Muslim preacher faces trial in New York over alleged Islamic State recruitment
INTERNATIONAL Muslim preacher Abdullah al-Faisal is standing trial in New York for allegedly trying to recruit for the Islamic State (IS) militant group. Faisal, who was born Trevor William Forrest, often goes by Shaikh Faisal. He is ranked by terrorism experts as one of “the most influential among English-language extremist Muslim preachers”, The Washington Post reported. Faisal began messaging a woman in 2016 on WhatsApp, who claimed to be an aspiring […]
