jihad And Die As A Martyr, Palestinian Authority TV
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10964 - Ramallah Friday Sermon By Palestinian Authority Senior Judiciary Official Dr. Abdallah Harb: There Will Be No Peace And Security For Anyone In The World So Long As The Palestinians Have No Peace And Security – This Is Our Right, Palestinian Authority TV
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10963 – Lebanese Academic Makram Rabah In Interview That Led To His Detention By Security Agency: Nasrallah Should Pay Out Of His Own Pocket For The Damages Caused By This War; May All Hizbullah's Men March On Jerusalem And Be Martyred One By One, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10962 – California Islamic Scholar And Adjunct Professor At UC Irvine Osman Umarji: Many Muslims Ask Whether October 7 Was Worth It; A Few Months Ago, No One Imagined Israel Could Fall – Now It Seems Imminent; Since 9/11, American Muslims Have Been Scared To Speak About The 'Fighting Aspects' Of Islam – We Lost The Knowledge That Prophet Muhammad Was A Warrior, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10961 – Anti-Hamas Protests In The Gaza Strip: The People Want To Topple Hamas; Sinwar – You Are A Collaborator, Traitor; Haniyeh – We Want To Return Home; Osama Hamdan – Come Back From Lebanon, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10960 – Fatah Spokesman Dr. Jamal Nazzal Slams Hamas: Our Leaders Are In Palestine, While Hamas Leaders Live In Luxury In Turkey And Qatar; Al-Arouri's Assassination Led To A Decline In Their IQ Level, Al-Arabiya Network (Dubai/Saudi Arabia)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10959 - Former UNRWA Official Ahmad Oueidat: Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was A Teacher In One Of Our Schools, As Was PFLP-GC Leader Talal Naji; The West Tried To Corrupt Our Curricula, Hiwar TV (U.K.)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 10958 - Lebanese Journalist Abdul Ghani Tlais: Benjamin Franklin Warned The Americans Against Jewish Immigration, Jews Were Banished From France, Italy, Germany; The West Collected All That 'Garbage' And Dumped It On The Arabs, LBC (Lebanon)
