Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
MSNBC, Alleged 9/11 mastermind requests death penalty, 5 Jun 08
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Ayman al-Zawahiri Recording
inthenews.co.uk, New warning from al-Qaida deputy, 5 Jun 08 "During the recording he claims "salvation of the Muslim nation is through the march of its sons on the path of jihad".
"The message, titled "In Memory of the Naksa… Break the Siege of Gaza", was apparently released to mark the 41st anniversary of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war."
inthenews.co.uk, New warning from al-Qaida deputy, 5 Jun 08 "During the recording he claims "salvation of the Muslim nation is through the march of its sons on the path of jihad".
"The message, titled "In Memory of the Naksa… Break the Siege of Gaza", was apparently released to mark the 41st anniversary of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war."
aQ
AP, Al-Qaida claims it attacked Denmark's embassy in Pakistan, 5 Jun 08 "An Internet message late Wednesday says the attack was carried out to fulfill Osama bin Laden's promise of revenge over the reprinting in Danish papers of a cartoon of Islam's Prophet Muhammad."
AP, Al-Qaida claims it attacked Denmark's embassy in Pakistan, 5 Jun 08 "An Internet message late Wednesday says the attack was carried out to fulfill Osama bin Laden's promise of revenge over the reprinting in Danish papers of a cartoon of Islam's Prophet Muhammad."
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Kareem el-Beheiri
rsf.org, Blogger Kareem el-Beheiri freed after 73 days in prison, 2 Jun 08 "Blogger Kareem el-Beheiri (http://egyworkers.blogspot.com/), was yesterday released without charge from Borg el Arab prison, 40 kms from Alexandria.
"Factory worker el-Beheiri, was arrested on 6 April while covering a cost of living protest at a factory in Mahalla, north of Cairo. A prosecutor ordered his release ten days later, along with that of two other activists, Tareq Amin and Kamal al-Fayoumy, but they remained in custody without explanation until yesterday."
rsf.org, Blogger Kareem el-Beheiri freed after 73 days in prison, 2 Jun 08 "Blogger Kareem el-Beheiri (http://egyworkers.blogspot.com/), was yesterday released without charge from Borg el Arab prison, 40 kms from Alexandria.
"Factory worker el-Beheiri, was arrested on 6 April while covering a cost of living protest at a factory in Mahalla, north of Cairo. A prosecutor ordered his release ten days later, along with that of two other activists, Tareq Amin and Kamal al-Fayoumy, but they remained in custody without explanation until yesterday."
AQIM+YouTube
redorbit.com, Algerian Paper Says Armed Islamists Use YouTube to Spread Messages, 2 Jun 08 "In the YouTube and Daily Motion video mediums on the Internet network, the terrorist groups, particularly the Salafi Group for Call and Combat [GSPC; the group now known as Al-Qa'idah in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb, or AQLIM], have found a space to conduct their subversive propaganda following the closure of several of their sites and forums."
Text of report by Yassine Mohellebi published by Algerian newspaper La Tribune website on 2 June [(via 2008 BBC Monitoring Media.]
redorbit.com, Algerian Paper Says Armed Islamists Use YouTube to Spread Messages, 2 Jun 08 "In the YouTube and Daily Motion video mediums on the Internet network, the terrorist groups, particularly the Salafi Group for Call and Combat [GSPC; the group now known as Al-Qa'idah in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb, or AQLIM], have found a space to conduct their subversive propaganda following the closure of several of their sites and forums."
Text of report by Yassine Mohellebi published by Algerian newspaper La Tribune website on 2 June [(via 2008 BBC Monitoring Media.]
Embassy Bombing
bloomberg.com, Pakistan to Step Up Terrorism Fight After Danish Embassy Attack, 2 Jun 08 "Zawahiri's appeal for attacks on Denmark came less than a month later, when he responded to questions submitted to Islamic militant Web sites, according to the NEFA Foundation, a U.S.- based non-profit group that analyzes terrorist threats and translated his comments.
""Denmark keeps on dishonoring the Prophet," Zawahiri said in responses posted on the Internet April 17. "We have threatened Norway and every other country that participated in the war against the Muslims." Norway has contributed as many as 700 soldiers to the NATO-led force fighting in Afghanistan.
bloomberg.com, Pakistan to Step Up Terrorism Fight After Danish Embassy Attack, 2 Jun 08 "Zawahiri's appeal for attacks on Denmark came less than a month later, when he responded to questions submitted to Islamic militant Web sites, according to the NEFA Foundation, a U.S.- based non-profit group that analyzes terrorist threats and translated his comments.
""Denmark keeps on dishonoring the Prophet," Zawahiri said in responses posted on the Internet April 17. "We have threatened Norway and every other country that participated in the war against the Muslims." Norway has contributed as many as 700 soldiers to the NATO-led force fighting in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Hot issue
Pickled Politics, It’s a Muslim no-go area!!, 3 Jun 08, "In fact there is no evidence at all that ‘Muslim no-go areas’ exist, and it is a symptom of our lazy media that no one has pulled up Bishop Nazir Ali on it. Even the Guardian keeps repeating this rubbish." Interesting blog thread/opinion on a controversial issue.
Pickled Politics, It’s a Muslim no-go area!!, 3 Jun 08, "In fact there is no evidence at all that ‘Muslim no-go areas’ exist, and it is a symptom of our lazy media that no one has pulled up Bishop Nazir Ali on it. Even the Guardian keeps repeating this rubbish." Interesting blog thread/opinion on a controversial issue.
Paintings
Tate Britain, The Lure of the East: British Orientalist Painting. "British Orientalist Painting will explore the responses of British artists to the cultures and landscapes of the Near and Middle East between 1780 and 1930, offering vital historical and cultural perspectives on the challenging questions of the ‘Orient’ and its representation in British art."
Tate Britain, The Lure of the East: British Orientalist Painting. "British Orientalist Painting will explore the responses of British artists to the cultures and landscapes of the Near and Middle East between 1780 and 1930, offering vital historical and cultural perspectives on the challenging questions of the ‘Orient’ and its representation in British art."
Announcement
Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, Steps on The Road: A new book issued by the Arabic network, tackles different experiences and mutual support methods between Internet and human rights, Cairo June 3rd, 2008
"The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information issued a new book contains the arguments and discussions of 30 human rights, political and internet activists from 12 Arab Countries on how to expand the mutual support among human rights NGOs, internet activists and media men; that kind of support which would finally result in stronger support for freedom to expression causes in the Arab World.
"In the book, the reader will find a presentation for the expanded discussions among activists, bloggers, journalists and media men. enclosed, there are also 10 work papers presented by some participants in the workshop. Those papers contains different experiences, views, suggestions on how to increase cooperation among journalists and media men, internet activists and human rights activists, establishing a solid base for more cooperation supporting freedom to expression in the Arab World. Such increased cooperation would be of great importance because of the increasing role of internet and its activists in fighting against political tyranny.
"The different backgrounds of the participants from “Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Oman, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya and Bahrain” helped so much in achieving success. They presented different causes on human rights, media and freedom to expression according to different circumstances in different countries. What was common among most of those countries was their enmity to freedom to expression and their imposing regulations bonding internet access.
"The printed version of the book is available at the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information headquarter, and can be browsed on the website of the Arab Initiative for free internet openarab.net, that follows the Network.
"For more information on the workshop visit;
http://www.anhri.net/en/reports/2008/pr0228.shtml
The full report in Arabic;
http://www.openarab.net/ar/node/531
The full report in English;
http://www.openarab.net/en/node/559"
I have yet to read this.
Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, Steps on The Road: A new book issued by the Arabic network, tackles different experiences and mutual support methods between Internet and human rights, Cairo June 3rd, 2008
"The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information issued a new book contains the arguments and discussions of 30 human rights, political and internet activists from 12 Arab Countries on how to expand the mutual support among human rights NGOs, internet activists and media men; that kind of support which would finally result in stronger support for freedom to expression causes in the Arab World.
"In the book, the reader will find a presentation for the expanded discussions among activists, bloggers, journalists and media men. enclosed, there are also 10 work papers presented by some participants in the workshop. Those papers contains different experiences, views, suggestions on how to increase cooperation among journalists and media men, internet activists and human rights activists, establishing a solid base for more cooperation supporting freedom to expression in the Arab World. Such increased cooperation would be of great importance because of the increasing role of internet and its activists in fighting against political tyranny.
"The different backgrounds of the participants from “Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Oman, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya and Bahrain” helped so much in achieving success. They presented different causes on human rights, media and freedom to expression according to different circumstances in different countries. What was common among most of those countries was their enmity to freedom to expression and their imposing regulations bonding internet access.
"The printed version of the book is available at the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information headquarter, and can be browsed on the website of the Arab Initiative for free internet openarab.net, that follows the Network.
"For more information on the workshop visit;
http://www.anhri.net/en/reports/2008/pr0228.shtml
The full report in Arabic;
http://www.openarab.net/ar/node/531
The full report in English;
http://www.openarab.net/en/node/559"
I have yet to read this.
Trial Update
AFP, British 'bomb plot' accused admits plan to attack parliament, 2 Jun 08 "Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 27, said the plan to target the Houses of Parliament was designed as a political protest in opposition to the government's foreign policy after the "totally illegal and criminal" wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ...
"... Footage of the blast would be combined with Internet footage and martyrdom videos found after his arrest over the alleged airline plot in mid-2006 to make an anti-government documentary for publicity purposes, he added."
AFP, British 'bomb plot' accused admits plan to attack parliament, 2 Jun 08 "Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 27, said the plan to target the Houses of Parliament was designed as a political protest in opposition to the government's foreign policy after the "totally illegal and criminal" wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ...
"... Footage of the blast would be combined with Internet footage and martyrdom videos found after his arrest over the alleged airline plot in mid-2006 to make an anti-government documentary for publicity purposes, he added."
Turkey
turkishdailynews.com.tr, Is Turkish Big Brother watching us?, 3 Jun 08 "On April 27, 2007, Turkey's military general staff posted a memorandum on its Web site around 9:17 p.m. implicitly blaming the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, government for having a hidden Islamic agenda and for not doing enough to prevent the supposed rise of an Islamic threat. Dubbed in the media as an e-coup or e-memorandum, this followed the nomination by the government of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül as its presidential candidate.The army's intervention in politics was not a big surprise to those who know the history of military interventions and civil-military relations in Turkey. However, this time there was something new. The army's warning was published around midnight through its Web site without any signature. This was an anonymous, bodiless, virtual – but not unreal – intervention. There was no information available about the authors of the memorandum. The text was badly written with lots of grammatical errors."
Op-ed by Rabia Karakaya Polat, assistant professor at Işık University.
turkishdailynews.com.tr, Is Turkish Big Brother watching us?, 3 Jun 08 "On April 27, 2007, Turkey's military general staff posted a memorandum on its Web site around 9:17 p.m. implicitly blaming the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, government for having a hidden Islamic agenda and for not doing enough to prevent the supposed rise of an Islamic threat. Dubbed in the media as an e-coup or e-memorandum, this followed the nomination by the government of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül as its presidential candidate.The army's intervention in politics was not a big surprise to those who know the history of military interventions and civil-military relations in Turkey. However, this time there was something new. The army's warning was published around midnight through its Web site without any signature. This was an anonymous, bodiless, virtual – but not unreal – intervention. There was no information available about the authors of the memorandum. The text was badly written with lots of grammatical errors."
Op-ed by Rabia Karakaya Polat, assistant professor at Işık University.
UAE
gulfnews.com, UAE named most wired country in Arab world, 2 Jun 08
"The UAE scored 329.5 per cent to become the most connected country in the Arab world last year, followed by Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, according to the Arab Advisors Group's annual Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM) report."
gulfnews.com, UAE named most wired country in Arab world, 2 Jun 08
"The UAE scored 329.5 per cent to become the most connected country in the Arab world last year, followed by Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, according to the Arab Advisors Group's annual Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM) report."
Faithbook
Guardian, Faithbook launched on Facebook, 3 Jun 08 "Faithbook, which goes live today on the popular site, uses images, videos, prayers, content from sacred texts and commentary from prominent figures to promote constructive dialogue in the UK and the rest of the world." Haven't checked this yet.
Guardian, Faithbook launched on Facebook, 3 Jun 08 "Faithbook, which goes live today on the popular site, uses images, videos, prayers, content from sacred texts and commentary from prominent figures to promote constructive dialogue in the UK and the rest of the world." Haven't checked this yet.
Kareem Amer
Reporters sans Frontières (Paris), Egypt: Blogger Gets 2,300 Letters in Prison, 2 Jun 08 "Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman, a blogger better known as Kareem Amer, has been getting hundreds of letters in prison from Internet users all over the world as a result of a "Flood the Jail with Mail" campaign (http://www.freekareem.org/2008/03/19/flood-the-jail-with-mail/) launched jointly by the Free Kareem Support Committee (http://www.freekareem.org/) and the Committee to Protect Bloggers (http://www.committeetoprotectbloggers.org)."
Reporters sans Frontières (Paris), Egypt: Blogger Gets 2,300 Letters in Prison, 2 Jun 08 "Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman, a blogger better known as Kareem Amer, has been getting hundreds of letters in prison from Internet users all over the world as a result of a "Flood the Jail with Mail" campaign (http://www.freekareem.org/2008/03/19/flood-the-jail-with-mail/) launched jointly by the Free Kareem Support Committee (http://www.freekareem.org/) and the Committee to Protect Bloggers (http://www.committeetoprotectbloggers.org)."
Monday, June 02, 2008
Games & Violence
arabnews.com, Violent Video Games a Factor in Making Children Aggressive, 30 May 08, "... Dr. Samir Arar, a counseling psychologist at Maharat center and a professor of psychology at King Abdulaziz University, says that video games could be one of the many factors that make children aggressive and violent.
"“Violence in video games are among what we call in psychology the risk factors that lead to violent behavior,” Arar said. “Some children might develop aggressive and violent behavior from video games because they love to control. Also, other children, due to social and family surroundings, believe that imposing power over another makes them stronger,” he added."
arabnews.com, Violent Video Games a Factor in Making Children Aggressive, 30 May 08, "... Dr. Samir Arar, a counseling psychologist at Maharat center and a professor of psychology at King Abdulaziz University, says that video games could be one of the many factors that make children aggressive and violent.
"“Violence in video games are among what we call in psychology the risk factors that lead to violent behavior,” Arar said. “Some children might develop aggressive and violent behavior from video games because they love to control. Also, other children, due to social and family surroundings, believe that imposing power over another makes them stronger,” he added."
Online Matchmaking
AlterNet, Online Matchmaking Sites Court U.S. Muslims, 29 May 08 "A growing online matchmaking movement has many Muslim women elbowing aside courtship traditions."
AlterNet, Online Matchmaking Sites Court U.S. Muslims, 29 May 08 "A growing online matchmaking movement has many Muslim women elbowing aside courtship traditions."
3G ME
gulfnews.com, 3G services remain a luxury in Middle East, 31 May 08
"The third generation of mobile phone specifications and technology (3G) remains a luxury rather than a standard for most countries in the Middle East despite its seven years of existence and the emergence of 3.5G, said a top official.
""In the Middle East, not enough suitable content for 3G services are available, mainly because purchase of high-end, 3G-enabled mobile phones in the region is only at 25 per cent," Bashar Dahabra, Founder and CEO of Info2cell.com, said."
gulfnews.com, 3G services remain a luxury in Middle East, 31 May 08
"The third generation of mobile phone specifications and technology (3G) remains a luxury rather than a standard for most countries in the Middle East despite its seven years of existence and the emergence of 3.5G, said a top official.
""In the Middle East, not enough suitable content for 3G services are available, mainly because purchase of high-end, 3G-enabled mobile phones in the region is only at 25 per cent," Bashar Dahabra, Founder and CEO of Info2cell.com, said."
Survey
Observer, Inside the world of UK Muslim women, 1 Jun 08 "A thousand women throughout the country have responded to the biggest lifestyle study of Muslim women undertaken in the UK. It appears to show that Muslim women have established a delicate balance between a desire to live a contemporary lifestyle and tap into consumer trends while sticking to values underpinning the Islamic guide to life."
Observer, Inside the world of UK Muslim women, 1 Jun 08 "A thousand women throughout the country have responded to the biggest lifestyle study of Muslim women undertaken in the UK. It appears to show that Muslim women have established a delicate balance between a desire to live a contemporary lifestyle and tap into consumer trends while sticking to values underpinning the Islamic guide to life."
Darul Uloom Deoband
Independent, Muslim seminary issues fatwa against terrorism, 2 Jun 08 "Senior clerics from the 150-year-old Darul Uloom Deoband issued the edict saying they wished to wipe out terrorism. "Islam rejects all kinds of unjust violence, breach of peace, bloodshed, murder and plunder and does not allow it in any form," said the rector, Habibur Rehman, to the cheers of thousands of students. Many held placards saying "Islam means peace", while others chanted." Official page: Darul Uloom Deoband
Also see Reuters/Asharq Alawsat, Darool-Uloom Deoband Issues Fatwa Against Terrorism, 2 Jun 08
Independent, Muslim seminary issues fatwa against terrorism, 2 Jun 08 "Senior clerics from the 150-year-old Darul Uloom Deoband issued the edict saying they wished to wipe out terrorism. "Islam rejects all kinds of unjust violence, breach of peace, bloodshed, murder and plunder and does not allow it in any form," said the rector, Habibur Rehman, to the cheers of thousands of students. Many held placards saying "Islam means peace", while others chanted." Official page: Darul Uloom Deoband
Also see Reuters/Asharq Alawsat, Darool-Uloom Deoband Issues Fatwa Against Terrorism, 2 Jun 08
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