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Anwar al-Awlaki’s Influence on U.S. and European Extremists
Six years after his death on September 30, 2011, the teachings of radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, prevalent on platforms like YouTube, continue to radicalize and encourage acts of terrorism in the U.S. and in Europe. In Anwar al-Awlaki's Ties to...
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Google’s Counter-Narrative Program Falls Far Short of Combating Awlaki Material on YouTube
The continued presence of lectures by radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki on YouTube contradicts Google’s stated commitment to counteract the dangerous role played by extremist and terrorist content on its video-sharing platform, CEP said in releasing an...
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Anwar al-Awlaki Videos Ubiquitous on Google’s YouTube
Six years after his death, American-born cleric and al-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki continues to radicalize U.S. and European extremists in part due to the ubiquity of his sermons and lectures on Google-owned YouTube, CEP said in releasing the...
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YouTube Inconsistently Applying “Warning Labels” to Awlaki Material
After years of refusing to remove lectures by radical cleric and all-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki on its platform, YouTube appears to have at least reluctantly acknowledged the influence of Awlaki’s radicalizing material. CEP discovered a warning...
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Anwar al-Awlaki’s Violent Legacy Continues Years After His Death
CEP highlighted Anwar al-Awlaki’s Violent Legacy in a collection of resources on the U.S.-born cleric who became a radicalizing figure tied to scores of extremists in the U.S. and Europe. Awlaki, the leader of external operations for al-Qaeda in the...
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Remembering the September 11 Attacks
CEP issued a statement today honoring the September 11 victims, which read in part: "While much has changed in the years since 19 hijackers deliberately crashed four jetliners in a deadly plot against the United States, the challenges posed by...
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The Violent Legacy of Sayyid Qutb
The world’s most dangerous terror groups, including ISIS and al-Qaeda, share a common ideological foundation in the writings and teachings of Egyptian author and Muslim Brotherhood ideologue Sayyid Qutb. More than 50 years after his death, Qutbism...
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CEP Condemns Vehicle Terrorist Attack in Barcelona
CEP today condemned the terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain, where a van was deliberately driven into a crowd of tourists. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which was similar to past vehicle-related incidents directed or encouraged by ISIS...
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CEP Condemns Extremist Violence in Charlottesville, Virginia
CEP issued a statement condemning the violence that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia and the and the ideology of hate and intolerance that fueled it, calling it "contrary to the values imbued in our nation’s founding principles and the ideals...
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Extremists Free to Plan Attacks Without Detection on Encrypted Applications
When two ISIS terrorists killed a Catholic priest in Normandy, France one year ago, it initially appeared to be an isolated incident. It was later found that both attackers were guided by an ISIS recruiter using an encrypted “chat” room on Telegram...
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