CEP in the News
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"Attacks in Syria have surged. In February, there were 29 attacks compared with just 6 in January 2020, according to the New-York-based Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit organization that tracks radical groups."
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"Researchers at the Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit international group working to combat the threat from extremist ideologies, confirmed the context of the video to AFP. It was taken in Homs province, and released by ISIS member Wilayat Homs...
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"The nonprofit Counter Extremism Project says NSC-131 is a 'leaderless, decentralized organization' and lists Hood, previously of Malden, as its 'alleged founder.' During the Jan. 6 riot, screenshots taken from Telegram, the encrypted messaging app...
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"During the Israeli bombing campaign, user statistics for alqassam.ps, the main site of Hamas' military branch, known as the Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, rose significantly, the Counter Extremism project said."
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"An analysis by the New York-based Counter Extremism Project revealed a sharp increase in traffic on the al-Qassam Brigades’ website from May 10 through 20, when the attacks took place. The site’s ranking also rose from 993,000 to 255,885 during the...
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"According to the Wall Street Journal, between May 10 and 20, as Hamas and Israeli forces clashed, the al-Qassam Brigade's flagship website, alqassam.ps, saw a considerable increase in traffic and engagement, which is the length of time visitors...
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"David Ibsen, executive director of the CEP, said: 'The anniversary of this attack comes as the inquest of Usman Khan, the terrorist responsible for the 2019 London Bridge attack, has reached its final conclusions. Both incidents highlight the need...
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"'This was an attempt by the Telegram channel admin to enlarge his reputation, mock the murder of George Floyd, seek to sow discord, and spread white supremacist ideology very publicly,' said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a terrorism researcher at the Counter...
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"Between May 10 and 20, while Hamas and Israeli forces clashed, al-Qassam’s flagship website, alqassam.ps, saw a sizable increase in traffic and engagement, which is the length of time visitors remain on the site, according to an analysis by the...
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CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler speaks with J.J. Green of WTOP about the sharp rise in antisemitic attacks around the world, exacerbated by recent conflict between Israel and Palestine. Antisemitism has seen a resurgence in recent years...
The Counter Extremism Project Presents
Enduring Music: Compositions from the Holocaust
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Counter Extremism Project's ARCHER at House 88 presents a landmark concert of music composed in ghettos and death camps, performed in defiance of resurgent antisemitism. Curated with world renowned composer, conductor, and musicologist Francesco Lotoro, the program restores classical, folk, and popular works, many written on scraps of paper or recalled from memory, to public consciousness. Featuring world and U.S. premieres from Lotoro's archive, this concert honors a repertoire that endured against unimaginable evil.