(AP) A longtime airline mechanic with some possible links to Muslim extremists pleaded guilty Wednesday to sabotaging a jetliner with 150 people aboard, causing the pilot to abort the flight just before takeoff at Miami International Airport. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani entered […]
(Miami Herald) The FBI has arrested a South Florida man who posted a dozen online videos making “threatening” statements about wanting to “burn” black people and kill members of different religious faiths and the military. Mostafa Hussaini, 34, taken into custody Thursday, […]
(Reuters) The Pentagon announced on Tuesday it was halting operational training of all Saudi Arabian military personnel in the United States until further notice after a Saudi Air Force lieutenant shot and killed three people last week at a base in Florida. […]
(AP) The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI […]
(CBS) National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said that Friday’s shooting at a naval base in Florida “appears to be a terrorist attack.” The gunman was a member of the Saudi Air Force and an aviation student at the base. “To me, it […]
(AP) The Saudi student who fatally shot three sailors at a U.S. naval base in Florida hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings, a U.S. official told the Associated Press on […]
(NY Times) A member of the Saudi Air Force armed with a handgun fatally shot three people and injured eight others on Friday morning during a bloody rampage in a classroom building at the prestigious Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., where […]
(AFP) A Saudi military student reportedly condemned America as a “nation of evil” in an online manifesto prior to opening fire Friday at a US naval base, killing three people before being shot dead by police. The shooting, which took place in […]
(AP) U.S. law enforcement officials were digging into the background of the suspected Florida naval station shooter Friday, to determine the Saudi Air Force officer’s motive and whether it was connected to terrorism. As questions swirled about the shooting, which left four […]
(AP) An aviation student from Saudi Arabia opened fire in a classroom at the Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday morning, killing three people in an attack the Saudi government quickly condemned and that U.S. officials were investigating for possible links to […]
(Miami Herald) A North Miami Beach man who wanted the “establishment of Islamic law” plotted to bomb deans at two of his former colleges, federal authorities said Monday. Salman Rashid, 23, appeared in Miami federal court on Monday charged with soliciting another […]
(Palm Beach Post) Amid a wave of attacks on social media companies by far-right and conservative activists, a federal judge found Monday that firebrand and congressional hopeful Laura Loomer does not have grounds to sue a local Islamic advocacy group for her […]
(AP) A former American Airlines mechanic who prosecutors say may have some links to terrorists pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he sabotaged an aircraft with 150 people aboard. The plea came at a hearing in Miami federal court for Abdul-Majeed […]
(AP) A mechanic accused of sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner had expressed a desire for Allah to hurt non-Muslims, stored violent Islamic State videos on his cellphone and has a brother in Iraq possibly involved with the extremist group, according to new […]
(AP) An American Airlines mechanic charged with sabotaging a plane because he was upset over stalled labor contract negotiations was fired from another airline several years ago and briefly had his mechanic’s license suspended, according to court documents. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani […]
(FrontPage) Recently, this author’s non-profit charitable organization, the Joe Kaufman Security Initiative (JKSI), issued a video about the executive director of the South Florida Muslim Federation (SFMF) Nezar Hamze and how he — a radical Muslim and former CAIR operative — should […]
(FrontPage) Anti-Israel activist Rasha Mubarak has been moving quickly up the ranks within the Democratic Party. In the past four months, she has been: named to the board of directors of the Florida Young Democrats (FYD), elected FYD national committeewoman, and given […]
(FrontPage) Last month, the South Florida Muslim Federation (SFMF) took a delegation of a half-dozen people to meet with the Palm Beach Post to propagandize against Israel and demand their reporting of “Muslim issues” meet with their approval. Partaking in this show […]
(FrontPage) From June 14th to the 16th, the Florida Young Democrats (FYD) held its 2019 convention, in Orlando, Florida. Participating at this year’s event was the Florida Democratic Party’s resident anti-Semite, Rasha Mubarak. Not only was Mubarak given the position of national […]
(AP) A Florida man accused of trying to slash a Walmart employee with scissors now faces federal charges after allegedly threatening President Donald Trump while he was being arrested. Federal court records show Mohammed Omar Haji Mohammed, 36, is charged with making […]
(FrontPage) The South Florida Muslim Federation (SFMF), an umbrella group representing most if not all of South Florida’s radical Muslim organizations and mosques, has reported on its website (SoFlo Muslims) that it will be conducting town hall meetings featuring local imams. On […]
(FrontPage) Sofian Zakkout, the president of the American Muslim Association of North America (AMANA), likes to tout his membership on the boards of directors of two prominent anti-crime groups. However, his activities concerning support for terrorists, the belittling of Jews, and most […]
(FrontPage) On March 4th, South Florida Muslim leader and board member of Crime Stoppers and Citizens’ Crime Watch, Sofian Zakkout, posed the following query on Twitter: “Please can someone tell how many Holocaust survivors!” The exact intent of Zakkout in asking this […]
(WFLA) The wife of a man shot and killed in the parking lot of the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay claims the mosque knew there was a problem between her husband and the man who shot and killed him and they did […]
(FrontPage) Rasha Mubarak leads an extremist life. She organizes anti-Israel rallies, she affiliates with terror-related groups, she posts photos of Hamas celebrations on her social media, and she attacks those who believe Israel has a right to defend herself. Mubarak’s extremist existence, […]
(WFLA) There is anger in the Tampa Muslim community after a shooting at a local mosque early Monday left one man dead. The shooting happened during an observance for Ramadan. The family of Rafat Saeed, 36, has confirmed he is the man […]
(Sun Sentinel) The facts and the treatment of former Sarasota, Fla., residents Abdulaziz and Anoud al-Hijji are extreme but not unique. Saudi Arabian born, raised in the fringes of palace aristocracy, Abdulaziz al-Hijji and his family had lived for over a decade […]
(FrontPage) Anti-Semitism is quickly on the rise within the Democratic Party, and the poster children for it are two high-profile freshmen US representatives, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. Florida, too, has its own Democrat Islamist anti-Semite, anti-Israel activist […]
(FrontPage) Khurrum Wahid is running for Coral Springs, Florida, city commission, in a special election that is to take place June 18th. Last month, this author wrote an article that was published in FrontPage Magazine, titled, “Terror-Connected Lawyer Running for City Commission […]
(FrontPage) Former CAIR representative Ahmad Saleem, who made national headlines when he was arrested for soliciting sex from a 12-year-old girl, is in the market for a wife, and he may have found the perfect place to find one. It is Pakistan, […]
(FrontPage) When visiting Khurrum Wahid’s Facebook page, you see photos of what appears to be a clean-cut politician attending different events, posing with important politicos, standing with young people, and smiling broadly for the camera. Wahid is running for the position of […]
(FrontPage) CAIR-Florida has taken down from its website Nezar Hamze’s photo and bio, as he has left the Hamas-linked group and gone elsewhere. His new position, however, poses no less of a threat. Hamze, who is also a deputy at the Broward […]
(FrontPage) Hoda Muthana, a 24-year-old woman who fled her Birmingham, Alabama-area home to join ISIS in Syria, in 2014, and who called on others to commit violence against Americans, including against then-President Barack Obama, wants to come home to the United States. […]
(Courthouse News) Five Muslims accused immigration officials at a Florida detention facility of denying them access to the Quran and restricting prayer in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. “Glades County Detention Center is brazenly violating fundamental religious rights for no discernible reason […]
(FrontPage) Four years ago this past December, Saudi-born al-Qaeda senior member Adnan Gulshair el-Shukrijumah (Shukri Jumah) lost his life during a Pakistani Special Forces pre-dawn raid in South Waziristan. Last month, Adnan’s sister Aidah took to Facebook to mourn the anniversary of […]
(Sun Sentinel) A Hallandale Beach commissioner accused of engaging in an anti-Muslim rant that sparked a global media storm says she never attacked Muslims — just a U.S. congresswoman who happens to be Muslim. Commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub, who is Jewish, kicked a […]
(FrontPage) Two weeks after an article I wrote, exposing former CAIR leader Ahmad Saleem’s travails following his incarceration relating to his arrest for soliciting sex from a minor, Saleem has shut down his Facebook page. The article was a warning to parents […]
(Fox) Dozens of inmates convicted of terrorism-related crimes will be released from prison over the next five years, and lawmakers in several states think local law enforcement have the right to know if they’re moving into their neighborhood. That’s why officials are pushing […]
(FrontPage) CAIR-Florida communications director Wilfredo Ruiz likes to call his organization a “civil rights group” and uses social media to denounce those who spread bigotry, yet Ruiz himself associates with individuals and groups who spread the same kind of hate. This past […]
(FrontPage) Tayyab Ismail’s family-life appears to be over, or at least it is going to take a very big hiatus. On Friday, December 14th, Ismail was arrested on terrorism-related charges. Federal authorities claim that he repeatedly posted bomb-making instructions on forums frequented […]
(FrontPage) Nadim Siddiqui’s life has gone through a dramatic shift, from ambitious entrepreneur with political connections and an attractive girlfriend to a poverty-stricken and raving anti-Semite with repeated arrests and no one to turn to. What happened to Siddiqui that he would […]
(FrontPage) Former CAIR-Florida operative Ahmad Saleem’s two-year prison term stemming from his 2015 Orlando-area arrest, during a child sex sting operation, has expired. In an attempt to put the shame and scandal behind him or a way to further his illicit exploits […]
(AP) A Florida man is facing charges of posting detailed bomb-making instructions to online sites frequented by extremists such as supporters of the Islamic State group, according to an FBI complaint unsealed Monday. An FBI affidavit charges Tayyab Tahir Ismail, 33, with […]
(FrontPage) On July 26th, Nidal Sakr tweeted a Hamas communique, which included a photo of an armed Hamas soldier dressed in fatigues. That’s a normal event for Sakr, someone who has been associated with the founders of al-Qaeda and has issued death […]
(Times of Israel) During a recent sermon at the Islamic Center of South Florida, an imam called for the “liberation” of Palestine, even at the cost of tens of millions of Muslim lives. “If a land is occupied or plundered, it should […]
(Politico) Ron DeSantis, frustrated with questions about racists and accused bigots backing him, went on the counterattack Monday and said that his Democratic opponent in the Florida governor’s race has “anti-Semites around him.” DeSantis focused his criticisms on two groups: Dream Defenders, […]
(Breitbart) Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum delivered an in-person welcome and message of encouragement to attendees at an event organized by the controversial Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) that boasted as one of its main two agenda items support for the […]
(AP) A Muslim civil rights organization said Tuesday it plans to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal government’s terror watch list system, including a newly disclosed program in which air marshals have secretly monitored air passengers with no known […]
(WFTS) Security officers escorted a local activist out of President Trump’s campaign event in Tampa Tuesday night. “We came in and wanted to voice our concerns on different topics he was actually touching on,” said Aida Mackic. Mackic is the Interfaith and […]
(Orlando Sentinel) The state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group on Friday announced a statewide “Know Your Rights Tour” to educate Muslims on their rights as voters, when at school or work, when traveling and when being questioned by law enforcement. […]
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