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American Nazi Party

The American Nazi Party (ANP) was the first well-established neo-Nazi organization in the United States. It was founded by George Lincoln Rockwell in 1959. Several other groups formed from its remnants after Rockwell's assassination in 1967.

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Anjem Choudary

Anjem Choudary is a British Islamist activist who founded a number of Salafist institutions and openly supported ISIS's activities. He has influenced radical individuals throughout Europe and America. In 2016, he was convicted in the UK undersection... Read more

People Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Antisemitism

Antisemitism is a belief or behavior that is hostile towards Jews just because they are Jewish. For instance, antisemitism may take the form of religious teachings that proclaim the inferiority of Jews or political efforts to isolate... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Antisemitism

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Anwar al Awlaki

Anwar al Awlaki was a Yemeni-American imam who served as a prominent recruiter for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. His lectured inspired many of the worst domestic Islamist terrorist attacks, including Nidal Hasan's attack on Fort... Read more

People Islamist

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Arrow Cross symbol

Originally used as a symbol for the Hungarian fascist party from 1935-1945, the arrow cross is currently used by many white supremacists and neo-Nazis. For example, it was the logo for the Nationalist Movement, a small white... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

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Aryan Brotherhood of…

The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is the largest white supremacist prison gang in the state, and quite possibly in the entire United States. Formed in the 1980s, the group has a lengthy criminal history involving murder and... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Aryan Nations

Aryan Nations was one of the most active neo-Nazi groups in the 1980s and 1990s but went into a substantial period of disintegration and factional fighting after the 2004 death of its founder, Richard Butler. Since 2004... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Baqiya wa Tatamadad

"Baqiya wa Tatamadad" is an Arabic phrase meaning "remaining and expanding," which became the slogan of the Islamic State after the collapse of the territorial caliphate. ISIS supporters will often add the phrase as a hashtag or... Read more

Slogans / Code words Islamist

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Benjamin Matthew Wil…

Benjamin Matthew Williams is a white supremacist who set fire to three California synagogues in 2001 with his brother, James Tyler Williams. They also killed a gay couple from Redding, California, in 1999.

People White supremacist

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Billy Roper

Billy Roper is a long-time leader in the white supremacist movement. He currently leads the Shield Wall Network, a tiny Arkansas-based neo-Nazi group. Roper got his start with William Pierce and the National Alliance. After Pierce's death... Read more

People White supremacist