Location: United States
A Tajik national living illegally in Brooklyn, Mansuri Manuchekhri, was arrested on February 26th for allegedly conspiring to fund the Islamic State (IS) and its Central Asian affiliate, ISIS-K. According to the FBI, Manuchekhri entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in June 2016 but overstayed after it expired in December 2016. In March 2017, he attempted to gain legal status by paying an American citizen for a sham marriage, but his petition failed due to missing documentation. From December 2021 to April 2023, he allegedly funneled approximately $70,000 to ISIS-linked operatives in Turkey and Syria, including a suspect later arrested for a January 2024 terrorist attack on an Istanbul church. The complaint also states that Manuchekhri actively supported ISIS by praising past attacks in the U.S. and collecting jihadi propaganda promoting violence and martyrdom. Despite being prohibited from possessing firearms as an illegal alien, he frequently visited shooting ranges and trained with assault rifles, even sending a video of himself firing a weapon in New Jersey to an ISIS affiliate with the message, "Thank God, I am ready, brother." A concerned relative reported him to the New York State Terrorism Tips Hotline, fearing he might commit violence. Now facing charges of terrorism financing, immigration fraud, and illegal firearm possession, Manuchekhri could face up to 45 years in prison if convicted.
Location: Lebanon
Hezbollah’s top terrorist leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was reportedly left in tears after Israel’s brutal pager attack on his militant group in Lebanon last September. In a rare display of weakness, his son, Jawad Nasrallah, admitted on Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV that the attack shattered his father, leaving him "slaughtered from his neck to his heart. Cut into two." The strike, which took out numerous Hezbollah operatives, including top military commander Fuad Shukr, visibly broke the terror chief. "There were times I didn’t even want to hear his voice… Later, I learned that he was crying," Jawad confessed. His sister Zaynab confirmed the humiliation, saying their mother told her Nasrallah wept over the attack, and even doctors treating the wounded Hezbollah fighters were stunned by the devastation. Israel’s precision strike didn’t just eliminate key Hezbollah operatives—it broke their leader.
Location: Nigeria
In another display of Islamist oppression, more than 20 Muslims in northern Nigeria’s Kano state have been arrested simply for eating in public during Ramadan, with five more detained for selling food. The state’s Sharia police, the Hisbah, have vowed to continue their crackdown, with Deputy Commander Mujahid Aminudeen declaring, “We won’t condone that, and that’s why we went out to make arrests.” The religious enforcers even rely on tip-offs from outraged citizens to hunt down those daring to eat before sundown. Those caught are hauled before a Sharia court and punished accordingly, unlike last year when some were released after promising to comply. Adding to the authoritarian absurdity, the Hisbah also confirmed they’ve arrested people for "inappropriate haircuts," wearing shorts, and even tricycle drivers mixing male and female passengers. While non-Muslims are exempt, the message is clear: in Kano, violating Islamic law—even by something as basic as eating—comes with serious consequences.
Location: Indonesia
In yet another horrifying display of Sharia brutality, two young men in Indonesia’s Aceh province were publicly flogged on February 24th for allegedly having gay sex—after being caught naked and hugging by neighborhood vigilantes who broke into their room. The Sharia court handed down 85 and 80 lashes as punishment, with lead judge Sakwanah declaring, “As Muslims, the defendants should uphold the Sharia law that prevails in Aceh.” The older man received a harsher sentence because judges deemed him the “instigator.” Aceh, the only province in Indonesia enforcing Sharia, regularly flogs people for so-called morality crimes, including drinking, gambling, and even missing Friday prayers. More than 100 people are caned each year under its draconian laws, which even extend to the tiny minority of non-Muslims. While Indonesia’s central government has no laws against homosexuality, it has utterly failed to stop the Islamist takeover of Aceh, where religious police now rule with unchecked power.
Location: Iran
Iran’s youth just delivered a humiliating blow to the mullahs, proving the regime is losing its grip on the next generation. A viral video from a state-commissioned documentary—intended to warn of a so-called cultural invasion—instead exposed how little young Iranians care about their rulers. Teen girls giggled as they failed to name Iran’s past and present leaders, a stark contrast to older generations who once “chanted and prayed for their health every morning at school.” As one contributor to Iran International noted, today's youth are not indoctrinated like before: “Unlike my generation, whose priority was politics and the collective, my niece’s generation is concerned with the individual: my hair, my rights, my aspirations.” With widespread access to social media and illegal satellite TV, young Iranians are rejecting the Islamic Republic entirely—not with protests, but with apathy. The regime may still hold power, but it’s clear: it has already lost the future.
