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Special Dispatch No. 2263 - On Hizbullah TV: Iranian Attorney-General Qorban 'Ali Najaf-Abadi Explains the Different Types of Executions in Iran - 03/19/09

Following are excerpts from an interview with Iranian Attorney General Qorban 'Ali Najaf-Abadi, which aired on Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV on February 11, 2009 . To view this clip, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/2032 . TO VIEW THIS CLIP AND OTHERS, YOU MUST LOG IN/REGISTER FOR MEMRI TV, AT http://subscriptions.memri.org/content/en/member_registr_tv.htm . REGISTRATION IS FREE OF CHARGE. Chopping Off Thieves' Hands "Is Very Rare; Cases of Qisas Executions in Retaliation For Murder Are More ...

Special Dispatch No. 2258 - Egyptian Press Attacks Qatar - 03/19/09

Egypt 's policy vis-à-vis the Israeli offensive in Gaza drew strong criticism from the "resistance" camp (comprising Iran , Qatar , Syria , Hizbullah and Hamas). The media campaign against Egypt and its leadership was spearheaded by the Qatari TV channel Al-Jazeera, which, according to Egypt, was hostile in its coverage of the events, focusing excessive attention on anti-Egypt demonstrations in the Arab world and providing a platform to those who criticized the Egyptian leadership for its ...

Special Dispatch No. 2281 - Following MEMRI TV Clip, Arab Liberals Denounce Kuwaiti Islamist 'Abdallah Al-Nafisi - 03/19/09

MEMRI TV recently translated and released a clip of a speech by the prominent Kuwaiti Islamist Dr. 'Abdallah Al-Nafisi. In his speech, Al-Nafisi suggested a method for carrying out an anthrax attack in the U.S., lavishly praised Mullah Omar, and expressed the hope that "white militias" would succeed in their alleged plans to bomb a nuclear facility in the U.S. (see http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/2027 ). Al-Nafisi's speech garnered sharp responses from a number of prominent liberals: Kuwait ...

Special Dispatch No. 2280 - Reactions in the Arab Press to the ICC's Arrest Warrant Against Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir - 03/19/09

The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir was widely condemned by Arab officials. However, reactions in the Arab press were mixed. Many columnists wrote that the ICC decision reflected a discriminatory policy, and that it jeopardized the stability of Sudan and the entire region. Others called on Sudan to cooperate with the Arab and African efforts to defer the court proceedings for a year under Article 16 of the ...

Special Dispatch No. 2061 - Al-Jazeera Host Dr. Faisal Al-Qassem: The Cold War is Back, What a Relief; Egyptian Liberal Kamal Ghobrial: Despite the Arabs' Hopes, No Cold War - 02/24/09

Russia's invasion of Georgia sparked discussion in the Arab press, as elsewhere, of whether the Cold War was making a comeback. In an August 23, 2008 article in the Qatari Al-Sharq daily, Dr. Faisal Al-Qassem, host of the popular weekly Al-Jazeera talk show "The Opposite Direction," wrote that the Muslims and Arabs had suffered from U.S. hegemony after the fall of the U.S.S.R., and that he therefore welcomed the return of the Cold War. In a September 15, 2008 article in the liberal e-journal ...

Inquiry & Analysis Series No. 479 - Calls in Iran to Topple Egyptian, Saudi Regimes - 02/11/09

Introduction Iran's attacks and accusations against Egypt and Saudi Arabia have recently intensified. In early December, Iran's leading conservative government dailies Kayhan and Jomhouri-ye Eslami accused the Egyptian and Saudi regimes of treason, and called on their peoples to topple their regimes. Kayhan editor Hossein Shariatmadari, who is close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, praised Khaled Islambouli, the assassin of the late Egyptian president Anwar Al-Sadat, and called to follow his ...

Yossi Mansharof

Inquiry & Analysis Series No. 465 - Dr. Ahmad Al-Ruba'i: A Legacy of Reform - 02/09/09

Introduction On March 5, 2008, one of the most prominent voices of reform in the Arab world, well known in the Middle East but sadly almost unknown in the West, passed away. Following a two-year battle with brain cancer, Dr. Ahmad Al-Ruba'i, 59, was buried in the Sulaibikhat cemetery in Kuwait City. He is survived by his wife and four children. 1 Al-Rubai's Funeral, Kuwait Times, March 7, 2008 Dr. Al-Ruba'i was mourned by many in the Middle East media as, inter alia, "a poet," "a great thinker ...

Steven Stalinsky, Ph.D.

Special Dispatch No. 2225 - Mt. Lebanon Mufti Sheikh Muhammad 'Ali Al-Jozo Slams Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah, Iran - 02/04/09

During Israel's offensive in Gaza, Hizbullah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah harshly criticized the Egyptian leadership. 1 In response, Mt. Lebanon Mufti Sheikh Muhammad 'Ali Al-Jozo lambasted Nasrallah, accusing him of dividing the Arab nation and of exploiting the Gazans' blood to further his political goals, which serve the Iranian agenda. Following are excerpt from Al-Jozo's statements, as quoted in the Lebanese daily Al-Mustaqbal. Nasrallah's Attack on Egypt Is "Highly Dangerous – ...

Special Dispatch No. 2185 - From the MEMRI TV Archives: Hamas'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades – Training and Ideology: Special on Al-Jazeera - 01/29/09

In a special on Al-Jazeera TV, 1 correspondent Iyad Al-Daud accompanied fighters from the 'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, to locations in Gaza. There he observed training exercises and interviewed fighters and leaders about the Brigades' history, training, weaponry, operations, and ideology. The following is the transcript of the special. TO VIEW THIS CLIP, VISIT: http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=1191 . TO VIEW THIS CLIP AND OTHERS, YOU MUST LOG IN/REGISTER FOR ...

Special Dispatch No. 2149 - On YouTube This Week - Islamist Protest in London to Free Abu Hamza: 'Pharaoh Had a Dream That One Day His Kingdom Would Fall' - 01/28/09

A seven-minute video titled "For Every Pharoah sic There Is a Musa," uploaded to YouTube on December 7, 2008, shows two groups of protestors in Islamic garb – one in a park holding signs, and one marching, with police protection, on a residential city street. Both groups are led by speakers with megaphones; the one in the park focuses on Abu Hamza Al-Masri, the Egyptian-born former imam of London's Finsbury Park Mosque who is currently serving a prison sentence in London, 1 and the marchers ...

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