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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

House Democratic leaders call on GOP congressman to apologize over ‘unhinged, racist and Islamophobic’ attack on Ilhan Omar

July 9, 2025 Morgan Rimmer  

(CNN) Top House Democratic leaders condemned GOP Rep. Randy Fine and demanded that he apologize after the Florida lawmaker suggested in a post on X that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is a terrorist. Fine was replying to an X post […]

Government & Politics

Supreme Court allows victims of terrorist attacks to sue the Palestinian Authority

June 20, 2025 John Fritze  

(CNN) The Supreme Court on Friday said that the families of victims of terrorist attacks in Israel may sue the Palestinian Authority in a decision that will likely make it easier for victims of other overseas attacks with ties to Palestinian groups […]

Crime

Colorado attack suspect, already facing nearly 120 state charges, appears in court on federal hate crime charge

June 6, 2025 Hanna Park and Jeremy Harlan  

(CNN) The Egyptian man accused of carrying out an antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, appeared in court Friday afternoon on a federal hate crime charge related to the attack that left several people injured. The court appearance comes a day after Mohamed […]

Children & Teens

Recruited by gangs, exploited by Iran Intel sources say Swedish teens are being used to target Israeli interests

April 7, 2025 Pallabi Munsi, Katie Polglase and Eleanor Stubbs  

(CNN) As darkness enveloped Stockholm one evening last May, the city set into its nocturnal rhythm and its criminal underworld came alive. In a home in Västerås, a lakeside city 60 miles west of the capital, a mother completed her nighttime routine, […]

Academics & Education

Cornell student activist chooses to leave US after judge denies bid to immediately block deportation

March 31, 2025 Gloria Pazmino and Amanda Musa  

(CNN) A Cornell University student whose visa was revoked over his participation in pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations has left the United States voluntarily after a judge declined to immediately block the government from taking steps to deport him. Momodou Taal, a doctoral candidate […]

Academics & Education

Cornell student protester told to surrender to ICE as he asks judge to block deportation

March 21, 2025 Andy Rose  

(CNN) A Cornell graduate student who has been a prominent voice at pro-Palestinian protests — and who faced intense criticism for declaring “glory to the resistance!” after the Hamas attack on Israel that left more than 1,200 dead — is being told […]

Crime

Former CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking classified documents on Israel’s plans to attack Iran

January 17, 2025 Oren Liebermann  

(CNN) A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty to leaking classified documents about Israel’s preparations to attack Iran late last year, according to the Department of Justice. Asif William Rahman had been employed by the CIA since 2016 and held a top-secret security […]

Legal

Italy releases Iranian businessman wanted by US over drone attack that killed Americans

January 12, 2025 Sharon Braithwaite, Christian Edwards and Adam Pourahmadi  

(CNN) Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who was detained in Italy at the request of the United States following a drone attack that killed three Americans, has been released. Abedini, 38, was arrested in Milan in December on a warrant issued by the […]

Holidays

Why has ISIS not yet claimed the New Orleans vehicle attack?

January 6, 2025 Nick Paton Walsh  

(CNN) It is the deadliest attack by an ISIS supporter on the West in several years. But still, almost a week later, the group also known as Islamic State has yet to issue its trademark claim of responsibility for the horrific New […]

Government & Politics

‘Blame yourself’: Trump’s election hasn’t dampened pro-Palestinian activists’ anger at Democrats

November 16, 2024 Gregory Krieg  

(CNN) For Democratic pro-Palestinian activists, Donald Trump’s reelection delivered a bitter vindication. Led by the Uncommitted National Movement, they spent months pushing and pleading with the Biden administration to scale back its support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Their warning had been […]

Clerics & Preachers

Trump in Michigan makes play for Arab American and Muslim voters angry over war in Gaza

October 26, 2024 Kate Sullivan and Gregory Krieg  

(CNN) Former President Donald Trump on Saturday invited several Muslim leaders onstage with him at a campaign rally in Michigan as he courts Arab American and Muslim voters disillusioned or angry over US policy on Israel and Gaza in the critical battleground […]

Crime

Federal prosecutors charge Iranian Revolutionary Guards official in assassination plot on US soil

October 22, 2024 Hannah Rabinowitz  

(CNN) Federal prosecutors in New York have charged a high-ranking official in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and three other people with connections to the Iranian government in an alleged plot to kill a New York-based journalist and human rights activist who is critical […]

Children & Teens

‘Resurgent’ ISIS and al Qaeda targeting Europe once again, Britain’s MI5 chief warns

October 8, 2024 Rob Picheta  

(CNN) ISIS and al Qaeda present a “resurgent” threat to the United Kingdom, the head of the country’s domestic security service warned in a rare public intervention on Tuesday, as he outlined a changing landscape of terrorism that is increasingly relying on […]

Government & Politics

Arab American leaders urge Harris to ‘show distance’ from Biden’s Israel policy during private Michigan meeting

October 4, 2024 Gregory Krieg, Priscilla Alvarez, Khalil Abdallah, Donald Judd and Kylie Atwood  

(CNN) In a side room backstage at a Friday campaign rally in Flint, Michigan, Arab American advocates asked Vice President Kamala Harris to break from President Joe Biden’s Israel policy and push harder for an end to the war in Gaza. The […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Indian American Muslim group cancels parade participation amid float controversy

August 18, 2024 Gloria Pazmino and Sabrina Souza  

(CNN) A group representing Indian American Muslims has withdrawn its float from New York City’s annual India Day Parade on Sunday following controversy over the inclusion of a float they say shows anti-Muslim bias. Imtiaz Siamwalla, the president of Indian Muslims of […]

Children & Teens

The ‘rock star’ preacher influencing young people online

August 15, 2024 Salma Abdelaziz, Florence Davey-Attlee and Nina Avramova  

(CNN) “Is Botox a sin?” A bearded man wearing a traditional white Muslim cap reads the question from a sheet of paper, then looks up to address his TikTok audience. “Yes, it is a sin,” he smirks. “You must accept that you […]

Crime

Jordanian citizen charged with attacking Florida solar power facility and making threats over anti-Israel beliefs

August 15, 2024 Holmes Lybrand  

(CNN) A Jordanian citizen residing in Orlando, Florida, has been charged for allegedly destroying solar panels at an energy facility and making threats against businesses in the state because he believed they supported Israel. Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen has been charged with […]

Crime

Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to a foiled assassination plot potentially targeting Trump

August 6, 2024 Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz  

(CNN) The Justice Department has charged a Pakistani man who has alleged ties to the Iranian government with seeking to carry out political assassinations, a case that prompted the US government to increase security for former President Donald Trump and other officials, according to court documents […]

Children & Teens

ISIS-K’s online recruitment poses security threat to West ahead of Olympic Games

July 25, 2024 Nick Paton Walsh, Muhammad Darwish, Saskya Vandoorne and Benjamin Brown  

(CNN) Nearly two-thirds of ISIS-linked arrests in Europe in the last nine months have been of teenagers, according to a landmark academic study, as concern grows among European security officials ahead of the Paris Olympics of the growing potency and reach in […]

Crime

Secret Service ramped up security after intel of Iran plot to assassinate Trump; no known connection to shooting

July 16, 2024 Evan Perez, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Kristen Holmes  

(CNN) US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN. […]

Books

Man accused of stabbing renowned author Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal that tied in federal terrorism-related charge

July 2, 2024 Nicki Brown and Emma Tucker  

(CNN) The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie, leaving him blind in one eye, rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have tied in a federal terrorism-related charge but reduced his state prison sentence, according to the suspect’s lawyer. The 75-year-old famed […]

Immigration

‘ISIS isn’t done with us’: Arrested Tajiks highlight US fears of terror attack on US

June 14, 2024 Katie Bo Lillis and Josh Campbell  

(CNN) The recent arrest of eight Tajik nationals believed to have connections to ISIS has heightened concerns among national security officials that a dangerous affiliate of the now-splintered terror group could potentially carry out an attack on US soil, according to multiple US officials […]

Law Enforcement

New York officials ramp up security after ISIS-K threat against upcoming Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup

May 29, 2024 Rebekah Riess  

(CNN) New York officials put safety precautions in place after terror group ISIS-K made a “global” threat earlier this year against the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on Long Island, New York. On Wednesday, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick J. […]

Legal

American woman repatriated from Syria accused of training with ISIS

May 7, 2024 Hannah Rabinowitz  

(CNN) An American woman repatriated to the United States from Syria is facing criminal charges for training with ISIS abroad, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. Halima Salman, who is in her 20s, is accused of learning how to use an AK-47 assault rifle from the […]

Children & Teens

US repatriates 11 US citizens from northeast Syria

May 7, 2024 Jennifer Hansler  

(CNN) The United States has repatriated 11 US citizens, including five minors, as well as the sibling of one of those minors, from northeast Syria in what Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the “largest single repatriation” of Americans from that region. […]

Christians

Idaho man accused of planning church attacks in support of ISIS pleads not guilty to terrorism charge

April 10, 2024 Cindy Von Quednow and Jack Forrest  

(CNN) The 18-year-old accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and planning attacks against churches in Idaho pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a federal terrorism charge, according to the court docket. Alexander Scott Mercurio pleaded not guilty to attempting to provide material support or resources […]

Christians

FBI arrests man who allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and planned attacks on Idaho churches, DOJ says

April 8, 2024 Jack Forrest  

(CNN) The FBI arrested a man on Saturday after he allegedly made plans to attack churches in Idaho and pledged his allegiance to ISIS, the Justice Department said. Alexander Scott Mercurio, 18, was charged with attempting to provide material support or resources […]

Government & Politics

Biden and the White House still having a tough time engaging Muslim and Arab American leaders over Gaza

April 3, 2024 Michael Williams, Alex Marquardt, Betsy Klein and Sam Fossum  

(CNN) A contentious meeting at the White House on Tuesday was the latest warning sign to President Joe Biden, his administration and his campaign from key parts of the coalition that elected him in 2020. Biden hosted several Muslim leaders at the […]

Government & Politics

Palestinian American doctor walks out of Biden meeting in protest

April 2, 2024 Alex Marquardt, Betsy Klein and Khalil Abdallah  

(CNN) A Palestinian American doctor walked out of a meeting with President Joe Biden before it was over Tuesday evening, underscoring the high tensions, anger and concern from Arab, Palestinian and Muslim American communities amid the Israel-Hamas war. Dr. Thaer Ahmad, an […]

Government & Politics

White House to host scaled-back iftar dinner amid tensions with Arab and Muslim Americans

April 1, 2024 Khalil Abdallah, Camila DeChalus and Betsy Klein  

(CNN) President Joe Biden is expected to host a significantly scaled-down iftar dinner at the White House on Tuesday to commemorate Ramadan, three sources familiar with the plans told CNN, a reflection of the tension between the administration and Arab and Muslim […]

Immigration

Feds investigate terror claims after a Lebanese migrant is apprehended at US southern border

March 18, 2024 Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores  

(CNN) Federal law enforcement officials have launched an investigation following a US Border Patrol report of the apprehension of a man at the Texas border who said he was a member of a foreign terrorist organization and had come to the United States […]

Academics & Education

Democratic senators have privately warned White House that votes aren’t there to confirm Biden’s Muslim judicial nominee

March 14, 2024 MJ Lee  

(CNN) Multiple Democratic senators and their staff have privately warned the White House in recent days that there does not appear to be enough votes in the Senate to confirm Adeel Mangi, President Joe Biden’s Muslim-American judicial nominee, sources familiar with the […]

Government & Politics

Senior Biden officials set to meet with Arab American, Muslim community in Michigan

February 7, 2024 Arlette Saenz, Betsy Klein, Dianne Gallagher and Khalil Abdallah  

(CNN) Senior Biden administration officials are expected to meet with members of the Arab American and Muslim community in Michigan on Thursday, four sources familiar with planning told CNN. The senior officials represent some of Biden’s most trusted advisers and policymakers. A […]

Government & Politics

US law enforcement and intelligence agencies launch full-court press to focus on Hamas following Israel attack

October 25, 2023 Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Pamela Brown  

(CNN) US authorities have begun a new effort to target fundraising and other forms of support for Hamas, including any tentacles the terrorist group has into the United States, current and former US officials tell CNN. The move is part of a broader reassessment […]

Government & Politics

DeSantis says US should not accept refugees from Gaza

October 14, 2023 Veronica Stracqualursi and Kit Maher  

(CNN) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that the US should not accept refugees from Gaza, as tens of thousands flee their homes following an evacuation warning from Israel ahead of a possible ground assault. “I don’t know what (President Joe) Biden’s […]

Clothing

UN slams France’s decision to ban French athletes’ hijabs at 2024 Olympics

September 26, 2023 Chris Liakos and Maya Szaniecki  

(CNN) The United Nations’ human rights office has criticized the French government for banning French athletes from wearing the hijab at the Paris Olympics next year. “No one should impose on a woman what she needs to wear, or not wear,” said […]

Crime

Smuggler with ties to ISIS helped migrants enter US from Mexico, raising alarm bells across government

August 29, 2023 Katie Bo Lillis, Evan Perez, Priscilla Alvarez and Natasha Bertrand  

(CNN) The FBI is investigating more than a dozen Uzbek nationals allowed into the US after they sought asylum at the southern border with Mexico earlier this year, a scramble set off when US intelligence officials found that the migrants traveled with […]

Government & Politics

Supreme Court shields Twitter from liability for terror-related content and leaves Section 230 untouched

May 18, 2023 Brian Fung  

(CNN) The Supreme Court handed Silicon Valley a massive victory on Thursday as it protected online platforms from two lawsuits that legal experts had warned could have upended the internet. The twin decisions preserve social media companies’ ability to avoid lawsuits stemming […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

New Jersey mayor says racial profiling prevented him from attending Muslim celebration at White House

May 2, 2023 Donald Judd  

(CNN) The Muslim mayor who was turned away from an Eid reception at the White House on Monday said he believes it was due to racial profiling. When asked by CNN whether racial profiling was a factor, Mohamed Khairullah, the mayor from […]

Legal

Convicted ISIS supporter sentenced to additional year in prison over meeting with ‘American Taliban’ John Lindh

March 30, 2023 Holmes Lybrand  

(CNN) A Virginia man convicted of providing support to ISIS in 2015 was sentenced Thursday to serve an additional year in prison for breaking his release conditions after meeting multiple times with John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban,” and sharing ISIS […]

Clerics & Preachers

First person tried under New York terror laws passed in the wake of 9/11 is sentenced to 18 years

March 23, 2023 Brynn Gingras and Yon Pomrenze  

(CNN) Abdullah el-Faisal believed every word in a speech by Osama bin Laden was “like a gem,” and thought images of the coffins of US service members were laughable, New York prosecutors say. They also believe the Muslim cleric is “one of […]

Legal

Former Army soldier sentenced to 45 years for role in plot to kill fellow service members

March 3, 2023 Holmes Lybrand  

(CNN) A former US Army soldier was sentenced to 45 years in prison for his role in plotting to kill fellow service members at a US military base in Turkey. Part of a neo-Nazi, pro-jihadist group known as the Order of the […]

Legal

Lockerbie bombing suspect pleads not guilty to charges connected to 1988 terrorist attack

February 8, 2023 Holmes Lybrand  

(CNN) A Libyan man accused of being involved in making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland, in December 1988 pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to three federal charges brought against him in Washington, DC. […]

Legal

Terror suspect accused of killing 8 people on NYC bike path still believes in ISIS, defense attorney says

January 9, 2023 Lauren del Valle, Ray Sanchez and Eric Levenson  

(CNN) Sayfullo Saipov, the man accused of using a rented truck to fatally strike eight people on a New York City bike path in 2017, became radicalized by watching ISIS videos online and still believes he had a religious obligation to carry […]

Law Enforcement

Times Square machete attack suspect indicted on terrorism charges

January 6, 2023 Mark Morales  

(CNN) Trevor Bickford, the 19-year-old accused of attacking New York Police Department officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve, was indicted Friday on more than a dozen charges, including several terrorism charges, prosecutors announced. Bickford now faces three counts of attempted […]

Law Enforcement

Man accused of attacking NYPD officers with machete wanted ‘to kill people and carry out jihad,’ prosecutors say

January 4, 2023 Mark Morales  

(CNN) Trevor Bickford, the 19-year-old accused of attacking New York Police Department officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve, traveled to the city “in order to kill people and carry out jihad,” prosecutors say. Bickford allegedly went to the Times Square […]

Government & Politics

Afghan Adjustment Act not included in omnibus spending bill, source says

December 19, 2022 Jake Tapper  

(CNN) The Afghan Adjustment Act will not be included in the omnibus spending bill, a source familiar told CNN. Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, continued to oppose the act at the committee level, the source said. CNN previously reported that roughly […]

Government & Politics

Biden honors 9/11 victims at Pentagon ceremony: ‘This is a day not only to remember, but a day of renewal and resolve’

September 11, 2022 Nikki Carvajal, Jasmine Wright and Kate Bennett  

(CNN) President Joe Biden commemorated the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at a remembrance event Sunday at the Pentagon, delivering heartfelt remarks that honored those killed there. “I know for all those of you who lost someone, 21 years is […]

Legal

Member of ‘ISIS Beatles’ given eight life sentences for role in hostage-taking, killing of Americans

August 19, 2022 Jennifer Hansler and Holmes Lybrand  

(CNN) El Shafee Elsheikh, a British ISIS fighter and member of the execution cell dubbed “the ISIS Beatles” because of their British accents, was sentenced to life in prison Friday for his role in the hostage-taking and deaths of four Americans and […]

Crime

Hours before the Albuquerque killings suspect was publicly identified, CNN reporters were inside his home. Here’s what happened

August 10, 2022 Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Christina Maxouris  

(CNN) Authorities have arrested 51-year-old Muhammad Syed as a suspect in the killings of two Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, they said Tuesday — slayings that along with two other killings of Muslim men in recent months have put the city’s […]

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