A known Islamic apologist group, the Alasna Institute purports to be an academic resource for Muslim research with the goal of providing Muslims “exactly the information and skills they need to be empowered in their faith and dawah.” Following the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack that left more than 1,200 Israeli civilians dead, Alasna Institute founder Daniel Haqiqatiou wrote, “The recent actions by Hamas are not acts of terrorism; they are acts of resistance.”