Latest Interviews
New Silk Road Strategy: Problems and Perspectives – Interview with Prof. S. Frederick Starr
Since the collapse of the bipolar world system, discussions on the new world order and problems of regional instability have not yet ceased. They have recently achieved perhaps their apogee – fierce mass media disputes have erupted around the Russian-proposed Eurasian way of development from... MORE
Special Commentary: Egypt’s Lotus Revolution- Scenarios for a New Middle East
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s February 1 announcement that he would step down at the end of his term in September but would not leave Egypt (“I will die on its soil”) seems to indicate Mubarak and his military colleagues are seeking enough time to consolidate... MORE
The Father of the Taliban: An Interview with Maulana Sami ul-Haq
Maulana Sami ul-Haq is the director and chancellor of Pakistan's famous madrassa, Darul uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak. He has served in this post since the death of his father, Maulana Abdul ul-Haq, the founder of the madrassa, in 1988. Darul uloom Haqqania is where many... MORE
Violence and Iraq’s Constitutional Referendum: An Interview with Fareed Sabri
Fareed Sabri is the spokesman of the Iraqi Islamic Party in the United Kingdom. He also served on the party's leadership council in the late 1990s. This interview was conducted by Terrorism Monitor Editor Mahan Abedin on October 7, 2005 in London. In light of... MORE
The Emir: An Interview with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, Alleged Leader of the Southeast Asian Jemaah Islamiyah Organization
This interview was conducted on August 13 and 15, 2005 from Cipinang Prison in Jakarta. Questions were formulated by Dr. Scott Atran and posed for him in Bahasa Indonesia by Taufiq Andrie. The interview took place in a special visitor’s room, where Ba’asyir had seven... MORE
New Security Realities and al-Qaeda’s Changing Tactics: An Interview with Saad al-Faqih
Dr. Saad al-Faqih heads the Saudi opposition group, Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA), and is a widely acknowledged expert on al-Qaeda. Terrorism Monitor Editor Mahan Abedin conducted this interview December 12, 2005 in London. Mahan Abedin: What is the latest information on terrorism... MORE
The Battle within Syria: An Interview with Muslim Brotherhood Leader Ali Bayanouni
Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni was born in 1938 in Aleppo and brought up in a religious family, where his father and grandfather were both well known Muslim scholars. He joined the Muslim Brotherhood while in secondary school, in 1954, and went on to receive training as... MORE
How to Deal with Britain’s Muslim Extremists? An Interview with Kamal Helbawy
Dr. Kamal Helbawy was born in Egypt in 1939 and joined the Muslim Brotherhood at the age of twelve, largely receiving his education in Islam from them. After working in Nigeria, he traveled to Saudi Arabia where he was among the founders of the World... MORE
Al-Qaeda: In Decline or Preparing for the Next Attack? An Interview with Saad al-Faqih
Dr. Saad al-Faqih heads the Saudi opposition group, Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA), and is a widely acknowledged expert on al-Qaeda. Terrorism Monitor Editor Mahan Abedin conducted this interview on June 2, 2005 in London. Mahan Abedin: The United Nations Security Council's 1267... MORE
Al-Muhajiroun in the UK: An Interview with Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed
Jamestown Special Correspondent from London Mahan Abedin speaks with Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed. Founder of Hizb-ut-Tahrir in the United Kingdom, Bakri Mohammed later started the Al-Muhajiroun organization, which he now heads. He also acts as Supreme Judge of the Sharia Court of the United Kingdom... MORE