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Why Youth Join al-Qaeda

April 30, 2024

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SummaryInterviews and personal histories of 2,032 “foreign fighters” show that rather than be•recruited, young men actively seek out al-Qaeda and its associated movements.Al-Qaeda is more than just an organization; it is an ideology and a popular global brand•that spins a heroic narrative with an idealized version of Islamic jihad.Al-Qaeda’s ubiquitous message of anti-Muslim oppression and […]

The Material Support Terrorism Offenses: Perspectives Derived from the (Early) Model Penal Code

April 30, 2024

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JOURNAL OF N ATIONAL S ECURITY L AW & P OLICY [Vol. 1:5

How the Material Support of Terrorism Statutes Affect Relief in Gaza

April 30, 2024

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People seeking to donate are encouraged to seek out legal advice before sending money to individuals or a charity in Gaza. Anyone with questions concerning financial transfers to relatives, individuals, or charities in Gaza can contact Muslim Legal Fund of America for individualized legal advice. You can contact Muslim Legal Fund of America for advice […]

Providing material support for terrorist acts or soliciting material support for terrorism as felonies; penalty

April 30, 2024

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Chapter 750Act 328 of 1931328-1931-LXXXIII-A Previous Section Next Section THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)Act 328 of 1931 750.543k Providing material support for terrorist acts or soliciting material support for terrorism as felonies; penalty. Sec. 543k.     (1) Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a crime punishable as provided in subsection (2): […]

18 U.S. Code § 2339B – Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations

April 30, 2024

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(a) Prohibited Activities.— (1) Unlawful conduct.— Whoever knowingly provides material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, and, if the death of any person results, shall be imprisoned for any term of […]

ACLU Executive Director ; Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student Protests – Material Support of Terrorist Organizations

April 30, 2024

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Dear College and University Presidents: We write in response to the recent protests that have spread across our nation’s university and college campuses, and the disturbing arrests that have followed. We understand that as leaders of your campus communities, it can be extraordinarily difficult to navigate the pressures you face from politicians, donors, and faculty […]

How the USA PATRIOT Act redefines “Domestic Terrorism”

April 30, 2024

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Document Date: December 6, 2002 Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. No. 107-52) expanded the definition of terrorism to cover “”domestic,”” as opposed to international, terrorism. A person engages in domestic terrorism if they do an act “dangerous to human life” that is a violation of the criminal laws of a state […]

DHS Department Of Homeland Security Continues to See High Risk of Foreign and Domestic Terrorism in 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment

April 30, 2024

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Release Date: September 14, 2023 Annual Threat Assessment to Replace Regular NTAS Bulletins and Provide the Public and our Partners with More Comprehensive Analysis of Most Pressing Threats and Challenges WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA), which continues to identify a high risk of foreign […]

New Offenses in the Age of Counterterrorism: “Glorification” or “Apologie” and “Indirect” Incitement ; New Twists on Old Offenses: Hate Speech and Blasphemy

April 30, 2024

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introduction New Twists on Old Offenses: Hate Speech and Blasphemy https://www.hrw.org/legacy/test/wr2k7/essays/shrinking/bak/index.htm When one speaks of the danger to the norm against torture since 9/11, it is fairly obvious what that means. Torture, after all, draws up rather specific images of the individual under assault, despite the Bush administration’s attempts to muddy the issue. But the […]

Incitement to terrorism

April 30, 2024

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Incitement to terrorism is a category in some national legal systems which may criminalize direct encouragement of acts of violence or praise for proscribed terrorist organizations. It was also prohibited by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1624 in 2005. Overview Legal scholars Daphne Barak-Erez and David Scharia have identified a difference in approach between European […]