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

September 15, 2011 8:28 am

Irvine 11: Jurors See Emails Plotting Disruptions

SANTA ANA - Emails detailing plans by Muslim Student Union (MSU) members to interrupt a speech by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren last year...

September 11, 2011 12:05 pm

Terror’s Evolving Threat: The Al-Qaida Network in 2011

In addition to shock and grief, fear gripped Americans in the hours and days after the World Trade Center and Pentagon were attacked by al-Qaida...

September 9, 2011 2:14 pm

Ten Years Later, Radical Islam Still a Taboo Subject

That sounds like a prosecutor explaining a terrorist's motive. But, in fact, it is defense attorney Kenneth Troccoli explaining in April why Farooque Ahmed eagerly...

August 31, 2011 9:08 am

Terrorist Prison Blues

Life in prison is difficult, especially for 20 Muslim inmates at a high security unit housing 30 people in total. They miss their...

August 26, 2011 5:52 pm

DOJ Keeping Islamic Bank Settlement Secret

The Justice Department has agreed to end its investigation into an international financial network with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and a Saudi...

August 24, 2011 7:38 pm

Hamas in Political, Financial Squeeze

Hamas's rule in Gaza may face new difficulties, with reports emerging about the group's potentially dire financial situation and domestic pressure on its...

August 15, 2011 9:31 am

Lawsuit Details Depth of Berkeley Jewish Student Harassment

A pattern of harassment and physical assaults by members of two Muslim student groups at the University of California, Berkeley crosses the line...

August 12, 2011 9:16 am

Hizballah, Damascus Under Siege

Syrians have peacefully demonstrated for change in their country for nearly five months, only to be met with a murderous wave of terror from their...

August 5, 2011 2:00 pm

Group Claims to Hoist al-Qaida Flag In Sinai (VIDEO)

In a scene resembling an Islamist version of the post-apocalyptic film "Mad Max," dozens of kaffiyeh-covered young men ride into the heart of Egypt's Sinai...

August 2, 2011 10:11 am

Justice Elusive for Americans Killed in Gaza

Since Oct. 15, 2003, John Parsons of Wayne, N.J., has fought for a measure of justice for his brother Mark, one of three Americans murdered...

July 26, 2011 7:07 pm

Little Rock Jihadist Gets Life Sentence

Jihadist Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad received a life prison sentence Monday afternoon after pleading guilty to shooting two soldiers, one fatally, outside a Little Rock, Ark....

July 24, 2011 2:36 pm

Pakistan’s Alleged American Influence Campaign

The Pakistani Government engaged in a clandestine effort to influence American policy toward the disputed Kashmir region that goes back more than 20 years and...

July 19, 2011 1:06 pm

The Life of a Jihadist Internet Post

"[M]ilitary training is an obligation in Islam upon every sane, male, mature Muslim, whether rich or poor, whether studying or working and whether living in...

July 11, 2011 5:11 pm