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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Al Walaa' wal Baraa'

Al Walaa' wal Baraa' is an Arabic phrase which translates to "loyalty and disavowal" and is a key concept which jihadists use to justify violent attacks. It refers to what jihadists understand as their requirement to show... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Alain de Benoist

Alain de Benoist is a French writer who was part of the New Right and was an influence for many American white supremacists, including Richard Spencer and Greg Johnson.

People White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Alek Minassian

Alek Minassian is a violent incel (Involuntary celibate) who killed ten people and injured sixteen in a vehicular attack in Canada in 2018. Minassian was motivated by embarrassment over sexual rejection and self-identified as an incel. He... Read more

People Single-issue

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Alexander Dugin

Alexander Dugin is a far-right, ultra-nationalist Russian philosopher and political scientist who is the founder of the "Eurasian movement," which theorizes that Russia, with the help of former Soviet bloc countries and Central European nations, will challenge... Read more

People White supremacist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Ammon Bundy

Ammon Bundy is a prominent anti-government figure in Idaho and the founder of the Peoples' Rights movement, a network of mostly far right-wing activists. Prior to starting that group, Bundy led the 2016 armed occupation of the... Read more

People Anti-government

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Anjem Choudary

Anjem Choudary is a British Islamist activist who founded a number of Salafist institutions and openly supported ISIS's activities. He has influenced radical individuals throughout Europe and America. In 2016, he was convicted in the UK undersection... Read more

People Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Antisemitism

Antisemitism is a belief or behavior that is hostile towards Jews just because they are Jewish. For instance, antisemitism may take the form of religious teachings that proclaim the inferiority of Jews or political efforts to isolate... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Antisemitism

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Anwar al Awlaki

Anwar al Awlaki was a Yemeni-American imam who served as a prominent recruiter for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. His lectured inspired many of the worst domestic Islamist terrorist attacks, including Nidal Hasan's attack on Fort... Read more

People Islamist

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Arthur Jones

Arthur Jones is an Illinois-based neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier who has repeatedly and unsuccessfully run for elected office since the 1970s, including for an Illinois House seat in 2018. His campaign website for his House run included... Read more

People White supremacist

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the former president of Iran, who served from 2005 to 2013. He is notorious for his extreme language, including calling for Israel to be “wiped from the map,” and his promotion of Holocaust denial. Ahmadinejad... Read more

People Antisemitism