albawaba.com: Two Fatah operatives shot dead near Nablus as Islamic Jihad vows ''blackest days in Israel's history''

The Australian: Blair caught short by spy claims [March 01, 2004]"At the heart of the US-British eavesdropping system known as Echelon is a system called the "dictionary": massive computers that can target communications using specific telephone numbers, words or even voice-prints.

"Voice-printing technology is thought to have tracked down Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, one of the masterminds of the September 11 attacks on the US, after he gave an interview to Al-Jazeera television."

Santa Fe New Mexican/AP, Militant Missionaries, Islamic extremists use missionary tradition to recruit fighters and spread anti-U.S. message across East Africa: "Maalim Mohammed Idriss, one of the most respected imams and Islamic historians in Zanzibar, said the tabligh and the Wahabis who sponsor them have perverted the Islamic missionary tradition -- which goes back centuries -- and represent a threat to the region's Sufi traditions.

'The Wahabis are dangerous ... the old men have become very disturbed, those following the old traditions have become very disturbed,' Idriss said in his office, where portraits of Zanzibar's historic Islamic teachers line the walls. He said traditionally only those men were qualified to be missionaries, not 'ignorant men' with radical ideas."

Islam Online- News Section, Riyadh Creates Body To Supervise Overseas Charity links to the net, because of the Web public face of many charities

Islam Online- News Section, War Coverage Will Be Censored to Suit Pentagon: Fisk thoughts of Robert Fisk on US censorship: "Fisk further said the new computerised system of script approval will allow authorised script approvers to mark scripts (reports) in a clear and standard manner."

The title of the Clash song 'Complete Control' comes to mind with this report: Islam Online- News Section, Pentagon Launches Multi-Million War News Service : "The Pentagon is launching a multi-million news service to cover the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, a move lambasted by some as a new attempt to further control the war coverage.

"The Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) project is expected to plumbing in news reports, video and photos as of April, reported the Arizona Daily Star on Saturday, February 28." story contains useful retlated links too.

The Jakarta Post - Digital Islamic library launched in Jakarta: "Assisted by U.S computer giant Microsoft and the Indonesia Internet Service Provider Association (APJII), the U.S.-based International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) launched on Saturday a digital Islamic library www.dilibrary.net" an unusual collaborative group, this one, which raises a number of questions (technical and religious perspectives). It would be interesting to find out more about this collaboration and its nature. Will Microsoft offer similar facilities for other Muslim perspectives?

New Straits Times -Malaysia News Online, Opinion: Malays trust ulama to tell the truth more than anyone else
intriguing headline - there's a small net link to this story:

"The Opposition newspapers only had a marginal influence on respondents while the Internet is slowly becoming the source of information on Islam for young Muslims."

I did research on issues associated with Islam in Malaysia several years ago -- this report is part of a general survey on Malaysian societies, on the question "Can an Islamic state allow for cultural and religious freedom and implement hudud?." [don't send your answers to me!]

Aljazeera.Net - Iraqi intellectuals under siege

Middle East Online, Iran's SIM cards for $1,200 apiece"Even though the SIM cards on offer will not be released for a year and cost a small fortune and customers still have to pay for the telephone itself, existing lines bought on the open market cost more than double.

"With the present rate for a SIM card currently hovering around the 1,200 dollar mark, any new lines are highly sought after. Just three million mobile phone lines are currently in service."

Blair battles to calm Iraq bugging row this has a tech edge

Aljazeera.Net - 'Honour killer' gets four months: "A Jordanian man who killed his sister for being unmarried and nine months pregnant has been jailed for four months." no excuses for this non-tech story appearing here

non-tech, appropriate reminder:
BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | On the trail of the Ansar

MSNBC - Senators question cyber-security strategy: "Two senior U.S. senators yesterday sharply questioned the federal government's strategy for defending critical corporate and government computer systems from attacks by terrorists and hackers"

The Register: "MyDoom.F and Netsky.C have been sweeping across the Internet, deleting files, hijacking PCs and apparently attacking the Microsoft and the RIAA Web sites."

MSNBC - Reinstated - In a bittersweet victory for one of the FBI’s few Muslim agents, the bureau has taken the rare decision to overturn his controversial dismissal

MSNBC - Phone intercepts trigger search on Pakistan border includes video clip (for Windows users)

BBC NEWS | Technology | Hackers exploit Windows patches

allAfrica.com: PanAfrica [document]: State Department Releases 2003 Human Rights Country Reports: reference to Muslim contexts and the net contained in this summary statement.

The Register, Cyber-terror drama skates on thin Black Ice review of Dan Verton's 'Black Ice: The Invisible Threat of Cyber-Terrorism', which refers to al-Qaeda. I think this is a useful technical assessment of the book, which I have read. I found aspects of the volume useful, and have cited it in forthcoming articles.