Eid ul-Ahda

Metro, Eid ul Adha 2017: 18 quotes, wishes, prayers, messages, greetings, photos and poems to share with friends and family includes Instagram pix

Eid Geofilter

Snapchat filter for Eid al-Adha via Suffa-Tul-Islam‏

Mona Haydar

"My music isn't haram. Being judgemental is haram" - @mona_haydar speaks to @Maaiysa #AsianNetwork Also see:

Check out the lyrics here at monahaydar.com.

'Iran Retools Propaganda With Rap Videos'

Thomas Erdbrink, NYT, As ‘Death to America’ Chants Lose Power, Iran Retools Propaganda With Rap Videos, 27 Aug 2017 excellent illustrated article by Thomas Erdbrink, which includes this example from Amir Tataloo:

Instagram death threats

Daily Mail, 'If you value your life keep the f*** out of Islam': Loose Women star Saira Khan receives death threat after posting Instagram bikini picture and telling a Muslim preacher to 'kiss my bottom' "The television presenter, 47, who is Muslim, shared the Instagram photo of herself sunbathing on holiday alongside a caption blasting a female Muslim preacher who decreed it was 'sinful' for Muslim women to pluck their eyebrows. Ms Khan ended the ended the defiant post with the words: 'Here's my response - kiss my [bottom]'."

Barcelona

Daily Mail, Barcelona jihadi suspect tells court the killings sprees were part of a plan for larger terror attacks using explosives "The terror cell behind the vehicle murder sprees in Barcelona and Cambrils last week were planning further attacks using explosives..."

Iran in talks to unblock Twitter, says new minister

AFP/Citizen.co.za, Iran in talks to unblock Twitter, says new minister "Iran’s new communications minister said Tuesday that negotiations were underway with Twitter to unblock the service, which has been banned for years despite being used even by the country’s supreme leader."

'Beware the Women of ISIS: There Are Many, and They May Be More Dangerous Than the Men'

Daily Beast, Beware the Women of ISIS: There Are Many, and They May Be More Dangerous Than the Men "This report from the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism raises frightening questions about women returning from the ‘caliphate’—if they can return at all."

Matchmaking apps

TechCrunch, YC-backed Muzmatch definitely doesn’t want to be Tinder for Muslims

 

 Source: Muzmatch.com

Also see:
 
CBC, Canadian women create ‘offline dating’ service for Muslims looking for love

This discusses Matchbox which has a different approach to these issues.

Charlottesville

During an absence from the blog, I tweeted extensively re Charlottesville. Here's an important summary: NYT, Man Charged After White Nationalist Rally in Charlottesville Ends in Deadly Violence

Barcelona attack - roundup

BBC News, Barcelona attack: Spain terror cell had 120 gas canisters Significant coverage here Program on Extremism, from which the following graphic is sourced .
Also see their report here on Catalonia by Lorenzo Vidino

'Three Musketeers' guilty of planning UK terror plot

BBC, 'Three Musketeers' guilty of planning UK terror plot refers to use of Telegram and impact of online magazines.

KSA Cat Killer Craze

Newsweek, Cat Killer Sparks Internet Craze, Police Investigation in Saudi Arabia