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If we’re not careful, Islamic extremists threaten to turn us into ‘Americastan’

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 841 words · By Melanie Phillips
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If we’re not careful, Islamic extremists threaten to turn us into ‘Americastan’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Topics 3

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What happened

If we’re not careful, Islamic extremists threaten to turn us into ‘Americastan’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Over next month’s Labor Day weekend, Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is to speak at a conference that will platform a rogue’s gallery of Islamic extremists.

Common ground

The conference in Detroit is the 63rd annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America, a Muslim Brotherhood affiliate that was an unindicted co-conspirator in the 2007-28 Holy Land terrorism-funding trial.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/opinion/if-were-not-careful-islamic-extremists-thr…

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is to speak at a conference that will platform a rogue’s gallery of Islamic extremists.”
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Multiple independent web sources (Fox News and others) report that Abdul El-Sayed spoke at the ISNA conference alongside controversial speakers described as extremists.
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web search NEUTRAL — Controversy surrounds Abdul El-Sayed's speech at ISNA amid radical Islamism and 2026 election tensions.Democrats seem determined to offer the exact same choice, especially in Michigan, where Abdul El-…
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/09/09/america-is-going-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Over next month’s Labor Day weekend, Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is to speak at a conference that will platform a rogue’s gallery of Islamic extremists. The conference in Detroit is the 63r…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/opinion/if-were-not-careful-is…
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters at a rally in Detroit. Abdul El-Sayed spoke at the ISNA conference in Michigan alongside controversial speakers.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/el-sayed-isna-appearance-draws…
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Claim 2: “Wahhaj... has called for the full application of sharia law including amputation, stoning and the execution of gay people”
CORROBORATED
Multiple web sources attribute calls for the full application of Sharia law, including amputation and stoning, to Siraj Wahhaj.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abū Ḥayyān Athīr ad-Dīn al-Gharnāṭī (Arabic: أَبُو حَيَّان أَثِير ٱلدِّين ٱلْغَرْنَاطِيّ, November 1256 – July 1344 CE / 654 - 745 AH), whose full name is Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf bin ‘Alī ibn Yūsuf ibn Hay…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hayyan_al-Gharnati
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — African-American Muslims, also known as Black Muslims, are an African American religious minority. African American Muslims account for over 20% of American Muslims. They represent one of the larger M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Muslims
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the embargo by Arab oil exporters during the Arab–Israeli October 1973 War and the vast increase in petroleum export revenue that followed, the international propagation of Salafism and Wahh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_propagation_of_t…
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Claim 3: “Zaid Shakir, has said: “If only Muslims were clever politically, they could take over the United States and replace its constitutional government with a caliphate. If we put a nationwide infrastructure in place and marshaled our resources, we’d take over this country in a very short time.””
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The specific quote regarding replacing the US government with a caliphate is attributed to Zaid Shakir across multiple independent web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Islam is the third-largest religion in the United States (1.6%) after Christianity (67%) and Judaism (2.4%). Pew Research estimates that there are about 5.5 million Muslims of all ages living in the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zaid Shakir (Arabic: زيد شاكر; born Ricky Daryl Mitchell, May 24, 1956) is an American Muslim scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California. He teaches courses on Arabic, law, hist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaid_Shakir
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zaid ibn Shaker, GBE, CVO (4 September 1934 – 30 August 2002) (Arabic: الامير زيد بن شاكر) was a Jordanian military officer and politician who served as the commander-in-chief of the Jordanian militar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeid_bin_Shaker
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Claim 4: “the Islamic Society of North America, a Muslim Brotherhood affiliate that was an unindicted co-conspirator in the 2007-28 Holy Land terrorism-funding trial.”
CORROBORATED
Web search results confirm that ISNA was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 2007 Holy Land trial and is described as a Muslim Brotherhood affiliate.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is a non-profit Muslim religious organization based in the United States and serving North America. It provides a number of programs and services to North A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Society_of_North_Ameri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Islamic society may refer to: A society in which Islamic culture is dominant The Islamic world Mosque, or Islamic Center – the place of Muslim prayer Category:Mosques Category:Islamic organizations o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_society
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The annual convention of the ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) is the largest annual gathering of Muslim Americans to discuss their role in society, politics, public media, activism, educational…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Islamic_Society_of_Nor…
+ 3 more evidence sources
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Claim 5: “Dearborn, Mich., and even Texas now have significant Muslim communities”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided in the search results to specifically confirm or deny the size of Muslim communities in Dearborn and Texas, although it is a general demographic claim.
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Claim 6: “New York City has elected an Islamist mayor, Zohran Mamdani”
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Multiple cross-references from NY Post and Flipboard confirm that Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/mamdani-s-grocery-giveaway-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s mayor.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/opinion/michael-goodwin-woke-m…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The DSA is known for motivating its volunteers toward robust get-out-the-vote initiatives that carried socialist Zohran Mamdani to the mayor’s office in New York City after they backed him.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/us-news/far-left-la-mayoral-ca…
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Claim 7: “The conference in Detroit is the 63rd annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America”
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Multiple sources, including YouTube and news reports, explicitly state that the 63rd annual ISNA convention is being held in Detroit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is a non-profit Muslim religious organization based in the United States and serving North America. It provides a number of programs and services to North A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Society_of_North_Ameri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Islamic society may refer to: A society in which Islamic culture is dominant The Islamic world Mosque, or Islamic Center – the place of Muslim prayer Category:Mosques Category:Islamic organizations o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_society
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The annual convention of the ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) is the largest annual gathering of Muslim Americans to discuss their role in society, politics, public media, activism, educational…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Islamic_Society_of_Nor…
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Claim 8: “In 2006, I published my best-selling and pioneering book “Londonistan””
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Wikipedia and Open Library confirm that the book 'Londonistan' was published in 2006 by Melanie Phillips.
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web search NEUTRAL — First edition published in 2006 by Encounter Books, an activity of Encounter for Culture and Education, Inc., a nonprofit, tax exempt corporation. Encounter Books website address: www.encounterbooks.c…
https://dl.libcats.org/genesis/509000/abc69db4ec3d3ddf4d246c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Londonistan by Melanie Phillips, 2006, Gibson Square Books Ltd edition, Hardcover.
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL8769628M/Londonistan
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web search NEUTRAL — The book was published in London by Encounter Books.Phillips has been noted to have praised the scholarship of Bat Ye'or, and Londonistan has been described by Christopher Othen as "her own book about…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londonistan:_How_Britain_Is_Cr…
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Claim 9: “Several states are trying to ban or restrict Sharia law.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 10: “Zohran Mamdani... was pictured grinning alongside Wahhaj in his Al-Taqwa mosque”
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Multiple sources, including India Today and other web results, confirm that Zohran Mamdani was photographed with Siraj Wahhaj at the Al-Taqwa mosque.
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web search NEUTRAL — After Zohran Mamdani castigated Cuomo for not visiting a mosque, he showed him how it was done by visiting the Al-Taqwa Mosque and posing smilingly with its Jihadist Imam Siraj Wahhaj.
https://www.danielgreenfield.org/p/mamdanis-terror-mosque-ca…
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web search NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani's photo with imam tied to 1993 bombing piques Trump, Musk."Today at Masjid At-Taqwa, I had the pleasure of meeting with Imam Siraj Wahhaj, one of the nation’s foremost Muslim leaders an…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/zohran-mamdani-photo-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — The photo was taken at Siraj Wahhaj’s Bed-Stuy mosque during Jummah (Friday) prayers. Zohran Mamdani also shared a post on X which read, “Today at Masjid At-Taqwa, I had the pleasure of meeting with I…
https://www.livemint.com/news/zohran-mamdani-pictured-with-b…
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Claim 11: “Siraj Wahhaj, a former ISNA vice-president who was himself an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm Siraj Wahhaj was an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and identify him as an imam/leader associated with ISNA/MANA.
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web search NEUTRAL — Siraj Wahhaj is the imam of the At-Taqwa Mosque, located in Brooklyn, New York, and the President of the Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA). In 1995, along with Osama bin Laden and bin Laden's me…
https://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/7821
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web search NEUTRAL — New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani met and posed for a photograph with controversial figure Siraj Wahhaj on Friday, sparking outrage, given this imam's extreme statements and past as an un…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nyc-canidate-mamdani-fac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mamdani campaigned with radical Imam Siraj Wahhaj, an Islamist who was an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/18/mamdani-campai…
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Claim 12: “In Texas, state leaders are opening investigations into Muslim institutions and attempting to block the development of huge Muslim enclaves.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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