Introduction In October 2016, MEMRI published an analysis report explaining the phrase Allahu akbar – meaning "Allah is the greatest" – and examining how and why it is routinely mistranslated and misunderstood by Western media. This was demonstrated most recently following the October 31 attack in Manhattan by Sayfullo Saipov, who according to witnesses shouted "Allahu akbar" as he drove a truck into a crowd of cyclists and pedestrians in Manhattan, killing eight and injuring nearly a dozen – ...
The following are excerpts from the answers that Vladimir Putin gave to questions from political analysts attending the plenary session of the Valdai International Discussion Club's annual meeting. 1 The Q&As were moderated by the Russian intellectual Fyodor Lukyanov, who serves as research director at the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club,. During the Q&As, Putin tackled Russia-U.S. Relations and the INF Treaty. 2 Commenting on Washington's accusations that ...
The following are some of this week's reports from the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Project, which translates and analyzes content from sources monitored around the clock, among them the most important jihadi websites and blogs. (To view these reports in full, you must be a paying member of the JTTM; for membership information, send an email to jttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line.) Note to media and government: For a full copy of these rep orts, send an ...
IRGC Commander 'Ali Jaafari: "Iran bears the banner of the fulfillment of God's promises. It has taken a historic turn, and today a new era of global developments is beginning... This era started with imposing significant defeats upon the camp of the Great Arrogance, America. We saw the signs of the defeat in the speech of the U.S. president, who was frightened and helpless, and his voice shook... --Tasnim (Iran), October 19, 2017. Introduction There is no room for doubt about U.S. President ...
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoon Of The Week (Source: Vk.com/politics_today, September 25, 2017) Quote Of The Week Konstantin Blokhin (Source: Riss.ru) At an event hosted by the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS), a think tank established by the President of the Russian Federation, Konstantin Blokhin, an ...
The extensive damage caused by Hurricane Irma in Florida has prompted many reactions on Arab social media, many of them expressing schadenfreude at the disaster and calling Irma divine punishment for the U.S. administration's policy vis-à-vis the Arab and Muslim countries. For example, Lebanese imam Sheikh Mus'ad Najem tweeted: "America, with all its power, its people, its iron, all its institutions, and its capabilities, is helpless before a storm – as if Allah were avenging all those who lost ...
The September 11, 2017 editorial of the Javan daily, which is affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), focused on the 9/11 attacks 16 years ago. The following are the main points of the editorial. "Sixteen years have passed since that summery evening, Iran time, when the entire world, including Iran, watched on television the frightening images of the airplanes crashing into the Twin Towers in New York... "From the first instant, the White House blamed the Muslims for ...
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Quotes Of The Week (Source: Vk.com) Putin: ' Trump Is Not My Bride, And I Am Not His Groom Or Fiancé' Speaking before Russian journalists at a press conference following the BRICS summit in China, Russian President Vladimir Putin answered a question on Russia-U.S. relations and whether he is ...
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. In The News Russia-Israel Relations On August 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Sochi. During the meeting, Netanyahu supported Russia’s participation in the construction of a new museum on the site of the former Nazi death camp at Sobibor ...
