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Judge Ends Imam's Lawsuit Triggered by IPT Report

A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed an imam’s claim that the Illinois State Police (ISP) discriminated against him when it rescinded the imam’s appointment to be a volunteer chaplain. Kifah Mustapha’s appointment as the ISP’s first Muslim chaplain was reversed

Judge Ends Imam's Lawsuit Triggered by IPT Report

Islamic Jihad's Summer of Radicalization

Summer camp conjures up bucolic images of swimming and other outdoor fun, but thousands of Palestinian children will experience something quite different, as exhibited in a report issued Thursday by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). In addition to learning scouting,

Islamic Jihad's Summer of Radicalization

Feminist Protest Exposes Tunisian Islamist Justice

Under Tunisia’s “moderate” Islamist government, you can attack and vandalize the American embassy and still walk free. But if a woman bares her breasts in a form of protest, a four-month prison sentence is considered too lax. A Tunisian judge sentenced

Feminist Protest Exposes Tunisian Islamist Justice

Obama's Islamic Outreach Overview

The Obama administration has an infamous history of questionable Islamist outreach, as noted here, here and here. These outreach efforts have been engaged by the highest levels of the Department of Justice (DOJ), resulting in decisions affecting potential prosecutions of Islamist leaders and closing ranks with other Islamist leaders

Obama's Islamic Outreach Overview

Egyptian Minister Reveals Hamas Aided Brotherhood Prison Break

As a direct offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas shares a similar ideological outlook and political affinity with its historical patron. Hamas has long been accused of coordinating with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood to kill protesters during the 2011 uprising, yet the

Egyptian Minister Reveals Hamas Aided Brotherhood Prison Break

ErdoÄŸan's Maryland Mosque

A $100 million mosque under construction outside Washington, D.C. attracted a visit last week from Turkey’s Islamist Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Writer Ryan Mauro notes that Maryland Secretary of State John McDonough was on hand, along with representatives of two Islamist

ErdoÄŸan's Maryland Mosque

Jihadists Suspected in Shocking Daylight Attack Outside London

A British soldier is dead, and two suspected terrorists were shot in a shocking daylight attack outside London Wednesday. Some accounts say the soldier was shot, while other witnesses described the attack as a “beheading,” the London Telegraph reports. ITV News obtained video of a

Jihadists Suspected in Shocking Daylight Attack Outside London

'Grand Deception' Documentary by Steven Emerson Racks Up Film Festival Honors

Jihad in America: The Grand Deception, a new film by Investigative Project on Terrorism Executive Director Steven Emerson, was honored this week as the best documentary at the 2013 International Beverly Hills Film Festival. A jury of entertainment industry professionals selected the film, which

'Grand Deception' Documentary by Steven Emerson Racks Up Film Festival Honors

Article Alleges Hamas Money Laundering

Hamas has several business fronts operating in Saudi Arabia and Sudan which launder money for the terrorist group, the Arab News claimed in a report Wednesday. The report claims “high-level Gulf sources” confirmed a previous story in Kuwait’s al Seyassah about the illicit activity. The Gulf

Article Alleges Hamas Money Laundering

Keeping Our Heads in the Sand After Boston

The Obama administration’s policy banning references to “Islamic extremism” and “jihad” in discussions about terrorism drew criticism during last Thursday’s House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the Boston Marathon bombings. The bombings “should again teach us that the enemy we face is

Keeping Our Heads in the Sand After Boston

UNICEF, Human Rights Groups Silent on Hamas Jihad Program for Kids

An article in London’s Telegraph is refocusing attention on a school program run by Hamas in Gaza that trains children how to use weapons and explosives. The “Futuwwa” program started last fall as an elective class and attracted thousands of teenaged boys, who are

UNICEF, Human Rights Groups Silent on Hamas Jihad Program for Kids

Boston Bomber Exposes Islamist Secret

Now he’s in trouble. It is one thing for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to be seen on security camera videos placing one of the bombs that killed three people at last week’s Boston Marathon. But now he’s really crossed a line. Tsarnaev is telling investigators he

Boston Bomber Exposes Islamist Secret

The Boston Bombing and the Case for FBI Stings

With a few lucky breaks, last week’s Boston Marathon bombing could have had a dramatically different outcome. Had Tamerlan or Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sought help building their bombs on jihadist web forums, FBI agents likely would have detected it. They would have

The Boston Bombing and the Case for FBI Stings

Bombing Suspects Lauded Jihad

While police in and around Boston hunt for 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers, information gathered from various social media outlets indicate that he and his brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, harbored radical Islamic beliefs. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed

Bombing Suspects Lauded Jihad

Obama CIA Pick John Brennan: Jihadist Apologist, Wrong Man for Job

America’s top spy needs to be a steely-eyed realist, sensitive to emerging threats and keen about our foes’ intent to deceive us. Unfortunately, President Obama’s nominee to head the CIA, Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan, has shown a tendency

Obama CIA Pick John Brennan: Jihadist Apologist, Wrong Man for Job

CAIR Takes Muslim Media Manipulation to New Heights

Imagine the reaction if a newspaper hired a former National Rifle Association employee to cover a gun control referendum. Or if a former Goldman Sachs trader was offered by a television network as an objective journalist on financial reform. Even