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AMCD Congratulates Morgan Ortagus on Lebanese Breakthrough
December 5, 2025 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy congratulates US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, for brokering a breakthrough in Lebanese-Israeli relations. For the first time, Lebanese and Israeli citizen representatives sat across the table from each other and discussed the future of Lebanon and Lebanese-Israeli relations, thus changing the dynamic…
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AMCD Expresses Concern About Human Rights in Lebanon
December 1, 2025 The American Middle East Coalition for Democracy expresses its profound concern regarding recent actions taken by Lebanese security agencies. It has come to our attention that Lebanese citizens are being unjustly summoned for merely maintaining communication with relatives in Israel. Our coalition, based in Washington, is steadfast in its commitment to promoting…
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ZOHRAN MAMDANI’S “ISLAMIST SOCIALIST” WORLDVIEW STANDS AT AN IDEOLOGICAL CROSSROADS THAT CHALLENGES CORE ASSUMPTIONS OF THE U.S. POLITICAL, ECONOMIC & CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER
BY SAL S SIMSEK 11/8/2025 Islamist socialism (also called Islamic socialism) is a political and economic ideology that seeks to combine principles of Islam — such as social justice, equality, and moral governance — with socialist economic ideals like wealth redistribution, public ownership, and welfare for the poor. Islamist socialism argues that true socialism is already inherent in Islam, since the Qur’an and Hadith…
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AMCD Endorses Strong Objection to the Invitation of Former Iranian Foreign Minister to Yale Seminar
October 13, 2025 Dear Dean Lewis, I am writing to express my strong objection to Yale University’s decision to host a seminar on U.S.–Iran Relations organized by Mr. Robert Malley, particularly the invitation extended to the former Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran (MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARIF). While I fully respect the importance of…
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AMCD Applauds Israeli-Hamas Peace Deal
October 9, 2025 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy applauds President Trump for the historic peace deal he has brokered between Israel and the terrorist group, Hamas, which provides for the release of the remaining hostages (or their bodies) taken on October 7, 2023, and the initial pull back of Israeli forces from Gaza. AMCD…
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AMCD Decries Rise of Antisemitic and Anti-Christian Violence
October 6, 2025 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy abhors and condemns the violence and persecution of Jews and Christians now happening all over the world. The synagogue attack in Manchester, England, was followed by demonstrations calling to “globalize the intifada,” which can only mean the targeting of more Jews in the West. Christian villages…
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THE CURRENT STATE OF TURKIYE AND USA RELATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF RECENT U.N. AND WHITE HOUSE MEETINGS
By SAL SAYGIN SIMSEK (OCTOBER 1, 2025) Turkiye and USA officials had very important meetings at United Nations and White House between September 23 and 29, 2025. We can summarize the new / recent developments as below: High-profile diplomacy & symbolism: Turkish President Erdoğan attended the U.N. General Assembly in New York, met with various…
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AMCD Praises Senators Shaheen, Graham and Rep. Wilson on Lebanon
August 27, 2025 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy fully supports the bipartisan Congressional delegation who traveled to Lebanon this week and spoke out in support of the Lebanese people and government as they move to disarm the Iranian terrorist group, Hezbollah, which has had a stranglehold on the country for decades. Senator Jeanne Shaheen…
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The Saga of Jamshid: My Testimony
August 26, 2025 by Dr. Walid Phares An American patriot was kidnapped off U.S.-allied soil, tortured, killed—and still lies mutilated in a foreign morgue. I call on President Trump: bring Jamshid Sharmahd home. This is the saga of an American patriot who stood against the world’s most dangerous jihadist regime and paid with his life.…
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AMCD Condemns Massacre of the Druze in Syria
July 18, 2025 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy unequivocally condemns the wanton slaughter of innocent Druze, Christian, and moderate Sunni civilians by jihad forces in Syria. It has been reported that between 250 and 600 people were killed over the last few days by Syrian Armed Forces and the General Security Service (along with…
