Sharia is the term for Islamic religious law based on the Quran and hadiths. The term has become a catch-all phrase used by anti-Muslim bigots to stoke fear about the so-called Islamization of America, claiming that Sharia... Read more

The Sharia4 network is a radical Islamist recruitment network based out of Europe and was most active in the early 2010s. The network was largely informal, though there were active branches in Belgium, the United Kingdom and... Read more

The skinhead subculture includes both racists and non-racists (see SHARP entry). They share many common elements, such as head shaving, clothing, tattoos and symbols, rituals and music. However - racist skinheads have come to compose one of... Read more

Steam, which launched in 2003 and is owned by Valve, is the largest and most important online store for PC gamers. It gained popularity among white supremacists because of lax user agreements allowing individuals to promote extremism... Read more

Bogus liens are one of the oldest and most common sovereign citizen "paper terrorism" tactics. They are designed to harass and retaliate against their perceived enemies. Whereas most legitimate liens are placed against property for nonpayment of... Read more

"Synagogue of Satan" is a derogatory term used by various antisemites — such as the Nation of Islam, extremist sects of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement and many extremists who identify as Christians — to refer to... Read more

The tax protest movement is the oldest wing of the anti-government extremist "Patriot" movement, dating back to the mid-1960s. In contrast to people who merely dislike taxes, adherents of the tax protest movement use pseudo-legal arguments to... Read more

Telegram is an encrypted social networking app that has become popular among white supremacists and other extremists who have been banned from more popular sites or seek out less content moderation.