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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was the leader of ISIS's predecessor organization, Al Qaeda in Iraq. Al Qaeda in Iraq split from the central Al Qaeda terrorist organization in 2004. As leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Zarqawi emphasized... Read more

People Islamist

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America First Politi…

The America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC) is a conference held by Nick Fuentes and his supporters to coincide with the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), to promote an "America First" agenda. Right-wing activists, including "groypers"... Read more

Incidents / Events White supremacist

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America First Studen…

America First Students is a self-described "campus conservative organization" created by Nick Fuentes surrogates and "groyper" activists, some of whom are white supremacists.

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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American Defense Ski…

Created in 2020, the American Defense Skinheads (ADS) are a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based racist skinhead crew. ADS is heavily involved in the white power music scene and hold several such concerts throughout the year. They are allied with... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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American Front

Founded in the 1980s, American Front is one of the oldest racist skinhead groups in the United States. In recent years, most of its members were from California and Florida. The group's logo consisted of stylized letters... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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American Guard

American Guard is an extreme right-wing group that started in 2016 with an ideology it calls "American Constitutional Nationalism." Although founded by white supremacists, American Guard is not a white supremacist group, having several members of different... Read more

Groups / Movements Right-wing

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American Nazi Party

The American Nazi Party (ANP) was the first well-established neo-Nazi organization in the United States. It was founded by George Lincoln Rockwell in 1959. Several other groups formed from its remnants after Rockwell's assassination in 1967.

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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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

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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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Arrow Cross symbol

Originally used as a symbol for the Hungarian fascist party from 1935-1945, the arrow cross is currently used by many white supremacists and neo-Nazis. For example, it was the logo for the Nationalist Movement, a small white... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

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Aryan Brotherhood of…

The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is the largest white supremacist prison gang in the state, and quite possibly in the entire United States. Formed in the 1980s, the group has a lengthy criminal history involving murder and... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Aryan Nations

Aryan Nations was one of the most active neo-Nazi groups in the 1980s and 1990s but went into a substantial period of disintegration and factional fighting after the 2004 death of its founder, Richard Butler. Since 2004... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Baqiya wa Tatamadad

"Baqiya wa Tatamadad" is an Arabic phrase meaning "remaining and expanding," which became the slogan of the Islamic State after the collapse of the territorial caliphate. ISIS supporters will often add the phrase as a hashtag or... Read more

Slogans / Code words 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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Burt Colucci

Burt Colucci is a Florida-based neo-Nazi who took over the leadership of the National Socialist Movement when the group's longtime leader Jeff Schoep left the movement in 2019.

People White supremacist

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People's Rights

People's Rights is a network of right-wing activists founded by anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy in March 2020 in response to government efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. Since its founding, the network has been active in... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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Charles Weisman

From the late 1980s, Charles Weisman ran Weisman Publications, a Minnesota-based publisher whose publications focused on Christian Identity theology and sovereign citizen doctrine. He died in 2016.

People White supremacist

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Charleston church ma…

The Charleston church massacre refers to the 2015 shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. White supremacist Dylann Roof, joined a prayer group meeting and opened fire, murdering nine parishioners and injuring one in the... Read more

Incidents / Events White supremacist

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Christian Identity

Christian Identity is a religious sect and one of the longstanding segments of the white supremacist movement in the United States. It emerged in its modern form in the 1960s. Its beliefs center on a racist and... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist