Abha Shankar
ARTICLES BY: Abha Shankar
Convicted Holy Land Foundation Chief Rewrites Hamas Charity’s History
A former top official of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) is trying to whitewash the Hamas charity's true history in a detailed self-interview published by...
Another New York Man Arrested for Trying to Support ISIS
A New York man was charged Wednesday with attempting to provide support to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. Lackawanna resident Arafat Nagi is the latest person among more than two...
Would-Be Suicide Bomber Targeted Kansas Army Base
A year ago, he wanted to join the US Army to kill his fellow soldiers. When that didn't work, 20-year-old John T. Booker repeatedly expressed...
Feds: Stolen Passport May Have Helped Minnesota Woman Join Syrian Jihadists
Another Minnesota resident of Somali descent has been charged with a crime related to attempting to join Syrian jihadists. Yusra Ismail, a 20-year-old St. Paul woman,...
Colorado Female Teen Sought Military Training Before Trying to Join ISIS
A Colorado teen pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS), also known as the Islamic...
Marathon Bombing Accomplice Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Investigation
A close friend of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev pleaded guilty last week to impeding the bombing investigation. At a court hearing last week, Dias...
Two Texas Muslims Charged With Supporting Terrorism
Two Austin area residents were charged in separate complaints with providing material support for terrorism. One complaint accuses Michael Todd Wolfe (a.k.a "Faruq") of planning to travel to...
Radical Islamist in Florida Found Guilty in Multiple Bomb Plot
A Federal jury in Tampa convicted a radical Muslim man on Tuesday of plotting to attack multiple targets with a vehicle bomb, assault rifle and other explosives. Sami...
Moroccan Allegedly Tried to Use Remote Toy Airplane Bomb
A Moroccan national living in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was arrested Monday after allegedly plotting to bomb a university and Federal building using a remote-controlled toy airplane. A complaint charges El...
Cries of Islamophobia Silence Debate on Muslim Honor Killings
In yet another attempt to silence debate, Islamists are making strident accusations of "Islamophobia" to try to halt planned screenings of Honor Diaries, a documentary highlighting...
Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Convicted of Conspiring to Kill Americans
A Federal jury in New York found senior al-Qaeda member Sulaiman Abu Ghayth guilty of terrorism-related charges on Wednesday, including conspiracy to kill Americans. In video...
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting Terror Attack
A New York man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to plotting an attack on American police officers and soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. Jose Pimentel (a/k/a Muhammad...
Cabdriver Gets Six Years in Conspiracy to Aid Al-Shabaab
A Somali cabdriver was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for his role in a broader San Diego-based conspiracy to provide material and logistical support...
Appeals Court Upholds Sentence for Terrorist Who Tried to Assassinate President Bush
A Federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of a Saudi Arabian student who plotted a series of attacks in 2011, including one...
