Latest Interviews
Politics and Violence in Iraq: 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 May 12, 2005 in London. Mahan Abedin: Please... MORE
Yemen’s Enduring Challenges: An Interview with Jonathan Winer
Jonathan Winer is the former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Law Enforcement. Currently a partner at the firm of Alston and Bird LLP, he also serves as a Member of the Council of Foreign Relations Task Force on Terrorist Financing. TM: Have... MORE
Terror in Iraq: An Interview with Dr. Mustafa Alani
Mustafa Alani is an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London. Born in Baghdad, Alani left Iraq in 1975. His focus is on the politics and security of the Persian Gulf States, including Iraq and Iran, and he has studied Islamist... MORE
An Interview with Hamid Bayati
Hamid Bayati became the deputy foreign minister in political affairs and bilateral relations in Iraq in February, 2004 and is a member of the General Assembly and the central committee of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI). The following is an... MORE
Inside Hizb ut-Tahrir: An Interview with Jalaluddin Patel, Leader of Hizb ut-Tahrir in the UK
The following are excerpts from the interview with Jalaluddin Patel, which was conducted on 29 July, 2004 at the London Continental Hotel. A complete transcript of the interview is available at: https://www.jamestown.org/images/pdf/st_002_008.pdf Mahan Abedin: Could you please give us a brief biography. Jalaluddin Patel: I... MORE
Accessing The Present And Future Threat In Saudi Arabia: An Interview With Saad Al-faqih
Dr. 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 August 30 at Dr. Faqih's private residence in London. Mahan Abedin: How would you... MORE
Terrorism Cases in the UK: An Interview with Mudassar Arani
Mudassar Arani was born in Uganda and moved to Great Britain in 1972. She is a leading UK Human Rights attorney representing terrorist suspects in Britain, among them the case of Sheikh Abu Hamza, currently facing 11 terrorism-related charges and extradition to the United States.... MORE
Islam and Uzbekistan: An Interview with Dr. Rafik Saifulin
Dr. Saifulin is an adviser to Uzbek President Islam Karimov and former director of the Uzbek Institute of Strategic and Regional Studies. This interview was conducted in Tashkent, and translated from the Russian, by Dr. Evgueni Novikov. Evgueni Novikov: The infrastructure and man-power of most... MORE
From Mujahid to Activist: An Interview with a Libyan Veteran of the Afghan Jihad
Noman Benotman is a veteran of the Afghan Jihad and former member of the Shura Committee of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), a group which sought to overthrow the regime of Muammar Qadhafi. Benotman was born and educated in Libya, leaving Tripoli University in... MORE
Singapore: Continuing Threats and Progress in the War on Terror
The following is an interview with Mr. Michael Eng Cheng Teo, the High Commissioner (Ambassador) of Singapore to the UK. He is concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Ireland. Mr. Teo is also a former commander of the Singapore Air Force. The interview was conducted by... MORE