Fact:
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.
News
"Gregory Waters, an analyst at the Counter Extremism Project and nonresident fellow at the Middle East Institute, said there are more than a dozen recruitment centres in Syria run by Moscow-backed private pro-government armed groups."
Press Release
Last week, Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen targeted a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, days after Houthi rockets previously targeted the Jeddah facility and other locations in Saudi Arabia. While the attacks have caused...
News
"Elsheikh was born in Sudan in 1988 but moved to Britain as a child. His father left the family when he was seven years old, according to the non-profit Counter Extremism Project (CEP)."
News
"He studied mechanical engineering at Acton College in London, and was stabbed in a fight with a gang member when he was 19, according to the Counter Extremism Project."
Videos
CEP discussion with Jacob Mchangama on his new book Free Speech: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media. This webinar explores his thought-provoking insight into the origins of free speech, what it means, whether it should protect blasphemy...
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CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales op-ed: "Troubling reports are emerging from the nuclear talks in Vienna that the Biden administration is on the verge of removing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the list of...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
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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