Akayed Ullah
Akayed Ullah attempted to detonate an improvised explosive device in the subway station near New York Port Authority Bus Terminal on December 11, 2017. Ullah, a Bangladeshi citizen and lawful permanent resident of the U.S. was inspired by ISIS to carry out the attack. Ullah began to radicalize in 2014 and claimed that he was initially drawn to ISIS's message because of his anger at American policy in the Middle East. He was sentenced to life in prison in April 2021.
Other terms tagged with Islamist
Hate Group
An organization whose goals and activities are primarily or substantially based on a shared antipathy towards people of one or more other different races, religions, ethnicities/nationalities/national origins, genders, and/or sexual identities. The mere presence of bigoted members... Read more
Colleyville Synagogu…
On January 15, 2022, a gunman entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, during services, taking three congregants and a rabbi as hostages. The standoff ended more than ten hours later with all hostages released, unharmed, and... Read more
Aafia Siddiqui
Siddiqui is a Pakistani woman who studied neuroscience at Brandeis and MIT in the 1990s and returned to Pakistan in 2003. She allegedly worked as a courier and financier for Al Qaeda. She was taken into custody... Read more
Jihad
Jihad is an Arabic word meaning "struggle." Jihad is one of the five pillars of Islam, and many scholars have written about its meaning and application. In a moderate context, jihad can often refer to a personal... Read more