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Domestic Terrorism Investigations Have Quadrupled

On the second anniversary of the U.S. Capitol attack, the Rise and Resist Indict-Mobile vehicle circulated through Manhattan as the group’s activists gathered to demand that the DOJ move more swiftly to indict those most responsible –
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Nevada Man Charged for Irvine Calif. Church Shooting

David Chou, accused of opening fire in a Laguna Woods church in May 2022, appears for an arraignment in Superior Court in Santa Ana, August 19, 2022 – Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Patriot Front Marches to Capitol

The Patriot Front make a speech in front of the BPL as they march thru Boston on July 2, 2022 – via Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald

DOJ Seizes Hezbollah Domains

Hezbollah fighters commemorating its fallen leaders in Beirut on February 15, 2022 via ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images

Jury Convicts Proud Boys for Jan. 6 Felonies

A member of the Proud Boys stands at a tent selling Proud Boys merchandise to raise funds to help those jailed from the January 6th riot. Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Virginia Man Charged for Sending Money to ISIS Women

Women queue to receive humanitarian aid packages at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp in Syria, which held relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, August 18, 2021 – DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images

Fugees Rapper Convicted

Pras Michel, a member of the 1990’s hip-hop group the Fugees, arrives at U.S. District Court on April 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. Michel is on trial for his alleged participation in a campaign finance conspiracy. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

GDL Member Arrested in Poland

GDL leaders Robert Wilson, left, and Jon Minadeo holding signs outside the Auschwitz Memorial in Poland went viral on social media in August 2022 – via inewsource screenshot

Minor Arrested Over Antisemitic Attack

A group marched in Brooklyn to raise awareness of no tolerance for violence or antisemitism against Jewish people on January 16, 2020 – Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Ohio Pregnancy Center Vandalized

Broken windows are boarded up behind a spray-painted sign at Mother and Child Education Center in Portland, Oregon, on June 26, 2022 – JOHN RUDOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Extremist NFTs

CryptoPunks collection in OpenSea – Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Abortion Activists Charged

Broken windows are boarded up behind a spray-painted sign at Mother and Child Education Center in Portland, Oregon, on June 26, 2022.
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CENTCOM Commander Warns of Potential ISIS-K Attacks

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin congratulates the outgoing commander of U.S. Central Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (left); and the incoming commander, U.S. Army Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, April 1, 2022. DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando via Wikipedia

Antisemitism Surges on Twitter

Rapper Kanye West’s Twitter account was suspended after posting repeated antisemitic remarks – OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images

New FBI Supplemental 2021 Hate Crime Statistics

LA Mayor Karen Bass looks on as U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada speaks at a press conference in Feb. announcing the arrest of Jaime Tran for the attempted murder of two people outside separate synagogues – Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Gitmo Prisoner Repatriated to Saudi Arabia

Activists representing 35 men who were still being held at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, protest in front of the White House on January 11 – Alex Wong/Getty Images

Confucius Institute in Alabama Closes

A dance group performs at Tulane University during a celebration organized by Tulane’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association – Lan Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images

Neo-Nazis Protest on Broadway

The Broadway play Parade opened for its second performance under the watchful eye of security and police after neo-Nazis harassed ticket holders – Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

California Man Charged for Shooting Jews

Jeffrey Abrams of the Anti-Defamation League speaks at a press conference announcing the arrest of Jaime Tran for the attempted murder of two people outside separate synagogues – Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Preventing Extremism Through Gaming

A screenshot from the game “Through the Darkest of Times” featuring a book burning scene and a student making a “Hitler salute” – JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images

Michigan Man Convicted for ISIS Support

Yemeni mourners carry the coffin of a Huthi rebel killed in a car bomb attack which targeted a Shiite Muslim mosque in Sanaa Photo: MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images

Minor Arrested in Connection to School Threats

A mother in Chelsea, Mass., shows a text she received explaining her child’s school is under the threat of a school shooting on Dec. 17, 2021 – JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images

Pro-Abortion Extremists Indicted

Broken windows are boarded up behind a spray-painted sign at Mother and Child Education Center in Portland, Oregon, on June 26, 2022. Photo by JOHN RUDOFF/AFP via Getty Images

Neo-Nazis Disrupt Drag Show

Drag queens Just JP, left, and Sham Payne read stories to children during a Drag Story Hour at Chelsea Public Library in Chelsea, MA on June 25, 2022. Photo: Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Atlanta Antifa Protestors Arrested

Atlanta police vehicle that was set on fire during a “Stop cop city” protest in Atlanta – Benjamin Hendren/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

New Charges Added Against Michigan Jihadist

Hassan Chokr trying out weapons at a Deerborn gun shop after threatening congregants at a Jewish synogogue – US Attorney’s Office for Eastern District of Michigan via Detroit Free Press screenshot

BLM Activist Sentenced

Kenosha Riot 2020

A week after rioting in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the rubble of burned stores remain.in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Antifa Member Appears in Court

Antifa Riot San Diego

ANTIFA activists waiting to confront demonstrators for a “Patriot March” demonstration on January 9, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Former GE Engineer Sentenced for Espionage

Visitors look at a LEAP aero-engine model by General Electric during the 4th China International Import Expo in Shanghai, 2021 – Zhai Huiyong/Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Congress Asks Game Companies to Address Extremism

A recent report from the Anti-Defamation League about the rise of extremism in online game communities has led several members of Congress to pen a letter to ask top game companies how they are addressing extremism. Photo by David McNew/Getty Images

Michigan Man Pleads Guilty for Death Threats to BLM Supporters

Kenneth Pilon, 61, pleaded guilty in federal district court to two hate crime charges for willfully intimidating and attempting to intimidate citizens from engaging in lawful speech and protests in support of Black Lives Matter. Photo by Katie McTiernan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Protestors Clash With Antifa in New York City

Police had to step between two groups of people outside of a New York City public library that was hosting a “Drag Queen Story Hour” for children. Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images

Antifa Members Charged With Domestic Terrorism

Five Antifa activists arrested during a clash with law enforcement at the proposed site of Atlanta’s new public safety academy have been charged with domestic terrorism. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images

Aryan Brotherhood Member Faces Federal Gun Charges

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Seth Patrick Anderson, aka “Shane Anderson,” of Hinesville, Ga., is awaiting sentencing after he pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. photo: Liberty County Sherrif/Screenshot from Georgia Gazette

Four Charged for Conspiring to Support ISIS

Four have been charged for collecting and transferring $35,000 through cryptocurrency and other electronic means to bitcoin wallets and accounts they believed to be funding ISIS.
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FBI Slammed for Faulty 2021 Hate Crimes Statistics

The FBI released the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) 2021 Hate Crimes Statistics, which found there were more than 7,000 hate crimes in 2021, which is 15 percent lower than 2020. According to the FBI data, there were 324 antisemitic hate crimes reported in 2021, less than half the number in 2020. Image from NYPD Hate Crimes Dashboard

Hundreds of Oath Keepers Worked for DHS

An investigation by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed that more than 300 individuals on a leaked membership list of the right-wing militia group the Oath Keepers described themselves as current or former employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Russian Arms Dealer Released

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was released as part of a prisoner swap with American basketball player Brittney Griner. Photo by U.S. Department of Justice via Getty Images

BLM Activist Charged in Firebombing Goes Free

Brittany Dawn Jeffrey, 33, a Black Lives Matter protester charged with firebombing police cars in Little Rock and North Little Rock, was released after being sentenced to time served. (Photo by John Lamparski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Journalist Attacked by Antifa

Left Wing Activists Confront Proud Boys Gathering In Portland

Rebel News reporter Katie Daviscourt was attacked by Antifa protestors in Renton, Wash., as she documented a Drag Queen Story Hour. Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images

L.A. Councilman Fights With Left Wing Activist

Antifa Rally

Los Angeles city council member Kevin De Leon got into a physical fight with Jason Reedy, an organizer for the People’s City Council, a far-left activist group at a tree-lighting event last week. Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

Aryan Brotherhood Gang Member Sentenced

White supremacist prison gangs

William Glenn Chunn, aka Big Head, 40, of Conroe, Texas, was sentenced to life imprisonment for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) violations stemming from his leadership in the Aryan Circle, a white supremacy prison gang. Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Michigan Jihadist Charged for Synagogue Threats

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Hassan Yehia Chokr, 35, of Dearborn, Mich., was charged with two counts of ethnic intimidation after he made antisemitic and racist threats to parents, young children and security at a synagogue in Michigan. Wayne County Circuit Court via Detroit Free Press screenshot

Palestinian Activist Pleads Guilty to Antisemitic Assaults

Islamist Extremism Palestinian Activist Pleads Guilty to Antisemitic Assaults Saadah Masoud, 29, from Staten Island, pleaded guilty to one count of participating in a conspiracy to commit hate crime acts. Masoud is involved with Within Our Lifetime (WOL), a virulent antisemitic and anti-Israel group and offshoot of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) in New York City. […]

The New Iran Deal Is Even Worse Than You Thought

Twenty years after 9/11 and 7 years after the first Iran deal, the U.S. government is about to sign a deal that will bring Iran closer to its goal of acquiring nuclear weapons. n 2012, Clarion Project produced Iranium, a feature documentary exposing how incredibly dangerous it would be to allow Iran to possess nuclear weapons. […]

Michigan Man Charged With Supporting ISIS

Islamist Extremism Michigan Man Charged With Supporting ISIS Aws Mohammed Naser, formerly of Westland, Mich., was charged with attempting to provide personnel (including himself) and services to ISIS. Naser is also being charged with being a felon in possession of a destructive device in October 2017. Naser faces a maximum statutory penalty of up to 20 […]

Patriot Front Member Arrested for Vandalism

Thirty-one men with the group Patriot Front are removed from the back of a U-Haul rental truck and arrested after a traffic stop by multiple law enforcement agencies on Northwest Boulevard in Coeur d’ Alene on June 11. / Photo by Colin Mulvany via The Spokesman-Review

Antifa Supporter Sentenced to 4 Years

ANTIFA counter-protestors awaiting to confront demonstrators for a “Patriot March” in support of former President Donald Trump on January 9, 2021 in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego – PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

Antifa Supporter Sentenced to 4 Years

Islamist Extremism New Jersey Man Charged With Threatening to Attack Synagogue Eighteen-year-old Omar Alkattoul, of Sayreville, N.J., was charged with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce, punishable by a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Alkattoul allegedly threatened to commit antisemitic attacks against synagogues and Jews. […]

Two Boogaloo Bois Arrested

Boogaloo group member Timothy Teagan stands with a rifle at a protest outside of the Michigan state capitol building on January 17, 2021 – Scott Olson/Getty Images

American Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading All-Female ISIS Battalion

Islamist Extremism American Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading All-Female ISIS Battalion Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, from Kansas, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for organizing and leading an all-female military battalion on behalf of ISIS. Fluke-Ekren was the leader of the Khatiba Nusaybah, a military battalion composed solely of female ISIS members who were […]

Three Men Convicted in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor

File images provided by Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office show, from left, Paul Bellar, Joseph Morrison and Pete Musico. The three men on Wednesday were found guilty of aiding the plot to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor. Photo via AP news

Three Dead in St. Louis School Shooting

St. Louis police stand outside an entrance of the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School after a shooting that left three people dead including the shooter – TIM VIZER/AFP via Getty Images

75-Year-Old Gitmo Prisoner Released

Islamist Extremism 75-Year-Old Gitmo Prisoner Released Saifullah Paracha, 75, was released and flown to Pakistan after being held in Guantanamo Bay for 18 years. Paracha was allegedly an al-Qaeda “facilitator” who helped 9/11 planners Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and Ammar al-Baluchi with a financial transaction after the 9/11 attacks. The Department of Defense said Paracha’s continued detention […]

New Jersey Man Admits to Setting Cop Cars Ablaze

A protester walks by as a flipped over police vehicle is set on fire outside City Hall during protests in Philadelphia in response to the police killing of George Floyd on May 30, 2020. / Photo by Tyger Williams via The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the “Moderate” Who Helped Radicalize Islam

Islamist Extremism Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the “Moderate” Who Helped Radicalize Islam Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who died on September 26 at the age of 96, was a senior and widely respected scholar in Sunni Islam who established a global network of Islamic organizations that channeled money to Hamas and other radical Islamic organizations. Qaradawi was a the […]

California Resident Sentenced for Aiding ISIS Fighters

Islamist Extremism California Resident Sentenced for Aiding ISIS Fighters A Canadian national living in San Diego, Calif., Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, 37, was sentenced in federal court to 20 years in prison followed by 36 months of supervised release for conspiring with others to provide material support to ISIS. From November 2013 through March 2014, Abdullahi encouraged, […]

French Company Pleads Guilty to Aiding ISIS

Eastern District of New York US Attorney Breon Peace speaks during a press conference in New York City on October 18, 2022. / Photo by Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images

Abortion Rights Activists Arrested

Democratic lawmakers joined an abortion rights protest Tuesday outside the Supreme Court. / Photo by Oliver Contreras via The Washington Post

Man Sentenced for Threatening Election Official Online

Colorado’s Democratic incumbent Secretary of State Jena Griswold speaks during a news conference in Denver on Oct. 15, 2020. A Nebraska man drew an 18-month prison sentence Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, for online threats he made last year against Griswold, Colorado’s top elections official, marking one of the first cases brought by a federal task force devoted to protecting elections workers nationwide from a surge in threats. / Photo by David Zalubowski via AP news

Iranian Oil Workers Strike is Most Serious Threat Yet to the Regime

Islamist Extremism Iranian Oil Workers Strike is Most Serious Threat Yet to the Regime More than 1,000 workers at the Bushehr and Damavand petrochemical plants carried out a threat to go on strike, blocking streets and chanting “death to the dictator,” according to Radio Farda. Oil worker strikes were pivotal in the Islamic Revolution of 1979, which led […]

Lawyer Who Firebombed NYPD Vehicle Blames Islamophobia

Islamist Extremism Lawyer Who Firebombed NYPD Vehicle Blames Islamophobia New York lawyer Urooj Rahman, 33, who threw a Molotov cocktail into a police vehicle during the George Floyd protests in 2020, is asking for a further reduction in her sentence after a plea agreement was already reached. According to the original charges, Rahman, along with fellow […]

Wolverine Watchmen Go on Trial

Boogaloo Boy holds a placard during a 2020 rally at the Capitol Building in Lansing, Mich. – Seth Herald/Getty Images

Muslim Brotherhood Spiritual Leader Dies

Qatar’s influential Egyptian-born cleric Sheikh Yussef Al-Qaradawi attends the opening session of a conference of Muslim scholars in support of Palestinian people in Doha May 10, 2006. Photo by Fadi Alassaad via REUTERS

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Jihadist Attack

Islamist Extremism Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Jihadist Attack Dzenan Camovic, 22, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for robbing a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer’s firearm, stabbing him in the neck, and discharging the firearm at several NYPD officers during the course of the robbery. Camovic possessed a significant volume […]

Rise in Incel Calls for Violence

A board showing gunman Elliot Rodger, who posted a manifesto denouncing women before killing six people and himself and is a hero to many who consider themselves incels – Jae C. Hong/AP via Washington Post screenshot

Iranian President Raisi Attacks US in UN Speech

Islamist Extremism Iranian President Raisi Attacks US in UN Speech Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi repeatedly attacked the U.S. in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. During his speech, Raisi pulled out a photo of Qasem Soleimani, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leader who was assassinated by the U.S. in January 2020. He vowed that Iran […]

9/11 21st Anniversary – The War Isn’t Over

Islamist Extremism 9/11 21st Anniversary – The War Isn’t Over Watching even a few minutes of this powerful documentary will take you right back to those gut-wrenching hours on September 11, 2001 that changed our world. Watch Here In the wake of the attacks, former President Bush announced that America had just experienced another Pearl Harbor […]

Governor DeSantis Ousts CAIR

Islamist Extremism Governor DeSantis Ousts CAIR Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will be removing the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a partner in the governor’s Faith and Community Initiative. CAIR has been identified by the Justice Department as an “entity” of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood. CAIR’s Florida chapter is in particular turmoil; two former leaders have […]

Man Pleads Guilty to Planning ISIS-Inspired Attack in Queens

A masked Islamic State soldier poses holding the ISIS flag in 2015. A New York City man pleaded guilty Friday to attempting to provide the terror group with material support, the Justice Department said. Photo from History / Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The Two Remaining Obstacles to a New Iran Deal

Islamist Extremism The Two Remaining Obstacles to a New Iran Deal Iran is demanding that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) investigation into the uranium particles found at several Iranian sites be closed prior to full implementation of the agreement. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that resolving the IAEA investigation issue is a pillar of any […]

Minnesota Doctor Pleads Guilty to Supporting ISIS

Islamist Extremism Minnesota Doctor Pleads Guilty to Supporting ISIS Muhammad Masood, 30, a licensed medical doctor from Pakistan living in Rochester, Minn. under an H-1B Visa, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support for ISIS. From January-March 2020, Masood made several statements to paid informants whom he believed were ISIS members, pledging his allegiance to […]

Salman Rushdie Stabber Inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini

Islamist Extremism Salman Rushdie Stabber Inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini Hadi Matar, 24, is facing charges of attempted murder and assault after stabbing author Salman Rushdie, 75, at a literary event in New York. Matar’s social media showed him to be sympathetic to “Shia extremism” and the causes of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC). Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini […]

Iran Building Suspected Spy Satellites With Help From Russia

In this handout photo taken from video released by Roscosmos on August 9, 2022, a Russian Soyuz rocket lifts off to carry Iranian Khayyam satellite into orbit at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome near Baikonur, Kazakhstan. / Photo from Roscosmos via AP

WATCH: Texas Children Pledge Allegiance to Ayatollah Khamenei

Islamist Extremism Texas Children Pledge Allegiance to Ayatollah Khamenei A video was posted to the IslamicTV YouTube channel of Shiite children in Houston, Texas performing a song titled “Salute, Commander,” an Iranian children’s anthem pledging allegiance to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The words of the song include an oath to be a martyr (shahid) “one day […]

Ahmaud Arbery’s Murderers Get Life Sentence

This photo combo shows, from left to right, Travis McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan, and Gregory McMichael during their trial at at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. / AP File Photo

US Appeals Court Rules Benghazi Attacker’s 22-Year Sentence Unreasonably Low

Islamist Extremism US Appeals Court Rules Benghazi Attacker’s 22-Year Sentence Unreasonably Low A U.S. appeals court decided that Ahmed Abu Khatallah’s 22-year sentence for his role in the 2012 Benghazi attack wasn’t enough. Khatallah, 51, was originally convicted in 2018 on several counts for his involvement in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on U.S. facilities in […]

Rashida Tlaib Campaign Organizers Tied to Terror Financing

Islamist Extremism Rashida Tlaib Campaign Organizers Tied to Terror Financing Rafeeq Jaber and Salah Sarsour hosted multiple campaign fundraising events for Rep. Rashida Tlaib in 2018. The two are associated with a network of nonprofit groups that were found liable by a federal jury in 2004 for financing the terrorist slaying of an American teenager, David Boim, at […]

Muslim Brotherhood Groups Trying to Revive Islamophobia Bill

Islamist Extremism Muslim Brotherhood Groups Trying to Revive Islamophobia Bill The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), identified by the Justice Department as an “entity” of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, along with other Islamist organizations is trying to revive the Combating International Islamophobia Act. Critics of the bill, introduced by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Jan […]

Senior ISIS Leader Killed by U.S. Drone Strike in Syria

Islamist Extremism Senior ISIS Leader Killed by U.S. Drone Strike in Syria U.S. Central Command said it killed Maher al-Agal, one of the most senior leaders of ISIS and its top official in Syria. Another ISIS member was wounded, but there were no civilian casualties reported. Read More Florida Man Gets 20 Years for Helping ISIS Romeo […]

Father of Al Qaeda Terrorist Deported

Mohammed Wali Zazi leaves a federal courthouse in New York, where he was convicted July 22, 2011, of charges he destroyed evidence and lied to investigators to cover up his son’s al-Qaida-sanctioned plot to attack the New York City subways in 2009, December. / AP images

Two More ISIS Supporters Convicted and Sentenced

Islamist Extremism Two More ISIS Supporters Convicted and Sentenced Kristopher Sean Matthews, aka Ali Jibreel, 36, of South Carolina, and Jaylyn Christopher Molina, aka Abdur Rahim, 24, of Cost, Texas, were convicted of providing services to ISIS by administering an encrypted, members-only chat group for ISIS supporters. Jibreel was sentenced to 20 years in prison and Rahim was […]

US Soldier Pleads Guilty After Attempting Jihadist Attack on His Army Unit

Islamist Extremism US Soldier Pleads Guilty After Attempting Jihadist Attack on His Army Unit Ethan Melzer, 24 of Louisville, Ky., pled guilty to attempting to murder U.S. service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and illegally transmitting national defense information. Melzer had been a member of the Order of the Nine Angles (O9A), […]

Three More Charged in Connection to January 6 Capitol Riot

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb on walls at the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith

US Military Captures Top ISIS Leader

Islamist Extremism US Military Captures Top ISIS Leader A U.S. military ground raid in northwestern Syria has captured a top ISIS leader. The captured ISIS leader is Hani Ahmed al-Kurdi, who was actively planning ISIS operations. There were no injuries to U.S. military personnel. Read More Iraqi Refugees Charged for Supporting ISIS Former Iraqi refugee Abdulrahman […]

Iran Shutting Off Surveillance Cameras at Nuclear Facilities

Islamist Extremism Iran Shutting Off Surveillance Cameras at Nuclear Facilities Iran told the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors it would shut off 27 surveillance cameras at several key nuclear facilities after the IAEA voted to censure Iran for its violations. The IAEA’s access to its own cameras has been intermittent since February 2021. IAEA […]

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Funding ISIS

Islamist Extremism Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Funding ISIS Dilkhayot Kasimov, 34, a citizen of Uzbekistan living in Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiring to and attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Kasimov was convicted in 2019 after he gave money to co-conspirators seeking to travel to Syria […]

FBI Foils Plot to Assassinate George W. Bush

Islamist Extremism FBI Foils Plot to Assassinate George W. Bush The FBI alleges Shihab Ahmed Shihab, of Columbus, Ohio plotted to smuggle four former Iraqi Baath party members into the U.S. by crossing the Mexico border to kill the former president. Shihab made claims to a confidential FBI source that he drove a transport vehicle with bombs […]

Calls for Terrorist Violence at Anti-Israel Rally Featuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Islamist Extremism Calls for Terrorist Violence at Anti-Israel Rally Featuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib Activist and publisher of Arab American News, Osama Siblani, praised knifing attacks in Israel at a “Nakba Day” rally held in Dearborn, Mich. Siblani has a history of praising terrorist groups, including Hamas and Hezbollah. The rally was hosted by activist and law […]

New Jersey Man Convicted of Spying for Hezbollah

Islamist Extremism   New Jersey Man Convicted of Spying for Hezbollah Alexei Saab, 44, of Morristown, N.J., was convicted of receiving military-type training from a designated foreign terrorist organization, Hezbollah. Saab joined Hezbollah in 1996 and entered the U.S. in 2000, after participating in numerous Hezbollah operations in Lebanon. Trial evidence showed Saab surveilled some of New […]

IRGC Plot to Kill US General Foiled by Mossad

Islamist Extremism IRGC Plot to Kill US General Foiled by Mossad The Mossad apprehended and interrogated Mansour Rasouli, who was leading a plot to kill an Israeli diplomat and a US general stationed in Germany. The Quds Force planned to carry out the assassinations via drug cartels, with the Islamic Republic reportedly willing to pay over […]

Antifa Members Attack Portland GOP Rally

Black-clad demonstrators hurl projectiles toward GOP rallygoers supporting gubernatorial candidate Stan Pulliam in Portland, Oregon, on April 30, 2022. / Photo courtesy Stan Pulliam campaign

Hezbollah “Sleeper Agent” On Trial

Islamist Extremism Hezbollah “Sleeper Agent” On Trial Alexei Saab, 45, of Morristown, N.J. was accused of being a sleeper agent for the terrorist group Hezbollah. Prosecutors allege Saab was scoping out potential terrorism targets in New York, Boston, Washington D.C., and abroad in France, Turkey, and the Czech Republic. Charges against Saab include providing material support […]

Terrorist-Affiliated Groups Stage Protest in New York

Islamist Extremism Terrorist-Affiliated Groups Stage Protest in New York Several anti-Israel organizations staged a protest in front of Israel’s consulate and Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Midtown Manhattan, calling for “resistance and liberation by any means necessary.” Groups that include Within Our Lifetime, Palestinian Youth Movement and Samidoun, among others, organized the rally. Samidoun is affiliated […]

ISIS ‘Beatle’ Convicted

Islamist Extremism ISIS ‘Beatle’ Convicted Former British citizen El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, was convicted by a federal jury on eight charges relating to his participation in a brutal hostage-taking scheme that resulted in the deaths of four American citizens, as well as the deaths of British and Japanese nationals. Elsheikh and two other ISIS members supervised […]

Boston Marathon Bomber Appeals Death Sentence

Islamist Extremism Boston Marathon Bomber Appeals Death Sentence Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is seeking to delay his execution for his role in the bombing that killed three people near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in 2013. Tsarnaev’s attorneys argue that he was improperly forced to stand trial in Boston, denied his challenges to two jurors who […]

Man Sentenced for Bringing Weapons Near US Capitol on January 6

Islamist Extremism Anti-Israel Group Calls to ‘Globalize Intifada’ at New York Rally Within our Lifetime (WOL), a New York City-based anti-Israel group, held a rally in front of the offices of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) urging to “globalize the intifada.” WOL is led by Nerdeen Kiswani, who has a history of harassing and making […]

Pentagon Negotiating Deal to Save 9/11 Mastermind From Death Penalty

Islamist Extremism Pentagon Negotiating Deal to Save 9/11 Mastermind From Death Penalty Pentagon prosecutors are reportedly in talks with attorneys for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants about a plea agreement that could eliminate the prospect of the death penalty. Prosecutors instigated discussions with the terrorist’s defense teams, proposing they discuss “whether pretrial agreements […]

Iranian Woman Stabs Date as Revenge for Killing of Qasem Soleimani

Islamist Extremism Iranian Woman Stabs Date as Revenge for Killing of Qasem Soleimani Police in Henderson, Nev. arrested Nika Nikoubin, 21, after she stabbed her date in the neck. Nikoubin reportedly stabbed the victim “for revenge against US troops for the killing of Qasem Soleimani in 2020,” according to police. Nikoubin faces charges of attempted murder, battery with […]

U.S. Releases 20th Hijacker

Islamist Extremism U.S. Releases 20th 9/11 Hijacker The Department of Defense announced Mohammad Mani Ahmad al-Qahtani will be released from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and repatriated to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Qahtani, who is often referred to as “the 20th hijacker,” is an al-Qaeda agent who tried to enter the US to take part in […]

U.S. Targets Al Shabab

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism U.S. Targets Al Shabab The US conducted a drone strike against Al Shabab militants in Somalia after they attacked US allied Somali forces in Duduble. This was the first military action against the Al Qaeda affiliate in East Africa since August. Africa Command had authority to conduct strikes, in support of allied forces, […]

U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal Imminent

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal Imminent An agreement between Iran and the US could be finalized in Vienna soon to revive the 2015 Iran Deal. President Biden has made restoring the Iran Deal a top foreign-policy goal. Iran’s “breakout time”—the duration needed to amass enough nuclear fuel for a bomb—could fall to as low as […]

Coalition Calls on US Organization to Stop Aiding Use of Child Soldiers

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  Coalition Calls on US Organization to Stop Aiding Use of Child Soldiers A coalition of non-governmental organizations is calling on CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) America to stop providing funds to Palestinian NGOs with ties to the terrorist groups that use child soldiers. The Coalition to Save Palestinian Child Soldiers aims to raise awareness […]

US Raid Results in Death Of ISIS Leader

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  US Raid Results in Death Of ISIS Leader A U.S. military raid in northwestern Syria led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi. As U.S. forces closed in, Quraishi triggered a suicide bomb, killing himself and his family. Quraishi replaced ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after his death in 2019 […]

American Woman Charged for Leading All-Female ISIS Battalion

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  American Woman Charged for Leading All-Female ISIS Battalion A recently unsealed 2019 criminal complaint filed against Allison Fluke-Ekren alleges she led an all-female military battalion on behalf of ISIS. Fluke-Ekren, who has multiple aliases, traveled to Syria and has been involved with a number of terrorism-related activities on behalf of ISIS from at […]

Covid-19 Has Created a “Perfect Storm” for Fueling Extremism

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  British National Named as Texas Synagogue Hostage-Taker On Saturday, January 15, 2022, a 44-year-old British Citizen, Malik Faisal Akram, held members of Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas hostage. Akram was demanding the release of Aafia Siddiqui (see below for more details on Siddiqui). After a nearly 12-hour standoff, the hostages […]

Neo-Nazis Look To Forge Alliance With Jihadists

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  Neo-Nazis Look To Forge Alliance With Jihadists There has been a recent trend among neo-Nazi groups to express admiration for and seek to forge relationships with Jihadist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. This trend surfaced in the wake of the most recent conflict in Gaza in May of last year and gathered steam […]

Jewish Afghan Rescued by Clarion’s Afghan Rescue Project

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  Jewish Afghan Rescued by Clarion’s Afghan Rescue Project An Afghan who identifies as Jewish and a descendent of the lost tribes of Israel was targeted for death by the Taliban but was evacuated to safety through the Clarion Intelligence Network’s Afghan Rescue Project. The individual, identified as “Moshe,” is safe in the United […]

Violence at Islamic Center of Tucson Under Investigation

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  Violence at Islamic Center of Tucson Under Investigation Violence broke out at the Islamic Center of Tucson (ICT) on Christmas morning, leaving a broken window and one man with a black eye. Two members of the ICT were attacked while heading to morning prayers by a belligerent group of young men and […]

CAIR Infiltration Uncovered – Chapter Director Fired

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  CAIR Infiltration Uncovered – Chapter Director Fired The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), identified by the Justice Department as an “entity” of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, fired the Ohio chapter’s executive and legal director, Romin Iqbal. A forensic investigation conducted by an independent, third-party expert found conclusive evidence that Iqbal spied on […]

CAIR Official Blames Zionists for Islamophobia and Police Brutality

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  CAIR Official Blames Zionists for Islamophobia and Police Brutality Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) San Francisco executive director, Zahra Billoo, claimed Zionist organizations were behind Islamophobia, police brutality and border control. Billoo told a crowd at the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) conference in Chicago to vigorously oppose “polite Zionists,” including the […]

American Muslims for Palestine Head Joins Terrorist Groups at Jordanian Summit

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  American Muslims for Palestine Head Joins Terrorist Groups at Jordanian Summit The executive director of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Osama Abuirshaid, spoke at a conference hosted by the Middle East Studies Center–Jordan. The conference hosted members of Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The United States and […]

ISIS Rape Survivor’s Experience Deemed Islamophobic by Canadian School District

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  ISIS Rape Survivor’s Experience Deemed Islamophobic by Canadian School District Murad, a Nobel Laureate, was scheduled to speak to students about her upcoming book, “The Last Girl: My Story Of Captivity,” which documented her treatment.  The decision to cancel the event was made by Toronto School Board Superintendent Helen Fisher, who […]

Islamic State’s Growing Threat to Taliban in Afghanistan

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  UN Warns Islamic State Present In All Afghan Provinces The U.N. envoy to Afghanistan says an affiliate of the Islamic State group has grown and now appears present in nearly all 34 provinces. U.N. Special Representative Deborah Lyons told the U.N. Security Council that the presence of the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) […]

Lawmakers Introduce Muslim Brotherhood Terror Designation Bill

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  Lawmakers Introduce Muslim Brotherhood Terror Designation Bill Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart have reintroduced legislation urging the State Department to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. Several U.S. allies, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, have designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a terror group. Hamas, […]

UAE Envoy’s Syria Visit Shows Arab World Ready to Re-engage With Assad

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  UAE Envoy’s Syria Visit Shows Arab World Ready to Re-engage With Assad The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates met with Syria’s President Bashar Assad in Damascus.  Gulf countries have sought warmer ties with Syria, which was expelled from the 22-member Arab League in 2011, in hopes of diminishing their ties to […]

Amazing interview with a Jewish (former) neo-Nazi

This video shares the incredible story of a Jewsh man in Florida who was recruited into a violent neo-Nazi group. How he was recruited, How he rose through the ranks of the neo-Nazis,  How they hunted and nearly murdered him when they found out he was Jewish,  How he was miraculously saved, and  How he […]

Exclusive: Clarion Reports Hezbollah Supporter to Authorities

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  Exclusive: Clarion Reports Hezbollah Supporter to Authorities Clarion Intelligence Network has reported to law enforcement a virulently antisemitic extremist who supports the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group. He is also an anarchist supporter of Antifa and white supremacist propaganda. He supports these three conflicting movements because he, like many others, views them […]

Muslim Doctor on Trial for FGM is Part of Secret Network

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  Muslim Doctor on Trial for FGM is Part of Secret Network In Michigan, prosecutors said that a female Muslim doctor facing a charge of obstruction of justice performed female genital mutilation (FGM) procedures on nine 7-year-old girls. The doctor was “part of a secret network which traveled across the U.S. to perform the […]

Rabbi Leads Interfaith Effort to Rescue Afghans

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  Rabbi Leads Interfaith Effort to Rescue Afghans Clarion Project was featured in Gateway Pundit about its interfaith efforts to assist Afghans who are targeted by the Taliban. We estimate that we have helped get approximately 1,700 Afghans to safety, including Christians and Afghans who risked their lives fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. “The […]

Antifa Anarchists Mobilizing to Fight Taliban & Iran

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  Farrakhan Calls the Vaccine Plot to Kill Non-Whites Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, has been preaching that the coronavirus vaccine is a weapon created by the U.S. government to murder millions of non-whites around the world.  Farrakhan’s remarks play on the on the  among African Americans of the medical system in […]

China Found to be Greatest Threat to US

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  Saudi Crown Prince States: Islamic Law Must be Modernized The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia recently made the dramatic statement that Islamic doctrine and jurisprudence must be reinterpreted and modernized. Muslim reformer Hany Ghoraba pointed out that the grand imam of Al-Azhar University in Egypt then called for modernizing Islamic teachings and criticized the “rigidity […]

Al-Qaeda Now Believes Growth of Left & Right Extremism are America’s “doom”

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism Al-Qaeda: Alt-Left & Alt-Right Extremism in U.S. Will Bring Us Victory A new video from Al-Qaeda’s media wing shows the group now believes that the growth in Alt-Left and Alt-Right extremism in America is what will ultimately make the jihadists victorious. Al-Qaeda states that “it shall be a civil war that marks its […]

Polls Show Increasing Support for Breaking Up the US

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  Latest Islamic Attacks & Investigations Austria became the first country in the European Union to ban the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group. The United States has not, although the Trump Administration considered doing so. The Islamist lobby and the governments of Turkey and Qatar, which support the Brotherhood, pressured the U.S. to […]

Iranian Plot to Abduct American Citizen Foiled

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  LAW ENFORCEMENT & INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Latest Islamist Attacks & Investigations A plot by the Iranian regime to abduct an American citizen in Brooklyn was foiled. The Justice Department announced charges against four Iranian intelligence officers in Iran and an Iranian agent living in California. The target of the plot was Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American […]

More Bad News for CAIR

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING More Bad News for CAIR The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which the Justice Department identified as an “entity” of the Muslim Brotherhood, is engaged in a legal battle with a former employee who alleges that CAIR “spends substantial amounts of donors’ money in order to threaten, intimidate and sue those […]

Dozens of Iran-sponsored websites seized in crackdown on Iranian disinformation

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Scandals, Failures Plague Islamist Lobby in America The Islamist lobby in the U.S., including the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, failed to turn the National March for Palestine in Washington D.C. into a major event. Although the event was hosted by over 130 Muslim organizations, participation was so low that the organizations only […]

Universities’ Gender Studies Departments Side with Hamas Over Israel

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Universities’ Gender Studies Departments Side with Hamas Over Israel Gender Studies Departments at 130 colleges and universities across the U.S. have endorsed a call by the Palestinian Feminist Collective for feminists “to join the struggle for Palestinian liberation.”  The statement blames Israel entirely for the conflict and does not […]

Antifa Mob Tries to Kill Investigative Journalist in Portland

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism THINK TANK New Clarion Documentary Exposes Terrorist Infrastructure to Radicalize Children Clarion Project has released a new documentary, Kids: Chasing Paradise, that exposes a global extremist infrastructure to radicalize youth, which the filmmakers describe as “the biggest child abuse network in the world.” The film uses shocking hidden camera footage and eyewitness […]

Pentagon Advisers Includes U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Allies

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Pentagon Advisers Includes U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Allies A leaked Pentagon document reveals that the Defense Department has formed a Counter-Extremism Working Group that relies on outside advisers that includes two representatives from the Southern Poverty Law Center and two from the American Civil Liberties Union. The two groups are key allies […]

Wave of Attacks on Jews Across the U.S.

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  LAW ENFORCEMENT Wave of Attacks on Jews Across the U.S. Approximately 250 incidents of antisemitic violence and harassment have been reported since the fighting between Israel and Hamas began.  In New York City, two pro-Palestinian, pro-Hamas extremists have been arrested for brutally beating a Jewish man who was walking alone on his way to a […]

Muslim Brotherhood Thanks Left-Wing Sympathizers

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Muslim Brotherhood Thanks Left-Wing Sympathizers The Muslim Brotherhood (of which terror group Hamas is the Palestinian wing) expressed its appreciation for Democratic members of Congress who are criticizing Israel for its response to Hamas’ rocket attacks. The Brotherhood specifically thanked Senator Bernie Sanders and Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria […]

Anti-Government Militiamen Sought to Ally with Hamas

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  LAW ENFORCEMENT Anti-Government Militiamen Sought to Ally with Hamas A member of the “Boogaloo Bois” anti-government movement from Minnesota has pled guilty to charges related to a plot with a co-conspirator to sell weapons to Hamas for use against U.S. troops and Israel. The two Boogaloo Bois planned to use the funding from […]

Texas: Honor Killing Perpetrator’s Son Sentenced for Hiding Him

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  LAW ENFORCEMENT Texas: Honor Killing Perpetrator’s Son Sentenced for Hiding Him A man in Irving, Texas has been sentenced to 10 years for helping hide his father from the law after he shot and murdered his two daughters in an “honor killing” in 2008. The father successfully evaded arrest for 12 years. The […]

Islamist Terror Attack in France Kills 1

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Islamist Terror Attack in France Kills 1 An Islamist terrorist pounced on a police officer in an area southwest of Paris, France and stabbed her to death. The terrorist was shot and killed. The 49-year-old officer was the mother of two children. The extremist is not believed to have been […]

Al-Qaeda Mag Tells Jihadists to Infiltrate Protests & Incite Riots

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Al-Qaeda Mag Tells Jihadists to Use Protests as Cover & Incite Riots A pro-Al-Qaeda group is telling jihadists to infiltrate demonstrations and incite protestors to attack the police, such as by killing police officers engaged in a confrontation or hiring “militiamen” to carry out a vehicular attack on protestors and then […]

Three ISIS Members Arrested in America

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Three ISIS Members Arrested in America The Justice Department has announced that a man in Knoxville, Tenn. has been arrested for leading efforts to translate and distribute ISIS propaganda in English.  In New Jersey, a man from the Bronx, N.Y. and a woman from Hoover, Ala. were arrested at a seaport […]

Islamist Terror Attack Targets D.C. Police, Killing 1

Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism  INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Islamist Terror Attack Targets D.C. Police, Killing 1 The terrorist, Noah Green, traveled from Indiana to commit a vehicular attack against Capitol police officers, crashing his vehicle into the barricade protecting the Capitol. He then brandished a knife and was shot and killed. One police officer died and one […]

Harvard Hires PLO Executive to Mentor Students

Harvard University named Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat — who serves as secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) — as a fellow at the Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Erekat, a man who called random stabbing attacks on Israeli citizens by Palestinian terrorists self-defense will be charged with mentoring students […]

DOE Launches Investigations Into Harvard and Yale

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced yesterday that it would be launching investigations into the foreign gift reporting from Harvard and Yale universities. U.S. universities that receive foreign gifts valued at $250,000 or more are required by law to file a disclosure report with the DOE twice a year. Both Harvard and Yale are said to have failed in their […]

Prominent US Universities Failed to Disclose $1.3 Billion in Foreign Funding

Six prominent U.S. universities failed to report a combined total of 1.3 billion in foreign funding, according to the Department of Education (DOE). The universities named by the Department of Education were Georgetown, Texas A&M, Cornell, Rutgers, the University of Maryland and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). China, Qatar and Russia were some of […]

The Qaim Project

The Qaim Project is a Shiite Islamic initiative to increase spiritual, mental and physical growth. It’s hosted by Sheikh Mohammad Ayad, who is the head of Great Revelations Academy, a K-9 private school in Dearborn, Michigan. In an article on the project’s internet site, “Islamic Unity: The Main Responsibility of Muslims,” the Qaim Project expressed […]

Northwestern University Partners with Al Jazeera

Illinois Northwestern University officially collaborates with Al Jazeera, the biggest anti-American and Islamist extremist propaganda outlet in the world. Al Jazeera is owned by the government of Qatar, which is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on lobbyists, think-tanks and U.S. universities to influence American public opinion and policy so it can get away with aiding and supporting Al-Qaeda, […]

The Ashura Project

The Ashura Project is a Shiite Muslim non-profit organization in Dearborn, Michigan. It holds various events at Great Revelations Academy, a private Islamic school in the same city. On January 8th, 2019, it shared an event on its Facebook page. The event featured Sheikh Usama Abdulghani, who Clarion Project reported as a Hezbollah supporter in […]

Al Kisa

Al Kisa is a non-profit organization that teaches Shiite Islamic values to children, publishes books, and provides emotional and physical support to people in the Islamic community. The organization is based in San Jose, California. [1] Al Kisa is run by Maulana Nabi Raza Abidi, who studied in Qom, Iran. [2] He runs the SABA […]

Imam Ali Seminary

Imam Ali Seminary is a Shiite howza (religious school) located in Adelanto, California. Imam Ali prepares students to go overseas to study in Iran and Iraq. [1] The seminary’s staff consists of extremist sheikhs Mirza Muhammad Baig and Ali Abdur Rasheed. Clarion Project has reported on how Baig is a supporter of jihad. “If those […]

Al Walayah

Al Walayah, located in Montclair, California, is a Shiite non-profit organization that was founded in 2009. One of its sheikhs is Hamza Sodagar, a U.S. native, who supports Hezbollah, the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran and thinks that ISIS was created by the U.S. government. In a speech from May, Sodagar referred to […]

Qatar on Our Campuses

For years the government of Qatar has engaged in an extensive influence operation on American campuses. At the same time that the government of Qatar has supplied aid and support to al-Qaeda, the Iranian regime and Hamas, it has attempted to sway political opinion in the U.S. by spending millions of dollars each year on a vast […]

The Muslim Community Center of Thaqalayn

The Muslim Community Center of Thaqalayn is a Shiite non-profit organization in Bowie, Maryland. Thaqalayn states that its mission is to: “Provide a nurturing multicultural environment in which Muslims can move closer to Allah (the Most-High) through spiritual development, community service, and establishing practices for living Islam in America.” [1] However, the individuals that Thaqalayn invite […]

Zainabia Community Center

The Zainabia Community Center is a Shiite mosque in Indianapolis, Indiana. From February 14-17, 2018, the center hosted Sheik Hamza Sodagar. [1] Sodagar is an ardent supporter of the Islamic Republic of Iran and has come under fire in the past for suggesting that gays can be killed in four different ways: burned alive, have […]

Ahle Baith Foundation

The Ahle Baith Foundation is a Shiite mosque in Englishtown, New Jersey. Ahle Baith’s maulana (learned Muslim scholar), Tahir Hasan Ghadeeri, was part of a program at Idara-E-Jaferia in Maryland in October of 2016. [1] This raises concern because Idara-E-Jaferia took $20,000 from the Alavi Foundation in 2004, an Iranian-regime front group. [2] Its resident […]

Masjid-e-Ali

The Masjid-e-Ali is a Shiite mosque in Somerset, New Jersey. Its resident alim (a Muslim learned in religious matters), Syed Rizwan A. Rizvi, studied for six years in Qom, Iran. [1] In the past, the masjid (mosque) hosted Syed Asad Jafri, a maulana (learned Muslim scholar) who supports the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. [2] […]

Babul Ilm Islamic Center

The Babul Ilm Islamic Center is a Shiite mosque located in Maywood, California. In 2005, Babul Ilm received a $150,000 loan from the Alavi Foundation which was later converted to a donation. The Alavi Foundation is a known front for the Iranian regime that was used to finance its nuclear program and promote its radical […]

Islamic Education Center of San Diego (IECSD)

  The Islamic Education Center of San Diego (IECSD) is a Shia mosque and school in San Diego California. IECSD is a grant/loan recipient of the Alavi Foundation.[1]  The Alavi Foundation is a known front for the Iranian regime that was used to finance its nuclear program and promote its radical ideology.[2] In 2009, The […]

American Islamic Community Center

The American Islamic Community Center (AICC), established in 2004, is located in Madison Heights, Michigan. AICC is a Shi’a mosque that provides weekly Thursday programs (Du’aa Kumayl), a Friday group prayer, Sunday breakfast and a youth program, a school for young children that teaches Arabic and the fundamentals of Islam ,and community retreats, among other […]

Masjid Omar Ibn Al-Khattab

Masjid Omar ibn al-Khattab opened in 1994 and is situated adjacent to the campus of the University of Southern California (USC).  The mosque is a part of the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation.[1]  The Omar Foundation has sponsored and hosted Muslim–Jewish dialogues and is represented on the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Human Relations Council […]

Noor Al Zahra Islamic Education Center

Noor Al Zahra Islamic Center is a Shi’a mosque in Little Rock, Arkansas. One of its registered agents involved in certain legal matters for the center is Lyanna Snow. Snow is a supporter of Sheikh Hamza Sodagar, who talked about how gays are put to death in Islam in five horrific ways. After explaining that […]

Dar-E-Abbas Ahlulbayt Center

Dar-e-Abbas Ahlulbayt Center is a Shiite mosque in Houston, Texas. One of its maulanas (learned scholars) Shamshad Haider, is a follower of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. From time to time, Haider posts pictures in support of Khamenei to his Facebook page. [1]   [1] Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10160470461770444&set=pb.873735443.- 2207520000.1544209831.&type=3&theater

Masjid Bilal Islamic Center

Masjid Bilal is a mosque located in south Los Angeles.  Masjid Bilal was initially a Nation of Islam (NOI) mosque, known as Muhammad’s Temple of Islam #27. In 1975, the mosque transitioned from NOI to mainstream Sunni Islam,[1] but its imam still participates in NOI events. The mosque built a new facility in 2007. The […]

King Fahad Mosque

The King Fahd Mosque is a large, Saudi-funded mosque located in Culver City, California, just outside of Los Angeles.  The mosque was a gift to the Muslim community of Southern California from Saudi Arabia and Prince Abdulaziz Bin Fahad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, minister of the Departments of State and Cabinet. [1] It is owned and […]

The Noor Center

The Noor Center is a Shi’a non-profit organization in Orangevale, California. Its website recommends news from ABNA or the Ahlulbayt News Agency, a media outlet based in Qom, Iran. [1] Noor also runs the Avicenna Farsi School, which is one of California’s oldest Farsi schools. [1] Noor Center, https://noorcenter.org/about-noor-center/  

Masjid Al Fatima

The Masjid Al Fatima is a Shi’a mosque in Orangevale, California. Its Muharram program for 2018 was led by Maulana Qaiser Abbas. [1] Abbas is an instructor for the Imam Ali Seminary in Adelanto, California, [2] which is run by Sheikh Mirza Muhammad Ali Baig. In October of 2018, Clarion Project reported on how Baig […]

Al-Aqabah Islamic Community Center of Hamtramck

The Al-Aqabah Islamic Community Center (AICC), established in 2010, is located in Hamtramck, MI [1]. The AICC’s website is not functional and there is no information regarding a current imam.   AICC’s former Imam is Amir Mika’il Stewart Saadiq [2].  We have not found any information of radical teachings from Imam Saadiq. However, Saadiq was a student […]

Islamic Cultural Institute

The Islamic Cultural Institute (ICI), established in 1989, is located in St. Clair Shores, Michigan [1]. There are no clear affiliations with Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated groups and no articles appear that arouse any concern about extremism. The current spiritual leader of ICI is Imam Mohamed Musa. Imam Musa is a graduate of Cairo’s Al-Azhar University [2]. […]

The Muslim Center Mosque & Community Center

The Muslim Center Mosque and Community Center was established in 1985 in Detroit.  The Muslim Center is affiliated with the Nation of Islam (NOI).  The Center states that it was “founded under the leadership of the late Imam W. Deen Mohammed,” a Nation of Islam Leader and son NOI founder, Elijah Muhammad.” [1]  A council […]

Islamic Center of Lafayette

The Islamic Center of Lafayette, incorporated in 1980 with the stated goal of the furthering the education, community involvement and religious principles for people of the Islamic faith in Lafayette, Louisiana.  There is a list of founding members; however, the ICL website and Facebook account do not have any additional information about the mosque’s history […]

Bait Wali-e-Asr

Bait Wali-e-Asr is a Shite mosque in Freehold, New Jersey. On November 15th, 2018, Maulana (learned scholar) Syed Mohammad Askari conducted the majlis (council). [1] Askari is a major supporter of Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In a speech given in Urdu from March of 2018 about Khamenei’s achievements, Askari told people to listen to […]

Islamic Momin Center

The Islamic Momin Center is a Shiite mosque in Irving, Texas. Momin has a history of hosting events with speakers who are supporters of the Iranian regime. From December 6-7, 2018, the maulana (learned scholar) who led the khutbah (sermon) and salat (Muslim prayer said five times a day) was Sheik Amin Rastani. [1] Rastani […]

Al Falah Institute

The Al Falah Institute (AFI) is a mosque located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. According to the AFI website, Sohel Mangera serves as the Imam/Director [1].  According to his LinkedIn profile, prior to his time at AFI, Mangera served as Religious Minister/Educator at the Tawheed Center of Farmington Hills [2].  According to the Tawheed Center Youth […]

Masjid Al-Furqan: The Institute of America

The Quran Institute of America is a school located in Detroit with the stated goal of providing Islamic knowledge for communities all over the United States and teaching the memorization of the Quran to individuals between the ages 10-18. The Quran Institute’s website claims that it was established in 2012 [1], but other reports claim […]

Dar Al Salam Islamic Center

Dar Al Salam Islamic Center (DAIC), located in Westland, Michigan began in December 2005. DAIC moved into its current location in December 2014 [1]. There are no clear affiliations with Muslim Brotherhood affiliated groups. The Imam is listed as Imam Abu Yacob/ Abdel-Halim Adnan Shaout. [2] Imam Yacob has published a three-part sermon warning against extremism […]

Zainabia Center of Michigan

The Zainabia Center of Michigan, also known as the Ahlebait Association of Michigan, is a Shia mosque located in Walled Lake, Michigan. Its stated mission is “to educate and support the community through education, and arranging the cultural events.”[1] The Zainabia Center has promoted speakers sympathetic to views of Iran and Hezbollah.   The Zainabia […]

Az-Zahra Islamic Center

The Al-Zahraa Islamic Center, sometimes referred to as the Al-Zahra Center, is located in Detroit in a building that formerly served as the Islamic Center of America [1]. Imam Hassan Al-Qazwini led Friday prayers at the Center [2], until 2015 when left to found The Islamic Institute of America [3].  Al-Qazwini, who formerly served as […]

Masjid Wali Muhammad

The Masjid Wali Muhammad, located in Detroit, is a mosque associated with the Nation of Islam (NOI) and is considered to be the first mosque of the NOI.  The congregation’s name changed from Muhammad’s Temple #1 to Masjid Wali Muhammad in 1978, when the Imam Warith Deen “W.D.” Muhammad broke away from NOI and led […]

Al Ikhlas Training Academy

Al-Ikhlas Training Academy (ATA), established in 1991, is a non-profit, full-time Islamic school in the City of Detroit [1]. The Nation of Islam founded the school, originally known as the University of Islam in Detroit [2]; ATA serves students from kindergarten through 12th grades.   ATA does not appear to have any official associations with […]

Masjid al-Fath Islamic Center of Warren

Masjid al-Fath Islamic Center of Warren has a stated goal is to “promote interfaith activities to build bridges of understanding among diverse faiths.” The Islamic Center is one of Muslim Ummah of North America’s (MUNA) masjid based community projects in Michigan [1].   MUNA is a founding member of the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations […]

Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor and Vicinity

The Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor and Vicinity (MCA) was founded in 1972. The mosque website does not list names of the mosques Imam or leadership, but news reports indicate that the Imam is Shaykh Moataz Al-Hallak [1].   In 2001, The New York Times reported Shaykh Al-Hallak as “a Muslim cleric suspected of […]

Muhammad Mosque No. 1

On the website for Muhammad’s Mosque Number One there are two main Leaders in the mosque, Elijah Muhammad and Minister Louis Farrakhan. Elijah Muhammad began training in 1931 with the “Master” and in 1933 he used the name Master Wallace Fard Muhammed.   There are many concerning articles written about the Elijah “After his conversion […]

Islamic Center of East Lansing

The Islamic Center of East Lansing’s website claims it is affiliated with ISNA. [1] Sohail Chaudhry is the leader or Imam of the mosque. Also seems to have ties to the NAIT. NAIT was identified as a Muslim Brotherhood entity from evidence presented at the Holy Land Foundation trial. “USASpending.gov also shows 30 transactions from […]

American Moslem Bekaa Center

The American Moslem Bekaa Center is located in Dearborn, Michigan. The Bekaa Center has enlisted the legal services of Tarek Baydoun in the past. Baydoun has helped raise money for the Al-Mabarrat Charitable Organization, which was raided by the FBI [1] over connections to Hezbollah. The Al-Mabarrat Charitable Organization offered this support by working in […]

IMAM Mahdi Association of Marjaeya

The IMAM Mahdi Association of Marjaeya (IMAM) in Dearborn, Michigan is a non-profit organization that serves as the North American liaison office of one of Iraq’s most influential Shiite clerics, Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani [1] [2]. In addition to serving as a liason office, IMAM offers prayer services and Islamic educational services [3]. It […]

Islamic Institute of Knowledge

The Islamic Institute of Knowledge (IIOK), founded in 1983 under the leadership of Imam Abdul Latif Berry, concentrates its programming on education and youth [1]. The Berry family has been described as large and powerful in both Lebanon and Detroit. They supported Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, one of the most influential spiritual guides to Hezbollah […]

Islamic House of Wisdom

The Islamic House of Wisdom (IHW), founded in 1995, is located in Dearborn Heights, Michigan [1]. The website lists the Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi as the mosques spiritual leader and that he has spoken out about building both social and spiritual bridges [2]. Imam Elahi has been involved with numerous interfaith events [3] and has […]

Masjid al-Haqq

Masjid Al-Haqq, founded in 1983, is a mosque located in downtown Detroit. The mosque was initially located in a building on Joy Road in Detroit until it was evicted for delinquent taxes, causing its move to its current location. In October 2009, Luqman Ameen Abdullah, imam of the masjid, was killed when federal agents tried […]

Karbala Islamic Education Center

The Karbala Islamic Education Center, founded in 1995 by Imam Husham Al-Hussainy, is located in Dearborn, Michigan [1].  It has been described as “a hub for Lebanese and Iraqi immigrants.” [2] The Karbala Center conducts activities with nearby mosques, including the Islamic Center of America and the Islamic Institute of Knowledge [3]. The mosque has been […]

Tawheed Center

The Tawheed Center, founded in 1993, is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan [1]. According to the center’s constitution, which can be found on their website, the center is a trust under the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) [2]. NAIT was identified as a Muslim Brotherhood entity from evidence presented at the Hamas fundraising trial of the […]

Islamic Cultural Association

The Islamic Cultural Association (ICA) has a history dating back to 1987 [1]. ICA is affiliated with Muslim Brotherhood groups.  Following allegations of public corruption over the sale of a property to the ICA, it was revealed that ICA has direct ties to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the North American Islamic Trust […]

Qoba Foundation

The Qoba Foundation is located in Carmichael, California. In 2016, Qoba received $5,000 dollars from the Alavi Foundation. In 2009, federal prosecutors charged that the Alavi Foundation was a front group for the Iranian government and violated U.S. law by transferring rental income from its properties to Iran’s Bank Melli, which was sanctioned in 2007 for supporting the Iranian […]

Ahlul Bayt Mosque

The Ahlul Bayt Mosque is located in Brooklyn, New York. In 2016, the Shia mosque received $60,000 from the Alavi Foundation, an organization found to have direct ties to the Iranian government. [1] One of Ahlul Bayt’s sheikhs, Wessam Abdul-Karim, was tagged in an August 29, 2018, Facebook post as traveling in Qom, Iran. [1] “Iranian Front Group […]

Islamic Center of Detroit

The Islamic Center of Detroit (ICD), located in Detroit, Michigan, opened in 2000. ICD’s stated primary goal and objective is to “preserve our Islamic identity by living in conformity with the principles of Islam in a constantly changing world.” [1] In 2008, Muthanna Al-Hanooti, a member of the mosque was arrested for conspiring with the […]

Islamic Center of America

The Islamic Center of America is located in Dearborn, Michigan and is the largest mosque in the United States [1]. The ICA opened in 1963 and moved facilities several times. Its current location opened in 2005 [2].   The founding Imam was Imam Jawad Chirri and from 1997 through 2015 Imam Hassan Al-Qazwini, who left […]

Trump’s U.N. Speech: 10 Important Moments

  President Trump’s speech at the United Nations is being rightly praised, with some even saying it is his best speech as commander-in-chief so far. Unlike the 9/11 addresses where the Trump Administration omitted any reference to radical Islam, this speech punched at the Islamist ideology and was also a powerful, pro-American presentation to the […]

FUQRA FILES EXCLUSIVE: FBI Links Jihadi Cult to Al-Qaeda

The Clarion Project has obtained newly-declassified FBI documents from 2003 revealing that the jihadist cult Jamaat ul-Fuqra, also known as Muslims of America (MOA), had ties with al-Qaeda in Pakistan. The group is best known for its network of about 22 Islamist compounds on American soil. The disclosures come on the heels of the release […]

ISIS Suspect Linked to ‘Moderate’ U.S. Islamist Org., Mosque

Earlier this month, the FBI arrested Erick Jamal Hendricks of Charlotte, N.C. for conspiring to develop an ISIS sleeper cell and attack U.S. troops. He was the youth coordinator for a mosque that belongs to the “moderate” Islamic Circle of North America. Hendricks is proclaiming his innocence and says he publicly and privately condemned ISIS […]

Why is a Congressman Defending the Fuqra Islamist Cult?

Jamaat ul-Fuqra (now known as Muslims of the Americas) is a cultish Islamist group with a history of criminal and terrorist activity that is eager to give its image a makeover. It has a surprising advocate assisting that endeavor: Congressman Mick Mulvaney (R-SC). The group’s extremism has been repeatedly documented by the Clarion Project. Mulvaney […]

Exclusive: ‘I was Raised by an Islamist Terror Cult in America’

The Clarion Project has been in contact with a woman who grew up within Jamaat ul-Fuqra, a cultish Sufi Islamist terrorist group that now goes by the name of Muslims of the Americas. The group is best known for establishing “Islamic villages” on U.S. soil, for example, its “Islamberg” headquarters in New York state. She […]

CAIR Tries to Deceive About Somali Terror Recruits

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a U.S. Muslim Brotherhood front designated by the United Arab Emirates as a terrorist group, was asked by FOX News about Islamist terrorist recruitment among Somalis in Minnesota. CAIR’s answer, which appeared in a TV segment that included the Clarion Project, was almost comically deceptive. The segment hosted by […]

Christie: Hamas-Linked Mosque “Not Radical Jihadists”

GOP presidential candidate New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is still praising a Hamas-linked mosque in his state, saying, “The folks in the local mosque in Paterson, the ones I interact with, they are not radical Islamic jihadists.” He is referring to the Islamic Center of Passaic County—and he’s praised its imam for years even though […]

CAIR Florida

CAIR-FL has enlisted prominent Islamist radicals to help it fundraise

Kent State Honored Prof After His Support for Terror Known

The Kent State University student newspaper recently reported that a terrorism-supporting professor, Julio Pino, received two Faculty Excellence Awards in 2003 and 2010. His open support for terrorism, specifically suicide bombings in Israel, became known in 2002. In the years after, he was even linked to a website dedicated to assisting Al-Qaeda and other terrorists […]

How the Paris Attacks Increase the Threat to America

The coordinated attacks in Paris and suspected Islamic State bombing of a Russian airliner raises the risk that Islamic State supporters in the U.S. and other Western countries will spur into action. The opening of a new phase in Islamic State (ISIS) terror will also result in a fresh wave of recruits radicalized by the […]

CAIR Denounces US Military on Memorial Day

The Clarion Project broke the story last year that two Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) officials were criticizing Memorial Day, resulting in FOX News coverage and expressions of outrage from Muslims who appreciate the sacrifices of U.S. soldiers. CAIR officials again criticized the holiday this year. CAIR is a U.S. Muslim Brotherhood entity that was […]

Pressure on University of South Dakota to Cancel Honor Diaries

Heavy pressure is being exerted on the University of South Dakota (USD) to cancel a screening of Clarion Project’s award-winning interfaith film Honor Diaries. In the past strong pressure against Honor Diaries has come from the Muslim Brotherhood affiliated Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as well as faculty members. TAKE ACTION – DON’T LET HONOR DAIRIES BE CENSORED We have prepared two […]

Bush Was to Meet Muslim Brotherhood Affiliates on 9/11

The Clarion Project has received White House documents that show that President Bush was scheduled to meet with Islamists linked to the Muslim Brotherhood on September 11, 2001. In a remarkably ironic turn of events, it was Islamist terrorism that stopped the meeting with Islamist radicals at the White House from happening. We have published […]