Daniel Pipes

Daniel Pipes, a historian, is director of the Middle East Forum and Taube distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. A former official in the U.S. Department of State, he has taught at the University of Chicago, Harvard University, the U.S. Naval War College, and Pepperdine University. He has written twelve books and his website, DanielPipes.org, with a near-complete archive of his writings, has recorded nearly 60 million page visits. He writes a bi-weekly column for the Jerusalem Post, National Review, and other publications; his writings have been translated into 33 languages. Two U.S. presidents have appointed Mr. Pipes to U.S. government positions. Al-Qaeda has invited him to convert to Islam, Edward Kennedy borked him, and Edward Said called him an "Orientalist." His current focus is on the phenomenon of lawful Islamism (or soft jihad), the forwarding radical Islam through legitimate means. Contact: Pipes@MEForum.org.

ARTICLES BY: Daniel Pipes

March 12, 2015 7:13 am

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How Americans Fight the Arab-Israeli Conflict

When, in the midst of the 2014 Hamas-Israel war, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration briefly banned American carriers from flying to Israel, Sen. Ted Cruz (Republican...

March 8, 2015 3:12 pm

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What Antidote to Radical Islam?

"Radical Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution," has been my watchword since 2002, meaning that Islam's many problems will be solved...

March 1, 2015 1:03 am

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Syria’s Civil War Could Stabilize Its Region

Population shifts resulting from Syria's four-year-long civil war have profoundly changed Syria and its three Arabic-speaking neighbors: Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan. (Turkey and Israel have changed too, but less so.)...

February 17, 2015 1:20 am

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What Actually Causes American Fear of Islam and Muslims?

An ambitious 81-page document, Fear, Inc. 2.0: The Islamophobia Network's Efforts to Manufacture Hate in America, just appeared from the Center for American Progress, a liberal...

February 13, 2015 10:30 am

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The Iran Sanctions Bill Won’t Do Much, But it Still Matters

Nearly all the 54 Republican U.S. Senators will vote in favor of the Kirk-Menendez bill requiring sanctions on Iran if the P5+1 negotiations fail. President Obama has...

February 11, 2015 2:16 pm

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The Truth About the Muslim Leaders Who Met With Obama

For the first time in his six years as president, Barack Obama met behind closed doors with an exclusively domestic group of Muslims for about...

February 5, 2015 11:00 am

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The French Military Are Sitting Ducks

Another Islamist immigrant from Mali named Coulibaly has attacked another Jewish "Žinstitution in France. The first one, Amedy Coulibaly, murdered four Jews at a kosher...

January 23, 2015 3:09 pm

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Opinion: Does Europe Have No-Go Zones?

Comments by Steven Emerson on Fox News have prompted a heated debate over whether predominantly Muslim "no-go zones" exist in Europe. On Jan. 11, Emerson said they "exist...

January 23, 2015 2:35 pm

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Sisi and the Reform of Islam

In a widely praised January 1 speech, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Al-Azhar University to address the country's religious leadership, saying the time had...

January 20, 2015 7:13 pm

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In Defense of Europe’s So-called Far Right

Sunday a week ago, the French government sponsored a solidarity rally featuring an array of foreign leaders and all domestic political parties joining together in...

January 13, 2015 2:58 am

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Contrary to What You Think, Terrorism Harms Radical Islam

An epidemic of recent high-profile attacks by Muslims in the name of Islam - in Canada, Israel, Nigeria, Australia, Pakistan, and France - raises an...

January 11, 2015 2:19 pm

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UCLA Should Be Ashamed of Professor Abou El Fadl

The once-promising career of UCLA law professor Khaled Medhat Abou El Fadl has faded over the past decade. Gone are the pleasures of glowing attention...

January 7, 2015 12:41 am

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Did the CIA Fiddle With Population Statistics About Iran?

The World Factbook, described as "information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities," is perhaps the...

January 2, 2015 1:02 am

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Leaked Documents Reveal How to Travel Like a CIA Spy

I unreservedly condemn Edward Snowden's massive release of important U.S. government secrets. Once they're out, though, it makes no sense to ignore the information now...