Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi declared a fatwa against President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 29. A fatwa is a religious decree on a matter of Islamic law that is issued by a senior Islamic jurist. Shirazi holds the rank of a Marja’a-e Taqlid, the highest…
CCNS member Clare Lopez attended this event in Cambridge, England in April at a conference called “Provoked or Unprovoked: The Origins of the Russia-(NATO)-Ukraine War” Also there was a good friend of the CCNS, Trevor Loudon. Here are their speeches and Q&A that followed: Clare Lopez: Trevor Loudon:
See Part 1 HERE. Next, let us turn to look at where this concept of hijra comes from. Following is an overview of the doctrinal and historical bases for the campaign called hijra (الهجرة in Arabic). The word means “migration,” and is based on the original journey in 622 CE of…
Even as the Trump administration is moving with promised speed to secure America’s borders, within those borders, the Islamic mission of hijra is making inroads, notably in Texas. In the city of East Plano is the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), whose “activities are in accordance with the teachings of the…
Trump’s DOJ vows to fight antisemitism and Hamas support—but will it confront the foreign powers, like Turkey and Qatar, funding U.S. campus extremism? The Trump administration has taken a series of decisive, direct steps and executive actions that make clear its intention to end the chaos of antisemitism on American…
Former CIA officer and member of the CCNS Clare Lopez was on Real America’s Voice with John Solomon and Amanda Head to discuss President Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. She discussed reports about a rift between the U.S. and Israel. You can watch that…
CCNS member Clare Lopez appeared on “Just the News, No Noise,” on Real America’s Voice, with hosts John Solomon and Amanda Head to discuss the risks, and potential rewards, of the Trump administration trying to do a deal with Iran on their nuclear weapons program.
Speaking before a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on March 25, 2025, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stated in her opening remarks that “The IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program he suspended in…
An Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) Webinar: Clare Lopez on Qatar’s Growing Influence in the United States The tiny gas-rich nation of Qatar has deftly exerted its influence on the education of our children stemming from our children’s education from kindergarten through 12th grade, to our university campuses, where…
CCNS member Clare Lopez on Jihad in Texas, Iran on the Brink, and Turkey’s Caliphate Dream with Brannon Howse
4 March 2025: Epoch Times interview at CPAC w/Nathan Worcester – Ukraine/Russia https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/cpac-other-conferences-reveal-conservative-landscape-on-russia-ukraine-5817617 5 March 2025: Tommy Carrigan podcast – Joint Session Congress Trump speech https://rumble.com/v6q7klm-sotu-clare-lopez-tpc-1698.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp 10 March 2025: TUW w/Tom Trento on Iran’s nuclear weapons program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x42fpoHSN3U And last but not least, here’s a collection of…
CCNS member Clare Lopez discusses the Russia-Ukraine War on “Just the News, No Noise” with John Solomon and Amanda Head, on Real America’s Voice.