All News

Videos

May 4, 2015

CBS News, Minneapolis – May 4, 2015 – Former Minnesota Man Played Key Role In Inciting Texas Terror Attack

CEP Executive Director on CBS-Minnesota

Press Release

May 1, 2015

CEP Applauds Western Union for Closing Operation at Hizbollah-linked Commercial Center in Gambia

In SEC Disclosure, Company Describes Action Taken in Response to CEP (New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today applauded Western Union for swiftly ceasing operations at the Hizbollah-linked Kairaba Shopping Center in Gambia following...

CounterPoint Blog

Competition Among Syrian Extremists

The outbreak of armed conflict in Syria has driven the country into chaos, with a spectrum of opposition groups claiming to be fighting for the people and against the Assad regime. As the Syrian Civil War enters its fifth year, Islamic extremist...

Press Release

April 28, 2015

CEP Report Details Rise and Violent History of Terror Group Palestinian Islamic Jihad

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is releasing a new resource that details the origins, beliefs and violent history of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) , a Palestinian Islamist terrorist group sponsored by Iran and Syria.

CounterPoint Blog

ISIS and the Cleansing of a Culture

“Nothing is safe from the cultural cleansing under way in the country: it targets human lives, minorities, and is marked by the systematic destruction of humanity’s ancient heritage.” – Irina Bukova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific...

Press Release

April 27, 2015

CEP Releases Searchable Map and Database of World Extremist Leaders and Funders

Explore the background, motives and often surprising locations of the world’s most notorious extremists and funders The Counter Extremism Project today launched the Extremist Leadership Database , a unique searchable list and interactive map...

CounterPoint Blog

The Legacy of Alisa Flatow

In the spring of 1995, 20-year old Alisa Flatow, an American student at Brandeis University, was in the middle of her semester in Israel studying at a women’s seminary. Alisa boarded a bus on April 10 bound for the beach, but never reached her...

Press Release

April 21, 2015

Counter Extremism Project Leading – And Twitter Finally Responding

(New York, NY) – The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “Efforts by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and others have resulted in Twitter’s recent decision to change the rules of user conduct. By its own admission, Twitter...

CounterPoint Blog

No Turkish Delight for U.S.

Turkey’s relationship with violent extremist group ISIS might generously be described as “permissive” - less generously, “complicit.” Not only has Turkey adopted a relaxed stance toward ISIS, some claim it has actively aided and abetted the terror...

Press Release

April 20, 2015

CEP Condemns Murder of Christians in Libya, Killing of U.N. Aid Workers in Somalia

The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) condemns the execution-style murder of Ethiopian Christians by Libyan terrorists affiliated with ISIS and the bus bombing in Somalia carried out by...

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

View Archive