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

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

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

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

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

Ali Kourani is a member of Hezbollah's "Islamic Jihad Organization" branch who was sent to New York City in order to conduct surveillance of potential attack targets, including critical infrastructure, airports, federal buildings and even daycare centers... Read more

Inspire Magazine is the flagship English-language publication of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The first edition was released in June 2010, and it has since been cited as a key source of inspiration for many... Read more

The Islamic State Hacking Division (ISHD), also known as the United Cyber Caliphate, is an umbrella name for a number of online hacking groups supportive of ISIS. Its first operations were against U.S. websites in January 2015... Read more

Islamist extremism is a marginal and rigid interpretation of Islam which refuses to acknowledge the legitimacy of other faiths and secular forms of government. Instead, Islamist extremists declare anyone who does not adhere to their restrictive interpretation... Read more

The Khattab Media Foundation is a collection of pro-ISIS websites and social media profiles formed to help Islamist extremists spread propaganda.