Daniel Pipes — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

President of the Middle East Forum and publisher of its Middle East Quarterly journal.
Founder of the Middle East Forum.
Author of sixteen books.
Earned a Ph.D. in medieval Islamic history from Harvard University in 1978.
Served as director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute from 1986 to 1994.
Taught at universities including Harvard, Chicago, Pepperdine, and the U.S. Naval War College.

Biography

Daniel Pipes is an American historian, former professor, and commentator on foreign policy and the Middle East. He is the founder and president of the Middle East Forum, a think tank, and publisher of its Middle East Quarterly journal. His work focuses on American foreign policy, the Middle East, and criticism of Islamism.

Pipes earned an A.B. in history in 1971 and a Ph.

D. in medieval Islamic history in 1978, both from Harvard University.