Monday, March 16, 2015
Islamist Websites in Turkey Manage to Evade Strict Internet Censorship
NY Times, Islamist Websites in Turkey Manage to Evade Strict Internet Censorship "The websites of an atheist association, the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a Kurdish separatist organization are blocked to Turkish Internet users. But many sites that promote extreme Islamist messages — even some that are outright sympathetic to the Islamic State, the militant organization that has marauded through Iraq and Syria — escape Turkey’s censors."
Kyrgyzstan launches first-ever Islamic magazine
www.eng.24.kg - Kyrgyzstan » Kyrgyzstan launches first-ever Islamic magazine "Zakir Chotayev, deputy director of the State Commission on Religious Affairs, welcomed the debut of the Islamic magazine.
""Such periodicals are badly needed now; the more of them are released, highlighting positive aspects and trends, the better," he said. "They will help to push our citizens away from the radical, extremist movements that seek to attract new followers through internet propaganda and recruiters. Thanks to these journals, it will be possible to educate yourself and find your place in society in Kyrgyzstan without feeling the need to go abroad."
""Such periodicals are badly needed now; the more of them are released, highlighting positive aspects and trends, the better," he said. "They will help to push our citizens away from the radical, extremist movements that seek to attract new followers through internet propaganda and recruiters. Thanks to these journals, it will be possible to educate yourself and find your place in society in Kyrgyzstan without feeling the need to go abroad."
Fitnah of Internet: Islamic Tips for Spending Time Online
Fitnah of Internet: Islamic Tips for Spending Time Online - Muslim Ink | Muslim Ink article includes reference to 'Islam in the Digital Age' and 'Virtually Islamic'
ISIS executes nine men in second video to surface this week
Mail Online, ISIS executes nine men in second video to surface this week "The masked ISIS commander who introduces the latest senseless propaganda video says the men 'were sentenced to death for betraying the religion of Allah'."
“Abu Azrael”
alarabiya.net, Iraqi fighter gains social media following in fight against ISIS "Pictures of a combat gear-clad bearded man dubbed “Abu Azrael,” or Angel of Death, holding a rifle in one hand and an axe in another have flooded Twitter and Facebook."
#AskHamas
#AskHamas Twitter campaign backfires in Gaza | The National "Hamas launched a campaign on Twitter on Friday aimed at improving its image, but was immediately hit by a barrage of sarcastic and mocking messages.
"The movement, which controls the Gaza Strip and fought a 50-day war with Israel last summer, said its English-language initiative #AskHamas was designed so officials could answer questions from social media users."
Also see:
huffingtonpost.co.uk, #AskHamas Hashtag Goes Viral For All The Wrong Reasons
The #AskHamas Twitter feed is here
"The movement, which controls the Gaza Strip and fought a 50-day war with Israel last summer, said its English-language initiative #AskHamas was designed so officials could answer questions from social media users."
Also see:
huffingtonpost.co.uk, #AskHamas Hashtag Goes Viral For All The Wrong Reasons
The #AskHamas Twitter feed is here
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Arab Social Media Influencers Summit
Zawya, Internet giants support Arab social media summit " The Arab Social Media Influencers Summit (ASMIS), which will take place on March 17-18 in Dubai, is the first event of its kind in the region and will allow delegates and partners to network, share trends and support the positive use of social media platforms. It will also help identify best practices in the use of these channels." I'll be interested to observe this (unfortunately from a distance!)
Share first, verify later: When breaking news breaks the rules
Mail & Guardian, Share first, verify later: When breaking news breaks the rules "User-generated content can be both a media boon and a minefield, with hoaxes and propaganda competing with bona fide eyewitness accounts."
EU plans to target cyber-terrorism
BBC News, EU plans to target cyber-terrorism "The Internet Referral Unit would be part of law enforcement agency Europol and would seek to remove jihadist content from the internet."
The Real Target of ISIS’s Child-Soldier Execution Video
thedailybeast.com, The Real Target of ISIS’s Child-Soldier Execution Video "The timing of ISIS’s latest video, which appears to show a child soldier executing an Arab Israeli man accused of being a spy, is “aimed at emphasizing the rigid security apparatus of the Islamic State against spying and potential dissent,” said ISIS analyst Aymenn al Tamimi."
Australian teenage 'white jihadi' dies in Isil suicide attack in Ramadi
Telegraph, Australian teenage 'white jihadi' dies in Isil suicide attack in Ramadi " On Wednesday it was reported that Bilardi, who used the nom-de-guerre bu Abdullah Al Australia, had died in a suicide attack, driving a white van packed with explosives into a target in Ramadi, in Anbar province."
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Saudi's Twitter whistleblower is back with new leaks amid mixed reactions
middleeasteye.net, Saudi's Twitter whistleblower is back with new leaks amid mixed reactions "A notorious Saudi whistle-blower, known on Twitter as @Mujtahidd, sparked further online controversy over the weekend after his Twitter account was reinstated following a week-long suspension."
Islamic State video claims killing of 'Israeli Arab spy'
BBC News, Islamic State video claims killing of 'Israeli Arab spy' "Islamic State (IS) militants have posted a video online which appears to show a young boy shooting dead an Israeli Arab prisoner."
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
ISIS 'Manifesto' Spells Out Role for Women
theatlantic.com, ISIS 'Manifesto' Spells Out Role for Women "Marriage and motherhood—not college degrees and careers—are the paramount goals for young girls living in the territory controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the fledgling terrorist organization known as ISIS. And girls need not wait until they’re in their 20s or 30s to attain either goal. That much can be gleaned from a "manifesto" on women that was recently disseminated by the group."
Saudi Grand Mufti urges Muslims to use internet to fight terror
alarabiya.net, Saudi Grand Mufti urges Muslims to use internet to fight terror "Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Sheikh has urged Muslims throughout the world to use the internet and social media to help combat terrorism, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday."
Monday, March 09, 2015
‘Thugs wanted – bring your own boots.’
Guardian, ‘Thugs wanted – bring your own boots.’ How Isis attracts foreign fighters to its twisted utopia new book by JM Berger and Jessica E. Stern.
Khelafabook
Independent, Isis has made its own version of Facebook, because it keeps getting banned. "Khelafabook had the appearance of a normal social network, but had a photograph of the world with Isis logos posted over its countries as its background. It appeared to have been built on a platform called SocialKit, which anyone can download and use to make social networks of their own." Also see vocativ.com, ISIS Opens Its Own Social Network
ISIS spread its reach through Twitter with 46,000 accounts
ISIS spread its reach through Twitter with 46,000 accounts - CNET also see Brookings, The ISIS Twitter census: Defining and describing the population of ISIS supporters on Twitter and the report here by J.M. Berger and Jonathon Morgan. The report looks comprehensive, but I have yet to read it in detail.
Friday, March 06, 2015
ISIS: What's a Poor Religionist to Do?
MRBlog | ISIS: What's a Poor Religionist to Do? - The Marginalia Review of Books "ISIS presents scholars of religion with a real problem. Rather than use the Islamic State as an opportunity to nuance the way we talk about religion in public discourse, this self-described caliphate has instead exposed some of the failures endemic to the discipline as currently conceived. Squabbling over whether members of ISIS (or Boko Haram or al-Qaeda, and so on) are “real” or “fake” Muslims takes us to the heart of an intractable debate plaguing the study of religion."
Monday, March 02, 2015
Boko Haram
naij.com, How Boko Haram May Benefit From Using Social Media "The danger is that if we allow Boko Haram to bring the war to social media, we will be dealing with something much bigger than we currently are. Those assuming Boko Haram is never going to find someone on social media willing to join the group are deceiving themselves. We once thought Nigerians would never get involved in suicide bombing. Now we know better."
Is Germany’s Top Terrorist Dead or Alive?
Is Germany’s Top Terrorist Dead or Alive? - Geopoliticalmonitor.com "All of the supposedly “new” Cuspert videos that have emerged since his reported death are in fact just short amateur videos, which appear to have been shot with cell phones or cheap camcorders. Cuspert is present in these clips, along with other German- or Arabic-speaking jihadists, but he is not the focus. The clips have been posted on the web – in one case by an anti-ISIS organization – but, unlike Cuspert’s own videos, they have not been released under the logo of known jihadist media."
China Net
techtimes.com, Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, Other Chinese Tech Titans Wipe Out More Than 60,000 Online Accounts "China's top Internet regulating body, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), said on its website that Baidu, Weibo, Tencent, and Alibaba have deleted more than 60,000 accounts because of usernames that were misleading, promoted pornography, or had links to terrorist groups."
IRGC tightens monitoring of online crimes
PressTV, IRGC tightens monitoring of online crimes "The IRGC Cyber Security Command’s Center for the Investigation of Organized Crimes said in a statement on Sunday that it plans to expose the insecurity of Facebook for organized moral crimes."
Former Islamic State prisoner confirms Sotloff hid Jewishness
TimesOfIsrael, Former Islamic State prisoner confirms Sotloff hid Jewishness "A former Islamic State hostage confirmed that beheaded journalist Steven Sotloff successfully concealed his religion and Israeli citizenship from his captors."
ISIS Threatens Twitter Founder And Employees Over Blocked Accounts
buzzfeed.com, ISIS Threatens Twitter Founder And Employees Over Blocked Accounts "ISIS supporters on Sunday called on jihadis around the world to kill Twitter employees because of the company’s frequent blocking of their social media accounts."
Raif Badawi
Independent, Raif Badawi, the Saudi Arabian blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes, may now face death penalty "Raif Badawi, the Saudi Arabian blogger whose punishment of 1,000 lashes has prompted international condemnation, may now face the death penalty."
Iran to allow Google to operate if it respects 'cultural' values
Guardian, Iran to allow Google to operate if it respects 'cultural' values "Iran could allow internet firms such as Google to operate in the Islamic republic if they respect its cultural rules, a senior official has said.
“We are not opposed to any of the entities operating in global markets who want to offer services in Iran,” the deputy telecommunications and information technology minister, Nasrollah Jahangard, told the Fars news agency on Sunday."
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Friday, February 27, 2015
UK Police Want to Remove ISIL Instruction Manual From Internet
UK Police Want to Remove ISIL Instruction Manual From Internet / Sputnik International "Earlier this month, the militant group operating in Syria and Iraq published "Hijrah [journey to an Islamic country] to the Islamic State," a guidebook for would-be fighters planning to join IS ranks in Syria."
Fighting Islamic State in Brooklyn
WSJ, Fighting Islamic State in Brooklyn "Federal agents monitoring an obscure Uzbek-language website, Hilofatnews, provided the initial thread that would lead to the unraveling of the terrorist plot. Hilofatnews promotes the ideology of Islamic State (aka ISIS or ISIL) and encourages its readers to join. In August 2014, an individual using the handle “Abdullah ibn Hasan” asked on the website if “it was possible to commit ourselves as dedicated martyrs . . . by “shoot[ing] Obama and then got shot ourselves” in order to “strike fear in the hearts of infidels.”"
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Missing schoolgirls 'in Syria'
BBC News, Missing schoolgirls 'in Syria' comprehensive coverage - web is a key driver in this case
Monday, February 23, 2015
Australia to Challenge Radical Islam Online
VOA, Australia to Challenge Radical Islam Online "The Australian government plans to monitor social media in real time to try to combat terrorist propaganda on the Internet."
Thursday, February 19, 2015
U.S. Muslims Take On ISIS’ Recruiting Machine
NYT, U.S. Muslims Take On ISIS’ Recruiting Machine "Imam Mohamed Magid tries to stay in regular contact with the teenager who came to him a few months ago, at his family’s urging, to discuss how he was being wooed by online recruiters working for the Islamic State, the extremist group in Syria and Iraq."
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
U.S. blacklists German ISIS rapper
alarabiya.net, U.S. blacklists German ISIS rapper "The United States added German former rapper Denis Cuspert to its list of “terrorists” over his role as a fighter with the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, the State Department said Monday."
Book Review: ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror
Joshua Landis, Book Review: ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror this looks like a useful book, based on this review. ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror, Michael Weiss & Hassan Hassan (Simon & Schuster - UK version publisher page)
German-Based Cyber-Daʿwah 2.0
Erik Munder, German-Based Cyber-Daʿwah 2.0: Back to the Roots with Forward Technology journal article - looks interesting, but there is an expensive pay wall, so I have yet to see it.
Monday, February 09, 2015
Isis
Hassan Hassan, Guardian, Isis has reached new depths of depravity. But there is a brutal logic behind it, 8 Feb 2015 "Savagery is part of Isis’s ideological DNA. The danger of the group lies in its effort to transform the concept of jihad not through individual fatwas, as al-Qaida does to justify suicide bombing in civilian areas, but through a fully fledged ideology. To do so, Isis uses stories from Islamic history and modern jihadi texts to change the paradigm of how to understand and conduct jihad." Useful article.
British ISIS hostage John Cantlie appears in latest propaganda film
Daily Mail, British ISIS hostage John Cantlie appears in latest propaganda film "The Islamic State has released a new propaganda video featuring John Cantlie in which the captured British journalist gives a guided tour of Aleppo."
Experts Debate the Compatibility of AI and Religion
bigthink.com, Experts Debate the Compatibility of AI and Religion | Big Think refers to Zoltan Istvan, Gizmodo, When Superintelligent AI Arrives, Will Religions Try to Convert It? " As artificial intelligence advances, religious questions and concerns globally are bound to come up, and they're starting too: Some theologians and futurists are already considering whether AI can also know God."
YouTube to remain blocked in Pakistan indefinitely, says official
Tech2, YouTube to remain blocked in Pakistan indefinitely, says official "YouTube will remain blocked in Pakistan ‘indefinitely’, an official said Saturday, as experts have failed to find a way to filter content deemed offensive and blasphemous in the Muslim majority country."
Tech-skeptic Erdogan sends first tweet
alarabiya.net, Tech-skeptic Erdogan sends first tweet " “Get a grip of yourself against this poison,” Erdogan wrote, using the hashtag #SigarayaTeslimOlma (Don’t give in to cigarettes) and signing off with his initials RTE."
Social media's fruitful exchange with Gulf women
yourmiddleeast.com, Social media's fruitful exchange with Gulf women "Many high-profile women in the Gulf have taken to social media platforms, from Saudi Arabia’s Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, a regional leader in women’s education development, to the United Arab Emirates’ Noura Al Kaabi, leading the region in digital business development. Where women’s exposure was once shied away from, women role models are now making bits of their personal and public lives accessible to large audiences on Twitter and Instagram. With a mobile penetration of over 110% in the Middle East, people are increasingly engaging with social media, which has activated a key group: women."
Slaying, Slaughtering, and Burning: ISIS, the Cinematic Caliphate
Islam Sakka, al-akhbar.com, Slaying, Slaughtering, and Burning: ISIS, the Cinematic Caliphate "Watching the latest videos posted by the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS), it is easy to see the changes in cinematic technique and the group’s choice of English as the main language. Their latest video, showing Jordanian pilot Moaz Kasasbeh being burned alive, sets a new precedent for brutality, ruthlessness, and high quality propaganda."
Thursday, February 05, 2015
'Average Mohamed'
USA Today, Average Mohamed tries to thwart Islamic State "Frustrated by a slick social media campaign on the Internet by the Islamic State that authorities say has helped lure dozens of young Muslim Americans to the fight in Iraq and Syria, Ahmed has already poured thousands of dollars of his own money over the last six months into producing a series of animated cartoon messages to rebut the extremist group's messaging." Check out Average Mohamed here- and here's an example of one of the videos:
'Watch Out For Satanic Earrings!' IS Publishes Women's Manifesto
RFE/RL, 'Watch Out For Satanic Earrings!' IS Publishes Women's Manifesto "A manifesto for women published by the Islamic State (IS) group has criticized Western attitudes to women, saying that this so-called "Western model" has failed, that a woman's place is in the home, and that Western women's fashions, like earrings, are the work of the devil. "
How Online Radicalization Is Drawing Young Western Women to the Islamic State
Vice, How Online Radicalization Is Drawing Young Western Women to the Islamic State "The internet is the main tool for radicalizing these young women and creating a culture of peer pressure. And a report by the UK-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) released last week studied the tweets of 12 Western female migrants who have traveled to join the Islamic State, in an attempt to unravel their journey and better understand the phenomenon. The paper, titled Becoming Mulan, also explores the reality of their lives there and the potential threat they pose." I haven't read this report.
Jihadists increasingly wary of internet, experts say
AFP/ABC, Jihadists increasingly wary of internet, experts say "After using the internet profusely for propaganda and recruitment, jihadist organisations have realised that investigators are gleaning crucial information from their posts and are increasingly concealing their web presence."
Source: ISIS video may show woman linked to kosher grocery attack
Source: ISIS video may show woman linked to kosher grocery attack - CNN.com "French authorities say a woman in the latest video released by French-speaking ISIS fighters may be Hayat Boumeddiene, who is believed to have knowledge about the deadly January 9 attack on a Paris kosher grocery, a source close to the investigation told CNN."
ISIS execute two Imams and four civilians for condemning pilot's death
Mail Online, ISIS execute two Imams and four civilians for condemning pilot's death "ISIS militants have executed six people, including two Muslim clerics, for condemning the horrific execution of the Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh."
ISIL hated Moaz al-Kassasbeh because air strikes work
Crispian Cuss, aljazeera.com, ISIL hated Moaz al-Kassasbeh because air strikes work opinion "The air campaign, which started in August last year, has had a dramatic impact on the fortunes of ISIL. It has stopped their advances in their tracks and bought the Iraqi army breathing space in which to regroup and retrain."
ISIL hated Moaz al-Kassasbeh because air strikes work
Crispian Cuss, aljazeera.com, ISIL hated Moaz al-Kassasbeh because air strikes work opinion "The air campaign, which started in August last year, has had a dramatic impact on the fortunes of ISIL. It has stopped their advances in their tracks and bought the Iraqi army breathing space in which to regroup and retrain."
Fox News under fire for showing uncut ISIS video
alarabiya.net, Fox News under fire for showing uncut ISIS video "By posting the video, Fox News was propagating “exactly what ISIS wants to propagate,” counter-terrorism and radicalism expert Malcolm Nance told The Guardian." Correct.
Jordanian airstrikes kill 55 ISIS militants
alarabiya.net, Jordanian airstrikes kill 55 ISIS militants "Jordanian fighter jets flew over the hometown of a pilot killed by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and the capital Amman on Thursday after completing a mission, state television said without giving the location of their sortie, Reuters reported."
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Jordanian pilot
Mail Online, ISIS supporters watch murder of Jordanian pilot on big screens
Mail Online, Is this where the pilot was torched to death? Syrian activists claim to have pinpointed location in Raqqa by identifying landmarks in execution video on aerial photographs
Mail Online, 22 minutes of sickening savagery: Carefully edited and highly choreographed footage that ISIS knows will horrify the West - and entice even more jihadists to their cause
Mail Online, ISIS knew burning Jordanian pilot alive would spark backlash in Islamic world - so prepared a list of justifications beforehand
Mail Online, Is this where the pilot was torched to death? Syrian activists claim to have pinpointed location in Raqqa by identifying landmarks in execution video on aerial photographs
Mail Online, 22 minutes of sickening savagery: Carefully edited and highly choreographed footage that ISIS knows will horrify the West - and entice even more jihadists to their cause
Mail Online, ISIS knew burning Jordanian pilot alive would spark backlash in Islamic world - so prepared a list of justifications beforehand
Muadh al-Kasasbeh
thedailybeast.com, ISIS Snuff Films’ Sleight of Hand interesting article (not sure about the headline). "A horrifying video of Jordanian pilot Muadh al-Kasasbeh being set ablaze inside a cage by his ISIS captors shocked the world Tuesday and rocked governments in Washington and Amman. But the film may have also been an act of perverse theater, and one ISIS has performed before."
Clerics denounce burning alive of pilot as un-Islamic
alarabiya.net, Clerics denounce burning alive of pilot as un-Islamic "“This weakens the popularity of Islamic State because we look at Islam as a religion of mercy and tolerance. Even in the heat of battle, a prisoner of war is given good treatment,” said Abu Sayaf, a Jordanian Salafist cleric also known as Mohamed al-Shalabi who spent almost ten years in Jordanian prisons for militant activity including a plot to attack U.S. troops.
“Even if the Islamic State says Muath had bombed, and burnt and killed us and we punished him in the way he did to us, we say, OK but why film the video in this shocking way?” he told Reuters. “This method has turned society against them.”
“Even if the Islamic State says Muath had bombed, and burnt and killed us and we punished him in the way he did to us, we say, OK but why film the video in this shocking way?” he told Reuters. “This method has turned society against them.”
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Hackers stole from Syrian rebels by posing as women
yourmiddleeast.com, Hackers stole from Syrian rebels by posing as women "Hackers targeted Syrian opposition members with online "honey traps," posing as female supporters to steal battle plans and the identity of defectors, a security firm said in a report Monday."
Peter Greste
huffingtonpost.co.uk, What Your First Tweet Looks Like After Being Jailed In Egypt For 400 Days "After he was freed this weekend, Greste took to Twitter to post this joyful picture of himself standing in the sea, with arms outstretched making "peace" signs."
Monday, February 02, 2015
The beauty and diversity of Muslim life
Ted, The beauty and diversity of Muslim life "Bassam Tariq is a blogger, a filmmaker, and a halal butcher — but one thread unites his work: His joy in the diversity, the humanness of our individual experiences. In this charming talk, he shares clips from his film "These Birds Walk" and images from his tour of 30 mosques in 30 days — and reminds us to consider the beautiful complexity within us all."
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Trying to prevent radicalisation with humour
BBC, Trying to prevent radicalisation with humour "In an unlikely partnership, counter-terrorism police have teamed up with a Muslim comedian in an attempt to prevent British teenagers being radicalised by extremists."
Indonesia: Muslim cleric declares selfies a sin under Islamic law
Daily Mail, Muslim cleric declares selfies a sin under Islamic law "Popular Indonesian cleric Felix Siauw posted a series of tweets explaining why selfies should be avoided – but reserved most of his exasperation for women, who he said were being ‘shameless’ and ‘unpure’."
Monday, January 26, 2015
“Muslim Face”
onislam.net, “Muslim Face” Launches In Spring "Catering to the growing influence of social media among Muslims, a new Islamic social media platform, Muslim Face, will be launched this spring to connect Muslims in a socially responsible network."“This social platform is an international project. It is designed from a Muslim point of view, but also opens up new opportunities with the rest of the world,” Shoaib Fadie, Muslim Face co-founder, told Zawya on Sunday, January 25."
Sunday, January 25, 2015
The secret world of Isis training camps
Guardian, The secret world of Isis training camps – ruled by sacred texts and the sword "Because Isis bases its teachings on religious texts that mainstream Muslim clerics do not want to deal with head on, new recruits leave the camp feeling that they have stumbled on the true message of Islam. New recruits such as Ghannam and his cousins graduate armed with theological arguments, military training and a conviction that fellow Muslims are at least partly complicit in the suppression of true Islam."
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Oman: For the Islamic Instagram Generation, Dating Takes Off
Newsweek, For the Islamic Instagram Generation, Dating Takes Off "Marrying for love was rare just 20 years ago in Oman, a peaceful nation of four million that borders Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Arranged matches were for a long time the norm, with minimal contact between a couple before their wedding. But customs are evolving rapidly. Oil wealth, globalisation and widespread higher education have transformed the country since Sultan Qaboos bin Said seized power from his father in 1970 and opened Oman to the world."
Japanese Twitter Users Defy Hostage Crisis By Mocking Islamic State
RFE/RL, Japanese Twitter Users Defy Hostage Crisis By Mocking Islamic State "Hours after the Islamic State (IS) group released a video threatening to behead two Japanese hostages, Japanese Twitter users were defying the militant's threats by creating and sharing images mocking the militants."
On the Internet, opinion swings against hostages
On the Internet, opinion swings against hostages | The Japan Times "Reckless” and “irresponsible” was the predominant opinion
by prominent bloggers and Twitter users, as armchair commentators
declared the pair had brought the situation upon themselves. They
questioned whether a ransom would be good use of public money."
by prominent bloggers and Twitter users, as armchair commentators
declared the pair had brought the situation upon themselves. They
questioned whether a ransom would be good use of public money."
Profs question targeting Internet 'radicalized boasting'
leaderpost.com, Profs question targeting Internet 'radicalized boasting' "Craig Forcese of the University of Ottawa and Kent Roach of the University of Toronto write that the causal link between radicalized speech on the Internet and violence is still very tenuous. Government officials are better off using existing laws to target the most dangerous Internet materials - those that have clearly crossed a criminal line and are designed to further the aims of terrorist groups, whether it be recruiting or inciting, they said."
NY accountant and accomplice jailed for aiding Al-Qaeda | Economia
Economia, NY accountant and accomplice jailed for aiding Al-Qaeda | Economia "According to the FBI, El-Hafani travelled to Yemen in February 2008. While there, he swore an oath of allegience to Al-Qaeda and delivered money and a number of items, including a laptop, to "terrorist operatives". He is also said to have taught internet communication techniques and supplied the terrorist operatives with encryption tools, allowing them to communicate without detection."
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Japan’s Abe responds to ISIS hostage video
ara.tv, Japan’s Abe responds to ISIS hostage video "Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that a threat to the lives of two purported Japanese captives by ISIS militants was unacceptable and that he strongly condemned acts of terrorism."
Monday, January 19, 2015
Ministers look to strip online jihad’s ‘glamour’
euractiv.com, Ministers look to strip online jihad’s ‘glamour’ "European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels today (19 January) will pave the way for concrete measures to prevent online platforms seducing impressionable Muslims with a “glamorous narrative”, officials and diplomats said last week."
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