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On September 17, 2001—six days after al-Qaeda's September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon—George W. Bush, then president of the United States, delivered remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington (also called the speech at the Islamic Center of Washington or "Islam Is Peace"), a speech that affirmed that the vast majority of Muslims were unassociated with, and ...
Al-Qaeda defector al-Fadl, who was a former member of Qatar Charity, testified in court that Abdullah Mohammed Yusef, who served as Qatar Charity's director, was affiliated to al-Qaeda and simultaneously to the National Islamic Front, a political group that gave al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden harbor in Sudan in the early 1990s.
[119] [120] A Pew Forum report on American religion found that Muslims accounted for 0.9% of American adults in 2014, up from 0.4% in 2007, due largely to immigration. Retention rates were high, at 77%, similar to Hindus (80%) and Jews (75%); most people who leave these religions become unaffiliated , although ex-Muslims were more likely to be ...
There’s good and there’s bad. America has always been a welcome and tolerant country for immigrants. Currently there are people arguing for our civil rights, and we’re also seeing those who want to smear our entire faith and say that Islam is an inherently violent religion. These are exciting times to be an American Muslim, that’s for sure.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Letter to the American People Osama bin Laden, 1st General Emir of al-Qaeda Created November 2002 Commissioned by Al-Qaeda Author(s) Osama bin Laden Purpose Justifying al-Qaeda's war against United States as defensive jihad against U.S. aggression Promising the escalation of war until the ...
Awlaki had religious credentials Gadahn lacks and a "gently persuasive" style; "tens of thousands, maybe millions, have watched [Awlaki's] lectures on the Internet." [15] Another key U.S. citizen in al-Qaeda's power structure was a man named Adnan Shukrijumah. Shukrijumah is believed to be the highest ranking American in al-Qaeda. [17]
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Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: Kabylie Mountains, Algeria: Abdelmalek Droukdel: 800–1,000+ [56] 200+ AQIM is a Sunnī Islamist and militant terrorist organization which aims to overthrow the Government of Algeria and replace it with an Islamic state. Al-Mourabitoun a.k.a. al-Qaeda West Africa: Mali, Niger, and Libya: Mokhtar Belmokhtar ...