Steven Emerson

Steven Emerson
Steven Emerson is considered one of the leading authorities on Islamic extremist networks, financing and operations. He serves as the Executive Director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism, a non-profit organization that serves one of the world's largest storehouses of archival data and intelligence on Islamic and Middle Eastern terrorist groups. Emerson and his staff frequently provide briefings to U.S. government and law enforcement agencies, members of Congress and congressional committees, and print and electronic media on terrorist financing and operational networks of Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and the rest of the worldwide Islamic militant spectrum. Since 9-11, Emerson has been interviewed frequently on all the major television networks and in the national and international print media. The website of the Investigative Project on Terrorism, which was started in September 2007, is now considered one of the top counter-terrorism websites in the world and can be accessed at www.investigativeproject.org. Emerson launched The Investigative Project on Terrorism in 1995, following the November 1994 broadcast of his documentary film, "Jihad in America," on public television. The film exposed clandestine operations of militant Islamic terrorist groups on American soil. For the film, Emerson received numerous awards including the George Polk Award for best television documentary, one of the most prestigious awards in journalism. He also received the top prize from the Investigative Reporters and Editors Organization (IRE) for best investigative report in both print and television for the documentary. The award from IRE was the fourth he had received from that group. The documentary, which was featured on 60 Minutes, has become standard viewing for federal law enforcement and intelligence organizations. Emerson is recognized as one of the first terrorism experts to have testified and warned about the threat of Islamic militant networks operating in the United States and their connections worldwide. In a pioneering congressional testimony delivered in 1998, he specifically warned about the threat of Osama Bin Laden's network. Nearly every one of the terrorist suspects and groups first identified in his 1994 film have been indicted, convicted, or deported since 9-11. Emerson is the author or co-author of six books on terrorism and national security, including: "Jihad Incorporated: A Guide to Militant Islam in the U.S." (Prometheus, 2006) "American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us" (The Free Press, 2002) "Terrorist: The Inside Story of the Highest-Ranking Iraqi Terrorist Ever to Defect to the West" (Villard Books /Random House, 1991) "The Fall of Pan Am 103: Inside the Lockerbie Investigation" (Putnam's Sons, 1990) "Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era" (Putnam's Sons, 1988) "The American House of Saud: The Secret Petrodollar Connection" (Franklin Watts, 1985) Prior to starting the Investigative Project on Terrorism, Emerson worked as a correspondent for CNN and previously as a senior editor at US News and World Report. His first job in Washington DC in 1977 was as a staff researcher for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has a BA and MA from Brown University and once ran a marathon in 2 hours, 59 minutes, a feat he was never able to repeat again.

ARTICLES BY: Steven Emerson

May 22, 2015 12:59 pm

Ex-CAIR Official Again Attacks the US on Iranian TV

Former CAIR official Cyrus McGoldrick recently traveled to Iran and again attacked the United States on Iranian state-controlled Press TV, Front Page Magazine reports, citing McGoldrick's...

May 21, 2015 10:37 am

Hamas-Loving Canadian Islamist Baffled by Suspension From Security Post

"For many years," the article begins, "Hamas was my passion." Hussein Hamdani, a Canadian lawyer, described his excitement and nervousness over meeting Hamas founder Ahmed Yassin in...

May 20, 2015 12:21 pm

Critics of Islam Continue to Face Threats Worldwide

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo suspended a journalist who received death threats for writing articles critical of Islamist radicalism, according to Le Monde and reported by Daily Mail. In...

May 13, 2015 10:24 am

Islamists Hack Another Heroic, Secular Writer to Death in Bangladesh

For the third time this year, Islamist radicals in Bangladesh have hacked a secular writer to death in public. Four masked men chased down Ananta Bijoy Das Tuesday morning...

May 12, 2015 1:54 pm

George Galloway and the ‘Vile Zionist Hyenas’

British MP George Galloway, friend to Hamas in Gaza, Saddam Hussein and Bashar al-Assad and other dictators, lost his bid for re-election to Parliament representing Bradford West Thursday by a...

May 12, 2015 1:50 pm

Report: Hamas Recruiting Students in Malaysia, Training Terrorists in Turkey

Hamas is actively recruiting Palestinians studying in Malaysia to join the terrorist organization, according to an indictment of Hamas operative Waseem Qawasmeh, the Meir Amit...

May 6, 2015 11:20 am

As Tensions With ISIS Rise, Hamas Accused of Burning Down Salafist Mosque

An Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate accused Hamas of destroying one of its mosques in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Jerusalem Post reports. And on Monday, an ISIS-affiliated...

May 5, 2015 9:23 am

The Islamist Terror Attack in Garland, Texas

Sunday's shooting attack on a Muhammed cartoon exhibit and contest in Garland, Texas, appears to be a largely spontaneous reaction to an "unprecedented avalanche" of vicious...

May 3, 2015 12:24 pm

New Details on Planned Hamas Mega Attack in Gaza War

Multiple Israeli news outlets, including the Jerusalem Post, Arutz Sheva, Al Monitor, and the Times of Israel, have reported newly declassified details of a planned surprise Hamas mega attack...

May 3, 2015 12:04 pm

Canadian Homeland Security Adviser Suspended for Islamist Associations

An adviser for Public Safety Canada was suspended following a French-language TVA report that outlines his controversial views and relationship with organizations associated with terrorist financing, Point...

May 1, 2015 10:18 am

Foreign Money Promotes Radical Islamist Agenda in Canada

Millions of dollars are flooding into Canada from Gulf states to promote a radical Islamist agenda, according to testimony by the prime minister's national security...

April 30, 2015 6:51 pm

Lawsuit: Al Jazeera America Permitted Sexism, Anti-Semitism

A senior Al Jazeera America manager is facing serious allegations of sexist and anti-Semitic discrimination after an employee filed suit Tuesday for wrongful termination. Matthew Luke is seeking...

April 28, 2015 10:33 am

Terrorist Activity on Israel-Syria Border Erupts as Iran Helps Arm Hezbollah

Tensions are rising along the Syrian-Israeli border after the Israeli Air Force (IAF) killed four terrorists who infiltrated from Syria and planted explosives in the...

April 22, 2015 9:56 am

Alabama Woman Joins Islamic State, Urges Americans to Follow Her

Muslim community leaders in Hoover, Alabama confirm that a 20-year-old woman left her family in November to join the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization in Syria. The...