Thursday, March 28, 2024

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...

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