Salafism

Al-Sharaa is a veteran of the global jihadist movement who gained operational experience fighting American forces alongside al-Qaeda in Iraq after the 2003 invasion. Following his subsequent incarceration at Camp Bucca, he spearheaded the creation of Jabhat al-Nusra, which operated as al-Qaeda’s official Syrian franchise. Image: Al-Sharaa in Berlin, March 30, 2026.
Middle East Forum Online
U.S.’s Overture to Ahmed Al-Sharaa: A Risky Bet on ‘Reformed’ Islamism
Sharaa’s Elevation from International Terrorist to Diplomatic Partner Is the Most Sophisticated Mutation of Salafi-Jihadist Ideology in the Modern Era
July 10, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
Photo from video footage taken by Observator Antena 1
FWI Islamist Dissent
Irreligious Islamism: Andrew Tate’s Arrest Highlights a Growing Radical Divide
January 9, 2023
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Sam Westrop
Winfield Myers
FWI Research
Hate-Filled Islamist Clerics Gather in Toronto, Bridging Theological Divides
December 20, 2022
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Sam Westrop
Yunus Paisner, a lawyer from Portland, Oregon, has established a new group called “Shariah Defense,” to protect the rights of Muslims in the United States from attacks by what he calls the “LGBT Monster.” He is doing this work under the tutelage of Karim Abu Zaid, a prominent Salafist in Colorado who praised the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in 2021. (YouTube screenshot.)
FWI News
Oregon Islamist Declares War on the ‘LGBT Monster’
December 19, 2022
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Ahnaf Kalam
Activists protesting the October arrest of Mohamed Said Badaoui, a prominent Salafist in Catalonia. Badaoui was subsequently deported from Spain for promoting Islamic separatism. (YouTube screenshot.)
FWI News
An Islamist-Leftist Alliance Threatens Freedoms in Spain
December 14, 2022
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Soeren Kern
Winfield Myers
FWI Research
A Conservative-Islamist Alliance
October 25, 2022
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Sam Westrop
Germany’s Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, defended the plan to to make it easier for immigrants to obtain German citizenship. (Wikimedia Commons photo.)
FWI News
Germany Closed Its Eyes to Russian Expansionism, Does it Again With Islamism
September 15, 2022
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Soeren Kern
FWI Opinion & Interview
Why the Media Ignores Islamist Mayor’s Racism and Apparent Election Fraud
August 8, 2022
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Benjamin Baird
Residents called for the censure of Mayor Amer Ghalib as the July 26 meeting of the Hamtramck City Council.
FWI News
His Bigotry Exposed, Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib Calls Critics ‘Parasites’
August 5, 2022
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Dexter Van Zile
FWI News
Western Islamists Denounce Killing of Zawahiri
August 3, 2022
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Sam Westrop
FWI Research
Exclusive: Islamist Hamtramck Mayor’s Bigotry and Apparent Voter Fraud
July 7, 2022
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Benjamin Baird
FWI Opinion & Interview
Interview: Radical preacher Daniel Haqiqatjou on “Islam vs. Liberalism”
June 3, 2022
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Sam Westrop
Mohammed El-Saeiti, the former imam of Didsbury Mosque in Manchester, testifies at the Manchester Arena Inquiry on Nov. 24, 2021. (YouTube screenshot.)
FWI Opinion & Interview
UK Islamists Persecute a Moderate Muslim Leader
May 6, 2022
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Wasiq Wasiq
FWI News
Prominent American Imam Promotes Jihad
April 21, 2022
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Dexter Van Zile
FWI Opinion & Interview
Radical Minnesota Imam Gets a Pass in Media Coverage of ACLU Lawsuit
April 20, 2022
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Benjamin Baird
FWI Research
British NGO with Jihadist Ties Complains of ‘Persecution’ in France
March 29, 2022
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Martha Lee
Sirraj Wahhaj.
FWI News
Erdoğan Honors Extremist Imam in U.S. With ‘Benevolence’ Award
March 22, 2022
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Dexter Van Zile
FWI Research
The Confluence of Islamism and the Far-Right
March 22, 2022
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Sam Westrop
FWI Islamist Dissent
American Islamists Split over Sexual-Identity Issues
March 15, 2022
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Martha Lee
FWI Research
‘All She Wanted to Do Was Bring Back the Muslim Empire:' Islamist Hero Worship Turns to Violence
February 11, 2022
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Benjamin Baird