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 Vitaly Podvitsky, Vk.com/13studiya, December 19, 2016. Caption: Russian ambassador Karlov Andrey Gennadyevich 4.02.1954-19.12.2016 died defending his country in the war with terrorism. Zakharova Dixit Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova is one of the ...
Introduction After six years of war in Syria, the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad seems to have the upper hand over the rebel forces. Massive assistance from allies Iran, Russia, and Hizbullah has enabled it to almost completely crush its opponents and push them out of stronghold after stronghold. This is done by besieging rebel-held areas and preventing the delivery of humanitarian aid to their residents, while carrying out massive airstrikes, including with barrel-bombs, and ...
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. This issue of RTW features eulogies for veteran ally Fidel Castro, a blistering response to the EU's criticism of Russian media outlets and the withdrawal from the ICC. Cartoon Of The Week Twitter.com/sharzhipero, November 25, 2016. After the end of his term as U.S. President, Barack Obama ...
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 reports, send an ...
Prominent Iranian dissident and Tehran University professor Sadegh Zibalakam, who in 2014 was sentenced to 18 months in prison for criticizing the regime's nuclear policy and for his reformist and pro-U.S. opinions, is a prominent voice in the conflict in Iran between the ideological camp and the pragmatic camp. MEMRI has published many translations of his statements. 1 The following are two recent MEMRI TV clips of Zibakalam's statements. Zibakalam Refuses To Step On American, Israeli Flags On ...
T he anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran occurred this year on November 3. As it does every year, the Iranian regime marked the occasion by organizing mass demonstrations across the country. Photos from these demonstrations show participants burning the flags of the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia and carrying images and effigies depicting the leaders of these countries as devils, pigs, Pinocchio, etc. Below is a sampling of photos. For video of the demonstrations, see ...
With the anticipated uprooting of the Islamic State (ISIS) from Mosul, and the subsequent collapse of its stronghold in Raqqa, thanks to American guidance and military involvement, President Barack Obama will have successfully completed the historic process begun by President George W. Bush with the uprooting of the murderous dictator Saddam Hussein and his regime. The most militant sect within Shi'ite Islam, Iran's Rule of the Jurisprudent (Velayat-e Faqih), will be granted an historic victory ...
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 reports, send an ...
On September 28, 2016, the U.S. Congress passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), after it was vetoed by President Obama. The Act states, inter alia, that "a U.S. national may file a civil action against a foreign state for physical injury, death, or damage as a result of an act of international terrorism committed by a designated terrorist organization." 1 While the law does not mention specific terrorist actions or countries, it will enable U.S. citizens impacted by the ...
Translating concepts from one language into another is a difficult endeavor. Translating concepts that have no equivalent in the target language is even harder. Translating religious concepts for a culture in which religion has ceased to play a central role in the life of the individual and in society is hardest of all. Perhaps this is the reason why religious Islamic idioms representing concepts such as Allahu Akbar , la ilaha illa Allah , and istishhad are routinely mistranslated in the ...
