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Huffington Post Hires Controversial British Islamist
The Huffington Post UK has hired Mehdi Hasan, a controversial Islamist and former senior editor of the leftist outlet The New Statesman, the Guardian reports. It's a step-down, writes the Washington Free Beacon's Adam Kredo, perhaps due to Hasan's -
Yemeni Jewish Community Leader Murdered
A leader of the Yemeni Jewish community was stabbed to death in that nation's capital after a Muslim man accused him of witchcraft, the Jerusalem Post reports. The incident is the latest in a series of incidents around the Arab world which have -
Ohio Man Gets Over Six Years for Hizballah Support
A Toledo man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for providing material support to Hizballah, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. Hor Akl and his wife Amera Akl, who hold dual American and Lebanese citizenships, pleaded guilty -
Shifting U.N. Language Threatens U.S. Free Speech
The body representing the world's Muslim nations, the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has shifted its strategy for limiting free speech about Islam before the United Nations Human Rights Council. A move away from language about limiting -
American Shabaab Leader Showing Signs of Life
Two months after a frenzied appearance on YouTube warning that his life was in danger at the hands of fellow jihadists, American-born designated terrorist Omar Hammami has launched a media blitz to prove he is indeed alive and well in Somalia. This, -
Treasury Designates Taliban and Haqqani Network Figures
Two men connected to the Haqqani Network, a key faction of the Afghan Taliban that operates in the troubled tribal belt along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, were designated as terrorists Thursday by the U.S. Treasury Department. Bakht Gul, a key -
Tehran: West Caving on Iranian Nuclear Program
Iranian and United Nations officials claimed to have made progress in negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program on Tuesday. But initial reports have provided little substantive information beyond an announcement that representatives of the Iranian -
Similar to FBI cutoff, DOJ urged to sever ties with CAIR
At a May 10th House of Representatives meeting, the Department of Justice (DOJ) was urged to officially sever ties with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), as reported by The Daily Caller. Citing CAIR's designation as unindicted -
Samir Khan Releases Advice for Mujahideen
Jihadi forums have released a new guide with practical advice for aspiring mujahideen, posthumously attributed to former al-Qaida propagandist Samir Khan. In "Expectations Full," Khan recommends carrying out attacks at home, but provides advice about how -
CAIR Officials Demonize America on Iranian TV
Two officials representing the Council on American-Islamic Relations' New York chapter (CAIR-NY) turned to an Iranian television station this week in order to propagate the dangerous and oft-repeated narrative that the U.S. is at war with Islam and -
ISNA to Host Ghannouchi
A major American Islamist organization close to the Obama administration will host Tunisian Islamist Rachid Ghannouchi at its national conference in late August. The invitation is one of the Islamic Society of North America's (ISNA) most visible -
Egypt's Presidential Hopefuls Declare Israel an Enemy
In an unprecedented televised debate for Egyptian presidential candidates, the two frontrunners aggressively attacked each others' credentials but found common ground in their opposition to Israel, which both called an "enemy." "Israel is an enemy," said -
Islamist Extortion and the Media
It's always interesting when an accepted fact becomes acknowledged. "Media outlets tiptoeing around Islam" is an example, Islamist Watch research fellow David Rusin writes this week at PJ Media. Those who follow the BBC have known for years that it -
Pelosi Hires Editor of Tarnished Liberal Blog
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has hired the leader of a controversial liberal blog accused of promoting anti-Semitic and anti-Israel positions, the Free Beacon reports. Faiz Shakir will move from editor in chief of the Center for American -
Egyptian Islamist Promises Jerusalem-Based Caliphate
An independent Islamist promised that the Muslim Brotherhood would destroy Israel and form a new Caliphate with its capital in Jerusalem, reports the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). The speech, given May 1 before thousands of Muslim
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