Benjamin Baird
Benjamin Baird is director of the Middle East Forum's Islamism in Politics program.
Radical Minnesota Imam Gets a Pass in Media Coverage of ACLU Lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) scored a public relations coup last month when it filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on behalf...
‘All She Wanted to Do Was Bring Back the Muslim Empire:’ Islamist Hero Worship Turns to Violence
Recalling her sister Aafia Siddiqui’s 2008 arrest by Afghan security forces, Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui was dumbfounded. “How could she get there?” she asked. “I...
Biden’s Nominee to Federal Court Spent Career Representing Islamist Interests
President Joe Biden’s latest list of nominees for federal judge includes a Muslim American lawyer who spent much of her career undermining counter-terrorism investigations...