Babar Ahmad

BBC News, Babar Ahmad: My support for Taliban was 'naive', 13 Mar 2016 "A British man jailed over a website considered a key moment in the birth of online jihadist propaganda said he had been "naive" to support the Taliban." I presented some images from this website during my Leiden presentation last week (see earlier posts). Ahmad is interviewed for the Victoria Derbyshire programme.

Documentary: Babar Ahmad: The godfather of internet jihad?

BBC News - Babar Ahmad: The godfather of internet jihad? "This week has seen the jailing of a man the Americans consider to be one of the most dangerous facilitators of terrorism in the West. But he is likely to be free in less than a year. He was a pioneer when it came to using the web as a tool of jihadist propaganda. So why do thousands of people think that Babar Ahmad is a victim of an injustice?"



I have discussed Babar Ahmad (and his internet activities) in my publications in the past.  The documentary can be heard via iPlayer.  It can also be downloaded.  The reporter, Dominic Casciani, can be found on Twitter @BBCDomC 

Also see BBC News, British cyber-jihadist Babar Ahmad jailed in US, 16 Jul 2014

'Extradited Briton Babar Ahmad admits terrorism offences'

BBC News, Extradited Briton Babar Ahmad admits terrorism offences, 10 Dec 2013 "Ahmad launched Azzam publications in the late 1990s as probably the first website promoting jihadist thought in English. It went on to play a pivotal role in propagating the political ideology at a critical point in its development and growth in the West."

Babar Ahmed

MCB, MCB Welcomes Metropolitan Police Decision to Compensate Babar Ahmed, 18 Mar 09

"Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain said, “The MCB is very pleased with the decision of the Metropolitan Police offering Babar Ahmed compensation for the treatment he suffered while in custody. Good sense has at long last prevailed."

Long-running case, with web element

Babar Ahmad

BBC News, Bug row officer fears for safety, 4 Feb 08 "Mark Kearney, a former police intelligence officer at Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes, says he did not think it was right to bug MP Sadiq Khan."

Babar Ahmad

Guardian, Straw to make statement on 'bugging' of MP, 4 Feb 08

"The government yesterday announced that an inquiry would begin following weekend reports that police listened in to private conversations between Sadiq Khan, a Labour whip, and Babar Ahmad, who is facing extradition to the US for trial over allegedly running a website to raise funds for Chechen separatists and Afghanistan's Taliban."