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

September 11, 2014 7:16 am

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Why Kurdistan Will Benefit Iraq and the Middle East

Before welcoming the emerging state of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, I confess to having opposed its independence in the past. In 1991, after the Kuwait War had...

August 29, 2014 12:03 pm

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Turkey’s New Prime Minister is Erdogan’s Lackey

As Recep Tayyip Erdogan ascends Thursday to the presidency of Turkey, his hand-picked successor, Ahmet Davutoglu, simultaneously assumes Mr. Erdogan's old job of prime minister....

August 10, 2014 1:25 pm

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Opinion: Lessons of the War in Gaza

As Israeli operations against Hamas wind down, here are seven insights into the month-long conflict: Missile shield: The superb performance of Iron Dome, the protective system...

August 10, 2014 12:25 am

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How Church Attendance Affects American Attitudes Toward Israel

Israel benefits from the fact that Americans remain in large part a religious people. But declining "Žreligiosity bodes ill for the Jewish state. What role does...

August 10, 2014 12:10 am

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Caliph Ibrahim’s Brutal Moment

After an absence of 90 years, the ancient institution of the caliphate roared back into existence on the first day of Ramadan in the...

August 1, 2014 1:49 pm

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How Islamic Are Muslims?

Islamic law demands much of Muslims; how successfully do they fulfill its precepts? Scheherazade S. Rehman and Hossein Askari of Georgetown University provide an answer in...

July 21, 2014 3:49 pm

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Are Millions of People Really Protesting Israel?

RT, the Russian government's news network - and successor to the Soviet-era Pravda - published an article under the extreme, attention-seeking headline, "'In our millions, we're...

July 17, 2014 12:44 am

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Don’t Put Terrorists on Trial

The Obama Administration has brought an accused Libyan terrorist named Ahmed Abu Khattala to Washington for trial. His saga reveals how the government views the...

July 14, 2014 12:45 am

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This Time Around, Surprising Support for Israel – Not Hamas

The current Hamas assault on Israel has lured the predictable coven of Palestinian nationalists, Islamists, Leftists, and antisemites from the woodwork to bash the Jewish...

July 13, 2014 12:26 am

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Why Hamas Wants War

Politicians start wars optimistic about their prospects of gaining from the combat, Geoffrey Blainey notes in his masterly study, The Causes of War; otherwise, they would avoid...

July 11, 2014 12:07 am

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Yassin Abdullah Kadi — An Apology

On June 22, 2014 The Algemeiner published an article written by Daniel Pipes headed "Turkish Support for ISIS and Islamic Terrorists". Saudi businessman Yassin...

July 7, 2014 12:10 pm

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One Year After Morsi, Things Look Glum in Egypt

Egyptians took to the streets in numbers never seen anywhere, ever on June 30, 2013 to protest against their Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi. Three days...

July 3, 2014 10:29 am

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Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Steady Hand Amid Middle East Chaos

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an important speech worthy of discussion when he addressed the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv on June...

June 28, 2014 8:17 am

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One Hundred Years Ago: The Worst Day in History

A hundred years ago today, June 28, 1914, was arguably the worst day in human history. Not that anything so awful happened during those 24...