YouTube/MySpace blocked in Indonesia
AP, Indonesia Blocks Web Access Over Film, 8 Apr 08 "Indonesian Internet companies blocked access to YouTube and MySpace on Tuesday, heeding a government order aimed at stopping people from watching an anti-Islam film by a Dutch lawmaker."
Showing posts with label Muslim MySpace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Muslim MySpace. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Guardian, Al-Qaida in Iraq leader believed dead, 1 May 07 "The al-Qaida in Iraq leader, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been killed in a fight between insurgents north of Baghdad, the interior ministry claimed today."
somalinet.com, Algeria: Al Qaeda confirms death militant slain, denies he was head, 28 Apr 07, "Al Qaeda's North African wing said on Friday that one of its militants was killed by the Algerian army, but denied he was a group leader, according to a Web posting
"Yes, brother Moussaab was martyred ... (but) he was not the number 2 in the organization, or number 3, 10 or even 20," Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said in a statement posted on the Internet."
Echorouk Online, Terrorism: Police keeps watch on cybercafes, 29 Apr 07, "It’s worth recalling that a terrorist network was dismantled in El-Oued (southern Algeria) of which a member was a cybercafe owner. Four young people’s parents said their sons used to frequent this cybercafe and disappeared after few weeks. Security services confirm that these young people have joined 'al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb'. They seized computers of this cybercafé and found in the memory bank that the young people contacted other Algerians to join Iraqi resistance."
BBC News, Fertiliser bomb trial: Bugged talk, 30 Apr 07 leads to extensive coverage on the trial, including various net references, and surveillance footage. Also see BBC News, Questions over 'plot mastermind', 1 May 07
The last post: AKI, Egypt: Courageous Blogger Bows Out, 30 Apr 07, "The Egyptian Sand Monkey - one of the country's most popular and straight talking blogs - has closed down his site. In a farewell message, the blogger explained "that there has been too much heat around me lately," adding he feared for his anonymity with "State Security agents lurking around my street and asking questions about me." He went on to say that his bowing out was also due to changes in the Egyptian blogosphere, "too much media attention, too much hype," and the need for a period of reflection." So, farewell Egyptian Sand Monkey. Great blog, whilst it lasted.
Gulf Daily News, 'Fight Israel with bombs', 30 Apr 07, "An Al Qaeda leader called on the Hamas group to fight Israel with "bombs and fire" in an Internet video posted yesterday, days after militants launched rockets into southern Israel breaking a ceasefire.
""Where is revenge, where are the bombs, where is the fire?" Abu Yahya Al Libi asked members of the military wing of Hamas in a video posted on a website used by the Islamist groups."
Reuters, Iran to filter "immoral" mobile messages, Apr 28, 2007, "Iran's Telecommunications Ministry will start filtering "immoral" video and audio messages sent via mobile phones, state television reported on Saturday.
"The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, a body set up after Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, has instructed the ministry to buy the equipment needed to prevent any misuse of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), it said." Seems like a difficult job, and I'm not sure what technology or criteria they might apply ...
kansascity.com, Keeping ex-detainees away from terror: A Saudi program offers counseling, financial aid and other incentives to change militants’ minds, 29 Apr 07 "Saudi officials said the goal is to stop the proliferation of radical ideology that they said is bred in prisons and on the Internet. The ideology has flourished at Guantanamo and is evident among the returning detainees — even those who were moderates before they were imprisoned, officials said."
NDTV, Power, politics, terror and the cyberworld, 26 Apr 07 Overview.
This one amused me at the weekend: The Guardian, Islamic street preachers, 28 Apr 07 Riazat Butt explores the consequences of The Taqwacores novel, written by Michael Muhammad Knight. Butt's newspaper article also contained URLs, which seemed to have fallen off the online edition, but here's one or two to get you started: The Kominas' MySpace page; Vote Hezbollah's My Space page. As a Clash/Pistols/Banshees (etc.) fan from first-time around, this is certainly interesting listening (however it is labelled). Brian Whitaker also wrote a piece on this, entitled Punk Muslims. I hope to get hold of Knight's book in due course, and add to this listing of bands. In terms of this blog, it is particularly relevant how the bands are using the web to promote themselves (just like everyone else - CDs are dead).
somalinet.com, Algeria: Al Qaeda confirms death militant slain, denies he was head, 28 Apr 07, "Al Qaeda's North African wing said on Friday that one of its militants was killed by the Algerian army, but denied he was a group leader, according to a Web posting
"Yes, brother Moussaab was martyred ... (but) he was not the number 2 in the organization, or number 3, 10 or even 20," Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said in a statement posted on the Internet."
Echorouk Online, Terrorism: Police keeps watch on cybercafes, 29 Apr 07, "It’s worth recalling that a terrorist network was dismantled in El-Oued (southern Algeria) of which a member was a cybercafe owner. Four young people’s parents said their sons used to frequent this cybercafe and disappeared after few weeks. Security services confirm that these young people have joined 'al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb'. They seized computers of this cybercafé and found in the memory bank that the young people contacted other Algerians to join Iraqi resistance."
BBC News, Fertiliser bomb trial: Bugged talk, 30 Apr 07 leads to extensive coverage on the trial, including various net references, and surveillance footage. Also see BBC News, Questions over 'plot mastermind', 1 May 07
The last post: AKI, Egypt: Courageous Blogger Bows Out, 30 Apr 07, "The Egyptian Sand Monkey - one of the country's most popular and straight talking blogs - has closed down his site. In a farewell message, the blogger explained "that there has been too much heat around me lately," adding he feared for his anonymity with "State Security agents lurking around my street and asking questions about me." He went on to say that his bowing out was also due to changes in the Egyptian blogosphere, "too much media attention, too much hype," and the need for a period of reflection." So, farewell Egyptian Sand Monkey. Great blog, whilst it lasted.
Gulf Daily News, 'Fight Israel with bombs', 30 Apr 07, "An Al Qaeda leader called on the Hamas group to fight Israel with "bombs and fire" in an Internet video posted yesterday, days after militants launched rockets into southern Israel breaking a ceasefire.
""Where is revenge, where are the bombs, where is the fire?" Abu Yahya Al Libi asked members of the military wing of Hamas in a video posted on a website used by the Islamist groups."
Reuters, Iran to filter "immoral" mobile messages, Apr 28, 2007, "Iran's Telecommunications Ministry will start filtering "immoral" video and audio messages sent via mobile phones, state television reported on Saturday.
"The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, a body set up after Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, has instructed the ministry to buy the equipment needed to prevent any misuse of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), it said." Seems like a difficult job, and I'm not sure what technology or criteria they might apply ...
kansascity.com, Keeping ex-detainees away from terror: A Saudi program offers counseling, financial aid and other incentives to change militants’ minds, 29 Apr 07 "Saudi officials said the goal is to stop the proliferation of radical ideology that they said is bred in prisons and on the Internet. The ideology has flourished at Guantanamo and is evident among the returning detainees — even those who were moderates before they were imprisoned, officials said."
NDTV, Power, politics, terror and the cyberworld, 26 Apr 07 Overview.
This one amused me at the weekend: The Guardian, Islamic street preachers, 28 Apr 07 Riazat Butt explores the consequences of The Taqwacores novel, written by Michael Muhammad Knight. Butt's newspaper article also contained URLs, which seemed to have fallen off the online edition, but here's one or two to get you started: The Kominas' MySpace page; Vote Hezbollah's My Space page. As a Clash/Pistols/Banshees (etc.) fan from first-time around, this is certainly interesting listening (however it is labelled). Brian Whitaker also wrote a piece on this, entitled Punk Muslims. I hope to get hold of Knight's book in due course, and add to this listing of bands. In terms of this blog, it is particularly relevant how the bands are using the web to promote themselves (just like everyone else - CDs are dead).
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