FBI Seeks Information on Mu’min al-Mawji Mahmud Salim and Alleged ISIS Support Network
Wanted for Questioning
Mu’min al-Mawji Mahmud Salim is wanted for questioning in connection with allegedly providing material support to ISIS. He is identified as the creator of the Electronic Horizons Foundation (EHF), an organization reportedly established to provide technical advice and training to ISIS supporters attempting to evade law-enforcement scrutiny online. Salim is also connected with another organization that authorities say was established to create and distribute ISIS propaganda calling for violence against the West.
Believed to Be in Egypt
Salim is thought to be residing in Egypt and has been described as wearing glasses and having a short-trimmed beard. His suspected presence in Egypt adds an international dimension to an investigation already involving online networks capable of reaching supporters across national borders. Authorities continue seeking information concerning his current whereabouts, associates, and activities.
Electronic Horizons Foundation
Salim is identified as the creator of the Electronic Horizons Foundation, which reportedly provided technical advice and training to ISIS supporters. According to the FBI, the organization was designed to assist supporters seeking to evade law-enforcement scrutiny of their online activities. Salim’s reported role as its creator makes him a central figure authorities want to question concerning the organization and the people associated with it.
EHF represents the technical component of the activities connected with Salim. Rather than operating solely as a propaganda outlet, the organization reportedly provided technical assistance to people supporting ISIS online. Authorities are interested in identifying additional individuals who participated in, supported, or maintained connections with the organization.
Technical Support Network
The technical assistance provided through EHF was reportedly intended to help ISIS supporters avoid detection while conducting activities online. Salim’s reported role extended beyond simply participating in the organization because he is identified as the individual who created it. His position could therefore make him knowledgeable about other members, associates, and supporters connected with EHF.
Authorities are examining the wider network surrounding the organization and the individuals who participated in its activities. Salim’s contacts and relationships may provide important connections between different members of the network. The international nature of online communications means people in several countries could potentially possess information relevant to the investigation.
Talea al-Ansar Foundation
Salim also reportedly established the Talea al-Ansar Foundation, an organization authorities connect with the creation and distribution of ISIS propaganda. According to the FBI, the propaganda distributed through the organization called for violence against the West. This reported activity expanded Salim’s involvement beyond technical assistance into propaganda production and distribution.
The existence of both organizations demonstrates the different types of activity associated with Salim. EHF reportedly concentrated on technical assistance for ISIS supporters, while Talea al-Ansar was associated with propaganda encouraging violence. Authorities are interested in identifying the individuals who worked with or supported either organization.
Propaganda Calling for Violence
The propaganda associated with Talea al-Ansar reportedly promoted ISIS and called for violence against Western targets. Salim’s reported establishment of the organization places him in a significant position within the propaganda activities authorities are investigating. The FBI is seeking information concerning the organization, its participants, and Salim’s role in its operations.
These propaganda activities are connected with the broader investigation into Salim’s alleged material support for ISIS. His involvement with multiple organizations indicates that authorities are examining more than a single website or online account. Investigators are interested in the wider network of individuals connected with these operations.
Connection to Sarah Jamal Muhammad al-Sayyid
Salim is identified as the fiancé of Sarah Jamal Muhammad al-Sayyid, who is also wanted for questioning in connection with allegedly providing material support to ISIS. Al-Sayyid reportedly helped establish EHF and played a role in distributing ISIS propaganda, recruiting additional members, and obtaining web servers used to host ISIS communication platforms. Their relationship connects two individuals authorities are seeking information about as part of the same broader network.
The FBI’s interest extends beyond Salim and al-Sayyid individually to the organizations and associates surrounding them. Their reported activities through EHF provide investigators with connections to other individuals involved in technical support, recruitment, propaganda, and online infrastructure. Authorities continue seeking information capable of identifying additional participants.
International Online Operations
The activities attributed to Salim demonstrate how online infrastructure was reportedly used to support ISIS across international borders. Technical assistance, propaganda distribution, and communications capabilities could reach individuals regardless of their physical location. Salim’s reported leadership of organizations involved in these activities makes his international contacts particularly relevant to investigators.
His suspected residence in Egypt also makes information from outside the United States potentially important. Individuals who have information concerning his whereabouts, associates, travel, or activities may possess information relevant to authorities investigating the network. The case remains international in scope because both the individuals and online activities involved can cross national boundaries.
Information Sought Worldwide
Authorities continue seeking information concerning Mu’min al-Mawji Mahmud Salim, Sarah Jamal Muhammad al-Sayyid, the Electronic Horizons Foundation, the Talea al-Ansar Foundation, and individuals associated with these organizations. Anyone with information concerning Salim’s whereabouts, activities, or associates should provide it directly to appropriate law-enforcement authorities and should not attempt to approach or confront him. Information relevant to U.S. authorities can be submitted through the FBI, while individuals elsewhere can contact their national law-enforcement authorities for appropriate international coordination.
