11-04-2025
The MEMRI Weekly: April 4-11, 2025
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
Inquiry and Analysis No. 1828 - The Qatar Weekly Update (QWU) – Part Of The Qatar Monitor Project (QMP) – No. 14, April 11, 2025, April 11, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11925 - Against The Backdrop Of U.S.-Iran Negotiations, Top Iranian Officials Call For Obtaining Nuclear Weapons, April 11, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11919 - Students In Bangladesh Hold Anti-Israel Protests: 'We Hate Israel,' 'Jihad For Palestine From Bangladesh,' 'Israel Will Be Vanished From Map,' 'Send Army To Palestine', April 11, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11924 - Prominent Russian Imam Wisam Bardawil, Who Reportedly Founded Muslim Brotherhood Cell In Russia, Disseminates Hamas Propaganda On Social Media, Glorifies The 'Martyrdom' Of His Uncle, Top Hamas Official And Russia Liaison Salah Bardawil, Who Was Killed By Israeli Drone Strike, April 11, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11923 - Anti-Liberal Russian Philosopher Dugin: Iran Should Form A Union State With Russia, April 10, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11922 - Lebanese Politician: Lebanon's Real Enemy Is Iran, Not Israel, April 10, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11921 - Egyptian Writer: Qatar And Turkey Should Apologize For Harming Egypt For Years, April 10, 2025
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 751 - Important New Trends In The Russian Military, April 9, 2025
Inquiry and Analysis No. 1827 - 'Pay-To-Slay' – Lebanon Edition: The Lebanese Government Pays Hizbullah Operatives And Their Families Benefits 'Similar To Soldiers' Wages:' Hizbullah Opponents Call To Stop The Payments, April 9, 2025
Inquiry and Analysis No. 1826 - Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Magazine Advises Fighters To Learn From Hamas Strategy Of 'Tunnels And Hiding Places' In Gaza, Urges Islamic Religious Scholars To Aid TTP Jihad Against Pakistani Army, April 9, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11920 - UAE Political Analyst: The Qatar-Supported International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) Should Be Designated A Terrorist Organization – Are The U.S. And Europe Waiting For More Terrorist Attacks Like 9/11? , April 9, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11916 - Across Latin America, Iranian Spanish-Language State-Controlled, Hizbullah-Affiliated, And Pro-Hizbullah Media Outlets Extensively Cover Funeral Of Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah – As Do Some Regional Alternative Media, April 9, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11918 - Egypt's Official Fatwa-Issuing Body In Attack On Calls For Jihad Against Israel By Qatar-Affiliated International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS): These Calls Are Irresponsible And A Violation Of Shari'a Law, April 8, 2025
Special Dispatch No. 11917 - Palestinian Journalists Urge Hamas To Transfer Power To Palestinian Authority, Dismantle Military Wing, April 7, 2025
Inquiry and Analysis No. 1825 - Rage In Syria: The Constitutional Declaration Approved By The President Is Yet Another Step On The Path To A New Dictatorial Rule, April 7, 2025
MEMRI Daily Brief No. 750 - When Nasser, Arafat (And The Lebanese) Destroyed Lebanon, April 7, 2025
MEMRI TV MONITOR PROJECT
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11946 - Egyptian Salafi Leader Yasser Borhamy Responds To IUMS Fatwa Obligating Jihad Against Israel: Egypt Lacks The Capability To Fight Israel Now, It Must Prepare And Wait For The Balance Of Power To Shift, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11945 - Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Spokesman Fu Zhengnan: Our Exercises Send 'Stern Warning' To Taiwan And The World: The More They Pursue Their Separatist Agenda, The Further The PLA Will Advance Its Actions, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11944 - The Chinese People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command Conducted Long-Range Live-Fire Drills In East China Sea, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11943 - Khan Younis, Gaza Strip Islamic Scholar Sheikh Bilal Al-Ghalban On Al-Jazeera TV: The Jews Don't Realize This, But Allah Gathered Them So Palestine Can Be Their 'Mass Grave', Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar)
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11942 - One Week Before October 7, 2023, PFLP Official Khaled Barakat: The U.S. Is Enemy No. 1 Of The Palestinian People; It Is Important To Support The Palestinian Armed Struggle Against Israel And Its Allies: Tel Aviv Will Only Listen To Palestinians When It Is Hit By Missiles, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11941 - The Chinese People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command Simulated Air Strike On 'High Value Targets' Of Taiwan Island, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11940 - California Islamic Scholar Iyad Hilal: What We Want Is Islamic Power, To Establish The Superiority Of The Word Of Allah; The Next Generation Will Have This; Muslims Never Invaded Anywhere – In The 8th Century, Muslims Entered Spain Not Through Conquest, But With The Help Of Its Indigenous People, Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11939 - At D.C. 'Let Gaza Live!' March, Activist Raja Abdulhaq Says: Gaza Events Are Legacy Of 'Evil' American Empire; Head Of Muslim Americans For Palestine (AMP) Osama Abuirshaid: 'We Represent The American People!', Online Platforms
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11938 - California Imam Amir Abdel Malik Ali, Who Said American Muslims Should Read Foundational Islamist Book 'Milestones', Used By The Muslim Brotherhood And Al-Qaeda, At UC Berkley Muslim Student Association Lecture: Muslims Are Coming Back To Power; We Will Have A Caliphate Based In Palestine; Praises Hamas Head Haniyeh As True Leader; Adds: 'We Have To Honor Our Martyrs, And Allah Willing, One Day We Will Become Martyrs'
MEMRI TV Clip No. 11937 - Texas Islamic Scholar Yasir Qadhi, Driving Force Behind Planned Islamic City In Texas: There Is An Agenda To Criminalize, Demonize Our Faith; They Want To Make Us Look Bad To Justify What Is Happening In Palestine – They Tried And Failed Before; We Are Taking Advantage Of Our Constitutional Rights And Demand To Be Treated Like Any Other Faith Community; We Are The True Followers Of Jesus, Not Them