Yemenis show solidarity with little girl orphaned in Saudi air strike by posting one eye shut photos

Independent, Yemenis show solidarity with little girl orphaned in Saudi air strike by posting one eye shut photos "Thousands of Yemenis are uploading photos of themselves with one eye closed and using a hand to open the other eye wider to show solidarity with the plight of a toddler who lost her entire family in an air strike on Sanaa last week."

Canadian software tied to Yemen civil war, report alleges

theglobeandmail.com, Canadian software tied to Yemen civil war, report alleges ... the technology is said to be increasingly used to block access to Internet sites during an armed conflict that has killed 5,000 people and left millions in need of humanitarian aid."

A dying boy’s plea that became an iconic message for peace

BBC News, A dying boy’s plea that became an iconic message for peace, 20 Oct 2015 "A video of a young Yemeni boy lying on a hospital bed being treated for injuries from flying shrapnel has had over 50,000 views on Facebook - and has become a moving symbol of the human cost of the war in his country."

'Cafe for Girls'

National Yemen, Cafe for Girls a Welcome Site [sic] in Sana'a "Nasim Mohsen, student, said that the café is a very comfortable place and she comes to it every day with her friends to study, “when I am in Girls Café, I feel as if I am at home, we can take our veils, laugh, eat, study and use the internet without the crowding of men. In Girls Café everything is convenient for girls.”"

aQAP leader killed

alarabiya.net, Al-Qaeda confirms death of Yemen leader Qaeed al-Dhahab "The Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) confirmed on Saturday in an Internet posting, the death of senior AQAP member Qaeed al-Dhahab in a U.S. drone strike late last month."

Yemen jihadi tweets

MEMRI, Online Jihadis Tweet Footage Of U.S. Marines Arriving In Yemen, Along With A Call To Target Them: 'An Opportunity For The Mujahideen To Taste... White Meat' "One notable example of how online jihadis are using Twitter against the U.S. military is a jihadi's tweet linking to a YouTube video with footage of what were identified as U.S. Marines arriving in Port Salif, in western Yemen, on June 30, 2012. The tweet, from an account registered to one "Abu 'Abd Al-Rahman" (@zoom6061), noted that the Marines' arrival was "an opportunity for the mujahideen to taste the flavor of white meat.""

#NoDrones

Global Voices, Yemen: The #NoDrones Campaign, 14 May 2012 "Yemenis have launched a campaign on Twitter to express their condemnation of the United States' drone war in Yemen. They are tweeting under the hashtag#NoDrones, and have asked non-Yemenis to speak out and join them in their campaign."

Yemeni Idol

Gaar Adams, FP, Yemeni Idol, 18 Apr 2012

Anwar al-Awlaki

Middle East Online, ‘Mowing the grass’ in Yemen, 7 Oct 2011 opinion piece "Claims that Awlaki was an Al-Qaeda leader or that he was directly involved in any terrorist action have never been substantiated. His murder was clearly just another feather in Obama’s warrior headdress as he launches his re-election campaign this autumn, notes Eric Walberg"

Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan

Plenty of coverage relating to Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan. I had been writing about al-Awlaki for a forthcoming chapter; both al-Awlaki and Khan are referred to in iMuslims. Click on the labels for back stories on Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan.

Here's a round-up:

AP, 2 US citizens dead in Yemen airstrike, 30 Sep 2011 "U.S. officials say Samir Khan and al-Awlaki were killed early Friday in a strike on a convoy in Yemen. The strike was carried out by the CIA and U.S. Joint Special Operations Command. Khan edited the slick Western-style Internet publication "Inspire Magazine" that attracted many readers."

alarabiya.net, Anwar al-Awlaki was typically modern and charismatic, say experts, 3 Oct 2011 "The real danger lay in his being a modern terrorist who mastered a variety of skills that facilitated the operations he commanded, said Nabila Ramadani, a journalist and an expert on Islamist movements. 


"“Awlaki spoke fluent English and excelled in using modern technologies like the internet and especially websites like You Tube, as well as social networking websites,” she said on Al Arabiya’s Panorama."

ABC News, American Jihadi Samir Khan Killed With Awlaki, 30 Sep 2011 "A young American who edited al Qaeda's English-language magazine, and had urged Muslims to mount deadly attacks on U.S. targets, was killed in the same CIA drone strike that eliminated Anwar Awlaki in Yemen Friday, U.S. officials said."

Will McCants, jihadica.com, English-Speaking Jihadis Lose Principal Propagandists, 30 Sep 2011

Suzanne Kelly, CNN Senior National Security Producer, Samir Khan: Proud to be an American traitor, 

CBS News, NC Muslims tried to change al-Qaida supporter

USA Today, At Islamic center, relief Awlaki can no longer 'spread hate', 3 Oct 2011 "Members of the suburban, Washington D.C., Islamic center where Anwar al-Awlaki once served as Imam condemned his terrorist activities following his death Friday."

Aaron Y. Zelin, Foreign Policy, American Jihadi: The death of Samir Khan in Yemen marks the end of a key figure in the Internet jihad, 30 Sep 2011 "Although Khan was never in the same league as Awlaki in terms of religious stature and oratory skills, Khan made up for it in his ability to connect disparate groups online and facilitate information not necessarily readily available in English. For thousands of would-be radicals, he made the jihadi cause accessible. As such, if Khan indeed is dead, he will go down as one of the most important pioneers and influential figures in the history of the American jihadi movement."

Then there's this:

Yemen Post, Al-Qaeda Claims al-Awlaki is Still Alive, 3 Oct 2011 "As the U.S government is relishing its victory over al-Qaeda with the alleged death of several of the group's top leaders, amongst whom well-known cleric and mastermind in al-Qaeda in Yemen, Anwar al-Awlaki; the terror group has announced that the allegations were false and that al-Awlaki was still very alive."

Adam Bates, Washington Post, Letters, No jury for Mr. Awlaki

Al-Qaeda cartoon

Damien McElroy, Telegraph, Al-Qaeda plans cartoon to fight the West, 20 Jul 2011 "Fundamentalists in Yemen have drawn up cartoon sequences for a film designed to inspire children to take up acts of terrorism."

Also see Reuters Africa, Militants plan al Qaeda cartoon for kids, monitors say, 20 Jul 2011 "The British counter-extremism thinktank Quilliam said news of the planned movie was announced by a contributor calling himself Abu al-Laith al-Yemen on the password-protected Arabic-language al-Shumukh online discussion forum on Sunday."

Yemen telecommunications

I'm closely following #Yemen on Twitter today.

In the midst of all the events in Yemen, the following press release emerges from Saba Net, Telecom sector achieves remarkable advancement in Unity era, 21 May 2011 "Despite the Yemeni revolutions of September and October put the foundation stones for this sector, it was reinforced after the unification of the country in 1990 as Yemen practically reacted with the world development in the area of development and information technology.

"More efforts were exerted during the past period to cause a characteristic leap in this sector in the southern and eastern governorates in accordance with the same progress in the northern and western governorates."

Discuss.

Yemen declares 'state of emergency'

Yemen declares 'state of emergency' - Middle East - Al Jazeera English "Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, has declared a nationwide state of emergency, after a violent crackdown on anti-government protests killed at least 41 people, and left scores more wounded, in the capital Sanaa."

also see @WomanfromYemen

Yemen update

democracynow.org, Yemen Expands Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Movement, Deports Journalists "Anti-government protests are swelling in Yemen amidst U.S.-backed President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s refusal to step down after more than 32 years in power. On Monday, dozens were wounded after state forces opened fire on demonstrators in Marib province. As unrest grows, the Yemeni government is cracking down on international media coverage of the protests. Four journalists, including two U.S. citizens, were arrested and deported on Monday. We speak with Yemeni activist and blogger in Sana’a, Atiaf Alwazir, and to Gregory Johnsen, a Near Eastern studies scholar at Princeton University currently in Cairo."

'Yemen's youth find their voice'

Mohammed Jamjoom, CNN, Yemen's youth find their voice, Mar 10, 2011 excellent report:

Yemen

Laura Kasinof, CSMonitor.com, Are Yemen's protests going to bring another revolution?, 27 Jan 2011

Amira Al Hussaini, Global Voices Online, Thousands Protesting Against Saleh Rule, 27 Jan 2011

Khaled Abdullah and Mohammed Ghobari, Reuters/MSNBC, Thousands march in Yemen to demand change of government, 27 Jan 2011

Amr Khaled in Yemen (update)

Amr Khaled, The National, From podcasts and Friday sermons, a new start for Yemen, 28 Nov 2010 " ... we have selected 100 of the Muslim world's most respected and renowned preachers whom we will bring to Yemen. With the support of Yemen's Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf), they will be trained to broadcast true Islamic teachings. We will use the latest technologies - podcasts and the internet - as well as the most traditional - Friday sermons in the mosque."

The net is only one part of this. [Note: Internet World Stats, Yemen "420,000 Internet users as of June, 2010; 1.8% of the population, according to ITU."]

'The internet's cyber radicals'

Aleks Krotoski, Observer, The internet's cyber radicals: heroes of the web changing the world, 28 Nov 2010

"A generation of political activists have been transformed by new tools developed on the internet. Here, a leading net commentator profiles seven young radicals from around the world."

Includes profiles of Walid al-Saqaf from Yemen Portal, and Ory Okolloh of Ushahidi (which I have previously blogged about).

Anwar Al-Awlaki

San Jose Mercury News, Alleged terrorist did early recordings in Denver, 2 Oct 2010 "More than a decade has passed since Anwar al-Awlaki left Colorado, but the American-born imam's legacy still resonates in the place where he recorded innocuous sermons long before he began posting Internet rants promoting terrorism."

Anwar al-Awlaki & Adam Gadahn

Mark Schone, Matthew Cole & Anne Schecter, ABC News, Amid Jitters About a New Terror Threat, Two American Jihad Leaders Resurface: Awlaki and Gadahn Release Videos As Officials Search For Commandos With European Passports, 29 Sep 2010

Daily Mail, Radical Yemeni terror preacher calls for more attacks on the West in new internet video, 29 Sep 2010 "Anwar al-Awlaki, whose radical sermons have been cited by terrorists involved in four U.S. bomb plots, has survived a series of American drone attacks to re-emerge with a new video that is expected to be posted on the internet soon."

Pravda, Osama bin Laden to be replaced with US-born Yemeni, 28 Sep 2010 "The world may have established another "terrorist number one." Saudi Osama bin Laden was replaced (or is about to be replaced) by U.S.-born native of Yemen Anwar al-Awlaki."