Join the millions fighting the global Jihad.
Across the world, communities facing jihadist violence, intimidation, and sustained ideological pressure have endured remarkably similar realities while remaining isolated from one another in international discourse. Their experiences are frequently treated as separate local crises rather than as connected expressions of a broader Islamist movement operating across regions.
The International Freedom Coalition is grounded in the recognition that communities in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and beyond have faced sustained pressure and violence linked to Islamist actors deploying force, financial leverage, and ideological influence. IFC exists to document these patterns, connect affected communities, and advance coordinated international efforts to confront and counter them.
The International Freedom Coalition transforms local testimony into coordinated international advocacy through a structured system of regional desks and community dossiers.
Step 01
Regional desks function as coordinating hubs that work with local contributors, researchers, and community representatives to document conditions affecting vulnerable communities and maintain accurate records.
Step 02
Each dossier is a structured body of research focused on a specific community or issue within a region, bringing together historical and demographic context, contemporary developments, documented forms of pressure or violence, and first-hand testimony from affected communities.
Step 03
Completed dossiers are brought before international institutions — the United Nations, national legislatures, and human rights courts — providing structured, evidence-based cases that cannot be ignored or misrepresented.
Why It Matters
Ensuring experiences cannot be erased or misrepresented — creating a permanent, verifiable body of evidence for each community.
Providing evidence-based material for journalists, researchers, and policymakers who need reliable, structured documentation.
Giving communities structured, factual cases for engagement with international institutions — turning testimony into actionable advocacy.
The IFC is not a campaign — it is a permanent international framework. Its model is designed to create a continuous advocacy cycle in which documentation, institutional engagement, and public awareness reinforce one another over time, building precedent with every case advanced.
IFC is structured to maintain consistent international presence for affected communities, not just during moments of crisis but as a continuous body of documented evidence.
Active dossiers are reinforced by testimony from supporting dossiers across all desks, transforming individual cases into evidence of systemic realities — and establishing precedent for future engagement.
IFC works to ensure that democratic governments maintain clear, evidence-based positions when engaging with regimes or movements that employ coercion, terrorism, or political violence.
By 2035, IFC aims to have activated and advanced dossiers across all regional desks, ensuring every participating community has a pathway to international engagement and institutional recognition.
Key milestones in IFC's founding year and beyond.
March 2026
The International Freedom Coalition officially launches, with founding regional desks operational and testimony submissions open globally.
April 2026
IFC convenes its inaugural conference at JNS, bringing together founding members, regional desk leads, and allied organisations to set the Coalition's strategic agenda.
October 2026
IFC's first completed dossiers are brought before the United Nations, the United States Congress, and the European Court of Human Rights.
January 2027
Four new regional desks launch, extending IFC's reach across the Americas, East Asia, and Europe — broadening the coalition's global advocacy capacity.
The International Freedom Coalition was founded in 2026 by Dr. Charles Jacobs and Dr. Walid Phares — two scholars and advocates whose careers span human rights, international security, counter-terrorism, and global policy. The Coalition reflects their combined experience in connecting communities, documenting political realities, and bringing underrepresented voices into international discourse. It is guided by an expert council of advisers drawn from across the regions and disciplines relevant to IFC's mission.
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