MEMRI adds new research to 9/11 archive for 25th anniversary

MEMRI is expanding its 9/11 Documentation Project on the attacks’ 25th anniversary with new translations, analysis and clips from media, extremist outlets and other sources. The update underscores how 9/11 continues to shape jihadist messaging, conspiracy theories and counterterrorism analysis 25 years later.

Why it matters: - MEMRI’s 9/11 archive has become a long-term reference point for tracking how the attacks are discussed, glorified and denied across extremist and regional media. - The updated collection is meant to help examine the ideological roots and other factors that led to the attacks. - The project also captures how 9/11 remains part of current propaganda, recruitment and conspiracy narratives.

What happened: - MEMRI marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks by adding new research to its 9/11 Documentation Project. - The project was launched on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. - MEMRI said the archives now include translations, analysis and clips about the attacks and their aftermath. - The website and 9/11 Documentation Project archives are being updated throughout the day. - More information is available on the MEMRI 9/11 Documentation Project and the MEMRI TV 9/11 Documentation Project.

The details: - The archive includes primary source material from Arab and Islamic print, broadcast and online media. - The archive includes material from al-Qaeda and affiliates, including leaders’ speeches, interviews, wills and statements. - The archive includes material from ISIS about 9/11. - The archive includes al-Qaeda recruitment, outreach and indoctrination material. - The archive includes conspiracy theories denying Arab or Muslim responsibility for the attacks. - Some of those conspiracy theories were collected from recent sermons in the U.S. monitored by MEMRI’s Sermons by Imams in the West project. - MEMRI highlighted recent additions including a research piece warning that 9/11 was not “unimaginable” and that available information was rejected. - Other new items include an interview with Hindustan Times Executive Editor Shishir Gupta on counterterrorism strategy. - MEMRI also added comments attributed to Iranian parliament National Security Commission member Esmail Kowsari about training Taliban forces after 9/11 and eliminating Israel. - Additional archive material includes an al-Qaeda retrospective video on the 25th anniversary, with a rare appearance of Hamza bin Laden. - The updated archive also includes an ISIS newsletter marking the anniversary and declaring, “America Has Lost.” - MEMRI re-released its documentary, “The Arab And Iranian Reaction To 9/11 Five Years Later,” for the anniversary. - Other additions include a Saudi columnist’s essay calling for Muslims to stand against extremism and terrorism. - MEMRI also added analysis arguing that al-Qaeda is weaker but Islamic supremacists remain active. - Another item examines the unresolved status of the trial of Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, described in the release as the 9/11 mastermind. - The archive includes a post from an Iran-backed Telegram channel that mocked 9/11 and celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk. - MEMRI also added an AQIS booklet warning that America is the “greatest enemy today” and should be the first target of military, political, diplomatic, da’wa and open attacks. - A Syrian jihadi Telegram channel and a pro-ISIS outlet also marked the anniversary with celebratory content and archival bin Laden material.

Between the lines: - The release shows MEMRI using the anniversary to connect historical 9/11 material with current extremist messaging. - The mix of archive material suggests the group is emphasizing both documentation and early-warning value. - The inclusion of material from multiple regions points to 9/11’s continued use as a symbolic reference across jihadist and anti-Western media ecosystems.

What's next: - MEMRI said it will continue updating the website and archive throughout the day. - The expanded archive is likely to remain a living research base for future anniversary coverage, counterterrorism analysis and extremism monitoring.

The bottom line: - MEMRI is turning the 25th anniversary of 9/11 into a fresh update of one of its core research projects, with new material showing how the attacks still echo in extremist and regional media.