Daniel Pipes

Daniel Pipes
Pipes in June 2008
Pipes in June 2008
Born (1949-09-09) September 9, 1949 (age 75)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationDistinguished Visiting Professor at Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy (Spring '07); President of Middle East Forum; Expert at Wikistrat
Alma materHarvard University (AB, PhD)[1]
SubjectMiddle East, American foreign policy, Islamic terrorism, Islamism
RelativesRichard Pipes (father)
Website
www.danielpipes.org

Daniel Pipes (born September 9, 1949) is an American former professor and commentator on foreign policy and the Middle East. He is the president of the Middle East Forum, and publisher of its Middle East Quarterly journal. His writing focuses on American foreign policy and the Middle East as well as criticism of Islamism.

After graduating with a doctorate from Harvard in 1978 and studying abroad, Pipes taught at universities including Harvard, Chicago, Pepperdine, and the U.S. Naval War College on a short-term basis but never held a permanent academic position.[2] He then served as director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, before founding the Middle East Forum. He served as an adviser to Rudy Giuliani's 2008 presidential campaign.[3]

Pipes is a critic of Islam, and his views have been criticized by Muslim Americans and other academics, many of whom maintain they are Islamophobic or racist. Pipes has made claims about alleged "no-go zones" overrun by Sharia law in Europe and about U.S. President Barack Obama practicing Islam, and has defended Michelle Malkin's book In Defense of Internment: The Case for 'Racial Profiling' in World War II and the War on Terror.[4]

Pipes has written sixteen books and was the Taube Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.[5]

  1. ^ "Biographical Sketch of Daniel Pipes". danielpipes.org. Daniel Pipes. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lockman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Wulfhorst, Ellen (November 19, 2007). "Giuliani style evokes concern among critics". Reuters. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  4. ^ Beutel, Alejandro (April 18, 2018). "Anti-Muslim figure Daniel Pipes advocates partnering with far-right political parties". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. ^ Daniel Pipes Archived 2014-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, Fellows, Hoover Institution website. Accessed July 24, 2011.