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Militias Beholden to Iran Complicate Future of Iraq
CEP released updated resources on three of Iraq's most powerful Shiite militias, part of a government sanctioned umbrella group that is heavily funded by and beholden to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Several of the groups have fought extensively on...
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Updated CEP Interactive Map Highlights Extremism and Counter-Extremism Efforts in 45 Countries
(New York, NY) -- CEP today released new resources on extremism and counter-extremism efforts in six new countries, expanding to 45 the number of countries profiled in its interactive map. New countries profiled include Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia...
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Three Years After Charlie Hebdo, Supermarket Killings
CEP released updated resources today on the third anniversary of the deadly attacks carried out at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and at a kosher supermarket in Paris by three gunmen.
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Swedish Neo-Nazi Group Leader Guilty of Inciting Hatred
CEP released new resources on the neo-Nazi group the Nordic Resistance Movement and extremism and counter-Extremism in Sweden, following the conviction of NRM leader Simon Lindberg of “incitement to racial hatred.” A court found that in a speech...
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U.S. National Security Advisor Points to Qutbism as Fueling Violent Jihad
Recently, U.S. National Security Advisor General H.R. McMaster named Turkey and Qatar as the main funders of radical Islamist ideology and referred to the importance of severing funds to extremist ideologies like Salafism and Qutbism. CEP Exective...
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Vehicle Attacks in Berlin, U.K., Spain, and U.S. Encouraged by ISIS Propaganda
CEP Executive Director David Ibsen released a statement on the one-year anniversary of the ISIS-inspired truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, that read in part: "Since ISIS spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani implored followers to kill...
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ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Explodes Bomb in New York City Subway Passage
CEP released a statement in response to an attempted terrorist attack near the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City during the morning's rush hour that read in part: “This morning’s attempted terror attack reminds us of the influence that...
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ICYMI: The Case for Removing Extremist Videos From the Internet
ICYMI: Following a multi-year CEP campaign, Google/YouTube drastically reduced the number of sermons and lectures from former al-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki. In a New York Times op-ed, CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and President Frances...
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CEP Statement on YouTube Removal of Anwar al-Awlaki Material
CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released a statement regarding the news that Google-owned YouTube has removed videos and sermons from al-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki from its platform. It read in part: "This action will save lives. No longer...
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Watch Today’s CEP Newseum Event Live
CEP is livestreaming today’s policy event on the challenges posed by online extremism. Those who are unable to attend this event can follow the discussion live, beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The event, Rights and Responsibilities of Social Media...
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