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Dalia al-Aqidi

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Dalia al-Aqidi

Senior Fellow

Dalia al-Aqidi is an award-winning international journalist and a commentator covering foreign affairs, terrorism, radical Islamism, and terrorist groups. She has spent over three decades reporting from the capital cities of the Middle East, Europe and Washington D.C. writing , producing and hosting live presentations on television and radio in English and Arabic. A Muslim born in Baghdad, Iraq, Dalia has been fighting terrorism and oppression through her entire adult life-whether it be through reporting, often putting her in war zones and terrorist attack locations, or through her collaboration with the U.S. Intelligence community.

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The American dream in the time of wokeism

Dalia al-Aqidi December 1, 2021

From July 4, 1776 — when America’s colonies announced their independence from Britain — until today, the US has survived...

World must respond strongly to spate of extremist attacks

Dalia al-Aqidi November 29, 2021

Terrorist acts carried out by radical Islamist extremists have begun to return to the forefront, bringing back memories of the...

Blinken should call the Houthis terrorists, or just quit

Dalia al-Aqidi November 23, 2021

The US is facing a new diplomatic humiliation at a time when the Afghanistan debacle has not been forgotten and...

US intelligence has lost the trust of the people

Dalia al-Aqidi November 4, 2021

The collapse of the Afghanistan government and chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August shed light on the capabilities of...

Anti-Islamist efforts hampered by ‘Islamophobic’ tag

Dalia al-Aqidi October 25, 2021

It has been more than a week since a British lawmaker was stabbed to death at Belfairs Methodist Church in...

Results are in and the loser is … Iran

Dalia al-Aqidi October 20, 2021

After a week of anticipation, threats, arguments, and accusations between the competing political parties in Iraq’s snap parliamentary election on...

Why is the world silent on Iraq’s Tiananmen?

Dalia al-Aqidi October 14, 2021

It has been 32 years since the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. At the time, thousands of students were demonstrating...

Kim must not be allowed to dictate to the world on his terms

Dalia al-Aqidi October 7, 2021

Before the international uproar caused by North Korea’s two recent ballistic missile tests had died down, the communist government decided...

Afghans deserve better than misery and injustice

Dalia al-Aqidi October 1, 2021

Following the withdrawal of the US and NATO from Afghanistan, and the chaos left behind because of the Biden administration’s...

Biden should act promptly to engage with Pyongyang

Dalia al-Aqidi September 22, 2021

From the moment US President Joe Biden entered the White House, foreign crises have left his administration with barely enough...

Joe Biden’s ‘get out of jail free’ card

Dalia al-Aqidi September 15, 2021

Amid the continuing debate in some circles over whether US President Joe Biden will be physically or mentally fit to...

After the Taliban, Iran eyes victory over US

Dalia al-Aqidi September 9, 2021

The important visit of new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to Washington last month was largely overshadowed by the Afghanistan...

Afghan debacle will cost Biden at the ballot box

Dalia al-Aqidi August 30, 2021

When it comes to presidential and congressional elections in the US, it is never too early to plan and prepare...

The price of Biden’s betrayal

Dalia al-Aqidi August 18, 2021

It took a couple of days for US President Joe Biden to interrupt his vacation at Camp David and address...

COVID-19 is a gift to unscrupulous politicians

Dalia al-Aqidi August 15, 2021

The US has never been as divided as it is today, as is evident from the violence that permeates any...

Dalia al-Aqidi on the Taliban’s advance in Afghanistan

Dalia al-Aqidi August 12, 2021

Center Senior Fellow Dalia al-Aqidi joined OAN to discuss the Taliban's recent advance in Afghanistan.