NEFA Report on Anwar al-Awlaki: "Pro Al-Qaida Ideologue with Influence in the West"
By Evan Kohlmann
The NEFA Foundation has recently published a new background report on Imam Anwar al-Awlaki. This report on Awlaki discusses his experience in the United States, his reputation as an ideologue, and his connections to Al-Qaida. Awlaki, an American who lives in Yemen, may be an influential player in Al-Qaida’s efforts to radicalize and incite American Muslims to commit terrorist acts. His lectures on leaderless jihad were downloaded by, and provided inspiration to, the conspirators in the 2006-07 plot to attack Fort Dix. In early January of 2009, al Awlaki published an essay titled “44 Ways to Support Jihad” on his web site. The paper is targeted to a young, English-speaking , Muslim audience and calls for armed and financial support of Jihad.
The background report on Imam al-Awlaki can be downloaded from the NEFA Foundation website.
