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August 30, 2023

"Farrakhan has also previously been referred to as a 'Black supremacist' for his work with NOI by various critics, including the nonprofit The Counter Extremism Project."

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August 30, 2023

"'It's a very, very active terrorist area, where you have al-Qaida under protection of the Taliban, ISKP opposing the Taliban, but the Taliban not being able to really push hard against ISKP, in order not to risk even more defections, and with the...

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Afghanistan Terrorism Report: July 2023

Following is the July 2023 installment of “Afghanistan Terrorism Report.” The authors provide a monthly analysis concerning the developing terrorist threat in Afghanistan as well as a comprehensive overview of that month’s al-Qaeda and ISIS-K...

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August 28, 2023

Extremist Content Online: Far-Right Propaganda, Attack Footage Sweeps Across Twitter

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers identified eight videos on Twitter that...

CounterPoint Blog

ISIS Women in Court: Jennifer W. – Enslavement Resulting in Death

The women who left Germany to join ISIS and returned are standing trial. This CEP blog series follows the trials of some of these female returnees, including Monika K. (read here ) , Nadine K. ( here and here ), and Marcia M. ( here ). An overview of...

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August 24, 2023

"One reason for the discrepancy is the far right’s efforts to recruit veterans and service members to their cause, said Josh Lipowsky, a researcher with the Counter Extremism Project who authored a report last year about far-left extremism. Lipowsky...

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August 19, 2023

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler writes: "Two years ago, the world saw the return of a repressive Taliban regime. The rapid fall of the Afghan government sent shockwaves throughout neighbouring countries and beyond, as the new Taliban...

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August 19, 2023

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Berlin-based Counter [Extremism] Project and an expert on Afghanistan, has seen it all before. Last time the Taliban were in power, from 1996-2001, they curtailed poppy production for the 2000-01 season...

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August 16, 2023

[Translated from German] “Experts are irritated by this approach. 'It is hardly possible that a family built up a criminal organization alone over the years and operated,' says Alexander Ritzmann, who is at the think tank Counter-Extremism Project...

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August 16, 2023

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "There is ample evidence that the both al-Qaeda as well as the Islamic State affiliates that operate in West Africa are trying to take advantage of this situation. There has been just a couple...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others. 

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