Some extremists issued a fatwa against her, and others said her children should be buried with dogs.
Whatever way one looks at it, reopening these identity issues gives extremists issues to exploit and risks destabilizing the region.
The cleric, once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe", is influential among Jordanian Salafists, who follow his statements on Syria, Iraq and extremist groups issued from behind bars.
Khaled, who dropped Cheb from his name as he grew older, continued to celebrate a carefree lifestyle, conveying a message that ultimately led Islamic extremists to issue a fatwa, or death sentence, against him and those who espoused his ideas; this prompted Khaled to move to France.
A well-known extremist... openly issued death threats to me through his numerous Facebook entries.
Extremists have issued warnings that the killings will continue, and that those who report on LGBT issues will be hunted down.
Mr. Gore also defended his 1992 book on the environment, "Earth in the Balance," which was recently reissued, much to the glee of some Republicans who say it exposed Mr. Gore as an extremist on the issue.
Democrats tried to cast the Republican nominee, Bob McDonnell, as an extremist on social issues; Mr. McDonnell, now governor, focused relentlessly on the economy.
But Mr. Franks's hastily plotted campaign strategy proved catastrophically wrongheaded: he ran to the left of Mr. Schundler, painting him as an extremist on social issues.
But the last election showed the costs to Republicans of succumbing to the N.R.A. and to other groups with extremist views on issues like homosexuality and stem cell research.
