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Juni 13, 2017

Sermons by Jibril, Haleema, Awlaki Remain Pervasive and Accessible on YouTube

Khuram Shazed Butt—the leader of London Bridge attackers—was reportedly radicalized and driven to violence in part by watching online lectures from extremist clerics. CEP reiterated that social media companies like YouTube still are not doing enough...

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Juni 9, 2017

Who Are the Terrorists in Qatar?

Qatar’s Continued Hosting and Supporting Extremists and Terrorists (New York) – Certain senior Hamas leaders were reportedly asked to leave Qatar. If true, Qatar should be commended for finally taking action to expel known extremist actors...

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Juni 8, 2017

One Year After Orlando Massacre: Radicalizing Influence of ISIS Continues

CEP's new resource, Orlando Nightclub Attack, clearly shows that one year after an American ISIS follower Omar Mateen carried out the deadliest gun attack on American soil in killing 49 people at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the power...

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Juni 7, 2017

ICYMI: Dr. Hany Farid Discusses eGLYPH Technology for Detecting Extremist Content Online

CEP Senior Advisor and Dartmouth College Computer Science Professor Dr. Hany Farid was interviewed on June 5 by CNN’s Jake Tapper about the eGLYPH technology and the reluctance of Internet and social media companies to utilize it. In an editorial in...

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Juni 6, 2017

Will Qatar Ever Expel Terror Leaders?

CEP launched its HARBORS Campaign: Qatar, today, an effort to convince the country to arrest, expel, and end its financial and material support to 12 sanction-designated or wanted individuals. Prior to Gulf state neighbors announcing the severing of...

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Juni 5, 2017

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Others Cut Diplomatic Ties with Qatar

Two CEP reports, Qatar: Extremism and Counter-Extremism and Qatar, Money and Terror: Doha’s Dangerous Policies, reveal the extent to which Qatar shelters and finances extremists and terrorists, undermining regional and international security. Saudi...

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Juni 4, 2017

CEP Applauds Prime Minister May’s Call to Action Against Ideology of Islamic Extremism and its "Safe Space" Online

CEP issued a statement condemning the terror attack on London Bridge and at the nearby Borough Market that claimed the lives of seven people and wounded dozens more, and applauded Prime Minister May’s call for a crackdown on extremist ideology that...

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Juni 1, 2017

Who Speaks for Iraqi Sunni Arabs?

CEP released a new resource on the Iraqi Islamic Party, founded as a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and the largest Sunni Islamist party in the country. The IIP is perceived as a sectarian party and has been accused of nurturing the wave of...

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Mai 30, 2017

ICYMI: CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid on the Problem of Online Extremism

CEP Senior Advisor and Dartmouth College Computer Science Professor Dr. Hany Farid, the world’s leading authority on digital forensics and hashing technology, was interviewed by Scientific American, The Verge , and On the Media, regarding the failure...

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Mai 23, 2017

ISIS Claims Credit for Bombing that Killed at Least 22, Including Children

The suicide attack that claimed the lives of at least 22 people outside the Manchester Arena on May 22 fits a pattern of terrorists targeting crowded areas to maximize civilian casualties, CEP said, in releasing updated reports on terror targets and...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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