manchesteronline, Think-tank warns of anti-Islam "time bomb"

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Saudis crack down on Islamic charities

Egypt Today - The Magazine of Egypt piece on Muslim Brotherhood

Herald Sun: Jihad site sparks terror arrest [03jun04] Islamic Youth Movement website links here to arrest of Bilal Khazal in Australia

Ann Arbor News, Terrorism support case against student is heading for jury

straitstimes, Terror attacks escalate despite Saudi crackdown - JUNE 3, 2004

FrontPage magazine.com :: The New Face of Al-Qaeda by Robert Spencer written by the director of Jihad Watch

ABC 7 News - U.S. Raids N.Va. Office of Saudi-Based Charity

I look forward to reading reports on this weblog fest in Iran: weblogfestival.com, The First Persian Weblog Festival

Middle East Online, 'Al-Qaeda winning the war against terror'

tehrantimes.com, Ideas of Imam Khomeini Inspire Intifada: Palestinian Ambassador

Aljazeera.Net - Pakistan's religious faultline

Al-Qaeda winning: Asian analysts - theage.com.au

The New York Times > Week in Review > What Is (Un)Known About Al Qaeda in America

Interesting perspective on the credibility of 'intelligence': The Sun News | 05/30/2004 | Credible intelligence question spurs debate: "Al Qaeda's intent to launch a major attack in this country has been no secret for some time, former CIA counterterrorism chief Vince Cannistraro said Thursday. 'The question is their capabilities, and that we don't have.'

"'Nobody is telling us details of an operation except people talking openly on the Internet, who know we are reading it,' Cannistraro said. 'If Al Qaeda is planning another [Sept. 11, 2001, attack], do you think they'll tell us on Web sites? Give me a break.'"

Pertinent piece by John R. Bradley: straitstimes, Saudi royals can't keep shifting blame - MAY 31, 2004: "What neither the ageing royals nor the equally clueless Bush administration realised, however, was that their secret partnership during the Iraq war, though banned as a subject for discussion in the Saudi media (and largely ignored in the American media), was common knowledge to any Arab who surfed the Internet or tuned in to Al-Jazeera; and that the aid, denied by Defence Minister Prince Sultan then in the name of Islam, would become the primary catalyst for the subsequent violence."

chronwatch.com, 'Nicolas Berg and the Continuing Search for Answers' by Ira Simmons

(DV) Maavak: Mission Creep: "The tools of the Patriot Act somehow can’t penetrate the borderless world of cyberspace to track down the source of these statements while cheap software can show you the IP address of an email source. This is made easier in Saudi Arabia, which has a major nodal point to monitor Internet traffic in and out of the country, a result of its fixation with porn."

'Big, magnificent man' killed by al-Qaeda - War on Terror - www.theage.com.au

IOL : Al-Qaeda message takes a stab at Berlusconi: "Stinging comments directed at Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and attributed to al-Qaeda were widely reported in the Italian press on Monday, just days ahead of a visit to Rome by United States President George Bush.

"The message, posted on an Internet site and attributed to Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin, the head of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia, claims responsibility for the bloody weekend siege at a housing complex in the eastern Saudi oil city of Al-Khobar, in which 19 foreigners and three Saudis were killed."

New York Daily News - Home - Their throats were slashed big questions on how the gunmen escaped

Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Saudi Authorities Hunt for Militants

Al-Qaeda to clean Arabian Peninsula of infidels : AFP/HindustanTimes.com: notes the site http//alsaha.fares.net as the statement's source: "The website message, signed by the "Al-Qaeda Organisation in the Arabian Peninsula", headed by Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin, a Saudi, said only one of the fighters was killed, naming him as "the hero Nimer bin Suhaj al-Baqmi"."

AP/Las Vegas SUN: Tape Claims Responsibility for Arab Attack " 

"A man identified as al-Qaida's chief in the Saudi region claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in the kingdom's oil hub on a tape posted on the Internet Sunday.

"The unauthenticated tape was posted on a Web site known for militant Muslim comment along with a written statement about the attack that was characterized by contempt for non-Muslims."

BBC NEWS | Technology | Instant messaging grows up

Jaish-E-Mohammad Rebaptised? links to Nizamuddin Shamzai story (below). Also see Tehrik al-Furqan page (and associated links)

BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Sunni preacher killed in Karachi

Linux related story on Iraq -- I write about OS in a forthcoming paper, and really feel that this is a significant issue: Wired News: Slow Going for Linux in Iraq "Reports from inside the country say curious citizens are keeping Internet cafes filled to capacity, that eager students are returning to universities to learn how to program and that high-end computer workstations can be bought for as little as $150 in city marketplaces."

Top News Article | Reuters.com: "An Internet statement purporting to come from Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network said it carried out the unprecedented hostage-taking, which raised the stakes in a battle the world's biggest crude exporter has waged against the group for a year.

"A later statement signed by the 'al Qaeda network in the Arabian Peninsula' vowed to rid the peninsula of 'infidels.'""

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Ex-pats predict exodus in Khobar

Reuters AlertNet - Chronology of events in Saudi oil city attack

Islam Online- London Draws Plan To Win Young Muslims' Hearts also see links below on Amr Khaled

Amr Khaled Official Website English tranlsations from Amr Khaled

Al-Ahram Weekly | Features | From Amr Diab to Amr Khaled

Northeast Intelligence Network, Global Islamic Media: Archives (translated into English) of Global Islamic Media. these are primarily machine-translated from Arabic.

Northeast Intelligence Network: "28 May 2004 - Al Qaeda lists successes since 9/11 on Global Islamic Media; Includes 2001 downing of American Airlines flight 587 that went down over Queens"

Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Gunmen Kill 10 in Saudi Housing Complex "Statements posted on Islamic Web sites claimed the attack in the name of the Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Brigade. One of the statements was signed the ``al-Qaida in the Arab Peninsula.'' It says the attacks targeted U.S. companies and that a number of ``crusaders'' had been killed."

Independent, Abu Hamza: panto villain or terrorist mastermind?

Reuters.com, Governing Body, U.S. Pick CIA Link Allawi as Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi gets the job 30 June on

just seems an appropriate place to put this link: The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > For Some, the Blogging Never Stops

Islam Online - Services (Fatwa), Iraqi Detainees Forced to Denounce Islam: Disbelievers? also discusses the treatment of prisoners in general

Islam Online have issued a 'fatwa' relating to zakah, and whether it is permissible to give it to the people of Rafah: Islam Online - Services (Fatwa), Food and Medicine for the People of Rafah

Given the attention paid to al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade online, I thought this piece from the Independent was relevant to this blog: independent.co.uk, Zacharia Zubeidi: The marked man "Zacharia Zubeidi, head of the al-Aqsa Martyrs brigade in Jenin, has survived four assassination attempts by Israeli forces."

Related links (still functioning):


palestineway.com



qudsway.com

"A War for Peace" and "Sheikh Osama Bin Laden's Message to the People of Europe" Posters available on the al-muhaajiroun.com site in pdf format [in case you haven't seen it -- please read my Content Disclaimer before proceeding].

muhajiroun.com, Which one do you prefer - death penalty or life in prison? With Abu Hamza under arrest, al-Muhajiroun have issued this press release, with states (in part):

"Sheikh Abu Hamza, Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad and many other Muslim political activists in the UK have been facing intense vilification by the media, who through lies and distortions have made them public enemy No. 1 for the British public. The arrest of Sheikh Abu Hamza today is therefore no surprise as the Blair regime gives in to the Jewish lobby (and the likes of the detestable pro-Israeli Andrew Dismore) and the lackeys of the Blair regime within the Muslim community known as the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). The arrest is also intended to appease the masses fearing another attack by Al-Qaaeda and to deflect the publics attention away from the US and UK fascist policies in Iraq and Afghanistan."

Shaykh Abu Hamza and Supporters Of Shareeah [IMPORTANT NOTICE] shareeah.org remains online, in this one page statement in support of Abu Hamza

"Elevating Arabic to equal status with English could revolutionise internet usage in the Middle East and lead to an explosion in the number of sites offering Arabic content." As discussed in Islam in the Digital Age Reuters/theage.com.au, Fully Arabised net has some way to go

The al-Jazeera copy of this article has a good photo accompanying it.

theage.com.au, I feared al-Qaeda would kill me: Roche - War on Terror - www.theage.com.au: "Roche said that after returning to Australia, he saw the FBI's most wanted list on the internet. He recognised 'five, if not six of the people... as a result of seeing them in Afghanistan'."

Missoulian: More collateral damage in war on terror - Friday, May 28, 2004

oregonlive.com, Cleric charged in bid to start al-Qaida training in Oregon: "Al-Masri also tried to establish a computer lab in Afghanistan to help the Taliban, an effort that started in the spring of 2000 and continued until just five days before the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States.
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The indictment also said Al-Masri used a Web site called Supporters of Shariah to encourage donations to the Taliban. "

The website is discussed in Virtually Islamic and Islam in the Digital Age.

JINSA Online (Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs) -- Al-Qaeda: Is the Past Prologue? refers to use of the Internet by al-Ansar al-Islam and al-Qaeda.

The Sun, Gun cops seized Hamza The Sun highlights its campaign against Abu Hamza on its front page, together with previous front pages and detailed coverage (it appears to be the only newspaper to be on-site during the arrest).

Reuters, Britain wants speedy Hamza extradition

Straits Times,What the Islamic ummah really means - MAY 27, 2004 includes Internet reference

gg2: Police arrest firebrand cleric for extradition allegations: "Abu Hamza is known for damning the US and calling for the overthrow of Arab leaders. He spends his time answering emails on the Internet or organising conferences for Muslims in secret locations across Britain."

prisonplanet.tv, Qaeda Leader Beheads U.S. Civilian in Iraq latest conspiracy theories and opinion relating to the Nick Berg videotape

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Crash sparks Saudi driving debate non-tech, although the topic has appeared in net chat rooms

BBC NEWS | UK | Hamza faces 11 US terror charges

Strange world: Web reveals much, government little: South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Adam Gadahn and his 'inspiration' via the net:

"If an Internet account attributed to him is true, he grew up on 'an extremely rural goat ranch' in Southern California, was once 'obsessed with demonic heavy metal music,' and became a Muslim in November 1995 after being inspired by online religious discussion boards."

Wired News: Wartime Wireless Worries Pentagon

Reuters.com, UK Police Arrest Firebrand Cleric for Extradition

"For weeks, Washington officials have been discussing among themselves the increased level of "chatter" being intercepted by the National Security Agency (NSA). From a military base outside of Washington and from listening posts all over the world, the NSA uses supercomputers to monitor overseas phone and Internet traffic. The last time the NSA raised the chatter alarm was during the summer of 2001."
BW Online | May 27, 2004 | Does Terrorists' Chatter Matter?

"154 Jihad Verses in the Koran -- Passages in the Quran about Islamic Holy War" compiled by Yoel Natan This listing links to Answering-Islam.org -- I haven't read it through yet

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Radical cleric 'stopped bomb plot' non-tech, but links into Jemaah Islamiah discussions (referrred to in Islam in the Digital Age.

E-mail and the net are part of this ongoing case relating to the suicide bombings in Tel Aviv:
BBC NEWS | UK | Brother 'shocked' at suicide bomb: "Mr Sharif said he had not tried to contact Omar after hearing he was on the run.

"'If something like that happened, the last thing you would think of doing was to drop off in an internet cafe,' he told the court."

SanLuisObispo.com, Terror Suspects Named by U.S. Officials

kgw.com | News for Oregon and SW Washington | AP Wire: Al-Hussayen case hots up, now the defence is in place.

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | US 'faces summer terror threat'

see the original on aljazeera.net

Wired News: Are You a Potential Terrorist?

BBC NEWS | Technology | Wi-fi lifeline for Nepal's farmers accessibility model that could work in other contexts

kgw.com | News for Oregon and SW Washington | AP Wire: "After more than six weeks, attorneys for Sami Omar Al-Hussayen have their chance to show jurors that the University of Idaho graduate student is not the Internet terrorist the federal government claims. "

The New York Times > International > Middle East > Only a Few Spoke Up on Abuse as Many Soldiers Stayed Silent links to article below:

"Mistreatment was not only widely known but also apparently tolerated, so much so that a picture of naked detainees forced into a human pyramid was used as a screen saver on a computer in the interrogations room. Other soldiers easily stumbled onto photographs of naked detainees left on computers in the Internet café at [Abu Ghraib] prison." (Kate Zernike, "Only a Few Spoke Up on Abuse As Many Soldiers Stayed Silent," New York Times, 5/22/04) cited in ZNet | Iraq | The Last Man Standing

Guardian Unlimited | World dispatch | 'Its best use is as a doorstop' "Brian Whitaker explains why a book packed with sweeping generalisations about Arabs carries so much weight with both neocons and military in the US." The book in question is The Arab Mind, by Raphael Patai. I cannot say that I am encouraged to read this.

Islam Online- Syria, Muslim Brotherhood Turn New Leaf

Islam Online- Scotland Yard Reaches Out To British Muslims I think 'reaches out' has to be defined here, as the long arm of the law stretches into Muslim communities.

""Stop and Search rates have become one of the most visible indicators of racially biased policing practice in London ," said Iqbal Sacranie, Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Britain, in a statement published on the MCB's website Friday."

Jerusalem Post, France: Hackers silence a leading Islamic website this refers to the termporary loss of oumma.com. The Post's opinion is that :

"... Oumma.com is the mouthpiece of Tariq Ramadan, an Islamic new wave extremist theologian and a proven anti-Semite. Ramadan, grandson of Hassan al Banna, the founder of the Islamic Brotherhood, is the darling of the French-speaking left and the guru of the young Muslim generation."

Journal Gazette | 05/24/2004 | Technology changing how we see war: Up close

Sheikh Ahmad Kuftaro's Official website, Uniting The Human Family, Islamic sites This is the Syrian Grand Mufti's site, including translations of khutbahs in several languages. (Located via Little Green Footballs, diolch!). It also links to The School of the Qur'an- The AbuNour Islamic Official website which has an Internet section. The English Qur'anic commentaries are derived from Mawdudi, rather than Kuftaro, and I was wondering if they had considered the implications of this(see Islam in the Digital Age)? The site is regularly updated, with lectures, a biography and other materials, in Russian, Spanish, German, Japanese, Turkish, France, Arabic and English. It includes photos of Pope John Paul II's visit to Syria in 2002.

Journal Gazette | 05/24/2004 | Technology changing how we see war: Up close

Newsday.com - AP Regional: "Prosecutors looked for one last boost to their terrorism case against a University of Idaho graduate student on Monday before turning the witness stand over to the defense attorneys for Sami Omar Al-Hussayen. "

detnews.com, Hate on the Web attracts attention - 05/25/04

"The Southern Poverty Law Center, a Birmingham, Ala., group that fights intolerance, said the number of U.S.-based hate Web sites rose 12 percent to 497 in 2003 compared with the previous year."

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | 'Wedding video' clouds US denials

FrontPage magazine.com :: Berkeley Intifada by Anneli Rufus

Easy to Use / What do Macs and Islam have in common?: "In a world where the vast majority of computers are PC, where Islam is perceived as the enemy, why would someone choose to be a Mac user or a Muslim? Bias against both is rampant. Those who we rely on to educate us -- the media -- are themselves neither Muslim nor Mac users. "

Afgha.com - Mullah as Agent for Reconstruction and Recovery

baltimoresun.com - Minn. coffee chain battles rumor of terrorist link

Times Online - Beheading of Berg – now it's a conspiracy

Al-Ahram Weekly | Region | Image and reality

E:M | Crack down on ISPs "A dozen of small and medium-sized Iranian ISPs have been shut down over the last couple of weeks for various reasons: providing VoIP, failing to filter blacklisted websites, etc."

Asma Gull Hasan on hijab, being an American Muslim woman, and tight jeans. -- Beliefnet.com

Albasrah.net

Aljazeera.Net - Israeli court finds Barghuthi guilty: "He has reportedly used mobile phones smuggled into his cell to help broker short-lived ceasefires between Palestinian resistance groups and Israel."

Human Rights, Islam and the Charlatan Activists (by Habib Siddiqui) - Media Monitors Network commentary on cyber-postings and their authors.

Daily Local News: "Sageman compared the terrorism networks to the Internet -- they cannot be disrupted simply by taking out one prominent member like al-Zarqawi or even bin Laden."

Daily Local News includes profile of and speculation on al Zarqawi:

"Sageman compared the terrorism networks to the Internet -- they cannot be disrupted simply by taking out one prominent member like al-Zarqawi or even bin Laden." [as discussed in Islam in the Digital Age]

FrontPage magazine.com :: The Enemy is Not Just Al-Qaeda by Robert Spencer: opinion piece, with Internet references to Ryan Anderson:

"Anderson, who is now under arrest for attempting to betray his country and join the jihad, chose his words carefully. A convert to Islam who had spent considerable time cruising for radical Muslim Internet sites, Anderson knew that what Americans think of as one unified organization — Al-Qaeda — is in reality a loose affiliation of many organizations, or even an American conceptual grouping of people who share common motives and goals."

I was interested in the comments of Reuven Paz as this trial rolls on, and his inclusion as a prosecution witness. Local News - The Idaho Statesman - Always Idaho, Expert says sites linked to overseas terrorists
Testimony looks at Internet's role in Hussayen trial: "A terrorism expert told the jury in the Sami Al-Hussayen terrorism trial Wednesday that articles posted on Web sites associated with the former University of Idaho student, including four religious decrees advocating suicide attacks, appeared to be propaganda to help recruit and raise funds for Islamic resistance groups in Chechnya and Palestine."

CNN.com - Pentagon says it attacked fighters -- not wedding - May 20, 2004