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==History==
==History==
The was founded in 2008 under the name "Hudson Institute New York" by [[Nina Rosenwald]], who serves as its president,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Gatestone.Institute/info |title=Gatestone Institute |publisher=Facebook |date=May 3, 2012 |accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref><ref name="NRbioGI">{{cite web|url=http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/biography/Nina+Rosenwald |title=Nina Rosenwald |publisher=Gatestone Institute |date= |accessdate=September 24, 2013}}</ref> Briefly in 2012 it was renamed Stonegate Institute,<ref>''On January 1, 2012, our name changed from "Hudson New York" to Stonegate Institute.'' {{Cite web|title=Stonegate Institute |url=http://www.stonegateinstitute.org/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120108183203/http://www.stonegateinstitute.org/ |archive-date=8 January 2012 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> before becoming Gatestone Institute in March 2012.<ref>''Note to our readers: Unfortunately we have had to change our name again, but last time: Lawyers... What can one do?'' {{Cite web|title=Gatestone Institute: International Policy Council |url=http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120323172447/http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/ |archive-date=23 March 2012 |dead-url=yes}}</ref>
The institute was originally founded in 2008 under the name "Hudson Institute New York" by [[Nina Rosenwald]], who serves as its president,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Gatestone.Institute/info |title=Gatestone Institute |publisher=Facebook |date=May 3, 2012 |accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref><ref name="NRbioGI">{{cite web|url=http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/biography/Nina+Rosenwald |title=Nina Rosenwald |publisher=Gatestone Institute |date= |accessdate=September 24, 2013}}</ref> Briefly in 2012 it was renamed Stonegate Institute,<ref>''On January 1, 2012, our name changed from "Hudson New York" to Stonegate Institute.'' {{Cite web|title=Stonegate Institute |url=http://www.stonegateinstitute.org/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120108183203/http://www.stonegateinstitute.org/ |archive-date=8 January 2012 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> before becoming Gatestone Institute in March 2012.<ref>''Note to our readers: Unfortunately we have had to change our name again, but last time: Lawyers... What can one do?'' {{Cite web|title=Gatestone Institute: International Policy Council |url=http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120323172447/http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/ |archive-date=23 March 2012 |dead-url=yes}}</ref>


==Mission==
==Mission==

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Gatestone Institute
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
FounderNina Rosenwald
TypeNot-for-profit, non-governmental organization, think tank
45-4724565
Registration no.5119586
FocusInternational politics
Location
Key people
John R. Bolton, Amir Taheri, Elie Wiesel, R. James Woolsey[1]
Websitewww.gatestoneinstitute.org
RemarksDelaware corporation

The Gatestone Institute, formerly Stonegate Institute and Hudson New York, is a nonpartisan, right-wing not-for-profit international policy council and think tank based in New York City with a specialization in strategy and defense issues.[2][3][4][5]

The Gatestone Institute has been accused of being islamophobic, and of promoting falsehoods and paranoia.[6][7][8][9]

History

The institute was originally founded in 2008 under the name "Hudson Institute New York" by Nina Rosenwald, who serves as its president,[10][11] Briefly in 2012 it was renamed Stonegate Institute,[12] before becoming Gatestone Institute in March 2012.[13]

Mission

The organization describes itself as a "non-partisan, not-for-profit international policy council and think tank is dedicated to educating the public about what the mainstream media fails to report."[14][15] The organization believes that traditional news outlets conduct insufficient and, as a result, misleading reporting on critical issues, and thus it distributes its own information about events in the Middle East and Muslim populations in other parts of the world.[14][16][17][18][19] The organization has been described as right-wing.[5][4]

Gatestone publicizes the writings of authors, such as Alan Dershowitz, Robert Spencer, David Horowitz, Khaled Abu Toameh, Harold Rhode,[6] and Sebastian Gorka.[20]

Funding

Gatestone Institute says it is funded by private donors and foundations.[21]

Personnel

Board of Governors

Board of Governors, Gatestone Europe

Board of Advisors

Distinguished Senior Fellows

The Gatestone Institute's website contains a list of "Distinguished Senior Fellows," which include Khaled Abu Toameh, Gordon G. Chang, Patrick Caddell, Ingrid Carlqvist, Con Coughlin, Charles Crawford, Salim Mansur, Douglas Murray, Fiamma Nirenstein, Raheel Raza, and Harold Rhode.[1]

Criticism

The Gatestone Institute has been accused of being islamophobic, and of promoting falsehoods and paranoia.[6][7][8][9] J. Dana Stuster, writing in The Hill, says Gatestone is fear-mongering when it warns of a “civilization jihad” consisting of a “Muslim invasion” of “illegal migrants” that will bring crime and exhaust the European welfare system.[9] Carol Matlack, professor of sociology at the University of Bath, and Tom Mills, lecturer in sociology at Aston University, single out Soeren Kern's articles on Muslim no-go zones in Europe as examples of misinformation and Islamophobia.[7][8]

In a 2012 article in the progressive weekly The Nation, Max Blumenthal criticized The Gatestone Institute’s founding president Nina Rosenwald for raising money for politician Geert Wilders, think tank Center for Security Policy, and writer Daniel Pipes. In this article he quoted Center for American Progress' report which claims that Rosenwald and her family have donated more than $2.8 million since 2000 to “organisations that fan the flames of Islamophobia”.[6]

Muslim members of Gatestone Institute defended Nina Rosenwald, from criticism by CAIR that she donated to “groups that exist to make people fear and hate Islam”. Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, founder and president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, said, "It goes without saying, but to those who may not know Nina, and having known her now for many years, it is clear to me that she has the highest respect for Muslims who love their faith, love God, and take seriously our Islamic responsibility to defeat the global jihad and its Islamist inspiration." In response to anti-Muslim allegations made by the Council on American–Islamic Relations toward Rosenwald, writer and film maker Raheel Raza said, "If Muslims guided by CAIR could take the time to read and reflect on efforts of people like Nina, they would broaden their horizons and gain a lot of insights into the betterment of Muslims."[29]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Board of Advisors" Gatestone Institute. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2016/01/07/nra-executive-director-responds-to-obama-challenges
  3. ^ "About Gatestone Institute". Gatestone Institute.
  4. ^ a b Ramesh, Randeep; editor, social affairs (December 30, 2014). "Rightwing thinktank pulls funds for Commons groups after disclosure row". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 16, 2017. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ a b Jaffe-Walter, Reva (March 16, 2016). Coercive Concern: Nationalism, Liberalism, and the Schooling of Muslim Youth. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804798426.
  6. ^ a b c d Blumenthal, Max (June 13, 2012) "The Sugar Mama of Anti-Muslim Hate", The Nation, Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Debunking the Myth of Muslim-Only Zones in Major European Cities". Bloomberg.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Misinformed expert or misinformation network?". openDemocracy. January 14, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c Picard, Joe (December 14, 2015). "The paranoid style in Islamophobic politics". TheHill. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  10. ^ "Gatestone Institute". Facebook. May 3, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  11. ^ "Nina Rosenwald". Gatestone Institute. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  12. ^ On January 1, 2012, our name changed from "Hudson New York" to Stonegate Institute. "Stonegate Institute". Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Note to our readers: Unfortunately we have had to change our name again, but last time: Lawyers... What can one do? "Gatestone Institute: International Policy Council". Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ a b "About". Gatestone Institute. May 3, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  15. ^ Cal Thomas (February 4, 2016). "The multiculturalism myth: World leaders ignore Islam's refusal to assimilate". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  16. ^ "Egypt Coptic Christians have one of their 'worst months,' Gatestone Institute report says —". Jns.org. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  17. ^ "What the He!! Is Going On in England? | National Review Online". Nationalreview.com. July 18, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  18. ^ Ben, Ariel (April 25, 2013). "Hundreds of European Muslims fighting Assad | JPost | Israel News". JPost. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  19. ^ Rosenwald, Nina (August 9, 2013). "Gatestone Weekly Roundup". Gatestone Institute. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  20. ^ "Writings".
  21. ^ "About". Gatestone Institute. May 3, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  22. ^ "John Bolton". Foxnews.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)[irrelevant citation]
  23. ^ John R. Bolton. "Scholars – John R. Bolton". AEI. Retrieved August 26, 2013.[irrelevant citation]
  24. ^ "Former UN Ambassador John R. Bolton Joins Gatestone Institute as Chairman". Gatestone Institute. July 17, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  25. ^ "Lawrence Kadish". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015.[irrelevant citation]
  26. ^ Board of Advisors/ BusinessWeek profile[irrelevant citation]
  27. ^ "Ahmed Charai". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015.[irrelevant citation]
  28. ^ "HELDT Petra". huji.ac.il. Retrieved April 15, 2015.[irrelevant citation]
  29. ^ Miller, Paul. "Islamic Scholars Blast CAIR for Trapping Muslims Into a 'Trance of Victimhood'". The Observer. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

External links

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