Mar 18th, 2010 · U.S.-born radical imam Anwar al-Awlaki released an audio message in which he calls on American Muslims to question their loyalty to the U.S. government "that is leading the war on Islam." Officials say it is the first time Awlaki has combined his propaganda efforts with a call to action.
Mar 15th, 2010 · A conservative group has condemned nine Justice Department attorneys who once helped represent several Guantanamo detainees. Former Republican speechwriter Mark Thiessen applauds Keep America Safe, and argues that the lawyers in question have "radical and dangerous views."
Mar 11th, 2010 · Sharif Mobley was arrested in a roundup of suspected al-Qaida members and was being treated at a hospital in San'a when he got into a shootout with guards during an escape attempt, killing one and wounding another, an official said. Acquaintances said the former nuclear plant worker had strong religious views and had become increasingly radical.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · Pam Grier is one of the most popular and well-known film stars from the 1970s. Most people know Grier from her successful star vehicles like Coffy and Foxy Brown. But she was already a proven box office draw by the time she started making the pictures commonly referred to as Blaxploitation movies. Her characters fused feminist sensibilities, Black Nationalist radicalism and vigilante justice.
Feb 19th, 2010 · NPR News Investigation: Intelligence officials suspect that American-born radical imam Anwar al-Awlaki may have lured Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to Yemen for training by al-Qaida operatives before the young Nigerian tried to bring down a Detroit-bound trans-Atlantic airliner on Dec. 25. A look at the cleric and his reach.
Feb 18th, 2010 · NPR News Investigation: A former member of the radical Islamist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir explains the psychology and tactics of enticing new recruits. Although he never met Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Christmas Day bombing suspect, Shiraz Maher recruited people like him.
Feb 18th, 2010 · Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's evolution as a radical Muslim took root in his home in Nigeria, but found rich soil during his time as a university student in London. The man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner rubbed shoulders with Islamic extremists and organized an event that brought former Guantanamo detainees to campus to speak.
Feb 17th, 2010 · The alleged Christmas Day attacker grew up in a strict, well-to-do family in a region of northern Nigeria heavily impacted by religious violence. When he left home for boarding school, he became increasingly troubled by his family's Western lifestyle and turned more ardently to Islam. Part 1 of an NPR News Investigation.