Virtually Islamic: Abu Ayyub al-Masri

Monday, April 26, 2010

Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayub al-Masri

AFP, Qaeda in Iraq confirms top commanders killed, 25 Apr 2010 "The SITE Intelligence Group late on Saturday said the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), the Qaeda front in the country, had in a statement posted on jihadist Internet forums announced for the first time the deaths of the two men.

"But the insurgents also vowed in the message that other insurgents would take their place, under plans put in place ahead of the Iraqi-US military strike that killed them in a house north of Baghdad on April 18."

alarabiya.net, Al-Qaeda's two top Iraq leaders killed in raid, 19 Apr 2010

BBC News, Senior Iraqi al-Qaeda leaders 'killed', 19 Apr 2010 "Mr Maliki said on national TV that the Iraqi al-Qaeda leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, who led an affiliate group, were dead ...

" ... "During the operation computers were seized with e-mails and messages to the two biggest terrorists, Osama bin Laden and [his deputy] Ayman al-Zawahiri," Mr Maliki added."

Fox, 2 Most Wanted Al Qaeda Leaders in Iraq Killed by U.S., Iraqi Forces, 19 Apr 2010

Research

Hashtag Islam

Gary R. Bunt's latest book 'Hashtag Islam: How Cyber Islamic Environments are Transforming Religious Authority' was published by the University of North Carolina Press in October 2018. See the University of North Carolina Catalogue page for more information

OUP University Scholarship Online edition 2019 (subscription)

New Delhi: Pentagon Press edition (Indian Subcontinent market)

Visit the Hashtag Islam page on VirtuallyIslamic.com for more information.

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Publishers Weekly, Understanding Islam...With Books includes reference to 'Hashtag Islam

"For contemporary Islam, the internet has become an empowering tool for religious teaching, mobilization, and networking. Hashtag Islam provides a clear and well-written focus on the impact of cyber-technologies on issues of faith and authority, offering insights into the ways in which the internet has become integrated into the dissemination of Islamic knowledge within global and local contexts. A key contribution that will attract students from an array of disciplines, including Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies, and political science." Vahideh Golzard, University of Leeds

"Hashtag Islam--the newest work by one of the pioneers in reporting on Islam in cyberspace--reflects an incredible range of materials, views, and counterviews. It provides a valuable corrective to the tendency to focus on the negative and political uses of the internet and social media by jihadists without due consideration of the more everyday uses by all kinds of Muslims." Daniel Varisco, Qatar University."

“ … the sociological underpinnings of this work make for a touchstone for further investigation.” James Wetherbee, Library Journal, 'Spirituality and Religion', August 2018

“If you're interested in how Islamic identity is changing across the world as social media grows, pre-order @garybunt's excellent new volume.” Hussein Kesvani @HKesvani, 23 July 2018

""...by investigating how Muslim communities are utilizing (and being transformed by) the ongoing worldwide digital revolution, this work proves to be an important addition to literature on contemporary Islam." Publishers Weekly

Chapters in-press include a chapter on Islamic spirituality and the internet, and a chapter on the Qur'an and the internet. Details will be posted when the books are published.

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