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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Boko Haram

Boko Haram is an Islamist group founded in 2004 in Nigeria by Mohammed Yusuf. Originally dedicated to "purifying" the region from Western influence, the group's name translates to "Western education is forbidden." The group is based in... Read more

Groups / Movements Islamist

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Taliban

The Taliban is an Islamist insurgent movement based in Afghanistan, which since August 2021 has assumed control of the country. Although the Taliban rarely directs attacks towards the West, it has frequently provided a safe haven for... Read more

Groups / Movements Islamist

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Tawhid Emoji

The tawhid emoji or hand gesture is frequently used by Islamists, and ISIS members in particular, to signify their membership. The single finger is meant to reference "tawheed," a religious term for the belief that there is... Read more

Numbers / Symbols Islamist

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Tax Protest Movement

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

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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Terrorgram

Terrorgram is a decentralized network of white supremacist, neo-Nazi and accelerationist groups, influencers and meme pages with the collective goal of promoting stochastic terrorism and inspiring individuals to conduct either group-oriented or “lone wolf” terror attacks. The... Read more

Groups / Movements Right-wing

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The Animal Liberatio…

The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is the United States' most active extreme animal rights movement. Composed of anonymous underground cells that oppose any form of animal experimentation and perceived mistreatment, ALF aims to rescue animals from "places... Read more

Groups / Movements Single-issue

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The Earth Liberation…

The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is the environmental counterpart to the Animal Liberation Front (ALF). Modeled after ALF, ELF consists of "autonomous groups of people" who are "anonymous not only to the public but also to one... Read more

Groups / Movements Left-wing

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The Popular Front fo…

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) is a Marxist-Leninist Palestinian terrorist group with ties to the Iranian regime that is often praised by anti-Israel activists, including those affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine... Read more

Groups / Movements Left Wing

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Unity of Fields, for…

Unity of Fields, formerly known as Palestine Action U.S., is a far-left anti-Zionist “direct action network” that engages in and/or promotes protests and defacement of private property belonging to organizations and individuals it considers supportive of Israel... Read more

Groups / Movements Left Wing

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The Final Call

The Final Call is the Nation of Islam"s official newspaper. Published weekly and distributed both online and in print by NOI members nationwide, it features articles about current events, excerpts from Louis Farrakhan's speeches, promotes the group"s... Read more

Publications Antisemitism