Anwar al-Awlaki – Eye on Islamism

Mahmood Mamdani, credited with shaping son Zohran’s thinking, wrote of ‘moral equivalence’ between 9/11 and US war on terror Zohran Mamdani has said he edits his father's speeches and writings and has described his father as an intellectual influence

July 31, 2025 Alana Goodman

(Free Beacon) New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s father wrote shortly after 9/11 that there was a “moral equivalence” between the al Qaeda attack and retaliatory U.S. bombing of Afghanistan. “There is an eerie similarity between the American bombing of Iraq […]

Radical college group Mamdani co-founded wanted justice for convicted terrorist deported from US

July 13, 2025 Carl Campanile and Chris Nesi

(NY Post) The Bowdoin College chapter of radical group Students for Justice in Palestine, co-founded by socialist NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, went to bat for a terrorist convicted of deadly bombings in Israel — and was then later booted out of […]

Detroit man Jibreel Pratt pleads guilty in ISIS terror case

July 8, 2025 Robert Snell

(Detroit News) A Detroit man on Tuesday admitted concealing cryptocurrency donations he planned to make to the Islamic State and faces up to 10 years in federal prison. Jibreel Pratt, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of concealing material support to a […]

College group Zohran Mamdani co-founded welcomed radical speaker who later blamed US for 9/11 attacks: ‘Made its bed’

July 8, 2025 Craig McCarthy, Hannah Fierick and David Propper

(NY Post) Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani co-founded a college club that invited a radical speaker who called Israel a bigger terror threat than Hamas — and boasted he was greatly influenced by a Palestinian leader nicknamed the “godfather of Middle Eastern terrorism.” […]

Mamdani claimed FBI was responsible for radicalizing infamous al Qaeda terrorist in old posts: ‘Like blaming the Jews for Hitler’

July 6, 2025 Carl Campanile

(NY Post) Socialist mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani appears to defend al Qaeda fiend Anwar al-Awlaki — and blame America for turning the prostitution-loving cleric into a terrorist — in newly surfaced tweets. Al-Awlaki, who was born in New Mexico to Yemeni parents, […]

Student who stabbed Labour MP in east London in 2010 to be freed from prison, says Parole Board

June 12, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Arab News) A student who attempted to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms in May 2010 can be released from prison following a Parole Board decision. Roshonara Choudhry was 21 when she was sentenced to a minimum of 15 years for stabbing Timms […]

GOP Rep. Cory Mills explains why he was married by a radical Islamic cleric An unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 WTC bombing and Hamas fundraiser officiated the wedding of a prominent Republican congressman. And the story gets much stranger.

May 7, 2025 Peter Gietl and Jill Savage

(Blaze) Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), a rising star in Republican circles and on TV news, told Blaze News he was married by a radical Muslim cleric but did not realize it at the time. Mills rocketed to the heights of political celebrity […]

Man convicted of plotting 9/11-style attack asks for new lawyers at sentencing Cholo Abdi Abdullah was found guilty on all federal counts.

March 24, 2025 Aaron Katersky

(ABC) The sentencing of Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a Kenyan national who was convicted of plotting a 9/11-style attack on the United States, was adjourned Monday after he asked for new lawyers. “I was thinking of having new lawyers who will represent me,” […]

USAID reportedly bankrolled al Qaeda terrorist’s college tuition, unearthed records show Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a drone strike during the Obama administration

February 10, 2025 Emma Colton

(Fox) The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reportedly provided “full funding” for al Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki to attend college in Colorado, unearthed documents apparently show. Al-Awlaki was an American-born jihadist who was killed in a drone strike in Yemen in […]

Man jailed after downloading 3D-printing gun instructions Police discovered the documents along with messages supporting ISIS after downloading his phone during a 'schedule 7' stop at Heathrow Airport.

January 22, 2025 Duncan Gardham

(Sky News) The first Islamist extremist to be found with plans for 3D-printed firearms has been jailed for seven years after using a far-right internet channel to download the instructions. Abdiwahid Mohamed, 33, from Neasden, north London, had used encrypted messaging app […]

Aimee & Ali: The unhappy story of a Canadian ISIS couple

November 19, 2024 Stewart Bell and Jeff Semple

(Global News) They met at a north Edmonton bar, according to a family member. She was a Métis with raven hair and looks passed down from her Dene mother and Ecuadoran father. He was the son of Lebanese immigrants, with an easy […]

French jihadist linked to Charlie Hebdo attackers goes on trial

September 16, 2024 Eléonore Dermy

(AFP) A French jihadist, who was close to the brothers behind the 2015 massacre at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, went on trial in Paris on Monday. Peter Cherif, also known as Abou Hamza, was arrested in Djibouti in 2018 after years […]

Some convictions overturned in terrorism case against Muslim scholar from Virginia

July 19, 2024 Matthew Barakat

(AP) A judge has overturned a conviction carrying a life sentence for an Islamic scholar from Virginia who was found guilty of soliciting treason after the Sept. 11 attacks for encouraging followers to fight against the U.S. in Afghanistan. The ruling issued […]

CUNY student who menaced Muslim-American nonprofit on Instagram posed with gun, aligned himself with terrorist

July 12, 2024 Chris Nesi

(NY Post) A student at CUNY’s Kingsborough Community College made vile anti-American and antisemitic statements online — urging his social media followers to replace fireworks with rocket-propelled grenades to celebrate Independence Day and proudly labeling himself the “Antisemite Of The Year.” The now-private Instagram […]

France: Appeal court upholds 18-year prison sentence for former jihadist convert

January 19, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Brussels Times) Former French jihadist Jonathan Geffroy (41) was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison by the Paris Special Assise Court for his involvement with the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group from 2015 to 2017. Geffroy, who claims to be […]

These mosques pray for the annihilation of Jews. They also receive money from the Biden administration

November 13, 2023 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) A federal program to help nonprofit groups protect against terrorist attacks has given millions of dollars to mosques and Islamic groups that have praised terrorists and called for the destruction of Israel, according to a Washington Free Beacon review. The […]

Biden admin paid Hamas-linked mosque $340K to promote COVID vaccines

October 28, 2023 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) The Biden administration, in its bid to promote the coronavirus vaccine to minority communities, awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds to a mosque known for its extensive ties to terrorist groups, whose imam has promoted female genital […]

‘Twisted’ — Nidal Hasan killed 13 at Fort Hood to save mother’s soul, researcher says The 2009 massacre was sparked by Hasan's belief that killing U.S. soldiers would secure his mother a place in heaven, according to an academic paper.

September 3, 2023 Sig Christenson

(San Antonio Express-News) As he sits in a military prison, condemned to die for killing 13 people in a 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, you might think the state of his beard wouldn’t be Nidal Hasan’s top concern. But just as […]

ISIS soldier from Dearborn sentenced in rare terrorism case

June 15, 2023 Robert Snell

(Detroit News) An ISIS soldier from Dearborn captured while fighting alongside the terror group in Syria five years ago was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in federal prison. Prosecutors sought a 35-year sentence, which is more than three times as long as […]

Extremist Virginia school board member to retire, citing scrutiny following Youngkin’s election

April 6, 2023 Luke Rosiak

(Daily Wire) The most radical member of the most radical school board in Virginia, Fairfax County’s Abrar Omeish, has declined to run for reelection, citing the toll of investigations into the school system. Omeish voted against a resolution honoring the victims of […]

TT-born ISIS fighter, financier gets 20 years in jail after US trial

March 29, 2023 Simon Cottee

(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday) Former Rio Claro resident Emraan Ali has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the US for his involvement with the ISIS terrorist group from 2015-2019. On Tuesday, Chief Magistrate Judge Edwin G Torres of the District […]

Hoda Muthana’s sister gets 9 years in prison for trying to join ISIS with husband

February 3, 2023 Carol Robinson

(AL.com) An Alabama woman and her husband have been sentenced to federal prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). James Bradley, a.k.a. Abdullah, and Arwa Muthana pled guilty in September in New York. The two were […]

French Islamic State fighter and wife on trial in Paris for terrorism

January 17, 2023 Michael Fitzpatrick

(Radio France) Frenchman Jonathan Geffroy is accused of terrorist offences in Syria, as are his wife and mother. [Geffroy] has provided valuable information for French anti-terrorism investigators. Geffroy, 40, sits alone in the prisoner’s box at the Paris Special Criminal Court. His […]

Preacher accused of being ISIS marriage broker faces trial in New York Prosecutors say that Abdullah el-Faisal, who served time in Britain for inciting racial hatred, tried to find recruits for the Middle East extremist group.

November 28, 2022 Colin Moynihan

(NY Times) In late 2016, Abdullah el-Faisal, a Jamaican preacher who was an outspoken supporter of the Islamic State, began communicating on WhatsApp with a woman in New York who claimed to be an aspiring jihadist with medical training. He offered to […]

Alabama woman Arwa Muthana, New York husband plead guilty to aiding ISIS

September 12, 2022 Carol Robinson

(AL.com) An Alabama woman and her husband have pleaded guilty to attempting to aid the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS”), the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. James Bradley, a.k.a. Abdullah, pled guilty on Sept. 9 and Arwa Muthana pled […]

Canadian was ‘prolific propagandist’ in ISIS, U.S. prosecutors say

July 25, 2022 Stewart Bell

(Global News) U.S. prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for a Canadian they call one of the “most prolific propagandists” in the so-called Islamic State. In materials filed in court ahead of his sentencing hearing, prosecutors said Mohammed Khalifa was a “formidable […]

Amid terror concerns, ISIS ‘soldier’ from Detroit gets new prison sentence

June 1, 2022 Robert Snell

(Detroit News) A federal judge Wednesday ordered a paroled Islamic State “soldier” from Detroit back to prison for 18 months after he was caught amassing weapons, consuming radical jihadi propaganda and deceiving court officials. The pattern of conduct by Sebastian Gregerson, aka Abdurrahman […]

Rep. Ilhan Omar complains about media bias in speech to organization repeatedly accused of terrorist ties

May 30, 2022 Michael Ginsberg

(Daily Caller) Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed media bias for “Islamophobia” in the U.S. in a Saturday “welcome address” to an organization repeatedly accused of having ties to Islamic terrorist organizations. Omar participated in the Islamic Circle of North America’s (ICNA) […]

Feds fight to jail ‘most dangerous individual in Metro Detroit’

May 4, 2022 Robert Snell

(Detroit News) Federal officials seized weapons and destructive devices from a paroled Islamic State “soldier” in Detroit but waited almost a year to alert a judge or try to send him back to prison despite public safety concerns. The materials, including knives, bayonets and […]

Proposed 9/11 resolution from school board member who spoke of jihad spends 1 paragraph honoring dead Americans 10 lamenting Muslim discrimination

September 11, 2021 Luke Rosiak

(Daily Wire) Earlier this week, the Daily Wire reported that a school board member whose father was on the board of the mosque attended by 9/11 hijackers and who hired as imam a top al-Qaeda operative, opposed a resolution honoring the victims […]

School board member whose father led 9/11 hijackers’ mosque opposes resolution honoring victims Says resolution honoring victims of terror attacks is not 'anti-racist'

September 10, 2021 Luke Rosiak

(Daily Wire) A school board member whose father was on the board of the mosque attended by 9/11 hijackers and hired as imam a top Al-Qaeda operative on Wednesday forcefully opposed a resolution honoring the victims of the attacks. Abrar Omeish is […]

ISIS supporter pleads guilty to killing Toronto woman with hammer

August 26, 2021 Stewart Bell

(Global News) A Toronto man who approached a woman on a sidewalk and killed her with a hammer last year pleaded guilty on Thursday to murder and terrorism, admitting he did it for the so-called Islamic State. In an agreed statement of […]

Sheffield Link FM radio station faces sanction over ‘jihadi’ chant

August 10, 2021 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A community radio station faces sanctions after broadcasting an Islamic chant said to contain “jihadi lyrics” and “promoting terrorism.” Sheffield-based Link FM was found to have committed two serious breaches of Ofcom’s broadcasting code by playing the “nasheed” chant twice in […]

Ontario man who tried to join ISIS to be released on time served since arrest 18 months ago

June 23, 2021 Stewart Bell

(Global News) An Ontario man was handed a four-year sentence on Wednesday after admitting he travelled to Turkey in 2019 with the intention of crossing into Syria to join ISIS. But Ikar Mao was to be released based on the 18 months […]

RCMP preparing charges against Toronto IT worker who became ‘voice of ISIS,’ document reveals

June 22, 2021 Stewart Bell

(Global News) A former Toronto IT worker, known as the “voice of ISIS” because he narrated its gruesome execution videos, is being investigated by the RCMP for “serious terrorism offences,” a court document unsealed Tuesday reveals. The RCMP alleged in the top-secret […]

Dem tells high school grads they’re entering a world of ‘capitalism’ and ‘white supremacy’ Encourages them to remember 'jihad' and reject objectivity

June 11, 2021 Luke Rosiak

(Daily Wire) A school board member gave a graduation speech in which she told a mainly immigrant class of high schoolers that they were entering a world filled with “racism, extreme versions of individualism and capitalism, [and] white supremacy,” and encouraged them […]