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Courtney Browen

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
5024 total appearances

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Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

But they were never able to prove that he was connected, despite being friends with two of the hijackers. But after his release from jail, Anwar became even more radicalized, and he started to share his radical beliefs through online blogs. He was described as charismatic and persuasive, and he gained a lot of followers.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

But they were never able to prove that he was connected, despite being friends with two of the hijackers. But after his release from jail, Anwar became even more radicalized, and he started to share his radical beliefs through online blogs. He was described as charismatic and persuasive, and he gained a lot of followers.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

Anwar's teaching actually helped influence a number of terrorists, including the July 7th bombings in London, the Toronto 18 Group in Canada, the Tsarnaev brothers who were responsible for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, some of the 9-11 hijackers, and Nidal Hasan, the mass shooter in this episode. So as you can see, Anwar's influence was very widespread.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

Anwar's teaching actually helped influence a number of terrorists, including the July 7th bombings in London, the Toronto 18 Group in Canada, the Tsarnaev brothers who were responsible for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, some of the 9-11 hijackers, and Nidal Hasan, the mass shooter in this episode. So as you can see, Anwar's influence was very widespread.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

Anwar's teaching actually helped influence a number of terrorists, including the July 7th bombings in London, the Toronto 18 Group in Canada, the Tsarnaev brothers who were responsible for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, some of the 9-11 hijackers, and Nidal Hasan, the mass shooter in this episode. So as you can see, Anwar's influence was very widespread.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

In his blogs, he often advocated for violence against the United States. One of his lectures was titled, 44 Ways to Support Jihad. Now the definition of jihad is holy war. It's also defined as a quote, struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam. But the word is often associated with terrorism. And in Anwar's lectures, he wrote the following,

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

In his blogs, he often advocated for violence against the United States. One of his lectures was titled, 44 Ways to Support Jihad. Now the definition of jihad is holy war. It's also defined as a quote, struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam. But the word is often associated with terrorism. And in Anwar's lectures, he wrote the following,

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

In his blogs, he often advocated for violence against the United States. One of his lectures was titled, 44 Ways to Support Jihad. Now the definition of jihad is holy war. It's also defined as a quote, struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam. But the word is often associated with terrorism. And in Anwar's lectures, he wrote the following,

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

Now by 2006, Anwar was already living in the Middle East, fully devoted to spreading his beliefs through his blogs. But years earlier, back in 2001, he was living in Virginia, attending the same mosque as future mass shooter, Nidal Hasan. Like we mentioned earlier, Nidal and his family were never really religious. They identified as Muslim, but they never practiced it.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

Now by 2006, Anwar was already living in the Middle East, fully devoted to spreading his beliefs through his blogs. But years earlier, back in 2001, he was living in Virginia, attending the same mosque as future mass shooter, Nidal Hasan. Like we mentioned earlier, Nidal and his family were never really religious. They identified as Muslim, but they never practiced it.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

Now by 2006, Anwar was already living in the Middle East, fully devoted to spreading his beliefs through his blogs. But years earlier, back in 2001, he was living in Virginia, attending the same mosque as future mass shooter, Nidal Hasan. Like we mentioned earlier, Nidal and his family were never really religious. They identified as Muslim, but they never practiced it.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

However, after the death of his father, Malik, both Nadal and his mom Nora leaned more into their religion. Then sadly, just a few months after his father died, Nadal's mother would be diagnosed with cancer. Now this was supposed to be a happy time for Nadal. He had just been accepted into medical school at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

However, after the death of his father, Malik, both Nadal and his mom Nora leaned more into their religion. Then sadly, just a few months after his father died, Nadal's mother would be diagnosed with cancer. Now this was supposed to be a happy time for Nadal. He had just been accepted into medical school at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

However, after the death of his father, Malik, both Nadal and his mom Nora leaned more into their religion. Then sadly, just a few months after his father died, Nadal's mother would be diagnosed with cancer. Now this was supposed to be a happy time for Nadal. He had just been accepted into medical school at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

But after his mother's cancer diagnosis, Nadal decided to put that on hold and move back home to care for his mom. For the next few months, Nadal dedicated his time to taking his mother to the doctor and going with her to their local mosque. And after a while, his love for Islam grew. Nadal even started praying five times a day and he memorized sections of the Quran.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

But after his mother's cancer diagnosis, Nadal decided to put that on hold and move back home to care for his mom. For the next few months, Nadal dedicated his time to taking his mother to the doctor and going with her to their local mosque. And after a while, his love for Islam grew. Nadal even started praying five times a day and he memorized sections of the Quran.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

But after his mother's cancer diagnosis, Nadal decided to put that on hold and move back home to care for his mom. For the next few months, Nadal dedicated his time to taking his mother to the doctor and going with her to their local mosque. And after a while, his love for Islam grew. Nadal even started praying five times a day and he memorized sections of the Quran.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

But unfortunately, on May 30th, 2001, his mom, Nora Hassan, passed away. at the age of 49. Once again, Nadal was devastated. He had lost both of his parents in just a few short years. But someone who brought him a lot of comfort during this time was Anwar al-Awlaki, who was a leader at their mosque. Anwar even presided over Nora's funeral.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

But unfortunately, on May 30th, 2001, his mom, Nora Hassan, passed away. at the age of 49. Once again, Nadal was devastated. He had lost both of his parents in just a few short years. But someone who brought him a lot of comfort during this time was Anwar al-Awlaki, who was a leader at their mosque. Anwar even presided over Nora's funeral.

Murder In America
EP. 187: TEXAS - The Ft. Hood Mass Shooting: A Terrorist Attack From The Inside (Pt. 1)

But unfortunately, on May 30th, 2001, his mom, Nora Hassan, passed away. at the age of 49. Once again, Nadal was devastated. He had lost both of his parents in just a few short years. But someone who brought him a lot of comfort during this time was Anwar al-Awlaki, who was a leader at their mosque. Anwar even presided over Nora's funeral.