Hizbullah Supporters, Opponents Exchange Blows Over Assassination Of Shi ite Lebanese Activist Lokman Slim
March 9, 2021
On February 4, 2021, Lebanese journalist and activist Lokman Slim, a vocal critic of Hizbullah, was found shot dead in his car in an area of South Lebanon known as a Hizbullah stronghold. Some in Lebanon accused Hizbullah of assassinating him in order to silence him and also as a warning to other Hizbullah opponents, especially the Shi ites among them. For example, Mustafa Aloush, deputy chair of the Al-Mustaqbal faction, claimed that the assassination was a message to the Shi ites so that none of them will consider crossing over to the opposition.
March 2, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9208
Facebook Shuts Down Account Of International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), Which Frequently Calls For Terror And Jihad
March 2, 2021
On January 5, 2021, Facebook shut down the account of the
International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), which is based in Doha and has been supported since its establishment by the Qatari and Turkish regimes.
[1] The IUMS was founded in 2004 by Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, a major ideologue of the Muslim Brotherhood who lives in Qatar and has been sponsored by its regime for years. Al-Qaradhawi also headed the organization until 2018, when he was succeeded by Dr. Ahmad Al-Raissouni.
Neither Facebook nor the IUMS reported the exact reason for the closure of the account, but Arab media that support the IUMS stated that the reason was a fatwa posted two days earlier, on January 3, signed by the organization s president Al-Raissouni and its secretary-general Ali Al-Qaradaghi. The fatwa called for an eco
The MEMRI Weekly: February 5-12, 2021
February 11, 2021
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MEMRI REPORTS
The MEMRI Weekly: January 22-29, 2021
January 29, 2021
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
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