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Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Khomeini’s war: Sunni Islamists taught Shia Iran to hate Israel

The ayatollahs adopted the Muslim Brotherhood’s worldview to make the destruction of the Jewish state the regime’s holy cause. The Shia leadership in Najaf now has the chance to return the Shia world to pacifism

By Hussain Abdul-Hussain

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Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini (l), smiles at something Yasser Arafat is saying February 18, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. The Ayatollah's son has his hand on Arafat's shoulder. (Image: Alamy)

Chequebook diplomacy: Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (second right) arriving in Baghdad ahead of the 34th Arab League summit last month (Image: Getty)

How unfree Qatar is shaping the free West in its own image

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Documents seized in Gaza reportedly reveal that Qatar was a 'main artery' of Hamas funding in the run-up to October 7 (Pictured: Late emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (centre-right) with Hamas leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh (centre-left), on a visit to Gaza in 2012; Image: Getty)

Qatar’s money isn’t just dirty – it’s filthy

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President Donald Trump and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on May 14, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Moderate Qatar? The Muslim Brotherhood patron nurtures the enemies of democracy

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US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Image: Getty)

Ted Cruz renews bid to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terror group

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The French Interior Ministry has issued a report suggesting that its government should recognise a Palestinian state in order to 'appease' domestic Muslim voters

France should recognise Palestine to ‘appease’ Muslim voters, government report claims

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The Muslim Brotherhood has been banned in Jordan (Image: Getty)

Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood after ‘sabotage plot’ uncovered

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