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President Obama Challenges American Muslims
On December 6, 2015, President Obama addressed the American public in the aftermath of the San Bernardino terrorist attack carried out by Tashfeen Malik and her husband Syed Rizwan Farook that killed 14 and wounded 21. The President had much to say...
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In a Washington Post op-ed, CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace discusses the weaponization of social media by extremists and the challenges posed by encryption. “....combating the weaponization of social media platforms by extremist groups has become...
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The fight against Jihadism is, today, the "main threat" facing Europe but there are no "quick fixes" to eradicate the problem, the conference heard. Facing an "apocalyptic" challenge, the only answer is to work with the Muslim communities rather than...
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A man whose truck was seen in jihadi video has filed a lawsuit against a Texas Ford dealer that resold his vehicle without removing his company logo for ruining his life. The suit traces the pickup's journey from a local auto auction to Mersin...
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Now a Texas plumber is suing a dealer for not removing decals advertising his plumbing business from a traded-in truck. Mark Oberholtzer, the owner of Mark-1 Plumbing in Texas City, claims a Ford dealer resold his truck without removing the logo and...
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CEP President Frances Townsend on CNBC
CEP President Frances Townsend Discusses Terror Threats and School Closures on CNBC Power Lunch with Brian Sullivan.
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You might remember a story from about a year ago of a plumber from Texas whose used truck ended up in hands of Islamist militants in Syria. Last week, the plumber filed a lawsuit against the dealer that bought his truck and he's seeking $1 million in...
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In a radio broadcast affiliated with the Islamic State, the couple responsible for Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino were praised as supporters and martyrs. In yet another message, a known ISIS tweeter by the name of Jazrawi Daesh announced...
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You might remember a story from about a year ago of a plumber from Texas whose used truck ended up in hands of Islamist militants in Syria. A photo of the truck posted on Twitter showed the Ford F-250 being used by jihadis. Last week, the plumber...
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Activists and lawmakers are pressing the Obama administration and social media companies to do more to fight the Islamic State's use of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as weapons of war. Mark Wallace, CEO of the Counter-Extremism Project, a private...
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.