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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Abdullah el Faisal

Abdullah el Faisal is an extremist cleric who was convicted in February 2003 in the United Kingdom of inciting hatred against Jews, Hindus, Christians, Americans and others he considers "unbelievers." He first became an Imam in 1991... Read more

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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Craig Rosebraugh

Craig Rosebraugh shaped the ideological direction of the eco-terrorist group, Earth Liberation Front (ELF) from the late 1990s through the early 2000s. More than any other activist, Rosebraugh was able to infuse the eco-terror movement with a... Read more

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Abu Bakr al Baghdadi

Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was an Iraqi terrorist and leader of ISIS during its period of territorial expansion in Iraq and Syria. He took over in 2010, and on June 29, 2014, he declared the establishment of... Read more

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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Crusaders

Crusaders is a term used by Islamists to refer to any Western presence in the Middle East, though it is most often used to refer to the U.S. In addition, anti-Muslim extremists in the United States often... Read more

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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Dave Foreman

Dave Foreman is a former lobbyist for the Wilderness Society and one of the founders of "Earth First!" - an ardent environmentalist group. In his 1985 book "Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching," Foreman provided detailed instructions... Read more

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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Earth First!

Earth First! is the environmentalist group from which the eco-terrorist group, Earth Liberation Front (ELF) evolved. Dave Foreman, a former lobbyist for the Wilderness Society and several other activists influenced by more militant organizations, founded Earth First... Read more

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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

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... Read more

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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Al Qaeda in the Indi…

AQIS (Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent) is based in Pakistan and Afghanistan and formed from a collection of pre-existing Islamist groups in 2014. It mainly targets Muslims living in India and Pakistan, but also releases English-language... Read more

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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Green birds

Green birds references a hadith which states that the souls of martyrs ascend to heaven in the form of green birds. Islamist extremists online often use the term as a coded way of indicating that they intend... Read more

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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Hasher Jallal Taheb

Hasher Jallal Taheb is a domestic Islamist extremist from Forsythe, Georgia, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in July 2020 for planning to attack the White House, Statue of Liberty, Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial... Read more

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