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Sabiqun

Sabiqun is an antisemitic Muslim group that advocates for the creation of a global Islamic state that would abolish all "man-made" forms of governance. Arabic for "vanguard," Sabiqun was founded by Imam Abdul Alim Musa, the head of the Masjid Al-Islam mosque in Washington, D.C.

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British national Malik Faisal Akram

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
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Aafia Siddiqui

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
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Holy Land Foundation

The Holy Land Foundation was a Texas-based charity whose five founding officers were sentenced in May 2009 to between 15 and 65 years in prison for funneling over $12 million to Hamas.
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Wolves of Manhattan

"Wolves of Manhattan" is an online magazine produced by Jaysh Al-Malahim Al-Electroni, a pro-Al Qaeda online extremist group. The magazine focuses on encouraging inspired attacks in the West, especially against America. The magazine has also offered bounties... Read more
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