“He became a hub for ISIS recruits and propaganda,” that’s how Frances Townsend, president of the “Counter extremism Project” (CEP), sums up the rise and fall of Shami Witness, who raked up more than 18,000 followers on Twitter in the last two years...

Who is Golden Dawn?

Golden Dawn is a Greek neo-Nazi party that began gaining popularity in the wake of the 2008-09 global financial crisis. In 2012, capitalizing on voter discontent with austerity measures imposed as part of an EU financial bailout plan, Golden Dawn...

Counter Extremism Project Praises Exposure of Prominent ISIS Twitter Propagandist

(New York, NY) – Yesterday, Channel 4, the United Kingdom’s award-winning flagship news program, exposed the identity of @ShamiWitness, one of the most influential, English-speaking, Twitter-based ISIS sympathizers. The prolific ISIS propagandist, an...

Women and ISIS: Important Considerations

The mistreatment and abuse of women by Islamic extremist groups such as ISIS has been widely reported in Western media. In this blog, we’ll explore four important considerations when it comes to women and their exploitation by ISIS. 1. A growing need...

Should We Still Care about the Khorasan Group?

On September 13, the American public was first introduced to the Khorasan Group after the Associated Press broke a story calling the cell “a mix of hardened jihadis from Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and Europe” that U.S. officials consider “a more...

Counter Extremism Project Condemns Threatened Execution of U.S. Citizen by Al-Qaeda

The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) strongly condemns the threatened execution of Luke Somers, an American journalist kidnapped and held for more than a year in Yemen by Al-Qaeda. Once...

Counter Extremism Project Continues to Highlight Danger Posed by Extremists Online

The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “The Counter Extremism Project remains deeply concerned about the unchecked proliferation of extremist rhetoric on social media platforms. The specific, violent incitement flagged by...

Counter Extremism Project Cautions Supporters on Targeted Cyber Attacks

The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “The Counter Extremism Project has detected a concentrated effort by cyber terrorists to attack the organization and its supporters on social media. “Some individuals targeted by CEP as...

Counter Extremism Project Statement on Warnings to U.S. Armed Forces to Censor Social Media

It is unfortunate that American service men and women must limit their social media activity and presence lest they attract the attention of extremists seeking to commit acts of violence on American soil. It is particularly troubling that Americans...

A self-described ISIS sympathizer and extremist threatened to behead former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to President George W. Bush and President of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Fran Townsend over social media site Twitter...