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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Media Jihad

"Media jihad" refers to an ISIS innovation in the Islamist terrorist sphere heavily emphasizing online media and appealing propaganda as a means of recruiting foreign fighters and spreading its message. To this end, ISIS recruiters often emphasize... Read more
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Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW)
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Men Going Their Own …

MGTOWs are gender separatists who generally do not pose a direct physical threat to most women.  The primary threat posed by MGTOWs comes from their dangerous and disingenuous antifeminist rhetoric, including lies about the nature and consequences... Read more

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"Gender Ideology"
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"Gender Ideology"

“Gender ideology” (also known as “LGBTQ+ ideology”) is a conspiratorial phrase coined by anti-LGBTQ+ activists and extremists to characterize attempts to achieve LGBTQ+ rights or representation as an extreme ideology or even part of a nefarious left-wing... Read more

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"LGBTQ+ Agenda"
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"LGBTQ+ Agenda"

The “LGBTQ+ Agenda” (also known as the “Trans Agenda” or “Gay Agenda”) is a baseless conspiracy theory alleging that the LGBTQ+ rights movement is in actuality a sinister plot by left-wing political, educational and media institutions, in... Read more

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Transgenderism

 Originally an academic term for the phenomena of gender dysphoria, the term “transgenderism” has been co-opted by anti-trans activists to characterize being transgender as an ideology rather than an innate identity. By using the term “transgenderism” instead... Read more

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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Men's Rights Activis…

Men's Rights Activists or MRAs are a subset of extremist misogynist culture that thrives in the online "manosphere." The movement initially emerged as a reaction to second-wave feminism and the belief that men are being victimized by... Read more
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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Garland, TX Terroris…

The Garland, Texas terrorist plot, also known as the "Draw Mohammed Art Contest" plot, refers to a May 3, 2015 incident in which two men — Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi — entered the Curtis Culwell Center... Read more

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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Muhammad Youssef Abd…

Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez (1990-2015) was an Islamist extremist who opened fire at two military sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 16, 2015, killing four Marines and a Navy sailor. Abdulazeez, a Kuwaiti-born U.S. national, is believed to... Read more
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Mujahid/Mujahideen

Mujahid is the Arabic term for someone undertaking jihad. Many Islamist extremists will refer to themselves as the mujahideen (the plural of mujahid) to evoke religious meaning to their violence. In particular, this term is used to... Read more
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Mullah Mohammed Omar

Mullah Mohammed Omar (1960-2013) was the founder of the Taliban. He was born in Khakrez, Afghanistan in 1960. Starting in 1994, the Taliban began to seize large parts of Afghanistan, and Mullah Omar was appointed as head... Read more
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