In DC on Sept. 11, fighting another jihad

On September 11, 2001, the author, then president of the American Anti-Slavery Group, was in Washington D.C. to testify before a Senate committee about genocide and slavery in Sudan. He intended to warn that if radical Islamists were allowed to continue their actions in Africa, they would eventually reach the U.S. However, the 9/11 attacks occurred, preventing him from delivering his speech. He realized that the perpetrators of the attacks and those enslaving Africans in Sudan were driven by the same ideology of jihadism, seeking conquest and domination.

“If we sit here and allow this in Africa, who is to say radical Islamists won’t reach us here?”

A quarter-century later, jihadist movements are active in numerous African nations, the Middle East, and Europe, with the author noting the October 7th attacks in Israel as a similar manifestation. Recognizing that these are not isolated incidents but part of a single global jihad, the author, with Dr. Walid Phares, founded the International Freedom Coalition. This organization aims to unite communities under jihadi assault to present a unified front against this global ideology, advocating before Congress, the U.S. State Department, and the media.