Publications

Bahrain's Sectarian Challenge EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS A little over four years after Sheikh Hamad bin `Isa al-Khalifa announced a sweeping reform plan, Bahrain's fragile liberal experiment is poised to stall, or, worse,…

Washington DC - A Saudi government minister and Chief Justice instructed Saudis to fight American and Iraqi troops to raise the name of Allah, according to a secret recording obtained by IGA.  (Click Here To Listen to Audio Clip) Saleh bin…

 Crossing the Finish Line of a Discrimination-Free Olympics Contact: Mike Carver and Katie Ake Tel 202-466-9500 Today the Institute for Gulf Affairs released a policy paper recommending that countries which preclude women from…

May 23, 2006 The Institute for Gulf Affairs and Freedom House's Center for Religious Freedom today jointly released a report analyzing a set of Saudi Ministry of Education textbooks in use during the current academic year in Islamic studies…

State Department-Negotiated Deadline for Reform Nears Washington-Today the Center for Religious Freedom of the Hudson Institute and the Institute for Gulf Affairs released a 90-page report , 2008 Update: Saudi Arabia’s Curriculum of…

This report is issued in connection with the upcoming visit of Saudi King Abdullah to the United States to attend the religious dialogue conference organized at his request by the United Nations General Assembly. The king’s visit is…

The Saudi Terror Problem on the Rise Since September 11 September 16, 2009 For contact call Lisa at (202)-466-9500 Washington DC - The Institute for Gulf Affairs issued a report today highlighting the Saudi Arabian regime's continued…

By Rachel Besonen -The Lowell Sun Amnesty International recently released a report about the systemic human-rights abuses taking place in Saudi Arabia. The report focused on how the al Saud family condones the arrests of thousands of…

By Ali Al-Ahmed Last week the Saudi city of Jeddah was afflicted by heavy rains that lasted only a few hours but caused massive flooding and the deaths of more than 500 people. To lessen the embarrassment, official reports shrank the…

By Lisa Weiss Washington DC - Eight years ago, the world watched in horror and awe as World Trade Center’s Towers collapsed marking the arrival of terrorism in the hearts of the Western world. The implications of that day have…