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Daniel Pipes

Administrator of the US Institute of Peace, Daniel Pipes is founder of the Middle East Forum and author of Militant Islam Reaches America. He collaborates with Benador Associates. If you want to consult a detailed biography see the research made by Voltaire Network (text in French).

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"The bitter fruits of democracy"

by Daniel Pipes

7 February 2006

Now that Hamas has apparently won the elections, the West is hoist with its own petard. Hamas is not only a terrorist group that wants to destroy Israel and attacks civilians, but it has also won a fair election. In view of this situation, the foreign ministries hesitate either to force the (…)

“The mystical menace of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad”

by Daniel Pipes

27 January 2006

Thanks to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, a new term in the political vocabulary has been coined: mahdaviat.This is technical religious term that refers to mahdi, an element of the Shiite doctrine that identifies the restorer of religion and justice who will rule before the end of the (…)

“Two Germans vs. Islamism”

by Daniel Pipes

19 January 2006

The Ministers of Interior of two German states recently adopted important measures aimed at containing radical Islam. They deserve particular attention in the Western world. In Baden-Wurttemberg, Heribert Rech decided to apply a loyalty test on the candidates who were applying for (…)

“Reflections on the Revolution in France”

by Daniel Pipes

23 November 2005

The riots caused by Muslim youngsters since October 27 in
France following the “Allahou Akbar” expression could
change history in Europe. The revolts that began in the
Paris region have now spread to 300 French cities, Belgium
and Germany. It’s the end of Frances’s cultural innocence:
the (…)

“Islamists, get Out!”

by Daniel Pipes

7 September 2005

Due to the attacks in London, Westerners have begun to widely discuss the problem of the radical Islam. In many European countries, they wonder what is tolerable or not in the attitude of Muslims, but measures are still too few. Last week, the same day, two important western politicians went (…)

“British Covenant of Security with Islamits Ends”

by Daniel Pipes

19 July 2005

If we believe what Islamits leaders living in London say, we would have no choice but to agree the attacks against Great Britain were imminent. This was extremely directed to Sayful Islam’s statements, the leader of Al-Muhajiroun, an Islamist organization in the city of Luton. However, a tacit (…)