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Enemies of Enemies - Rise of ISIL

interactive.aljazeera.com, Enemies of Enemies - Rise of ISIL

Extremists Release New School Textbooks, Curriculum in Mosul

niqash.org, Extremists Release New School Textbooks, Curriculum in Mosul published in October "For some parents in Mosul, the northern Iraqi city controlled by the extremist group known as the Islamic State, the worst has come true. After destroying many of the textbooks their children used to use in Mosul's schools, the Islamic State, or IS, group have developed a whole new curriculum for school aged children living inside the areas they control."

Terrorism in the Age of Twitter

Terrorism in the Age of Twitter - The New Yorker 

Sacrificial goats: ISIS treats its Indian recruits like slaves

indiatoday, Sacrificial goats: ISIS treats its Indian recruits like slaves "Indians who joined terror outfit Islamic State also known as ISIS have been subjected to discrimination, used as foot soldiers ready to be sacrificed at any given point and always viewed with distrust by the top brass mostly comprising Arabs. A report submitted to the union home ministry by central intelligence agencies said recruits from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are considered inferior and the practice of Islam in these countries thought to be apostate."

Research: 'Cyber Terrorism Project'

BBC News, The online terror propaganda battle "Gaining control of the online propaganda battle could be the most vital component in defeating Islamist militants ..."

This refers to the work of the Cyber Terrorism Project at Swansea University. I haven't had a chance to scrutinise their work in depth at present, but it looks interesting, including their efforts to code data from various jihad magazines.

For example, see: Cyber Terrorism Project, Online Terrorist Magazines: Preliminary Findings. November 2015

Growth of Isis and Islamophobia putting British imams under huge pressure

Guardian, Growth of Isis and Islamophobia putting British imams under huge pressure "Imams are facing death threats from Islamic State, growing Islamophobia and a new generation of Muslims who congretate not in mosques but online."

How Islamic is the So-Called Islamic State?

How Islamic is the So-Called Islamic State?, Beyond Belief - BBC Radio 4 



I caught some of this programme yesterday. It's available on iPlayer.

A Muslim Marine's retort to Donald Trump

A Muslim Marine's retort to Donald Trump - BBC News "A former US Marine who inspired an online campaign by Muslim-Americans who oppose the idea of a religion-specific identification card says he's had hundreds of messages of support from serving members of the US armed forces."

Beating the Islamist propagandists

Politico, Beating the Islamist propagandists

Recommended radio:

The Dictatorship of Data - BBC Radio 4



Anonymous - Profile - BBC Radio 4



both worth listening to, and available as podcasts

#MaliAttacks

Deutsche Welle, Social media shows solidarity with #Bamako after #MaliAttacks, 20 Nov 2015

Girl becomes first Briton convicted of trying to join fight against Islamic State in Syria

Guardian, Girl becomes first Briton convicted of trying to join fight against Islamic State in Syria

ISIS call Anonymous ‘idiots’ for targeting their Twitter

Mail Online, ISIS call Anonymous ‘idiots’ for targeting their Twitter "In response to the declaration of war, ISIS affiliate the Islamic Cyber Army took to encrypted smartphone-messaging app Telegram to dismiss Anonymous as 'idiots'."

Mali attack

Reuters, At least 27 dead after Islamists seize luxury hotel in Mali's capital



BBC News, Mali hotel attack: 'No more hostages' after special forces raid (some good coverage in interviews with George Joffe)



Mail Online, At least 27 bodies found dead inside hotel as US Special Forces take out two Al-Qaeda terrorists and rescue terrified survivors after storming building

Abbas Shoman

AFP/Raw Story, Senior Muslim cleric urges ideological battle against the Islamic State "A leading Sunni Muslim cleric called Monday for an ideological battle against Islamic State group militants, including the deployment and training of moderate clerics in Europe to counter extremist thought."



"“It primarily requires an intellectual treatment,” Abbas Shoman, the deputy sheikh of Egypt’s Al-Azhar institute, told AFP."

Terrorist killings up by 80% in 2014, fuelling flow of refugees, report says

Guardian, Terrorist killings up by 80% in 2014, fuelling flow of refugees, report says  "A surge in activity from Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency Boko Haram – now the world’s deadliest terrorist group – and Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has driven an 80% increase in the number of people killed by terrorists in 2014, this year’s Global Terrorism Index showed. In total, 32,658 people were killed in terrorist attacks in 67 countries last year, according to the index, released on Tuesday by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)."

This report presents some useful charts.

Revealed: the hate preacher who 'radicalised Paris suicide bomber'

Mail Online, Revealed: the hate preacher who 'radicalised Paris suicide bomber' "Tarik Chadlioui preached hate-filled sermons at a Paris mosque attended by terrorist Omar Mostefai, who blew himself up after the bloody Batacalan theatre siege which claimed 89 lives."

Terror plot to bomb London was foiled before 7/7 anniversary, court told

Guardian, Terror plot to bomb London was foiled before 7/7 anniversary, court told, 17 Nov 2015 "Mohammed Rehman asked Twitter followers to advise him whether he should bomb the tube or Westfield shopping centre, jury hears."

Mass graves of women 'too old to be Isil sex slaves' - this is what we're up against

Telegraph, Mass graves of women 'too old to be Isil sex slaves' - this is what we're up against

Islamic State issues anti-hacking guidelines after Anonymous threats

Telegraph, Islamic State issues anti-hacking guidelines after Anonymous threats " The extremist terrorist group Isil sent out a warning to members on how to protect from hackers like Anonymous."

Why Facebook didn't activate Safety Check for the Beirut bombings

albawaba.com, Why Facebook didn't activate Safety Check for the Beirut bombings "A series of social media posts have brought to light the fact that Facebook did not activate the Safety Check feature after the Daesh bombings in Beirut which killed over 40 people on Thursday - one night before the Paris attacks. Some have also asked why there was no Safety Check for those in Baghdad, concerned about loved ones after Daesh suicide bombings killed 26 on Friday."

#Parisattacks

Selected links associated with the attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015, and the aftermath:

Liberation, Omar Ismaïl Mostefaï, un Français parmi les trois kamikazes du Bataclan 

Guardian,  Parisians throw open doors in wake of attacks, but Muslims fear repercussions

Independent, Far-right protesters who stormed silent Paris vigil chased away by mourners

France24, Video: World shows solidarity with France in wake of attacks 

Time, Muslims Around the World Speak Out Against Terrorist Attacks in Paris

Jon Snow, Channel4, Paris attacks: Middle East’s wars arrive in Europe

Newsweek, Islamic State Supporters 'Celebrate' Paris Attacks on Social Media

RFE/RL, IS Supporters Praise Paris Attacks On Social Media

AlJazeera, #TerrorismHasNoReligion trends after Paris attacks

Times of India, How Muslims around the world are condemning Paris attacks and Islamophobia

CNN,  "This is the first thing I drew." After #ParisAttacks, artists share message of peace

Guardian, Paris: Imagine pianist identified as Davide Martello

alArabiya, #ISIS claims #Paris attacks and releases video threat

alArabiya, Egypt's Al-Azhar condemns "hateful" attacks in Paris

Buzzfeed, Front Pages Of The World’s Newspapers Mourn The Paris Attacks 

Le Monde, Attaques à Paris: #PorteOuverte, #RechercheParis, #PrayForParis, nuit de solidarité en ligne

AlJazeera, live blog on the #Parisattacks  

Isis in five charts

Independent, Isis in five charts have yet to crunch the data

Media Use in the Middle East, 2015

Dennis, Everette E., Justin D. Martin, and Robb Wood. Media Use in the Middle East, 2015. Northwestern University in Qatar, 2015, mideastmedia.org I am currently finding this research useful.

ISIS stole artist's photo and used it to recruit new members

Daily Mail, ISIS stole artist's photo and used it to recruit new members, 9 Nov 2015 "In today’s digital age artists are used to having their work stolen, but a California man was left stunned after he discovered ISIS was using one of his photographs to recruit new members."

Online academies play key role in Islamic education

Pakistan Observer, Online academies play key role in Islamic education " Online Islamic academies are considered important as it can educate people at homes, offices and other places. These academies are also helpful to those parents who do not have time to send their children to Islamic academies or the academies are far away from their residence."

How ISIS monitors and restricts internet access in the 'caliphate'

Business Insider, How ISIS monitors and restricts internet access in the 'caliphate' "To help keep the population in line, the militants have been increasingly limiting civilian access to outside information."

Isis media wing

Independent, Isis media wing in Syria releases new video praising Sinai province over Russian plane 'bombing', 9 Nov 2015

Sinai crash

BBC News, Sinai plane crash: Egypt dismisses IS claim, 1 Nov 2015