Following the bloody carnage that ensued after at least two masked gunmen opened fire on the the Paris-based offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12, supporters of ISIS (Islamic State), al Qaeda, and other extremist groups took...

CEP Responds to Attack on Charlie Hebdo, Releases Report on Extremism in France

The Counter Extremism Project President Fran Townsend and CEO Mark Wallace released the following statement today in response to the gruesome attacks on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper offices in Paris: "The Counter Extremism Project strongly condemns...

Hezbollah Paying the Price for Iran’s Syrian Intervention

The Syrian Civil War continues to frustrate the international community. A solution to effectively stop the slaughter or stem the flow of refugees has yet to be found. What seemingly began as an effort to free the Syrian people from a tyrannical...

Boko Haram: National or Transnational Aspirations?

Boko Haram rose to international prominence in April 2014 following its abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in the Nigerian town of Chibok. The radical Islamist sect had previously gained notoriety through countless acts of violence, including...

AQIM: The Schism Between al-Qaeda and ISIS

Evidence of a schism between ISIS and al-Qaeda can be seen in the structure and operations of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). On July 2, 2014 the central region judge for AQIM, Abu Abdullah Othman al-Asemi, released a video expressing support...

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen on Al Jazeera America

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen discusses how social media is used by extremist on Al Jazeera America

Who is Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Why Should We Care?

Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an 88-year-old Qatar-based radical Islamic scholar and Muslim Brotherhood ideologue. He has acquired a worldwide following by disseminating his message using radio, television and the Internet.

Counter Extremism Project Launches Arabic and Turkish Language Websites

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a not-for-profit, international policy organization dedicated to combatting the global threat of extremism, today launched Arabic and Turkish language versions of its resource-rich website. "The reach of many...

From Iran to Khorasan

In September 2014, American military officials disclosed that they were targeting “the Khorasan Group,” a Syria-based al-Qaeda cell plotting terror attacks against targets in the U.S. and Europe. Since then, U.S. and European officials have released...

Counter Extremist Project Condemns Despicable Attack on School in Pakistan

The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: "The Counter Extremism Project condemns in the strongest terms possible today’s brutal, horrific and merciless murder of more than 140 children at the Army Public School in Peshawar...