Telegraph, Daniel Pearl was beheaded by 9/11 mastermind, 20 Jan 2011 "The investigation found Sheikh [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed], who studied mathematics at the London School of Economics, orchestrated the kidnap and originally considered a ransom, but was later sidelined when Mohammed became involved.
"The conspirators were "inept, plagued by bungling plans, a failure to cover their tracks, and an inability to operate cameras and computer equipment," it said."
Showing posts with label Daniel Pearl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daniel Pearl. Show all posts
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Tablighi Jamaat Planning and PR:
I have been following this story for several years, but it has taken a new turn: The Times, Sect hires PR firm to win support for giant mosque, 21 May 07 This is an interesting article about Tablighi Jamaat in the UK, who have hired a PR company to promote the proposed construction of a large mosque in east London: "Indigo has put Tablighi Jamaat on YouTube with a short statement from an unnamed representative who tries to calm fears about the size of the mosque and says that it will reach its 12,000 capacity only once or twice a year." A related article is thisislondon.co.uk, Architects sacked over designs for huge mosque, 30 April 07. There is a useful breakdown of planning issues here: transformnewham.com, Mosque at Abbey Mills. The Abbey Mills Mosque website is here, and has a pic of Ken Livingstone on the front...
Other stories:
Analysis/opinion from Evan Kohlmann: counterterrorismblog.org, Fatah al-Islam: Al-Qaida or Not? An Inside Look, 22 May 07 "... arguably, some of the most convincing primary evidence showing Fatah al-Islam's orientation towards Al-Qaida comes from a somewhat unlikely source: private, password-protected chat sessions on an infamous Internet forum known as "Al-Hesbah", used by Al-Qaida and other Islamic militant groups to disseminate propaganda and to recruit new members. During the past two years, one of the more prolific participants on Al-Hesbah was a user known as "Khattab Laden"--a composite ID formed from the names of his two heroes, Al-Qaida leader Usama Bin Laden and the late Saudi mujahideen commander in Chechnya, Ibn-ul-Khattab." Also see SITE Institute, Campaign Across Jihadist Forums to Support Fatah al-Islam and the Mujahideen in Lebanon as Fighting Escalates in Nahr al-Bared and Tripoli, 21 May 07
Asharq Alawsat, Egypt's once largest militant group appeals to Al-Qaeda to reconsider its violent ideology, 23 May 07 "According to a statement posted on the Egyptian group's Web Site, Nageh Ibrahim, a leader and one of the founders of the al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya appealed to al-Qaeda fighters everywhere to back his group's peaceful initiative from 10 years ago."
Reuters, Iran starts first women-only Net cafe, 21 May 07 ""The atmosphere of most Internet cafes in the city is not appropriate for girls, therefore this Internet cafe has been started up in a complete female atmosphere," Mehr News Agency said.
"Customers in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, will have access to high-speed Internet and free computer lessons, the news agency said, adding that the cafe is operated under the supervision of a student organization."
A couple of unusual stories grabbing internet headlines:
AP/IHT, Islamic theology center to discipline cleric who allows adult breast-feeding, 21 May 07 "Ezzat Attiya had issued a fatwa, or religious edict, saying adult men could breast-feed from female work colleagues as a way to avoid breaking Islamic rules that forbid men and women from being alone together." Al-Azhar's president Ahmed al-Tayeb does not agree with his head of hadith studies.
newkerala.com, Muslim man marries Hindu eunuch, 23 May 07, "Mohammad Salim married eunuch Jaygopal Malakar in Chapra district civil court in the presence of several people including two legal witnesses Tuesday. This is Salim's second marriage. "
Cinematic release of a film based on the circumstances surrounding Daniel Pearl's murder:
AP/nzherald.co.nz, Pearl widow's 'gratitude' at Jolie's portrayal, 23 May 07 There was a good review of the film in yesterday's Guardian, Hearts of darkness, 22 May 07. There is a net link to Pearl's tragic story, which I discussed in Virtually Islamic (the book). The film would seem to reflect some of this theme: "Winterbottom handles everything with tremendous energy and sweep: the locations; the teeming streets; the tense cops; the frantic mobile-phone conversations; the false alarms; the real alarms; the desperate excavation of IP addresses from mysterious email contacts." The film's official site is here: A Mighty Heart
Non-tech:
AP, UK lesson plan concerns Muslim educators 23 May 07
Technology story:
AFP, Blogs replace blackboards as Singapore schools go high-tech, 23 May 07 (for the photo)
I have been following this story for several years, but it has taken a new turn: The Times, Sect hires PR firm to win support for giant mosque, 21 May 07 This is an interesting article about Tablighi Jamaat in the UK, who have hired a PR company to promote the proposed construction of a large mosque in east London: "Indigo has put Tablighi Jamaat on YouTube with a short statement from an unnamed representative who tries to calm fears about the size of the mosque and says that it will reach its 12,000 capacity only once or twice a year." A related article is thisislondon.co.uk, Architects sacked over designs for huge mosque, 30 April 07. There is a useful breakdown of planning issues here: transformnewham.com, Mosque at Abbey Mills. The Abbey Mills Mosque website is here, and has a pic of Ken Livingstone on the front...
Other stories:
Analysis/opinion from Evan Kohlmann: counterterrorismblog.org, Fatah al-Islam: Al-Qaida or Not? An Inside Look, 22 May 07 "... arguably, some of the most convincing primary evidence showing Fatah al-Islam's orientation towards Al-Qaida comes from a somewhat unlikely source: private, password-protected chat sessions on an infamous Internet forum known as "Al-Hesbah", used by Al-Qaida and other Islamic militant groups to disseminate propaganda and to recruit new members. During the past two years, one of the more prolific participants on Al-Hesbah was a user known as "Khattab Laden"--a composite ID formed from the names of his two heroes, Al-Qaida leader Usama Bin Laden and the late Saudi mujahideen commander in Chechnya, Ibn-ul-Khattab." Also see SITE Institute, Campaign Across Jihadist Forums to Support Fatah al-Islam and the Mujahideen in Lebanon as Fighting Escalates in Nahr al-Bared and Tripoli, 21 May 07
Asharq Alawsat, Egypt's once largest militant group appeals to Al-Qaeda to reconsider its violent ideology, 23 May 07 "According to a statement posted on the Egyptian group's Web Site, Nageh Ibrahim, a leader and one of the founders of the al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya appealed to al-Qaeda fighters everywhere to back his group's peaceful initiative from 10 years ago."
Reuters, Iran starts first women-only Net cafe, 21 May 07 ""The atmosphere of most Internet cafes in the city is not appropriate for girls, therefore this Internet cafe has been started up in a complete female atmosphere," Mehr News Agency said.
"Customers in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, will have access to high-speed Internet and free computer lessons, the news agency said, adding that the cafe is operated under the supervision of a student organization."
A couple of unusual stories grabbing internet headlines:
AP/IHT, Islamic theology center to discipline cleric who allows adult breast-feeding, 21 May 07 "Ezzat Attiya had issued a fatwa, or religious edict, saying adult men could breast-feed from female work colleagues as a way to avoid breaking Islamic rules that forbid men and women from being alone together." Al-Azhar's president Ahmed al-Tayeb does not agree with his head of hadith studies.
newkerala.com, Muslim man marries Hindu eunuch, 23 May 07, "Mohammad Salim married eunuch Jaygopal Malakar in Chapra district civil court in the presence of several people including two legal witnesses Tuesday. This is Salim's second marriage. "
Cinematic release of a film based on the circumstances surrounding Daniel Pearl's murder:
AP/nzherald.co.nz, Pearl widow's 'gratitude' at Jolie's portrayal, 23 May 07 There was a good review of the film in yesterday's Guardian, Hearts of darkness, 22 May 07. There is a net link to Pearl's tragic story, which I discussed in Virtually Islamic (the book). The film would seem to reflect some of this theme: "Winterbottom handles everything with tremendous energy and sweep: the locations; the teeming streets; the tense cops; the frantic mobile-phone conversations; the false alarms; the real alarms; the desperate excavation of IP addresses from mysterious email contacts." The film's official site is here: A Mighty Heart
Non-tech:
AP, UK lesson plan concerns Muslim educators 23 May 07
Technology story:
AFP, Blogs replace blackboards as Singapore schools go high-tech, 23 May 07 (for the photo)
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