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Kaiserman JCC Hosts Event With Egyptian Intelligence Spy & Influence Operative Dalia Ziada With ‘Stand With Us' & Nova Chai's Jim Rose

June 28, 2026

'Headless Body In Topless Bar' = 'Muslims Explaining Antisemitism To Jews'

It's Long Past Time to Give Up the 'Moderate Muslim' Fantasies

A failed notion, false hope, and cynical deception should at last be discarded

"They've enjoyed media adulation and the uncritical admiration of hopeful non-Muslims for over a quarter of a century now. Yet self-styled "moderate Muslims" and "Muslim reformers" have not delivered on their promises or substantiated their vision of Islam, and it's time that Americans recognized the entire "moderate Muslim" endeavor for what it really is: an effort to lull them into complacency and indifference regarding the advancing jihad threat."

"The result of the moderate efforts, then, is to soften up the infidels in the face of the advancing jihad. The moderate Muslims, the great reformers, the foes of jihad violence, turn out to be the most insidious, and effective, jihadis of all."

Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch https://www.militantislammonitor.org/pf.php?id=8202

MIM: How Muslim Zioni$ts and 'Recovered Antisemites' Love Jews To Death:

Egyptian born hijabi Dalia Ziada a self proclaimed 'devout Muslim' and 'former hater of Jews' is on the payroll of the Institute For The Study Of Global Antisemitism Policy (ISGAP) and operates under the title of 'ISGAP Research Fellow and DC Coordinator'. She often appears at events with ISGAP's 'Jew4Jihad' Director Charles Asher Small. On May 20, 2026 'Dalia Ziada was invited to the Kaiserman Jewish Community Center in Wyncote PA to discuss a film she narrated titled "A Special Russian Truth" about the Russian roots of antisemitism. The 20 minute clip compilation of pro jihad protests and commentary was produced by Virginia high school teacher Jim Rose who runs a 501c3 called NovaChai which cosponsored the event together with Stand With Us and A local family group. Besides head honcho Jim Rose, Nova Chai has two female directors

Ashley Barrett., who cosplays as a rabbi and Nicole Koursen a "teacher in Loudon County School District". https://www.novachai.org/about-us

NoVaChai is a grassroots foundation based in Great Falls, Virginia, dedicated to fostering a supportive, inclusive learning environment for Jewish high school students. Founded in 2024 by healthcare executive James Rose, its name blends Northern Virginia (NoVa) with the Hebrew word for life (chai). [1, 2, 3]

MIM: On June 16th the Jewish Exponent published a report about the event with this oxymoronic heading:"Muslim Pro-Israel Activist Visits Kaiserman JCC to Discuss Antisemitism". Apparently Dalia Ziada's claim that she is a 'former antisemite" whose family kept a Koran next to an Arabic translation of Meine Kampf in their home, makes her infinitely qualified to explain Russian antisemitism to Jews.

MIM: Even more absurd is that jihadist Dalia Ziada pushed the film's disingenuous and dangerous narrative that "the origins of modern anti-Israel rhetoric to a decades-old Soviet campaign of antisemitic propaganda disseminated by the KGB and its allies worldwide" while deliberately ignoring the centuries long global jihad being waged daily against Jews and the West which is a religious obligation for all Muslims based on Islam and the Koran. No Islam to see her folks...

"Muslim Pro Israel Activist Visits Kaisermann JCC To Discuss Antisemitism"

By Dinah Bucholz The Jewish Exponent June 16, 2026

Excerpts:

"Holly Saltzburg, community outreach manager at StandWithUs, a Jewish advocacy group, partnered with NoVaChai, a Jewish educational organization, and community activist Jill Altshuler to screen a documentary film titled "A Special Russian Truth" and host a discussion between Egyptian-born pro-Israel activist Dalia Ziada and Liz Berger, a Jewish advocate and doctoral candidate in antisemitism studies."

A Disturbance

Toward the end of the event, a protester disrupted the program, shouting that a Muslim should not dare show her face among Jews. After the protester was escorted out by security, Ziada appeared unfazed, explaining that some people can't seem to reconcile the notion that a Muslim can support the Jewish people, "which is crazy, because this should be normal," she explained.

https://www.jewishexponent.com/muslim-pro-israel-activist-visits-kaiserman-jcc-to-discuss-antisemitism/

MIM:Dalia Ziada is a fan girl and follower of Tareq Al Suwaidan who was the Fuhrer of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. she described him as "the wizard of my life" in a 2006 blog post.She also did work for Al -Suwaidan's 'business' in Kuwait and set up web pages for him.

MIM:Tareq Al Suwaidan was stripped of his Kuwaiti citizenship and expelled for being a threat to their national security in 2025!

'Al -Suwaidan, spent nearly 2 decades in the United States travels the Islamic world, giving courses to young Muslims on how to wage 'Media Jihad' by starting their own communication outlets and controlling and deseminating the global jihadist cause.He boasted that his daughter was waging jihad at Harvard'.

"In an August 15, 2022 YouTube video Al-Suwaidan reportedly praised his daughter's anti-Israel activism on a college campus, saying: "...my daughter, Mafaz, is now at Harvard University, in Boston. She is the most committed person to the Palestinian cause…she is very active, and young [Arabs] in the West — in Europe or America — can collaborate. This is the first thing you should do, collaborate among yourselves in organizing activities and establishing lobbies."

MIM:Waging media jihad aka 'jihad of the tonque and pen' is precisely what Dalia Ziada who extolled Al-Suwaidan as 'The wizard of my life" is doing in the United States. Ziada also worked for his Al-Suwaidan's dawah enterprise in Kuwait and considers him to be a 'motivational speaker'. Ziada's jihadi mentor Tareq Al-Suwaidan also wrote a 456 page "'The Jews: An Illustrated Encyclopedia" Al-Suwaidan "which promotes the conspiracy theory of global control by secretive Jewish elites (Suwaidan, 2009) and has called upon Muslim mothers to teach their children to hate Jews (MEMRI, 2014)

https://www.inss.org.il/publication/islamistantisemitism/#:~:text=Due%20to%20the%20shared

"In 2009, Al-Suwaidan published a book titled: "The Jews: The Illustrated Encyclopedia" where he reportedlyspread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and claimed that the Nazis killed only 20,000 Jewish people. Al-Suwaidan said he wrote the book to "prove with evidence that the Jewish faith, which was falsified, encourages them to betray and deceive."https://canarymission.org/individual/Mafaz_Al-Suwaidan

MIM: Dalia Ziada's full post can be found below:

Excerpts:

Monday June 19,2006

Dr.Tareq Al-Suwaidan and Dalia Ziada

"For me, Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan is more than that. I call him the wizard of my life."

"He helped me to deal with that woman and guided me to a bright future. He supported me for almost four month to launch my difficult and joyful path in life. He is still replying to my emails till now and he never let me down.
From here, form my own blog I would like to declare it to the world. I like this man and hope that me and him meet in paradise with our dearest beloved Prophet Mohammmad (Peace and Blessings be Upon Him). Thanks God for having Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan in my life."

"He ehlped me to be Dalia Ziada as I love she to be."
"Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan; Thank You. Yet, I have to thank Allah first. So thanks God."

POSTED BY DALIA ZIADA AT 2:56 A M

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MIM: The poster for the event featuring Dalia Ziada on May 22,2026 at the Kaiserman JCC (Jewish Community Center) in a suburb of Philadelphia. The screening of the film "A Special Russian Truth" which preceded the discussion.

The film's producer Jim Rose, a high school teacher in Virginia and founder of the NovaChai organization which co sponsored the event spoke briefly. A discussion between Dalia Ziada, the 'star' of the 'clip compilation marketed as a documentary followed.

MIM: Link to event poster:

https://se4qxqwgk5.preview-beefreecontent.com/kShi

MIM: Khaled Hassan an Egyptian ex Muslim from Cairo who lives in the UK is an Arabic speaker who was able to read and analyze Dalia Ziada's posts on social media and her writings in Arabic.He rightly concluded that Dalia Ziada's ubiquitous 'peace activism' and 'human rights' activities were covers for her role as an 'influence operative' for the Egyptian government.

The regime needs to maintain a facade of 'liberalism' to receive money from the U.S. and other countries and for this reason 'permits' 'human rights groups' to operate as a 'Potemkin Village' tactic.
None of Dalia Ziada's work with 'human rights' groups and her 16 year long Muslim - Israeli dialogue' endeavors could have taken place without the approval, permission and support of the Egyptian government. UK based intelligence analyst and Egytian born Arabic speaker Khaled Hassan rreviewed her social media tweets in Arabic and rightly concluded that Dalia Ziada was indeed an Egyptian intelligence spy and wrote an article in 2025 titled:

"Egyptian Peace Activist Dalia Ziada Confirmed Her Role as an Egyptian Intelligence Spy"

The Story of How a Self-Proclaimed Spy Became Pro-Peace Hero

KHALED HASSAN

https://thegrandstrategy.substack.com/p/in-2021-egyptian-peace-activist-dali

MIM: The full article is posted below.

MIM: Ziada's melodramatic claim the she had to flee from Egypt due to threats against her life because she said that "Israel has a right to defend itself' doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Her bio' posted in 2025 on the website of the Institute For The Study For Global Antisemitism Policy (ISGAP) where she is the is the salaried "Washington D.C. Coordinator and Research Fellow" states that "Ziada has been active in Muslim -Jewish and Arab-Israeli dialogue for more than 16 years'. If that is indeed the case than why did the Egyptian authorities threaten her for condemning the October 7th attacks. Stranger still is the fact that 5 months prior to 10/7 Ziada had appeared on an Israeli TV broadcast chastising her fellow Muslims for celebrating the murder of 3 IDF soldiers by a Jordanian jihadi who had crossed into Israel throught The Egyptian border.

Ziada's 'cover story' that she received death threats saying Israel had a right to self defense loses more credibility when she adds that 'three Jewish men saved my life' and helped her flee from Egypt to America" which seems like the plot of a cliched spy novel.

MIM:Khaled Hassan, the author of the piece below titled "Egyptian Peace Activist Dalia Ziada Confirmed Her Role As An Egyptian Spy" who is an 'Egyptian-British national security and foreign policy researcher whose work focuses on digital threats, antisemitism in the Arab world, radicalisation, and disinformation' ...would not be putting his professional credibility on the line without conclusive truth.

"Her long-standing involvement in fostering dialogue and countering extremism has made her a recognised advocate for liberal democracy and interfaith understanding. Ziada has been active in Muslim-Jewish and Arab-Israeli dialogue initiatives for more than 16 years and has been internationally acknowledged for her role during the Arab Spring and her outspoken opposition to Islamist extremism".https://isgap.org/fellow/dalia-ziada/

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MIM: UK based Egyptian born intelligence analyst Khaled Hassan connected the dots which explain how a 30 something women in a head scarf was essentially given free reign to pursue 'peace activities' start a political party, run for parliament and manage her own translation/copy business while having dialogues with sraelis and travel to Europe speaking at about 'human rights in Egypt'.

Egyptian Peace Activist Dalia Ziada Confirmed Her Role as an Egyptian Intelligence Spy

The Story of How a Self-Proclaimed Spy Became Pro-Peace Hero

KHALED HASSAN

NOV 12, 2025

In April 2021, public evidence emerged confirming that Dalia Ziada, a figure celebrated in some Western circles as a human rights and peace activist, had in fact served as an informant for the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS). This confirmation was not delivered through a leak or an investigation, but through Ziada's own deliberate and public admission in response to an Egyptian state-produced television series.The Catalyst: A State-Sanctioned Narrative

The Egyptian government released "هجمة مرتدة" (Counterattack), a spy thriller during Ramadan 2021. Presented as being "inspired by real files" from the GIS, the series portrays human rights activists and political dissidents as fronts for foreign intelligence agencies, specifically Mossad, working to destabilise Egypt. A key character, "Dina Abou Zeid," is a human rights activist who is secretly recruited by Egyptian intelligence to spy on her own sector and employer.

Public Allegation and Personal Endorsement

Widespread public speculation immediately linked the character of Dina to Dalia Ziada, noting striking parallels to her career, including her work at the Ibn Khaldun Centre and her subsequent campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood. Crucially, Ziada did not deny this allegation. Instead, she enthusiastically and publicly endorsed it.

• Initial Implicit Confirmation: On social media, she praised the series as a "real counterattack" and celebrated the GIS for "scoring wonderful goals." She dismissed the question of whether the character was based on her as a "small detail," thereby shifting focus from a denial to an endorsement of the intelligence operation itself.

  Subsequent Explicit Confirmation:When directly asked by a Twitter/X user if the character was an embodiment of her, Ziada responded unequivocally: "And are there other possibilities? Praise be to Allah who removed the injustice and revealed the truth." This statement is a clear public admission that the narrative of her being a GIS asset is correct.

  The Definitive Admission
  
  The most damning evidence comes from her response to a question about the danger of such an admission. Ziada displayed no fear of repercussion, stating:

  "Danger for what? The state itself produced the TV series where they told the story?... Moreover, is it me who went publicly to tell the story? They [the intelligence agencies] are the ones who decided to tell the story."

  

  This reasoning confirms two critical points:

  1. She acknowledged that the story of her being an intelligence asset, as depicted in the series, was true.

  2. She revealed that her public admission was safe because it was sanctioned by the very state intelligence apparatus she served. This was in 2021. Dalia continued to be platformed by intelligence-controlled platforms in Egypt until 2023, indicating that the authorities, which often silence and suppress anyone who steps out of line, gave approval to her admission.

     This reasoning confirms two critical points:

     1. She acknowledged that the story of her being an intelligence asset, as depicted in the series, was true.

     2. She revealed that her public admission was safe because it was sanctioned by the very state intelligence apparatus she served. This was in 2021. Dalia continued to be platformed by intelligence-controlled platforms in Egypt until 2023, indicating that the authorities, which often silence and suppress anyone who steps out of line, gave approval to her admission.

     

     The above documented evidence shows Dalia Ziada responding with a 'like' (thumbs up)and 'heart' emojis to Facebook posts that made severe allegations against her former employer and the wider human rights sector. Both posts remain available online as of now (20:00 on 12 November 2025).

     One post explicitly labelled her former employer, a human rights activist, a "traitor". Another, authored by the Egyptian YouTuber Mohamed Nour, accused the same individual of being a Mossad agent. It further alleged that the entire human rights sector—specifically those critical of Egypt's human rights record—is composed of Mossad agents and foreign intelligence spies tasked with destroying Egypt and its interests.

     This latter post is particularly egregious given its source. Mohamed Nour's channel is dedicated to antisemitic conspiracy theories and incitement. Following my own visit to Jerusalem in 2024, he accused me of being a Mossad agent and publicly called for Arab Israelis to go on a stabbing spree to "butcher as many Jews as they could".

     It is therefore inconceivable that Dalia Ziada, a professed anti-radicalisation expert, would endorse such a post—characterised by undiluted antisemitism and violent incitement—with a "like" emoji. The fact that this interaction occurred as early as 2021 raises serious questions about her stated principles and alignment with such extremist rhetoric.

     Conclusion
     
     Dalia Ziada's actions and statements constitute a deliberate and layered public confirmation of her role. She moved from implicitly endorsing the narrative to explicitly confirming it, all while demonstrating that her disclosures were made under the protection and with the approval of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service. This is not an allegation; it is an admission.

     Furthermore, Dalia continued to be platformed by Egyptian intelligence-owned/controlled media until as recently as May 2023.

     A forthcoming report will fully detail Dalia Ziada's platforming by Egyptian state media and her attacks on entities like the US State Department and the EU in defence of Egypt's appalling human rights record—including her 2017 claim that the Trump administration was "determined to destroy any real peace" by recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

     She has been contacted for comment.

     In the meantime, these are the questions I present to you, the reader, and to Dalia:
     
     1- Did you at any stage of your career collaborate with Egyptian intelligence/security? If the answer is no, why did you claim the opposite in 2021, and would you be willing to take a polygraph "lie detector test" in Jerusalem to clear your name?

     2- Given the extensive control Egyptian authorities exercise over activists' travel (and record in banning them from leaving the country), how was Dalia Ziada able to depart unimpeded from Cairo airport in November 2023, if she was truly the target of a state-sanctioned persecution campaign?

     3- Why did Ziada consistently express support for President Sisi's government and criticise entities like the US Department of State and the EU when they raised concerns about Egypt's human rights record?

     4- How was Ziada granted a licence to operate a human rights organisation and allowed to function freely until 2023, issuing reports that often downplayed human rights abuses and slandered critics, in the context of Egypt's well-documented crackdown on civil society?

     5- What explains her frequent platforming on Egyptian state-controlled and intelligence-linked media outlets, such as Al Ahram, DMC, and on programmes hosted by prominent pro-security figures notorious for their anti-Israel and anti-semitism?

     6- Why has Ziada deleted posts and photos from her social media accounts, particularly content commemorating the perceived Egyptian victory in the 1973 war with Israel? Would Dalia be open to collaborating with a digital forensics company to investigate what content was removed from her Facebook and Twitter/X pages since she left Egypt in November 2023?

     7- Why has Ziada not directly denied specific allegations that genuine human rights activists (many of whom were arrested by the authorities in Egypt) were Mossad agents and that she was recruited by Egyptian intelligence to spy on the sector, instead of confirming and responding positively to those claims in 2021?

     8- Why is Ziada reportedly avoided by the majority of genuine Egyptian peace activists and independent researchers who have been residing abroad for years?

     9- Why is Ziada responding positively to social media posts written by antisemites who promote the most vile antisemitic conspiracy theories against Jews

     Regarding the organisations now associated with Dalia Ziada, I have one question: did you even conduct the most basic due diligence?

     This would entail examining her documented associations with Egyptian intelligence, her ties to security-owned media outlets, her history of attacking President Trump for recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and her consistent criticisms of those who raise concerns about Egypt's human rights record.

     For context, before I was admitted to President Herzog's Kol Ha'am (Voice of the People) initiative, I underwent a security vetting by the State of Israel. Was a comparable vetting process applied to Dalia Ziada before her recruitment by Israeli and other international organisations tasked with the critical work of fighting antisemitism, Islamist radicalisation and ensuring communal safety?

     It appears that, in a desperate search for visibly Muslim voices who denounce Hamas, all established professional standards were abandoned.

     Stay tuned for a discussion on this over the next few days!
     
     Update as of 23:45 on 12 November 2025:In response to the question of whether I believe Dalia is currently a spy for Egypt, I can state the following: I have no specific information suggesting she is. It is important to note, however, that in 2021, Dalia admitted that she identified with the character of an Egyptian spy who infiltrated the human rights sector at the request of Egyptian intelligence. Furthermore, we have substantial evidence showing she has been platformed for well over a decade (until the early 2020s) by individuals and media outlets with established links to Egypt's intelligence, among other corroborating indications. Further updates will follow.

     https://www.youtube.com/@ThebriefMogaz

     https://thegrandstrategy.substack.com/p/in-2021-egyptian-peace-activist-dalia

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MIM: For more on Ziada see:

Dalia Ziada: Egyptian Influence Operative aka 'Human Rights Activist' Calls Jihadist Kuwaiti MB Fuhrer MB Tareq Al -Suwaidan "The Wizard Of My Life"

Egyptian Ex Muslim Khaled Hassan ""In 2021, Egyptian Peace Activist Dalia Ziada Confirmed Her Role As An Egyptian Intelligence Spy"

June 29, 2026

https://www.militantislammonitor.org/pf.php?id=8198

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MiM: This bio/resume was posted on Dalia's blog in 2012.Of particular interest is the fact that then 30 year old "award winning human rights activist" aka 'Egyptian government influence operative' Dalia Ziada was invited to attend Barack Hussein Obama's first overseas speech at Al Azhar University in 2009 and "was invited to a private meeting with White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett".(Who was born in Iran).Two years later Ziada "co-founded a political party and ran for parliament". Ziada (like VP Kamala Harris) blamed her loss on 'misogyny'.This is quite a stretch given that the then 32 year old Ziada had been running multiple 'human rights groups' managed several businesses and worked with Tariq Al- Suwaidan, the then leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait,in addition to being widely interviewed and published in both the Arab and international media. Ziada also garnered awards and accolades for her 'human rights work' aka 'influence operative for the Egyptian government'.

MIM: Excerpt from bio below:

"After Egypt's 2011 revolution, Dalia co-founded a political party and ran for parliament. She did not win because of the negative perception of women in the Egyptian society. However, this enhanced her persistence and insistence to improve the status of women in Egypt. She is planning and preparing herself, from now, to run for presidency as soon as she turns 40 in 2022.

Ziada is a public speaker on women rights, freedom of expression, and nonviolent conflict in the Middle East. The list of the venues that hosted Ziada as a speaker include but are not limited to: US Congress, US Senate House, Harvard University, CATO Institute, Al-Akhawyn University in Morocco, American University in Cairo, and several local, regional, and international NGOS.

🚩"In June 2009, Ziada was invited to President Obama's speech in Cairo and after the speech she was invited to a private meeting with White House Senior Advisor, Valerie Jarrett to discuss topics related to civil rights, youth, and women rights in the Muslim world."

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MIM: Another biography of Dalia Ziada from 2012.
May 6, 2012

Dalia Ziada, 30 years-old, is an award-winning Egyptian liberal human rights activist, socio-political analyst, public speaker, and Executive Director of the Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, one of the oldest and biggest nongovernmental organizations advocating human rights and civil freedoms in Egypt and the Arab World since 1980s. Dalia Ziada holds a Masters Degree in International Relations from Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University in the US.

In recognition of her tireless work for advocating and promoting women rights, civil freedoms, and liberal democracy in the Middle East, she received several international and regional awards. She has been named by Newsweek for two years in a row (2011-2012) as one of world's most influential and most fearless women, named by CNN as one of Arab World's eight agents of change (2012), selected by Daily Beast as one of world's seventeen bravest bloggers (2011), received Tufts University Presidential Award for civil work (2011), received Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Journalist Award (2010), named by Time magazine as women rights champion (2009).

Before joining IKC, Dalia worked for the Washington DC based American Islamic Congress (AIC) for 6 years as the founding director of its Cairo-based Middle East and North Africa Bureau. Her work scope, then, focused on implementing field projects that educates grassroots citizens in the Muslim World about human rights, civil freedoms, nonviolent conflict, and religious tolerance. Before joining AIC, Dalia worked for several local and regional NGOs including: Tharwa Foundation, Softcopy Translation Center for World NGOs, and Arabic Network for Human Rights Information.

After Egypt's 2011 revolution, Dalia co-founded a political party and ran for parliament. She did not win because of the negative perception of women in the Egyptian society. However, this enhanced her persistence and insistence to improve the status of women in Egypt. She is planning and preparing herself, from now, to run for presidency as soon as she turns 40 in 2022.

Ziada is a public speaker on women rights, freedom of expression, and nonviolent conflict in the Middle East. The list of the venues that hosted Ziada as a speaker include but are not limited to: US Congress, US Senate House, Harvard University, CATO Institute, Al-Akhawyn University in Morocco, American University in Cairo, and several local, regional, and international NGOS.

In June 2009, Ziada was invited to President Obama's speech in Cairo and after the speech she was invited to a private meeting with White House Senior Advisor, Valerie Jarrett to discuss topics related to civil rights, youth, and women rights in the Muslim world.

Dalia launched and ran several initiatives and campaigns including but are not limited to:

- "AB Human Rights Campaign" to educate kids at primary schools and orphanage houses about human rights.

- Fearless Fighters for Faith Freedom (5Fs) campaign to promote religious freedom and tolerance.

- In November 2008, Ziada held the first Cairo Human Rights Film Festival; the first film festival of kind in the history of the Middle East, despite all the hardships and challenges she faced on both security and logistics levels.

- Fahem Haqi campaign to educate Egyptians about voting rights and civil freedoms after the revolution.

- Ziada has been fighting against Female Genital Mutilation and all forms of violence against women since she was eight years old.

Dalia Ziada contributed and translated several articles, studies, and analyses on human rights, women rights, nonviolent conflict, and democratization in the Middle East, including but are not limited to:

- "New Narrative for Muslim Women in the Middle East" (2010, English and Arabic) a guidebook for policy makers in the Middle East and US on how to efficiently push for women rights in the most anti-women region in the world.

- "Egypt, whereto?" (2008 Arabic) documenting the statuesque of Egypt's civil rights movement and advising on how to proceed with nonviolent plans for change, in an astonishing prediction of Egypt's 2011 revolution.

- "The Montgomery Story" (2007 Arabic) a translation of 1960s comic book about Martin Luther King Jr. with the purpose to inspire young Middle Eastern activists to adopt nonviolent strategies in their struggle for civil rights. This simple comic book was given credit by the Washington Post and other major international media for helping to inspire the Egyptian nonviolent revolution.

- "Implacable Adversaries: Arab Governments Vs. The Internet" (2006 Arabic and English) a report monitoring the power of Internet medium in confronting the suppression of Arab regimes on young people in the Middle East."

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MIM: The 'Frontlines Of Freedom' organization is a leftist propaganda "network" which was founded and directed by Russian chess champion Gary Kasparov.

"FOF is a groundbreaking network of dissidents and activists committed to championing democracy and freedoms around the world. By sharing their firsthand accounts from the frontlines of the fight against authoritarians, we seek to inspire Americans and others in the free world to value and protect their own freedoms. We work closely with public officials, industry leaders, students and educators, and top Washington think tanks to bring these powerful stories home."

MIM: On April 17th 2026 the FOF held a "Heroes Of Democracy Gala" at Gotham Hall in New York City.

Which honored such 'heroes of democracy' as 'Ambassador John Bolton", "The Honorable Chystia Freeland", "Admiral Mark Kelly" and "Bobi Wine".

https://rdi.org/hodgala26/#awardees

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FRONTLINES OF FREEDOM CONFERENCE

"Ziada spoke at RDI's 2024 Frontlines of Freedom Conference on the "Leveraging Media" panel and shared best practices for crafting compelling outreach to get the most out of media and reach new audiences."

ABOUT ZIADA

In 2015, Dalia co-founded the Liberal Democracy Institute (LDI), which she currently chairs besides working as the Executive Director of MEEM Center for Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Studies (MEEM). In addition, she serves as a board member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Egypt's National Council for Women.

In the past, Dalia served as the Executive Director of the Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, and as the Regional Director in MENA for the Washington-based American Islamic Congress (AIC).

Dalia, regularly, contributes pieces of analysis to prominent regional and international publications (in English, Arabic, and Turkish) on issues related to geopolitics, defense policy, and governance in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Africa.

She authored "The Curious Case of the Three-Legged Wolf – Egypt: Military, Islamism, and Liberal Democracy" (2019) and other internationally acclaimed books (dating back to 2006) on political transformations, political movements, and civil rights in the Middle East.

Dalia's next book project, "The Coalition of Odds" explores the reshuffling of power coalitions in the greater Middle East and their rising influence on the historical and renewed conflicts between modern-day world superpowers.

https://rdi.org/frontline-fellows/dalia-ziada/

Center for Middle East and East Mediterranean Studies. She is also Chairperson of the Liberal Democracy Institute.

After Egypt's 2011 revolution, Ziada co-founded a political party and ran for parliament. Negative perceptions of women in Egyptian society prevented her from winning, but also motivated her to fight to improve the status of women in her native country.

Previously, as Founding Director of the American Islamic Congress' Middle East and North Africa Bureau, Dalia focused on implementing grassroots field projects that educate citizens in the Muslim world about human rights, civil freedoms, nonviolent conflict, and religious tolerance. Before AIC, Ziada worked for several local and regional NGOs.

Major organizations have recognized Ziada's outstanding advocacy for women's rights, civil freedoms, and liberal democracy in the Middle East. She was named by Newsweek for two years in a row as one of world's most influential and fearless women; named by CNN as one of the Arab World's eight agents of change; selected by The Daily Beast as one of the world's bravest bloggers; received Tufts University Presidential Award for civil work; received the Anna LindhEuro-Mediterranean Journalist Award; and was named by TIME as a women's rights champion.

She holds a master's degree from the Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and currently writes for The Levant and See News.

WITH DALIA https://genevasummit.org/speaker/dalia-ziada/ ZIADA

• On: Egypt
• WOMEN Summit(s): 2014
• Speaker: Dalia Ziada

WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND THE HOPE FOR EGYPT WITH DALIA ZIADA

6th Annual Geneva Summit For Human Rights And Democracy 2014

Dalia Ziada, one of Egypt's leading human rights activists and Executive Director of the Center for Middle East and East Mediterranean Studies, addresses the 6th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see quotes below for full prepared remarks.

Full Remarks

Dalia Ziada: Good morning. Thank you for the introduction, and thank you for the UN watch for having me here. It's really a big privilege to speak after a very inspirational man who opened our conference today, Dr. Irwin Cotler. And actually, he mentioned Dr. Saad Ebbin Ibrahim, who is the founder of my organization, Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies and my mentor for so long. We've been always talking about you in the Center and Egypt, about the important role you've played, in not only saving Dr. Saad Ebbin Ibrahim as a political prisoner and standing beside him, but also helping with pushing forward the movement for democracy in Egypt. So thank you.

Back to Egypt — or let's start by… I thought I will be the last one in the panel, but it's good to start with this very important topic, because I think, unlike most of the people that I've met here in Europe [who] are somehow pessimistic about what's happening in Egypt, and they are

not very well aware about what is really going on. But I'm here to assure you that what's happening in Egypt now should bring a lot of optimism, not only for Egypt, but for the whole region.

Finally, after struggling for more than 15 years, we are on the right path towards this democracy.

Of course you've seen recently the big confusions that happened in the whole world about whether what happened on June 30th in Egypt is a coup or a revolution. And the whole world,

including the UN, unfortunately started to get preoccupied with this concept without really paying attention on how to make sure whatever it was — coup or revolution, or I mean it's not the same

to debate. But the issue is how make sure that basic human rights, especially for vulnerable groups like women and religious minorities, would remain as they are, and even advance for

the better.

What is happening now in Egypt says that it's somehow advancing to the better. How's that? I will start by speaking about the constitution. Recently we have finished writing our constitution, which for the first time gave unprecedented rights — or, that were not mentioned in any other constitution in our whole history — for three main groups that were very vulnerable in Egypt over the past 50 or 60 years, which are women, religious minorities, and civil society.

Speaking about women; for the first time in decades, as I just mentioned, we have a constitution mentioning clearly that men and women are equal, without putting any additional provision to the word "equal." Before, in the constitution of 1971, for example, we had this amazing sentence "men and women are equal," preceded by the words, "if it does not contradict Sharia." When the Muslim Brotherhood came in power immediately after the revolution, they also tried to make a similar statement in the constitution. And when women rights and women fighters tried to oppose this, they canceled the whole article, and it was not even mentioned. And the only thing that was mentioned in the constitution of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2012 about women was simply her role as a mother and her role for childbirth. So her biological role, not her social and political role.

I'm very passionate about this part because actually I myself was involved in politics. And I know, of course, not only for social change, but also I co-founded the political party with some of my colleagues — revolutionary colleagues — after 2011, and we tried to prove ourselves as political leaders, not only social changers. And we were faced by so many misunderstandings by our community and also marginalization by our government – or those who were in power then, because it was a transitional period.

Before the other Mubarak time, women's rights was mentioned a lot, that's true, but it was mentioned simply as a way of decorating the regime to give it a good image in front of the world and give it a fake legitimacy without actually addressing women's rights and supporting it. Under the Muslim Brotherhood, it was also mentioned for the same reason. But while they were speaking to the West, for example about equality of women and so inside [Egypt], they were lobbying for making laws that call, for example, for early marriage of girls, supporting FGM (female genital mutilation), even depriving women from custody to their children, and so on.

So there was a duality in the message that was delivered to the West and here.

But now, after women have proved themselves by participating in the two revolutions that happened recently — and I know it's somehow weird to say that I belong to this generation that was able to do two revolutions in less than three years — I think it's something good to tell this to my children later on. But, so far it's actually, it showed the world and showed the Egyptians as people and also as governments, how women are determined to making change, not only because they are the leaders of any community in the world, but also because they were vulnerable for so long. They were a fragile group for so long. Now, for the first time in our history we're having activists speaking about equality for women and speaking about having her as a decision-maker, not only as an object.

Another very important fragile group in Egypt is the Coptic Christians, who form the majority of religious minorities in the country. We have Baha'is, we have Jewish community, but they are very, very little; we have Shia even, but also very little. However the religious Coptic Christians are the majority of religious minorities. They reach up to 15 million of our population of 19 million people. Also, for so long they have been marginalized, and they have been told by their Popes and churches to stay away from politics, not to participate. But it was amazing to see them participating heavily in 201, the revolution of 2011, and then later, in the revolution of 2013. Which actually gives the message that vulnerable groups, that everyone here in the UN and everyone in the West should pay attention to and should be making sure to support till the very end, are the most makers for change and the best guarantee for this change.

While I'm very optimistic about everything that's going on in Egypt, I'm still worried about another big, big issue that is actually causing major problems now, which is the division or polarization, state of polarization that I'm seeing, among average Egyptians. Not the elite — I'm not speaking of course about the elite, or the government – but the people whom we are dealing with day on day. I'm speaking about the grassroots people who started to be divided into two groups. Either, supporters of Islamists or supporters of the new state, the new secular state that they want to see coming. It is normal that this happens after of course all the disturbance that we had over the past three years and all the fights that were happening between those who wanted to get power one on one side or get it on the other side, and different political parties that did not care much about the grassroots audience, the grassroots people. And so, this is what caused this division and this state of polarization. And for this to be removed, we need to apply transitional justice and national reconciliation. And this is actually one of the things that my organization is working on and leading. We are working very well with young people from different political backgrounds, and we are trying to bring them to conflict resolution sessions, train them on conflict resolution. Sometimes we even introduce them to the government including police forces, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Interior, to find a way and a dialogue between them.

But what is stopping us and making it very difficult for us is that justice was not applied yet. And by justice, I mean those who committed violence and committed acts of terrorism against our government, against our people, against even the vulnerable groups that I was just speaking about — women and religious minorities — over the past few months, are not held accountable.

And for those of you who have learned about transitional justice and national reconciliation, it's impossible to make reconciliation happen if the victims are not confident that the perpetrators are punished or justice is there, and they can get justice with those perpetrators. So far, unfortunately, the West is ignoring this, the UN is ignoring this, Europe is ignoring this, and this is increasing the threat of violence and the rising of terrorism, inciting violence all the time.

One of the statistics that may be shocking to you, for example, is we have recorded 95 attacks on churches in Egypt by Muslim Brotherhood and their supporters over the past six months. Keep aside, of course, other numbers that includes direct injuries practiced by attacks by the Muslim Brotherhood on ordinary Egyptian people simply because they went out on June 30th and said "we don't want this government." That came up to 1,740 injuries because of those attacks, and 124 people were murdered in less than six months. And they were not murdered by the police forces, or the defense, or whatever, they were murdered by the Muslim Brotherhood and their supporters in direct attacks on churches, state facilities, and even individuals, grassroots people.

So, if I may make some recommendations that you can take with you while planning how to work on Egypt in the next phase in order not to turn it into another Syria, or another Libya, or Yemen, or one of those tragic stories in the region, I would urge you very much to work with not the normal civil society community of NGOs that you've always been working with, but also with individuals on the ground, especially from women and religious minorities. And this can happen very easily through social media, which is now accessible to everyone in the country, including poor people, because, you know, we have very good technology access in Egypt. And also to find a way to understand what the people really want, regardless of what the rules or the ideal rules are. Eventually we will get there to where democracy, human rights, and freedom is. But to get there, there are things that need to be done first. And the people who will tell you really how to do this are the grassroots people, the ordinary people.

The second thing is actually about civil society. And I think civil society now in Egypt is having a very good relationship with the new government. Now they are taking our advice, unlike before by the way. They are coming to us, they are asking us to help with different things. Whenever they want to take an act, they ask us to come and monitor it. So I think you can take advantage of this too, by making programs through civil society in Egypt that will help improve the performance of the government. And one of the projects that I would very much encourage those interested among you to start with is security sector reform, and I think the state will be very willing to do this.

Ok, this is a very quick image about what's happening in Egypt. I hope I've helped you understand what's going on, and I look forward to hearing your questions after the panel.

Thank you.

https://genevasummit.org/speech/womens-rights-human-dignity-and-equality-3/

Dalia Ziada Biography

Brief Biography:

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Dalia Ziada is an Egyptian award-winning writer and political analyst, specializing in governance, geopolitics, and defense policy in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. Dalia studied international relations, with a focus on international security studies, at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (U.S.).

In 2015, Dalia co-founded the Liberal Democracy Institute (LDI) which she currently chairs besides working as the Executive Director of MEEM Center for Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Studies (MEEM). In addition, she serves as a board member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Egypt's National Council for Women.

In the past, Dalia served as the Executive Director of the Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, and as the Regional Director in MENA for the Washington-based American Islamic Congress (AIC).

Dalia, regularly, contributes pieces of analysis to prominent regional and international publications (in English, Arabic, and Turkish) on issues related to geopolitics, defense policy, and governance in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Africa.

She authored "The Curious Case of the Three-Legged Wolf-Egypt:Military, Islamism,and Liberal Democracy" (2019) and other internationally acclaimed books (dating back to 2006) on political transformations, political movements, and civil rights in the Middle East.

Dalia's next book project, "The Coalition of Odds" explores the reshuffling of power coalitions in the greater Middle East and their rising influence on the historical and renewed conflicts between modern-day world superpowers.​

Areas of expertise:

• Defense Policy and Civil-Military Relations in the Middle East.

• Theory and Application of Nonviolent Action and Strategies, Social Movements, and Democratization in Arab Spring Countries.

• The United States Foreign Policy in the Middle East.

• Turkey's foreign policy in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Africa.

Detailed Professional Record:

Current Positions:

December 2021 to Present:

Position: Chairperson

Organization: Liberal Democracy Institute

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Details: The Liberal Democracy Institute (LDI) is a think tank, based in Cairo, Egypt, (founded in 2015) dedicated to studying political transformations in the Middle East, with a focus on liberalism, democratization, political Islamism, and the role of military institutions in shaping public policy.

December 2021 to Present:

Position: Executive Director

Organization: Center for Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Studies (MEEM)

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Details: MEEM Center is the premier think tank to be fully dedicated to studying the evolving relationship between the countries of the neighboring geopolitical regions of the Middle East and the Mediterranean; with a special focus on political, economic, and military affairs.

Other Affiliations:

• Board Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the National Council of Women in Egypt.

• Expert on Egypt and Turkey affairs at The Council for Mediterranean Diplomacy (Diplomeds) in The Netherlands.

• Contributing writer (geopolitics and military policy analyst) at several regional and international publications.

Previous positions:

December 2014 to October 2021:

Founder and Director of the Liberal Democracy Institute (LDI)​

April 2012 to November 2014:

Executive Director of Ibn Khaldun Center for Democratic Studies (IKC) (based in Cairo, Egypt); the oldest think tank in the Arab world working on civil society and democratization since the 1980s.

June 2007 to March 2012:

Regional Director in MENA for The American Islamic Congress (AIC) (based in Washington, DC). AIC is a non-religious, civil society organization that provides an alternative Muslim voice for the promotion of civil and human rights through advocacy, engagement, and education.

Between 2006 and 2008:

Dalia worked as an assistant researcher and translator on research projects covering human rights, women's rights, democratization, and politics in the Middle East, with several local and international non-governmental organizations, based in Cairo and Washington, DC.

Published work:

Books:

Dalia authored, co-authored, and translated several books related to liberal democratization, civil-military affairs, and political Islamism in Egypt and the Middle East. Including:

• "The Curious Case of the Three-Legged Wolf - Egypt: Military, Islamism, and Liberal Democracy"; Liberal Democracy Institute 2019 ​​

• "Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movements"; Syracuse University Press 2018

• "The Status of Civil Society and Democratization in the Arab World"; Ibn Khaldun Center 2012

• "Modern Narrative for Muslim Women in the Middle East"; American Islamic Congress 2010

• "Lam Alef" a collection of poetry in Arabic; Maktoub Publishing 2009

• "Civil Rights and The Montgomery Story" Comic Book in Arabic; AIC-Egypt 2008

• "Egypt, whereto? The Future of Democratic Reform"; Tharwa Foundation 2008

• "Implacable Adversaries: Arab Governments and The Internet"; Arab Network for Human Rights 2006

Papers, Essays, and Articles:

• Since 2006: running an award-winning bi-lingual blog commenting on issues related to human rights, civil freedom, civil-military affairs, and international relations. In 2010, Anna Lindh Foundation awarded Dalia Zaida with its Euro-Mediterranean Journalist Award for her blog.

• Dalia wrote several opinion editorials and essays that were published at prestigious news outlets and think tanks, including Al-Akhbar, The National, The Washington Post, The Herald Tribune, CNN, and Jerusalem Post.

Lecturing and public speaking:

Dalia has been hosted as a lecturer or public speaker on Middle East affairs at notable universities and institutions, worldwide, including Capitol Hill, Harvard University, the European Parliament, the United Nations, the US State Department, the American Jewish Committee's Global Forum, Woodrow Wilson Center, Freedom House, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the National Defense University the American University, the American University in Cairo, Al-Akhawyn University in Morocco, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Allegheny College, and others.

Awards and Honors:

• Received "The Distinguished Alumni Award" by The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (2014),

• Selected by The Diplomatic Courier as one of the "99 Foreign Policy Leaders under 33 years old" (2013),

• Named by Newsweek for two years in a row (2011-2012) as one of the world's "most influential" and most "fearless women," consecutively.

• Named by CNN as one of the Arab world's "eight agents of change" (2012),

• Selected by The Daily Beast as one of the world's 17 bravest bloggers (2011),

• Received Tufts University's Presidential Award for Citizenship and Public Service (2011),

• Received Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Journalist Award for her blog (2010).

In addition, Dalia's struggle for liberal democratization in Egypt, as a civil rights activist, is profiled in best-selling books in the United States; for example:

• Robin Wright's "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World"; and

• Lily Eskelsen Garcia's "Rabble Rousers: Fearless Fighters for Social Justice".

Social media:

Twitter: @ daliaziada

Facebook: @daliaziada

LinkedIn : @daliaziada

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Dalia Ziada Appointed Washington D.C. Coordinator and Research Fellow at ISGAP

By Matt Seldon

October 28, 2025

The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) has appointed Dalia Ziada as its new Washington D.C. Coordinator and Research Fellow, bringing two decades of international experience in governance, security, and Middle Eastern geopolitics to the organization.

Ziada shared the news on LinkedIn, noting that in her new role she will draw on her professional and academic expertise to support ISGAP's mission of informing legislators, policymakers, and the public with credible, research-based analysis. Her focus will include translating ISGAP's scholarship into actionable ideas that strengthen liberal democratic values and combat all forms of ideological radicalism.

An award-winning writer and political analyst, Ziada has built a career across Egypt, Israel, and the United States. She studied international relations at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where she specialised in international security studies.

Over the past twenty years, Ziada has held senior roles at several leading think tanks and civil society organisations. She co-founded and chaired the Liberal Democracy Institute (LDI), served as Executive Director of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies (IKC), and was the Middle East and North Africa Regional Director for the American Islamic Congress (AIC). She also directed research at the Center for Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Studies (MEEM) and was a Senior Research and Diplomacy Fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA). She also served as a board member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW).

Her long-standing involvement in fostering dialogue and countering extremism has made her a recognised advocate for liberal democracy and interfaith understanding. Ziada has been active in Muslim-Jewish and Arab-Israeli dialogue initiatives for more than 16 years and has been internationally acknowledged for her role during the Arab Spring and her outspoken opposition to Islamist extremism.

Since May 2024, she has toured American university campuses in partnership with Hillel International, delivering lectures on the shifting geopolitics of the Middle East in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks. During the 2024–2025 academic year, she visited 59 campuses across the United States.

Ziada is also an accomplished author. Her 2019 book, "The Curious Case of the Three-Legged Wolf – Egypt: Military, Islamism, and Liberal Democracy," was an international success. Her forthcoming work, "The Coalition of Odds," examines the new geopolitical landscape emerging in the Middle East amid shifting global power dynamics.

(AI was used in part to facilitate this article.)

https://www.hstoday.us/industry/people-on-the-move/dalia-ziada-appointed-washington-d-c-coordinator-and-research-fellow-at-isgap/

May 25, 2026

MIM: Egyptian born hijabi Dalia Ziada a self proclaimed 'devout Muslim' and 'former hater of Jews' is on the payroll of the Institute For The Study Of Global Antisemitism Policy (ISGAP) and operatives under the title of 'Research Fellow and DC Coordinator'. Ziada's is a fan girl of Tareq Al Suwaidan who was the Fuhrer of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. He was stripped of his Kuwaiti citizenship and expelled for being a threat to their national security in 2025!

Al -Suwaidan who spent nearly 2 decades in the United States travels the Islamic world, giving courses to young Muslims on how to wage 'Media Jihad' by starting their own communication outlets and controlling and deseminating the global jihadist cause.

Waging media jihad aka 'jihad of the tonque and pen' is precisely what Dalia Ziada who extolled Al-Suwaidan as 'The wizard of my life" is doing in the United States. Ziada also worked for his Al-Suwaidan's dawah enterprise in Kuwait and considers him to be a 'motivational speaker'. Ziada's jihadi mentor also wrote an 'The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of The Jews"

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MIM: Filmmaker Jonathan Gruber explained that he took pains to ensure that his film "A Special Russian Truth" about Soviet antisemitism was not 'too Jewish' which explains why he made Dalia Ziada,an Egyptian Muslimah in a hijab the 'star' of the film, along with a black man 'who was at MLK's 'I have a dream speech' which was written by a Jew!

According to Gruber;

"We can't make the film bulletproof in terms of how people perceive it, but it is well-researched and there's very well-respected people [featured in the film], not just from the Jewish side," Gruber said.

Ziada is an Egyptian human rights activist and Chavis is an African American civil rights activist who served as a youth leader at Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

"These are people who are not necessarily from a Jewish point of view, the usual cast of characters," Gruber said. "And I think that makes the film more powerful."

Though it debuted at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia in February, "A Special Russian Truth" is a true DMV-area production. The film was produced and edited in Bethesda and three of the six featured interviews were filmed at music venues in Southwest D.C.

"A lot of the research was done right here in D.C.," Rose said.

Gruber said he's seen mentions of contemporary anti-Zionism's roots in Cold War propaganda on social media. But never a thorough account.

"This [film] is a little more scholarly; it's a little more in-depth that kind of traces the history," Gruber said. "And if people are able to have a longer attention span than 90 seconds, then this is probably something that would be very educational [and] enlightening."

"A Special Russian Truth" isn't meant to be an "exhaustive exploration" of the topic, but a conversation starter.

"The only thing that we really wanted to present, in a definitive sense, was that antisemitic, anti-Zionist propaganda is a thing," Rose said. "How do we know it's a thing? The KGB told us. It's documented. It's all right there."

https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/dmv-film-explores-soviet-ties-to-anti-zionism-of-today/

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Dalia Ziada Biography

Dalia Ziada is an Egyptian award-winning writer and political analyst, specializing in governance, geopolitics, and defense policy in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. Dalia studied international relations, with a focus on international security studies, at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (U.S.).

In 2015, Dalia co-founded the Liberal Democracy Institute (LDI), which she currently chairs besides working as the Executive Director of MEEM Center for Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Studies (MEEMIn addition, she serves as a board member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Egypt's National Council for Women.

In the past, Dalia served as the Executive Director of the Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, and as the Regional Director in MENA for the Washington-based American Islamic Congress (AIC).

Dalia's next book project, "The Coalition of Odds" explores the reshuffling of power coalitions in the greater Middle East and their rising influence on the historical and renewed conflicts between modern-day world superpowers.

Areas of expertise:

• Defense Policy and Civil-Military Relations in the Middle East

December 2021 to Present:

Position: Executive Director

Organization: Center for Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Studies (MEEM)

Locat: Cairo Egypt

Details: MEEM Center is the premier think tank to be fully dedicated to studying the evolving relationship between the countries of the neighboring geopolitical regions of the Middle East and the Mediterranean; with a special focus on political, economic, and military affairs.

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Dalia Ziada ISGAP Research Fellow

"Since May 2024, Dalia has been roaming American university campuses, in partnership with Hillel International, to lecture on the changing geopolitics of the Middle East in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks. In the academic year of 2024/2025, she visited 59 campuses across the United States…"

"Dalia has earned several awards for the political impact of her writing and activism. She has been globally recognized for her leading role in the Arab Spring revolutions of 2010-2011 and for her uncommon stance as an Arab Muslim intellectual against Hamas and in support of Israel following the October 7 attacks that Israel endured in 2023.

Dalia has been active in the people-to-people Muslim-Jewish Dialogue and Arab-Israeli Dialogue for 16 years.

She has also engaged in several political and cultural battles against political Islamists and radical Islamist groups in her country of origin, Egypt, in Arab countries, and in the United States…"

https://isgap.org/fellow/dalia-ziada

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MIM: Tareq Al Suwaidan advocates for "electronic jihad" which is exactly what Dalia Ziada is doing as an Egyptian government influence operative aka 'Egyptian Human Rights Activist'.

"At a meeting of the Islamic Association of Palestine in Chicago in 2000 Al-Suwiadan said "Palestine will not be liberated but through Jihad. Nothing can be achieved without sacrificing blood. The Jews will meet their end at our hands." He was subsequently banned from the US.[30

Al-Suwaidan used his Twitter account to promote what he calls electronic Jihad. (like the Electronic Intifada website does)

On 17 January 2012, Al Suwaidan tweeted: "I see the need in uniting the efforts of the hackers within the electronic jihad project against the Zionist enemy, and it is an effective and important jihad, and its reward is great – Allah willing." Al-Suwaidan: "I Strongly Encourage Young People To Undertake Electronic Jihad... I View This As Better Than 20 Jihad Operations."

In a 4 June 2011 interview on AlQuds TV, Al-Suwaidan said: "The other day, I was asking myself: Why shouldn't I personally go on jihad? First of all, my body cannot tolerate it. Secondly, is what I am doing any less important than jihad?

I would like us all to feel that we are in the same trench. There is such a thing as media jihad, political jihad, and a form of jihad that I strongly encourage young people to undertake – electronic jihad.

Some of our youth are extremely clever. I hope that a group of hackers will get together, and will wage resistance over the Internet, targeting Israeli and Zionist sites and destroying them electronically."[43]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tareq_Al-Suwaidan

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MIM: While in Egypt Dalia Ziada posted about herself and her activities as a "human rights activist, translator, columnist,poet and script-writer" while slyly hinting "and who could ever imagine what else"?

ABOUT ME

DALIA ZIADA

CAIRO, EG

A human rights activist, translator, columnist, poet, script-writer, and who could ever imagine what else?

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SUNDAY, JUNE 04, 2006

Who Is Dalia Ziada?

SUNDAY, JUNE 04, 2006

Introduction:

This is my first time to have a blog. It is really interesting to find someplace to express yourself and to reveal yourself to the world. When I was asked about the title of the blog, I found great difficulty to give a quick answer. However, I decided finally to name my blog after my name. I do not want to limit my self to one area of interest.I have several interests in life. I believe that life is short; too short. Thus, one must utilize every moment in his/her life. Before all, I am a human; an independent being. I also play several roles. My ultimate interest is to please Allah and his prophet Muhammad with all I am doing in my own life regardless how tiny this thing is.

Me (Dalia Ziada):

First of all, I am a human and I believe that I worth a better life to live. So, I can refer to myself as "the satisfied ambitious human". I have graduated from the faculty of English Language and Literature, Ain Shams university four years ago (2002). Right now, I work as an English / Arabic translator for a reputable human rights organization located in Egypt. At the main time, I manage my own "Softcopy Translation Center" which provides translation services to the whole world through the web (targama.org) I am highly interested in Movie Script Writing. I wrote two movies in Arabic; I found no producer though! Anyway, I will try till the end of my life.

My Family:

I am an Egyptian 24-years old younglady. I live with my small family in Cairo. My family consists of four members in addition to me: my mother, two brothers and one sister. My father is DEAD. He was a Lt.Cl. Engineer in the Egyptian army before his death. My mother is an Arabic language teacher and the headmistress of an Egyptian school. My brother Mohamed graduated from Tourism Institute; Egyptology major, two years ago. He is working in the field of tourism now. My brother Ahmed is still an undergraduate student of Mechanical Engineering. My sister Mai is studying computer science in a reputable computer institute in Egypt. These four persons are the pillars of my life. I have never loved someone as much as I love them.

Islam:

I am a Muslim. I was born as a Muslim, I live as a believer and will die Inshaallah as a Faithful Muslim. I love prophet Muhammad more than I love my family and even more than I love myself. Islam promotion is one of my main interests. However, I did not choose the correct channels wherein I can pour my ideas about Islam. Yet, I have started some small steps towards this noble goal. Firstly, I created a forum called "Cultures Forum" affiliated to Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan forum. This forum is in English language and is addressed to both Muslims and non-Muslims. It is the place where anyone can discuss any topic about Islam or any other religion compared to Islam. Secondly, I joined "Muslim Writers Society". This place is where I publish my own articles about Islam. All I seek from all this is verily to please Almighty Allah.

Human Rights:

I am a human rights activist. I believe that everyone has the right to live as a human. I am particularly interested in the issue of Women's Rights and the freedom of expression. Woman in the whole world is still limited to some aweful rules which must be violated. I think and beleive that I can violate such restrictions one day. Freedom of Expression is an inherited right which must not be rendered by those who declare themselves as human beings for any reason whatsoever. Freedom of speech and expression is a gift from Allah. Human beings are the only creatures who can talk.

That is all about me. So it was so difficult to limit my blog to a specified area. I will discuss all my interests here, later Inshaallah.

POSTED BY DALIA ZIADA AT 12:37 PM

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MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2006

MONDAY JUNE 19, 2006

Dr.Tareq Al- Suwaidan and Dalia Ziada

For those who do not know him, he is Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan from Kuwait. He is an Islamic preacher and a well-known human development trainer. He is the owner and chairman of Gulf Innovation for Training and Consulting Company. He runs a TV station named "Al-Resalah TV" which is rather Islamic. That is not all; Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan is the presenter of many TV programs dealing with both Islamic and Human Development issues.

For me, Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan is more than that. I call him the wizard of my life. He was the reason why I feel satisfied and why I enjoy success right now. Though that we have never met yet. The whole story started like this. I was in a big trouble. A seventy-something years old christian lady approached me and tried to convince me to leave my religion (Islam) and gain salvation by being christian. At the beginning I was strong enough to say no and debate with her on this issue. We used to meet daily and she was intelligent enough to attract me to her religion.

At this moment, I was about to lose control and be christian.I tried to contact many Shiekhs and preachers in my neighbourhood and my province. Most of them insulted me, while few other sympathized with me and blamed me for having low knowledge on Islam. None of them gave me true advice. None of them told me what to do to stop this lady.

On some friday cold night I was home alone watching TV. On Smarts-Way TV, I saw Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan for the first time. It was December, and the holy month of Ramadan was about to start. I liked him so much. The way he was talking affected me and made me feel safe and relaxed. So I decided to contact him. By the end of the program, this link was written: Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan (www.suwaidan.com) It was like the drop of water given to a lost man in the desert for me. I visited the website and picked his email and messaged him. He was sincere enough to reply to my emails. He helped me to deal with that woman and guided me to a bright future. He supported me for almost four month to launch my difficult and joyful path in life. He is still replying to my emails till now and he never let me down.

From here, form my own blog I would like to declare it to the world. I like this man and hope that me and him meet in paradise with our dearest beloved Prophet Mohammmad (Peace and Blessings be Upon Him). Thanks God for having Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan in my life.

Now, I am the moderator of "Cultures Forum"; an English section of "Al-Suwaidan's Forum" which you may visit on www. suwaidan.com/forum.I also work as a remote translator for Al-Suwaidan's Gulf Innovation Company located in Kuwait. That is beside my work as a translator for a human rights organization located in Egypt (www. hrinfo.net) and the Executive Director of Softcopy Translation Center. (http://targama.bravehost. com).I also translate as a volunteer for some human rights organizations and publishing houses in Egypt. He ehlped me to be Dalia Ziada as I love she to be.
Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan; Thank You. Yet, I have to thank Allah first. So thanks God.

POSTED BY DALIA ZIADA AT 2:56 pm

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MIM: Note the picture/sketch of Hizbullah fuhrer Hassan Nasrallah on the wall

behind Ahmed Fouad Negm the 'poet' who 'dead'icated this doggerel to him!

Monday, August 14, 2006

The newest poem by Ahmed Fouad Negm

Yes, Believe it or not! At last Ahmed Fouad Negm is writing again. His latest poem is entitled "Migana ya Migana". It is dedicated to Hassan Nassrallah of Hizbullah.

Enjoy it and when the blog allows me to add photos, I will add a photo for Negm

ميجانا و يا ميجانا

يا حفيد سيدنا و مولانا

عشاقك و العشق عباده

على إسمك غزلوا السجادة

نصر الله و النصر إرادة

ما تفرط أبدا في أمانة

ميجانا و يا ميجانا

يا اسمر يا عود الزانة

يابو هادي يا شمس الدين

يا مطمن قلب الخايفين

كان جدك سند المساكين

و اختارك مسكين ويانا

ميجانا و يا ميجانا

يا اسمر يا عود الزانة

يا فارس على كل زمان

يا عربي القلب يا إنسان

يا سليل النور و الإيمان

يا حفيد سيدنا و مولانا

ميجانا و يا ميجانا

يا حفيد سيدنا و مولانا

14/8/2006 أحمد فؤاد نجم

I think you liked it.

posted by Dalia Ziada at 3:01 PM

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MIM; Dalia ♥️ Dalia .

"Thanks God. I think I am going to be a famous person or may be I becme a famous person already. Today I found a whole article talking about me in Almasry Alyoum daily newspaper. The article is written by the famous and beautiful writer; Sherin Abuel Naga. I read it this morning and I could not help telling you about. I am extremely happy.
The link is: http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=24002

Sherin Abuel Naga discussed my winning essay in HAMSA competetion last month. She talked about the brilliancy of handling Arab women issue in such a simple way. I met Sherin few month ago at Dar Merit Publishing House. She was extremely beautiful at that day and I praised her beauty. There were Ahmed Fouad Negm the famous poet setting with me at Dar Merit. He praised her beauty too :)

Almasry Alyoum is an independent newspaper known for its dare situations against state authority and regime in Egypt. It is a good idea to have my work discussed in such paper rather than any other semi-official paper.

Allah is great. I love yo Allah. Thank you Allah for making my dreams getting real.

Wait for me, Glob.
I am coming with much hope.
I am coming with no fear.
I am coming to remove every single tear.
I am coming to be me
I am coming to be the unique Dalia Ziada

Thanks God, as you always support me even if I was so stupid not to seek your help. Thanks Almighty and merciful God.

OOOOOOOOOOOh! I almost forgot.

To read the ARTICLE ON DALIA ZIADA go to this link:

http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article/aspx?ArticleID=24002

posted by Dalia Ziada at 2:28 AM

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Friday, June 30, 2006

Dalia Ziada writes to Muslim Writers Society (MWS)

Believe it or not! I became a renowned writer and member of Muslim Writers Society. I joined the Society about two months ago. I choose one of my peices to be the very first thing to publish on their website. Publishing there is not that easy. MWS has a panel of judges who read articles then decide to publish them or not. Thanks God, my article was chosen and published long time ago and I did not realize this before now. I am so happy :)

This is how Muslim Writers Society introduce itself to the people:

The World Muslim Writers Society and Foundation is an organization and forum where Muslim writers can exchange ideas, help each other grow as writers, express their views, and ultimately get their works published on our web site and, insha'Allah, in a future publication. It is a society because we are a group of Muslims united for the purpose of promoting intellectual expression and Islamic awareness. It is a foundation because it is the base from which Muslim writers can draw their strength and find support in good times and bad times.

The Society is affiliated to One Ummah Network which is interested in uniting Muslims all over the world.

My article published on MWS is one of the articles published on this blog. It is "Muslim = an ambitiously satisfied human". Do you remember it? If not go down this page to view it. The article is published under my name Dalia Ziada. However, it is written as one word like this "daliaziada". Anyway, it is still my name and it is still me the author of the article.

Wanna the link to read my article on MWS website? OK :)

Click On This:

Thanks Allah.

I love you God.

I love the world.

I love my life and I am so satisfied.

posted by Dalia Ziada at 3:14 PM

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MIM: In 2006 Ziada posted CODE PINK tthe Communist Chinese front group headed by Jew4Jihad Medea Benjamin.

We are still glowing from the results of last week's election. What a beautiful victory for the peace movement. Thank you again for giving peace a vote, for telling Washington we need to change the course both at home and in Iraq. Our work is far from done, however. Now that we've cleaned House, we need to urge our representatives to clean up the mess the Republican Congress has left behind. They need to know we will continue to vote for peace every single day with our words and actions. Peace may begin at home, but the end to war begins in the House, and we can't let them forget that.

We have crafted a fun CODEPINK House Warming gift for you to share with your representative as the new Congress convenes. Our digital hot pink cross-stitch will remind your Congressperson that "Our House Will Be a Very Very Very Fine House When We Bring the Troops Home."

Email your House Warming gift. You can also print the cross-stitch and send it by fax, mail, or frame it and bring it directly to your representative's local office (click here to find your rep's contact info).If you choose to deliver the gift in person, alert the press first and try to get some media attention when you bring the framed cross-stitch to the office; you can also schedule a meeting at that time to encourage your Congressperson to represent the will of the voters and end the war in Iraq.

Along with our cross-stitch, please send your representative a copy of the Mandate For Peace. CODEPINK is partnering with dozens of peace and community groups, including Global Exchange, True Majority, Gold Star Families for Peace, and Iraq Veterans Against War, to launch this exciting post-election campaign.

The Mandate for Peace sets forth this call to keep Congress on its toes:
We insist that the newly elected Congress, in its earliest days in office, pass legislation requiring the prompt removal of all US troops from Iraq and discontinue funding for military purposes in Iraq except the safe withdrawal of all U.S. forces.— Additionally, Congress should:
Make real its existing stated commitment to no permanent US military bases in Iraq.
Support an Iraqi-led reconciliation process to shape a peaceful post-occupation transition.
Investigate and punish companies engaged in illegal war profiteering.

Commit significant funds to the reconstruction of Iraq, under the control and direction of Iraqis.
Provide funding for full benefits, adequate healthcare, and other support for returning servicemen and women.

Make every effort possible to ensure the peaceful resolution of conflicts with Iran and North Korea.

You can sign the Mandate for Peace Petition here:be sure to share it with your friends and family, as well.

This is such an exciting time for the peace movement. Let's continue to find creative ways to spread peace, to speak in one voice as a people. Together, we can help make our House a very very very fine House indeed.

With gratitude, hope and fresh resolve,Andrea, Anedra, Dana, Farida, Gael, Gayle, Jodie, Laura, Liz, Medea, Nancy, Patricia, Rae, Samantha, and Sonia

P.S. Mark your calendar--we are bringing the Mandate for Peace to Washington, D.C. on Saturday, January 27, with a massive march to call on Congress to take immediate action to end the war. Gather your pink gear and join us for a powerful and inspiring event!

Be a peace maker!

Posted by Dalia Ziada at Thursday November 16, 2006

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Sign the Mandate for Peace!

The people have spoken out through the 2006 mid-term election. By voting out pro-war candidates and changing control over Congress, we have repudiated war policies and issued a mandate for new policies that promote peace and international cooperation. We insist that the newly elected Congress, in its earliest days in office, pass legislation requiring the prompt removal of all US troops from Iraq and discontinue funding for military purposes in Iraq except the safe withdrawal of all U.S. forces.

Join the Mandate for Peace campaign by signing the petition below and helping us bring the troops home from Iraq. Just fill in your name, email address, and your zip/postal code, then click the Sign Now! button.

2006 Mandate for Peace

The people have spoken out through the 2006 mid-term election. By voting out pro-war candidates and changing control over Congress, we have repudiated war policies and issued a mandate for new policies that promote peace and international cooperation.

More and more of us understand that the Bush administration's invasion of Iraq was based on lies, that it was unjustified and illegal, and that it has sullied our reputation around the world and made us less safe at home. For months now, polls have shown that a majority of Americans (including active duty troops in Iraq) want the US troops to come home. Several polls have shown that the vast majority of Iraqis also want all foreign occupation forces to leave their country.

In order to restore the bonds of trust between the people--who want a swift end to the Iraq war--and our elected representatives--who have not represented the will of the majority with regards to Iraq--the peace-loving people of the United States issue the following call:

We insist that the newly elected Congress, in its earliest days in office, pass legislation requiring the prompt removal of all US troops from Iraq and discontinue funding for military purposes in Iraq except the safe withdrawal of all U.S. forces.

Additionally, Congress should:

- Make real its existing stated commitment to no permanent US military bases in Iraq.
- Support an Iraqi-led reconciliation process to shape a peaceful post-occupation transition.
- Investigate and punish companies engaged in illegal war profiteering.
- Commit significant funds to the reconstruction of Iraq, under the control and direction of Iraqis.
- Provide funding for full benefits, adequate healthcare, and other support for returning servicemen and women.
- Make every effort possible to ensure the peaceful resolution of conflicts with Iran and North Korea.
- Re-direct energy funding away from gas and oil and toward clean, non-nuclear renewable energy sources.
- Commit to shifting significant resources from the war and military budget to meeting human needs such as education, health care and housing.

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May 6, 2012

Dalia Ziada, 30 years-old, is an award-winning Egyptian liberal human rights activist, socio-political analyst, public speaker, and Executive Director of the Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, one of the oldest and biggest nongovernmental organizations advocating human rights and civil freedoms in Egypt and the Arab World since 1980s. Dalia Ziada holds a Masters Degree in International Relations from Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University in the US.

In recognition of her tireless work for advocating and promoting women rights, civil freedoms, and liberal democracy in the Middle East, she received several international and regional awards. She has been named by Newsweek for two years in a row (2011-2012) as one of world's most influential and most fearless women, named by CNN as one of Arab World's eight agents of change (2012), selected by Daily Beast as one of world's seventeen bravest bloggers (2011), received Tufts University Presidential Award for civil work (2011), received Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Journalist Award (2010), named by Time magazine as women rights champion (2009).

Before joining IKC, Dalia worked for the Washington DC based American Islamic Congress (AIC) for 6 years as the founding director of its Cairo-based Middle East and North Africa Bureau. Her work scope, then, focused on implementing field projects that educates grassroots citizens in the Muslim World about human rights, civil freedoms, nonviolent conflict, and religious tolerance. Before joining AIC, Dalia worked for several local and regional NGOs including: Tharwa Foundation, Softcopy Translation Center for World NGOs, and Arabic Network for Human Rights Information.

After Egypt's 2011 revolution, Dalia co-founded a political party and ran for parliament. She did not win because of the negative perception of women in the Egyptian society. However, this enhanced her persistence and insistence to improve the status of women in Egypt. She is planning and preparing herself, from now, to run for presidency as soon as she turns 40 in 2022.

Ziada is a public speaker on women rights, freedom of expression, and nonviolent conflict in the Middle East. The list of the venues that hosted Ziada as a speaker include but are not limited to: US Congress, US Senate House, Harvard University, CATO Institute, Al-Akhawyn University in Morocco, American University in Cairo, and several local, regional, and international NGOS.

In June 2009, Ziada was invited to President Obama's speech in Cairo and after the speech she was invited to a private meeting with White House Senior Advisor, Valerie Jarrett to discuss topics related to civil rights, youth, and women rights in the Muslim world.

Dalia launched and ran several initiatives and campaigns including but are not limited to:

- "AB Human Rights Campaign" to educate kids at primary schools and orphanage houses about human rights.

- Fearless Fighters for Faith Freedom (5Fs) campaign to promote religious freedom and tolerance.

- In November 2008, Ziada held the first Cairo Human Rights Film Festival; the first film festival of kind in the history of the Middle East, despite all the hardships and challenges she faced on both security and logistics levels.

- Fahem Haqi campaign to educate Egyptians about voting rights and civil freedoms after the revolution.

- Ziada has been fighting against Female Genital Mutilation and all forms of violence against women since she was eight years old.

Dalia Ziada contributed and translated several articles, studies, and analyses on human rights, women rights, nonviolent conflict, and democratization in the Middle East, including but are not limited to:

- "New Narrative for Muslim Women in the Middle East" (2010, English and Arabic) a guidebook for policy makers in the Middle East and US on how to efficiently push for women rights in the most anti-women region in the world.

- "Egypt, whereto?" (2008 Arabic) documenting the statuesque of Egypt's civil rights movement and advising on how to proceed with nonviolent plans for change, in an astonishing prediction of Egypt's 2011 revolution.

- "The Montgomery Story" (2007 Arabic) a translation of 1960s comic book about Martin Luther King Jr. with the purpose to inspire young Middle Eastern activists to adopt nonviolent strategies in their struggle for civil rights. This simple comic book was given credit by the Washington Post and other major international media for helping to inspire the Egyptian nonviolent revolution.

- "Implacable Adversaries: Arab Governments Vs. The Internet" (2006 Arabic and English) a report monitoring the power of Internet medium in confronting the suppression of Arab regimes on young people in the Middle East.

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Changing Hearts and Minds: An Interview with Hillel Teach-In Tour Educator Dalia Ziada

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Hillel International

Date April 3, 2025

Responding to the unprecedented rise in global antisemitism and campus antisemitism following the October 7 attacks on Israel, Hillel International organized the Hillel Teach-In Tour, a program that brings experts, educators, and thought leaders to college campuses around the United States. Speakers include U.S. Ambassador and Georgetown University professor Dennis Ross, former Palestinian negotiator Ghaith al-Omari, and Egyptian writer and political analyst Dalia Ziada. Since the program's inception in 2023, more than 30 thousand students and 150 campuses have participated in a Teach-In session.

To learn more about what it's like to speak with students across the country as part of the Teach-In Tour, Hillel caught up with one of its many participating experts: award-winning writer, political analyst, and human rights activist Dalia Ziada. Check out her interview below.

Editor's note: In sharing her experiences, Dalia references the actions of Hamas, as well as past terror attacks and violence. Please read with care.

Hillel International: By the end of this academic year, you will have visited 45 campuses with the Hillel Teach-In Tour which is incredible! How did you come to be involved with the Hillel Teach-In Tour?

Dalia Ziada: It's unbelievable, actually! I didn't expect in one year to visit that number of campuses, but it's been a wonderful experience.

You know, I was forced to leave Egypt in 2023 after I publicly condemned Hamas. On my way to the United States, I really thought that I had left all the bad guys behind — all the extremists, the people trying to manipulate the truth, who are supporting Hamas. So it was a shock to see that their new battlefield was actually American college campuses, where young people are being targeted so aggressively.

These are Americans who don't necessarily have an Islamic or Arab background, but they're being manipulated to support the rhetoric or narratives that groups like Hamas want them to support. So with my background, I felt like I could have a role in countering that. I started out on my own, visiting some campuses and doing talks, and that was when Hillel reached out to me and said, "We want to amplify what you're doing. We want to help you keep doing it."

Being part of this program has let me visit so many more campuses than I could have on my own, and it's been amazing in so many ways. Nothing is as rewarding as the ability to affect the hearts and minds of young people, to help them see the world from a different perspective.

Hillel: In addition to being an educator and activist, you're a political analyst, specializing in governance, geopolitics, and defense policy in the Middle East. How did you originally get involved in this kind of work?

Dalia: I grew up in a very conservative environment in Egypt, one that was very hostile to Israel. I was 18 years old at the time of the Second Intifada in Gaza. I was an undergraduate student, and I remember my campus in Cairo being full of protests. There was a lot of misinformation about Israel, about the Jewish people, and about Judaism in general, so it was natural for me to join those protests.

My perspective changed when the people organizing the protests, who I later learned were the Muslim Brotherhood, started burning flags — first the Israeli flag, then the American flag, and finally, the Egyptian flag. And it was really shocking to me, because at that moment, I just felt that those couldn't be good people claiming that they were standing for a humanitarian cause while also doing something as bad as burning my flag. For me, it was this moment of, "Something's wrong here."

That was the moment I got out of the ideological box. I took a step back, and I decided to educate myself about the Islamists, about Judaism, about Israel, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and about the geopolitics of the Middle East.

Since then, it has become my passion to use education to change the conversation. I became an advocate of Muslim-Jewish dialogue, Arab-Israeli dialogue, and fighting against radical Islamists. I'm glad now that I'm able to bring that same opportunity of change to the young people who come to my lecture — to give them that same experience of cognitive dissonance that makes them ask questions about what they're hearing and what they're dealing with.

Hillel: You've been doing these visits as part of the Teach-In Tour since last spring. Has anything changed in the way students or campuses have approached your lectures?

Dalia: At the beginning, there was definitely some opposition — this was the time when the encampments were really at their height, and things were often very tense. People would try to interrupt my activities, interrupt the lectures, even harass the students who attended. But we insisted on continuing, and I'm so grateful to Hillel for not giving up, even in the midst of all that harassment and terrorizing.

I think a real turning point came in the last few months, especially after the ceasefire began. The propaganda theater that Hamas created in returning the hostages, especially, you know, the bodies of the Bibas family, the mother and her children — I think even the more radicalized students really started to see Hamas in a different way. It created that cognitive dissonance in the minds of those students who were supporting Hamas, thinking they were freedom fighters, and those students actually started coming to my lectures seeking the truth or at least an answer to their moral dilemmas.

Hillel: Are there moments from any of your visits that really stand out to you?

Dalia: Definitely. I remember having one conversation with a student who had been a member of Students for Justice in Palestine. He came up to me and said he's been listening and thinking, and he's changed his mind about a number of things. He said he isn't exactly sure where to go from here, but he knows something wrong is happening in his movement, and he came to listen to me because he was curious to hear something different from what was being said to him, and it changed things for him.

Another moment that stood out was when two Egyptian students came to one of my lectures. Based on my experience with other Egyptian and Arab students who had come, I was expecting them to be protestors, and I started preparing for trouble. But it turned out that they actually come to Hillel regularly. They told me that with the food, the culture, even the type of students, it's a place where they feel closest to home. And even though they're treated badly by other Arab students for that connection, they still keep going.

One of the most meaningful experiences I had was immediately after that horrible spectacle Hamas made of the Bibas family. I was visiting campuses and speaking to students about the importance of peace and the potential for change, and while I was speaking, they were crying. And I don't think I will ever forget it — the way Jewish students here in the United States were impacted. I think part of me wondered whether these students, who live so far away from what's happening, should care. But when I saw the tears in their eyes and the pain they were experiencing, it made me so grateful that I could be there in that difficult moment to give a message of hope and solidarity to those students, and to let them know that I see this as my fight, too.

Hillel: What do you hope students — and anyone else who reads this article — will take away from your perspective and experiences?

Dalia: I hope that they know that there are Arabs who want peace with Israel, and that Hamas and other extremist groups don't speak for all of us. We have this fight in common. And I would also encourage people to look outside of their own experiences, and learn from people who are different from them, even if it makes you uncomfortable. Hearing other perspectives, challenging what we're taught, and being willing to be curious — it will make all the difference in helping you learn and grow.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Visit the Hillel Teach-In Tour website to learn more about the impact of these campus visits, the speakers,and to find a Teach-In event near you.

https://www.hillel.org/changing-hearts-and-minds-an-interview-with-hillel-teach-in-tour-educator-dalia-ziada/

HILLEL TEACH IN TOUR

"Following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, the unprecedented rise in antisemitism around the world, and the polarizing discourse on campus and on social media, educational programming about the history of Israel and the current conflict is more important than ever before.

The Hillel Teach-In Tour featured a diverse group of experts, educators, and thought leaders offering varying perspectives on the conflict, including U.S. Ambassador and Georgetown professor Dennis Ross, former Palestinian negotiator Ghaith al-Omari, and former U.S. State Department senior advisor and Johns Hopkins professor David Makovsky.

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https://www.hillel.org/teach-in/

Hillel Statement in Support of Racial Justice

Our tradition teaches us that we may not "stand idly by the blood of our neighbors." Now is the moment for action; standing idly by will not suffice.

We cannot see the murder of George Floyd and stand indifferent to his cries, nor to that of so many Black Americans and people of color. For too long, we have seen the destructive consequences of racism — on college campuses, in our cities, and in our own communities. As a people that has known and fought oppression for generations, we have an obligation to speak out and take action whenever people are being targeted for who they are or what they believe. We speak out today because Black Americans continue to endure systemic racism and police brutality in our world and because we believe Black lives matter. Our tradition teaches us that we may not "stand idly by the blood of our neighbors." Now is the moment for action; standing idly by will not suffice.

We cannot see the murder of George Floyd and stand indifferent to his cries, nor to that of so many Black Americans and people of color. For too long, we have seen the destructive consequences of racism — on college campuses, in our cities, and in our own communities. As a people that has known and fought oppression for generations, we have an obligation to speak out and take action whenever people are being targeted for who they are or what they believe. We speak out today because Black Americans continue to endure systemic racism and police brutality in our world and because we believe Black lives matter.

hillel.org.racial-justice-resources

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Ghaith al-Omari

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Ghaith al-Omari, the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Senior Fellow in The Washington Institute's Irwin Levy Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship, is the former executive director of the American Task Force on Palestine. He served as advisor to the negotiating team during the 1999–2001 permanent-status talks in addition to holding various other positions within the Palestinian Authority.

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/experts/ghaith-al-omari

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Lucy Aharish World Economic Forum

Lucy Aharish is an Israeli Arab news anchor, reporter and television host. She is notable for being the first Arab Muslim news presenter on mainstream Hebrew-language Israeli television. As of 2018, Aharish serves as a news anchor at Reshet 13. She was previously a morning anchor on a current affairs show on its predecessor, Channel 2; a presenter of the Evening Edition at i24news; a news presenter and reporter at Channel 10; a co-host at Radio 99; and a late-night co-host at Channel 1. In April 2015, Aharish was one of 12 Israeli personalities chosen to light torches in the official ceremony kicking off Israel's 67th Independence Day celebrations.

https://www.weforum.org/people/lucy-aharish/

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Anila Ali

A native of Pakistan, Ali is a retired California public school teacher, Muslim philanthropist, author, and women rights advocate. A centrist Democrat, Ali served as a delegate to the 2012 and 2016 Democratic National Conventions. She is a co-founder of the Irvine Pakistani Parents Foundation and CalPak Educational Services. In 2015 she presented at the Obama White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism. For more information on her biography and leadership work, see www.AnilaAli.com.

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Soraya M. Deen

Soraya M. Deen is a lawyer, author, and founder of the Muslim Women Speakers. She is an award-winning international interfaith activist, community organizer, and motivational speaker. A fierce advocate of human rights, gender equity (redressing religious-based oppression, dominance, and violence)minority rights, and #FoRB,

Soraya is a member of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable (IRF Roundtable) and Co-Founder of the Women's Working Group. Soraya teaches communities how to organize for action in order to solve urgent, relevant, and winnable issues.

She is an advisory board member of Faith In Action – the USA's largest clergy-organizing network that gives people of faith the tools that they need to fight for justice and work towards a more equitable society.

Soraya is the 2019 recipient of the Los Angeles Impact Maker Award. Her work prioritizes organizing women to dismantle the supremacy of patriarchy and religion-based oppression, dominance, and violence. Soraya is the recipient of the prestigious Paul Carus Award for grassroots activism by the world's premier interfaith convening organization – The Parliament of the World's Religions.

In the words of Ella Baker, Soraya believes that "Oppressed people do not need a messiah to deliver them from oppression; all they need is themselves, one another, and the will to persevere".

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/66563747b46c6f51842e639f/t/6677301c03a4f15ba26d788e/1719087132935/Soraya+M.pdf%2

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MIM: Dalia Ziada's Bio info on the Hillel List Of Experts List "Has Been Removed"' for 'unspecified' reasons.

Blog has been removed

Sorry, the blog at daliaziada.blogspot.com has been removed. This address is not available for new blogs.

https://daliaziada.blogspot.com/p/about-me.ht

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MIM: Dalia Ziada was the Cairo based Regional Director in MENA for the Washington-based American Islamic Congress (AIC). The AIC is headquartered in Washington,DC and was founded after 9/11 with the goal of 'combating stereotypes about Muslims' and 'educating the American public about Islam'. (aka Dawah).

The mission statement of the American Islamic Congress bears a striking similarity to that of The Council On American Relations (CAIR) a Hamas front group which operates under the guise of promoting Muslim civil rights.Note that the first sentence of their Mission Statement absurdly proclaims that 'The American ISLAMIC Congress is a NON RELIGIOUS organization ...intended to combat negative stereotyping of American MUSLIMS,'focusing on hate speech and hate crimes against American MUSLIMS!

MIM: AIC Mission Statement

The American Islamic Congress is a non-religious, civic society organization that provides an alternative Muslim voice for the promotion of civil and human rights through advocacy, engagement and education.

The American Islamic Congress was founded in 2001, in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attack on the United States. AIC was founded by a group of diverse Americans who, in the vacuum of progressive American Muslim voices post-9/11,sought to fill the void. In the immediate time following 9/11, AIC worked to combat negative stereotyping of Muslim Americans, focusing on hate speech and hate crimes against Muslims.

Simultaneously, the organization became a platform for Muslims to speak out against extremism and terrorism conducted in the name of Islam. The work expanded to include human and civil rights issues throughout the Muslim world, specifically the Middle East and North Africa. AIC sought to create an alternative, pluralistic American Muslim voice that incorporates both these domestic and international goals.

In the years since 9/11, AIC has worked to change the discourse both within the American Muslim community and in American society about coexistence, democratic freedom, and humanitarian issues. AIC has done so by organizing numerous interfaith and interethnic events, providing discussion guides and educational curriculum to the public, and launching a student-led initiative in American universities.

A decade and half later, the aim of the American Islamic Congress remains the same: to provide an alternative Muslim voice and civic identity grounded in pluralism and progressive thought to the American society.

With four offices worldwide, AIC is advancing its mission with timely, relevant, and innovative initiatives and programming. AIC supports human rights and civil freedoms through educational programming, advocacy, and civic engagement.

https://aicongress.org/who-we-are/about-us/

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MIM: The Council On American Islamic Relations' mission statement is ominously similar to that of the American Islamic Congress.

Vision and mission

CAIR's vision is to be a leading advocate for justice and mutual understanding.

CAIR's mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a grassroots civil rights and advocacy group. CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties organization, with regional offices nationwide. CAIR's national headquarters are on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.

Since its establishment in 1994, CAIR has worked to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in America. Through media relations, government relations, education and advocacy, CAIR puts forth an Islamic perspective to ensure the Muslim voice is represented. In offering this perspective, CAIR seeks to empower the American Muslim community and encourage their participation in political and social activism.

https://www.cair.com/about_cair/about-us/

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MIM: Ziada posted report on her blog during the 'Arab Spring'.

It's getting ugly! it's getting violent!

April 9, 2011

Since Mubarak stepped down two months ago, protests did not stop. The majority of those protests was made by labors and trade unions and was calling for economic changes. However, every Friday, in Tahrir Square, there were new protests held for political reasons. The first few ones were meant to celebrate the success of our glorious nonviolent revolution and discussing with leaders the future of change and where we want Egypt to go. Successfully, the first few protests changed the Prime Minister and helped us have more political stability. We were very focused, very clear about what we want and very united. But yesterday's protest was an exception; but in a negative way. It turned violent and two people were killed. What happened?! Simply, we got of the right track. We lost our vision and turned protesting into a habit rather than a means to get to our goals.

There are so many signs that we are not on the right track any more. There were early signs that yesterday's protests were going to turn violent but we purposefully ignored them. One of those signs was the inclusion of dissident military officers into our nonviolent protest. Those officers created videos and posted online calling for bringing down Tantawy, the chief commander of the Egyptian army who currently leads the Military High Council, which temporarily governs Egypt. In other words, Tantawy now has the supreme authority in the country and this is how the protesting officers attracted the civilian protesters to play their game on behalf of them. They created videos and posted online along with a Facebook group that claims that Mubarak and Tantawy are two faces of the same coin. They claimed that the army is a corrupt institution and that people should revolt against it.

Actually, it is absolutely obvious that the army is not corrupt and the people respect it and accordingly welcomed it when it came to streets during the last days of Mubarak. The army has even helped us succeed in this revolution, if not by pressuring with us, then at least by choosing not to shoot the protesters. When we knew that the Military High Council is going to lead the country until we establish the civil democratic state, no one objected as we felt we were in safe hands. So, seeing a bunch of 15-20 officers in their military uniform protesting against Tantawy yesterday in Tahrir Square was completely weird. In the Square, people were not even repeating their chants against the army so after a while they stopped. That is not what we want from our revolution.

For now, we do not care for their problems inside the Military structure. It is just another specific group cause similar to the causes of trade union that does not really have to do with the general mission and vision of the current revolution. Those problems are less in priority terms and can be solved later as part of the general re-construction of the country, of course after we get the top priority problems solved first.

I believe that what encouraged the dissident officers to get among the civilian protesters in such a way that we saw yesterday was the increasing fractions among the protesting groups. Last Friday, Tahrir Square was similar to a very big festival place where every group is rounded into a circle, shouting their own slogans. They only got unified for a moment when the earthquake hit Cairo in the late afternoon! Yesterday, the bigger groups got divided into even smaller ones. The Square yesterday was similar to a big market place: too much noise, no one listens to any one, the stage where leaders usually takes the microphone to address the people was super chaotic and disorganized… it was horrible and too ugly to bear. It reminded me with how we were during Mubarak time; divided and distracted. That normally led to excessive violence at the end of the day, when military forces came to the square late at night to arrest the dissident officers. According to law, military officers are banned from protesting, especially in the military uniform!

I think we should get back to where we were on February 11th, when we were strong enough to force a tyrant dictator like Mubarak to step down. We should get united and focused again. We should re-gain our vision and help the military (which once saved our lives) to steer the situation towards the civil democratic state that we always wanted to have. Some of our colleagues sacrificed their lives for this cause. It is absolutely a betrayal to forget their sacred sacrifice and forget about why we were here. Let's get nonviolent again; this is how we were much stronger once. We need to get back to using our minds rather than our muscles.

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in 2006 Ziada posted about her family on her blog and her father who wa s an Lt. CL Engineer in the Egyptian army before his death.

Family:

I am an Egyptian 24-years old younglady. I live with my small family in Cairo. My family consists of four members in addition to me: my mother, two brothers and one sister.
My father is DEAD. He was a Lt.Cl. Engineer in the Egyptian army before his death.

MIM: Bio excerpts about Ziada's involvement in promoting Egyptian military strategies and policy both domestic and abroad.

"In the past, Dalia served as the Executive Director of the Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, and as the Regional Director in MENA for the Washington-based American Islamic Congress (AIC).

Dalia, regularly, contributes pieces of analysis to prominent regional and international publications (in English, Arabic, and Turkish) on issues related to geopolitics, defense policy, and governance in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Africa.

She authored "The Curious Case of the Three-Legged Wolf-Egypt:Military, Islamism,and Liberal Democracy" (2019) and other internationally acclaimed books (dating back to 2006) on political transformations, political movements, and civil rights in the Middle East.

Dalia's next book project, "The Coalition of Odds" explores the reshuffling of power coalitions in the greater Middle East and their rising influence on the historical and renewed conflicts between modern-day world superpowers.​

Areas of expertise:

• Defense Policy and Civil-Military Relations in the Middle East.

• Theory and Application of Nonviolent Action and Strategies, Social Movements, and Democratization in Arab Spring Countries.

• The United States Foreign Policy in the Middle East.

• Turkey's foreign policy in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Africa
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• MIM:According to one of several biographies posted by her on her blo 'Ziada 'has been active in Muslim- Jewish and Arab Israeli dialogue initiatives for 16 years' This consorting with the Zionist enemy which would not have been allowed to take place without the support and permission of the Egyptian government who very likely funded this 'peace dialogue' as a means of dawah through dialogue..

• This bolsters the case that Ziada was NOT forced to flee Egypt 'to save her life' after telling the media that 'Israel has a right to exist and defend themselves' after October 7th.

• She had spoken out 5 months before on June 7th 2023 condemning her fellow Muslims for celebrating the murder of 3 IDF soldiers and did a video interview IN ARABIC on the Israeli Kann news station so the Egyptian authorities would have been able to understand every word she said!

• "The Israeli Kann News TV interviewed Dalia Ziada to discuss the recent border shooting on Egypt-Israel border that led to the killing of three Israeli soldiers by an Egyptian security guard in early June 2023. Watch the video on Kann News Twitter account here: https://twitter.com/kann_news/status/16665..."

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HvMroUwABg

• Why didn't the Egyptian security services not threaten her then?

• 0r take any action against her at any time during the 16 YEARS when she organized dialogue (aka dawah) between Muslims and 'Israeli Jews' aided and abetted by the Egyptian government!

"Her long-standing involvement in fostering dialogue and countering extremism has made her a recognised advocate for liberal democracy and interfaith understanding. Ziada has been active in Muslim-Jewish and Arab-Israeli dialogue initiatives for more than 16 years and has been internationally acknowledged for her role during the Arab Spring and her outspoken opposition to Islamist extremism.". https://isgap.org/fellow/dalia-ziada/

"A group went to my family's house looking for me. They wanted to kill me."

I contacted the security officers to tell them my life is in danger and they refused to protect me because I support Israel," she said. "For them, this was a sin I shouldn't have committed."

Several lawyers close to the Egyptian regime filed claims against her. She was accused of being a spy for Mossad, which she said, "is the most dangerous claim of all, because it's high treason."

Dalia had to act quickly to escape the country she loved. She contacted friends from the U.S., Europe, and Israel, and she left her family, her home, and everything behind to go to America.

"I am much safer now than I was in Egypt, but I am not 100% safe," she said. "I still receive death threats.

Finding Family in the Jewish Community

Now, Dalia is living in Washington, D.C. and has applied for asylum so she can stay in the U.S.
Since this past April, she's been working at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs as a senior fellow for research and diplomacy, and she keeps on speaking up online and off.She is no longer physically close to her own family, but she has found a new family in the Jewish community.

🧕🏼"As a devout Muslim, I believe that religion came along to make us love each other and coexist."🥷🏿🏴‍☠️

"https://aish.com/dalia-ziada-the-muslim-activist-who-risked-everything-for-peace/

Robert Spencer: 'Moderate Muslims' "Are Softening Up Infidels In The Face Of The Advancing Jihad & Are The Most Effective Jihadis Of All"

'The 'Muslim Moderates' & " Muslim Reformers" Are Deceiving Americans Into Believing That There Is No Jihad Threat To Fight Against'

https://www.militantislammonitor.org/pf.php?id=8202

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MIM: Ziada posted this on her blog.

February 13,2011

Simple fact:Egyptians love.trust.and respect their Military Forces!

There is a growing sense of mistrust towards the Egyptian Armed Forces and their role in leading people through the after-Mubarak transition period. There were strange comments on the Statement#4 of the Military High Council today. I entirely disagree with this analysis. It is built on misinterpreting the moves of the Military High Council (MHC) which is doing its best to keep up people's confidence in them.

The Military here in Egypt is much respected and trusted than any other authority in the state. I would claim that they played a very important role in making our revolution succeed by simply not using violence. They have never shot any one or harass any protester in any way and under any condition. On the contrary, they have helped save the lives of the protesters against the thugs hired by Mubarak. They refused to comply with Mubarak's orders to kill protesters. Even before the revolution, whenever they were need to play a civil role, they always do it perfectly with showing high respect to the people.

It was not strange to see people cheering them when they came with their tanks and weapons to the streets last Friday. Egyptian people love, respect, and trust their military.

Let me take this analysis for example ( The Strategy Behind Military's Fourth Communique') and explain why it makes no sense:

When MHC speaks about state priorities it does not mean not listening to people's demands. On the contrary, they have asserted more than once that the demands of the people are "legitimate" and should be met as soon as possible. Logically, the demands needs at least 6 months to happen without letting the state fall apart and it should happen in a priority order.

When MHC speaks about the civil state, they are responding to people's demands for not having a military state. They do not care about the Muslim Brotherhood now. They never opposed it clearly or said any thing about accepting it or not. Actually, they do not have the say in this. The military people are not allowed to participate in any elections. It is a rule. So, it is not there decision. And, yes, we all want civil state. We neither want the army nor the Muslim Brotherhood, so I am sure the people won't object the military blocking the Muslim Brotherhood, although I doubt that it may even happen.

When MHC gives a hint to Israel and US that they keep their treaties, that is to make sure that Egypt's foreign relations won't be harmed during the domestic reconstruction period. I think this is a very wise move from their side and we do respect them more for stating that so clearly.

The statement of the Revolution Coalition was writing last night and published this morning. In other words it was published before the MHC statement not after it. So, it is not meant to counter it in any way.

Unlike this article suggests, there is no conflict between military and people at all. On the contrary, there is a very high sense of cooperation and trust between both sides.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 07, 2023

Dalia Ziada interview on Kann News TV about Egyptians' reaction to Egypt-Israel border shooting.

The Israeli Kann News TV interviewed Dalia Ziada to discuss the recent border shooting on Egypt-Israel border that led to the killing of three Israeli soldiers by an Egyptian security guard in early June 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HvMroUwABg

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MIM: On June 8th 2026 Dalia Ziada publicly denounced her fellow Egyptians for rejoicing in Jew killing.

THURSDAY, JUNE 08, 2023

MEMRI:Egyptian Liberal Writer Dalia Ziada Condemns Egyptians Celebrating Recent Killing Of Three Israeli Soldiers

I am grateful for Middle East Media Research Institute for taking the time and effort to translate into English and document my denunciation of the recent killing of Israeli soldiers by an Egyptian policeman on the borders. Below is the text published by MEMRI:

Egyptian Liberal Writer Dalia Ziada Condemns Egyptians Who Are Celebrating And Justifying Recent Killing Of Three Israeli Soldiers: They Are Unpatriotic, Terrorists, Or Potential Terrorists

In response to the widespread celebration on social media[1] of the killing of three Israeli soldiers on June 3, 2023 by an Egyptian policeman – a terror attack hailed as heroic and justified because the victims were Jewish and/or Israeli – Dalia Ziada, an Egyptian writer who is executive director of MEEM Center for Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Studies, strongly voiced her opposition to this trend.

Stating emphatically that those who celebrated and justified the attack are either terrorists or potential terrorists who might target their Christian neighbors if given the opportunity, Ziada wrote on her Facebook page, which has 30,000 followers, on June 4, 2023 that Israel should not be viewed as an enemy of Egypt, as it has supported Egypt on multiple occasions. She further stressed that "anyone who truly loves Egypt" cannot rejoice over such an event or "consider it heroic in any way."

The following are translations of Ziada's Facebook posts criticizing celebrations of the attack.

"Anyone Who Truly Loves Egypt Cannot Possibly Be Joyful Or Celebrate Such An Event, Nor Consider It A Heroic Act In Any Way"

Ziada wrote on Facebook on June 4, 2023: "A little bit of reason... This is not a match between [top Egyptian football clubs] Al Ahly and Al-Zamalek. It's about Egypt's national security.

"To those who are glorifying and justifying the attack carried out by an Egyptian security officer against Israeli soldiers yesterday, who exactly are you? What is your precise interest in doing so? Anyone who truly loves Egypt cannot possibly be joyful or celebrate such an event, nor consider it a heroic act in any way.

"First: What heroic act is there in trespassing the borders of a neighboring country with which we have a peace treaty and years of security cooperation, as well as countless economic interests? What has been achieved by killing soldiers who were stationed at their own borders, in a treacherous act that lacks any logical justification, except the desire of those behind it (using the security officer as a pawn) to ignite conflict between Egypt and Israel or, at the very least, to create a rift in their excellent relationship? Or perhaps the perpetrator is driven by extremist religious motives, such as those calling for the killing of Jews based on their religious identity, which is completely detrimental to Egypt and contradicts the principles of the Egyptian state.

"Second: This incident could cause significant harm to Egypt's interests if it is not promptly addressed and contained by the Egyptian and Israeli authorities. The best way, in my opinion, to contain it is through transparent investigations supervised by both parties, along with taking all necessary measures to prevent its recurrence. This is exactly what the Egyptian defense minister promised his Israeli counterpart in a phone call shortly after the incident."

Egypt-Israel Cooperation "Has Been One Of The Most Important Factors In Egypt's Success In Overcoming A Very Critical Phase In Its History"

"If you don't understand how Egypt's interests could be affected by an incident like this, take a look at the map:

"Not to mention the constant threat posed by conflicts in these three locations to Egypt's national security.

"In light of all this, Egypt cannot afford to engage in a security or political battle (which is unnecessary and illogical) with Israel. The unprecedented cooperation between Egypt and Israel in recent years has been one of the most important factors in Egypt's success in overcoming a very critical phase in its history, amidst combating terrorism and facing immense economic challenges.

"During the period between 2013 and 2015, when Hamas elements infiltrated Sinai and later pledged allegiance to ISIS, Israeli forces were fighting alongside Egyptian forces against terrorism in Sinai.

"At a time when the entire world stood against Egypt after the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood, and as there were calls for imposing diplomatic and economic sanctions on Egypt, Israeli officials defended the modern Egyptian state in international forums. I personally heard them clearly say, 'The security and stability of Egypt under Sisi are necessary for the security and stability of Israel.'

"[This is] not to mention the economic cooperation between Egypt and Israel in discovering and extracting gas in the Eastern Mediterranean and selling it to Europe and Asia. Israel chose to cooperate with Egypt in this matter over any other country in the Mediterranean basin, giving Egypt the ability to fulfill its dream of becoming an energy hub in the region, despite all the geopolitical complications and maritime border disputes."

"Israel Is Not An Enemy Of Egypt... It Has Stood By Egypt's Side In Its Most Critical Times"

"Israel is not an enemy of Egypt... I say it again: Israel is not an enemy of Egypt. Israel is Egypt's direct neighbor and one of the countries that stood by Egypt in its most critical times. There is absolutely no reason to ignite conflict with it. Anyone who does so or encourages it harms Egypt's interests greatly.

"This is a word of truth that I wanted to convey to people with rational minds, especially considering all the positive and loving attitudes of Israel towards Egypt that I have witnessed firsthand, and I am confident that the relevant authorities in Egypt fully understand the importance of all the points I mentioned and act accordingly, regardless of the usual media frenzy surrounding the issue.

"May God have mercy on the victims of the incident and protect the security, stability, and cooperation between Egypt and Israel."[2]

"Do Not Encourage Or Cheer For Extremism"; "The True Muslim Does Not Betray Those With Whom He Has A Covenant And Agreement"

In a subsequent post on June 7, 2023, Ziada wrote: "Every demagogue today who tries to justify celebrating the killing of Israeli soldiers on our borders by labeling them as Jews, or who believes according to his sick perspective that it as permissible to kill them even if they were peaceful and had not committed any aggression against them, is in reality either a terrorist or a potential terrorist.

"Just as they targeted their Jewish neighbor on the border, they will, as soon as they have the opportunity, target their Christian neighbor on their street. It is they who harass and assault women and slaughter them in broad daylight if they refuse to marry them.

"Do not encourage or cheer for extremism. The true Muslim is he who 'would not harm people by his tongue and his hand' (and here we are talking about all creatures to whom the description of people on Earth applies, not only Muslims).

"The true Muslim does not those with whom he has a covenant and agreement, no matter what happens. On the contrary, it is his duty to protect them if necessary. [Betrayal] is not the morality of the Prophet, the morality of the Companions, or even the morality of the Egyptians. Wake up, people."[3]

[1] See MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 10656, Qatar-Affiliated Journalists, Clerics: The Egyptian Border Guard Who Perpetrated The Deadly Shooting Of Israeli Soldiers Is 'A Real Hero,' 'A Martyr' And 'The Pride Of The Arabs,' June 8, 2023, and MEMRI JTTM report Jihadis Eulogize Egyptian Policeman Who Killed Three Israeli Soldiers, Pray That Others Are Inspired To Attack Jews, June 6, 2023.

[2] Facebook.com/daliaziada/posts/pfbid034ETXCx5Ktn6QMCt4HJo3gPZSMyyA21U2h8qDNQWUWsUs9dBQkHhG5rQTVMUV4kGjl, June 4, 2023.

[3] Facebook.com/daliaziada/posts/pfbid0Mg5BdULvQTBjf6oXhgvEod2cB5tNQTMo7yvMErtVFJ9UqYhkRAV12Xm5D3LvsxjZl, June 7, 2023.

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MIM:Apparently impervious to the grotesque irony of any organization in the United States having to include 'suicide bombing prevention' as one of their projects urging Muslims to kill a sheep instead of themselves, to please Allah'.

In 2007 the AIC launched an "anti suicide bombing PR campaign for the Eid Al Asha holiday to "Educates The American Public About Islam's Life Affirming Message". (sic)

Eid Al -Adha - The 'Feast Of The Sacrifice' mandates that adult male Muslims slaughter live sheep by slitting their throats as an act of obedience and worship to Allah in front of men,women and children which,according to the weltaanshaung of the American Islamic Congress, constitutes a 'life affirming message' as opposed to Muslim suicide bombings!

American Islamic Congress Launches New Anti-Suicide Bombing Campaign for Eid Al Adha Holiday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jina Hassan, + 617 .266. 0080

American Islamic Congress Launches New Anti-Suicide Bombing Campaign for Eid Al Adha Holiday

Educates American Public about Muslim New Year's Life-Affirming Message

Dec. 19, 2007 –The American Islamic Congress (AIC) today launched an anti-suicide bombing campaign to coincide with Eid Al-Adha, "the Festival of Sacrifice," which marks the Muslim new year at the end of the Hajj period.

"Eid Al-Adha is one of Islam's high holidays, yet most Americans know little about it," said Zainab Al-Suwaij, AIC's executive director. The holiday commemorates Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son Ismael. But the boy is spared at the last second, as Abraham's knife instead falls on a lamb.

"Eid Al-Adha represents an unequivocal denunciation of human sacrifice," said Nasser Weddady, AIC's Outreach Director. "Even when God himself seems to order the killing of a human being, it is stopped. As Muslim families gather for the traditional holiday lamb meal, they celebrate the rescue of Ismael and affirm the sanctity of human life."

AIC is marking Eid Al-Adha with a new campaign to educate non-Muslims about the holiday and to rally the Muslim community around a bold anti-suicide bombing initiative. The civil-rights group is releasing a special Eid Al-Adha reading that families and communities can use to commemorate the holiday.

"Eid Al-Adha celebrates the sanctity of human life by rejecting child sacrifice," said Weddady. "Alas, the holiday season has seen deadly suicide bombings across the Muslim world, as well as a father murdering his daughter in Toronto over a religious dispute."

"We need to counter these negative images for non-Muslims and mobilize our community to unequivocally denounce suicide attacks," said Weddady. "Eid Al-Adha's message of redemption helps us promote an affirmation of life more powerful than the extremists' sanctification of death."

"Looking forward to the year ahead, we resolve not to remain silent or passive," said Al‑Suwaij. "We wish Muslims and non-Muslims alike a healthy and peaceful new year."

The American Islamic Congress is a civil-rights organization promoting tolerance and the exchange of ideas among Muslims and between other peoples. With the motto "passionate about moderation," the organization leads initiatives around the world and has offices in Washington, Boston, Egypt, and Iraq.

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MIM: Dalia Ziada posted this on February 13, 2011

Simple fact: Egyptians love,trust and respect their Military Forces!

There is a growing sense of mistrust towards the Egyptian Armed Forces and their role in leading people through the after-Mubarak transition period. There were strange comments on the Statement#4 of the Military High Council today. I entirely disagree with this analysis. It is built on misinterpreting the moves of the Military High Council (MHC) which is doing its best to keep up people's confidence in them.

The Military here in Egypt is much respected and trusted than any other authority in the state. I would claim that they played a very important role in making our revolution succeed by simply not using violence. They have never shot any one or harass any protester in any way and under any condition. On the contrary, they have helped save the lives of the protesters against the thugs hired by Mubarak. They refused to comply with Mubarak's orders to kill protesters. Even before the revolution, whenever they were need to play a civil role, they always do it perfectly with showing high respect to the people. I

t was not strange to see people cheering them when they came with their tanks and weapons to the streets last Friday. Egyptian people love, respect, and trust their military.

Let me take this analysis for example ( The Strategy Behind Military's Fouth Communique')and explain why it makes no sense:

- When MHC speaks about state priorities it does not mean not listening to people's demands. On the contrary, they have asserted more than once that the demands of the people are "legitimate" and should be met as soon as possible. Logically, the demands needs at least 6 months to happen without letting the state fall apart and it should happen in a priority order.

- When MHC speaks about the civil state, they are responding to people's demands for not having a military state. They do not care about the Muslim Brotherhood now. They never opposed it clearly or said any thing about accepting it or not. Actually, they do not have the say in this. The military people are not allowed to participate in any elections. It is a rule. So, it is not there decision. And, yes, we all want civil state. We neither want the army nor the Muslim Brotherhood, so I am sure the people won't object the military blocking the Muslim Brotherhood, although I doubt that it may even happen.

- When MHC gives a hint to Israel and US that they keep their treaties, that is to make sure that Egypt's foreign relations won't be harmed during the domestic reconstruction period. I think this is a very wise move from their side and we do respect them more for stating that so clearly.

- The statement of the Revolution Coalition was writing last night and published this morning. In other words it was published before the MHC statement not after it. So, it is not meant to counter it in any way.

- Unlike this article suggests, there is no conflict between military and people at all. On the contrary, there is a very high sense of cooperation and trust between both sides.

Dalia Ziada: Founder & Translator to the World's NGOs

Dalia Ziada, 24, is a girl with big hopes and dreams for the world and for herself. She has her eyes set on winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Peace and the Oscar Prize for Cinema Scriptwriting, and we think she's on her way to achieving those goals. She currently works as a Senior Translator for the Arabic Network of Human Rights Information (HRinfo) . Additionally, Dalia is the Founder and Executive Director of Softcopy Translation Center, a company she created to assist other NGOs in free translation services. At her young age, Dalia has seen, heard and translated the harshest human rights violations. And this isn't just it for Dalia – she is actively working towards creating the first ever specialized human rights dictionary, trying to reach every human rights and civil organization with her work and also have her literary work published. Learn more about Dalia and her work in the human rights community as we feature this talented and ambitious young woman in this week's Non-Profit Spotlight.

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About the non-profit

I work for The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo) which is an Egyptian human rights organization interested in Freedom of Expression, since almost one year now. I am also the founder and owner of Softcopy Translation Center (STC) which provides free (English/Arabic) translation service for NGOs worldwide. After starting Softcopy Translation Center almost eleven months ago, I realized early on the disloyality of my translators staff. They were like this because the work they did was voluntary. More recently, I discovered the solution; a brilliant idea. We started translating for commercial companies in addition to NGOs. Commercial companies pay for the translation service we provide to them. So, I can pay for the translators who translate for NGOs.

On all levels STC is witnessing great progress. Among the prominent NGOs that utilize our free translation service is The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (which I work for as a Senior Translator) in Egypt, Bahrain Youth Center for Human Rights in Bahrain, Hands Across Mideast Support Alliance in USA, and others. We also translate for the renowned Gulf Innovation for Training and Consulting Company in Kuwait, Marketing Department of Mercedes Benz Agent in Dubai, Emigrants Service Department in Canada, and other commercial companies which pay for us.

Among the suggested but unimplemented yet projects are providing Lamofliberty.org website and Human Rights Tools website with our translation service. Right now after almost one year of foundation, we are planning to seek funding from international funding organizations in order to achieve our ultimate goal of spreading our free service worldwide in a professional manner, provide human rights translation trainings and seminars for fresh graduates and create a human rights dictionary. I am so optimistic !

Most notable milestones

- I won an honorable mention form Hands Across Mideast Alliance (HAMSA) in USA for my article on women rights (www.hamsaweb.org/honorme.html.)

I am online writer at Tharwa Project (Arabic.tharwaproject.com/)

Dr. Sherien Abul Naja (the prominenet Egyptian feminist and writer wrote about my experience as an ambitous Egyptian young woman in her weekly Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper (www.almasry-alyoum.com).

My poem entitled "Lam Alef" was highly welcomed by Egyptian readers. It is posted on many political websites. When a publisher read it, he offered to publish my first poetic divan. Right now, I am working on this project and soon my first poetic divan will be available.

- My small dream Softcopy Translation Center is witnessing great progress despite the limited financial resources.

What's the niche?

Softcopy Translation Center is unique because:
- It is a web-based translation center which have a network of Arabic/English transltors from the Arab region
- It is the first organization of its kind in the Arab region and propably the whole world to provide a specialized translation service for human rights and NGOs
- It provides NGOs with translation service for free
- It takes money from commercial companies and indirectly invest it in the civil society movement
- It provides specialized human rights translation

What's the biggest challenge?

To establish the idea that there is something called Specialized Human Rights Translation; just like scientific translation, political translation, medical translation, etc. This puts us under other sub-challenges including the fact that human rights culture itself is missed in the Arab world and in many other areas worldwide. People confuse "human rights movement" with "politics" all the time.

Another sub-challenge is to help human rights organizations promote their word in an effective way worldwide by helping them to reach the audience which talks a language inferior to their languages. For example, not all the people in the Arab world understand English, but all of them understand Arabic. So, when an English-spoken NGO desires to reach the Arabic audience we will play the greatest role in this.

What's in store for the future?

In Softcopy Translation Center, we plan to:
- Reach every human rights and civil society organization in every place in the world
- Creat the first specialized Human Rights Dictionary ever
- Train fresh graduates who are aspiring to work as translators on specialized human rights translation concepts and skills

Who would you like to be contacted by?

Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedan and MEPI (Middle East Partnership Initiative) in USA! Also, anyone interested in learning more about what I do!

12/4/06

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