Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf : The Alt-Right in Pakistan
Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, The Nation, PTI: The Alt-Right in Pakistan, 21 Nov 2016 "The Alt-Right flourishes in online forums like 4chan or Reddit and has snowballed on Twitter. The movement’s archetypal adherent relishes online anonymity to engage in social media meme warfare, exhibiting supremacism, populism, conspiracism and masculinism – basically the sketch of the infamous PTI troll."
This Muslim Teen Had A Sublime Rebuttal To A Classmate Asking Her To Defend Her Religion
aplus.com, This Muslim Teen Had A Sublime Rebuttal To A Classmate Asking Her To Defend Her Religion "Recently in one of her classes, Hashmi was confronted by another student who asked why Muslims did not condemn violence when perpetrators committed such acts in the name of Islam. Of course we do, she responded, but the conversation kept going in circles, leaving the both of them equally frustrated.
"So Hashmi decided that she had had enough. At home, she dug deep into the corners of the internet and created an extensive, painstakingly organized list of Muslim figures who condemned violent acts committed in the name of Islam."
"So Hashmi decided that she had had enough. At home, she dug deep into the corners of the internet and created an extensive, painstakingly organized list of Muslim figures who condemned violent acts committed in the name of Islam."
The 5 Worst Places To Be An Internet User In Southeast Asia
forbes.com, The 5 Worst Places To Be An Internet User In Southeast Asia "Freedom House, a U.S.-based NGO/research organization, released their annual Freedom of the Net report last week, and overall the results were not good."
Monday, November 21, 2016
ISIS Twitter Guide
Jerusalem Post, ISIS publishes a ‘how to’ outfox Twitter guide "The terrorist entity has published a guide on how to outfox Twitter’s efforts, according to an advance copy of a report by the Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group of IDC’s International Institute for Counter-Terrorism obtained by The Jerusalem Post."
Jakarta's social media
Guardian, Welcome to Twitter city: is there no limit to Jakarta's social media obsession?, 21 Nov 2016 "The predilection for humour has led to an equally ubiquitous habit: an obsession with social media. There are about 80 million social media users in Indonesia, and the country is among the biggest users of Facebook and Twitter worldwide."
Get good guys to fight ISIS online
straitstimes.com, Get good guys to fight ISIS online "So while ISIS is slowly ceding its territory in the Middle East, on the Internet, it is spreading its tentacles far and wide, an Insight round-table discussion heard."
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Social media and internet link to radicalism is overstated, finds study
Social media and internet link to radicalism is overstated, finds study - Economic and Social Research Council "Government initiatives aimed at preventing extremism, particularly amongst young Muslims, assume that the internet and social media are the main way in which young people are being radicalised.
"However this new study 'Social Media and Political Attitudes' challenges this assumption, showing that internet and social media use are not strongly or consistently associated with radical intentions."
"However this new study 'Social Media and Political Attitudes' challenges this assumption, showing that internet and social media use are not strongly or consistently associated with radical intentions."
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
'True religion:' How Salafists lure supporters
DW.com, 'True religion:' How Salafists lure supporters | NRS-Import | 15 Nov 16 ""Islam is presented as though it is all about violence, hate, forced marriage and terror" - that's how a video on the internet site of the "True Religion" group starts off. Now banned by the German Interior Ministry, the organization was founded by Ibrahim Abou Nagie, a German Muslim with a Palestinian background."
From WhatsApp to Hawala, How the Taliban Moves Money Around
motherboard.vice.com, From WhatsApp to Hawala, How the Taliban Moves Money Around "The Taliban has been trying to fundraise on the internet longer than Afghanistan’s current government has existed. In recent years, however, the insurgents have turned to internet messaging platforms secured by end-to-end encryption, such as Telegram, Viber, and WhatsApp, to solicit donations."
Founders’ Day
UWTSD celebrates Founders’ Day (Press Release), 14 Nov 2016 "As the oldest degree-awarding institution in England and Wales after the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, UWTSD is immensely proud of its heritage and looks forward to celebrating the birthday of its founder - Bishop Thomas Burgess – with a lecture given by the University’s Professor Gary Bunt."
Wednesday, November 09, 2016
Friday, November 04, 2016
The ‘Caliph’ Speaks
Graeme Wood, theatlantic.com, The ‘Caliph’ Speaks "For months now, Islamic State supporters have likened the coming battle for Mosul to the battle between Muhammad and the Ahzab. Baghdadi’s speech is the most prominent document to make the analogy. (I have seen it previously in individuals’ posts on Telegram, the Islamic State’s current favorite messaging app.) Those eager to see parallels between the present and the past, and take from them confidence that the Islamic State will prevail just as Muhammad did, will find them in abundance." Interesting piece by Graeme Wood
Turkey blocks social media
turkeyblocks.org, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp shutdown in Turkey
Source: @TurkeyBlocks
also see:
ZDNet, Turkey blocks WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter across the country
Independent, WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and more down in Turkey in apparent internet ban "Turkey Blocks, a website that tracks issues with the internet in Turkey, claimed that web traffic including that for WhatsApp was subject to throttling, where connections are slowed down to the point they are unusable. It claimed that the internet ban was related to the arrest of some political activists the night before the outage went into effect."
Source: @TurkeyBlocksalso see:
ZDNet, Turkey blocks WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter across the country
Independent, WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and more down in Turkey in apparent internet ban "Turkey Blocks, a website that tracks issues with the internet in Turkey, claimed that web traffic including that for WhatsApp was subject to throttling, where connections are slowed down to the point they are unusable. It claimed that the internet ban was related to the arrest of some political activists the night before the outage went into effect."
MuslimGirl - the book
bustle.com, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh's Memoir 'Muslim Girl' Details Her Coming-Of-Age Experience In Post-9/11 America "When Amani Al-Khatahtbeh was 17, she started a blog called MuslimGirl, which has now grown into a full website and a revolutionary force in the media."
Two main IS obsessions: beards and concubines
kuwaittimes.net, Two main IS obsessions: beards and concubines "After Islamic State conquered villages in northern Iraq, it spelled out in minute detail the rules of its self-proclaimed caliphate, from beard length to alms to guidelines for taking women as sex slaves. Islamic State documents and posters, obtained in villages captured by Iraqi forces, highlight a tight and comprehensive system of rule by the militants, who went to great lengths to explain their extremist philosophy."
'Inspire' and other magazines
strategypage.com, Information Warfare: Deadly Demographics Doom Online Magazines " Resurgence and Al Somood appealed to a specific audience (Somali, Afghan and Pakistani expatriates in English speaking countries) to mainly obtain recruits for al Shabaab and the Taliban. All three of these publications attracted a lot of attention from the mass media and politicians but otherwise were ineffective. For example not a lot of captured Islamic terrorists note these magazines as being an influence on them. The same pattern was found when analyzing online “chatter” among active Islamic terrorists. Some Islamic terrorist groups noted this and tried to adapt." Opinoin about the 'effectiveness' of Inspire and other magazines.
Africa Should Brace for Influx of Islamic State Jihadists - opinion
Iban Bantu, allafrica.com, Africa Should Brace for Influx of Islamic State Jihadists, 4 Nov 2016 "IS has managed to knit together a network that stretches from Aleppo in Syria to Abuja, with Libyan borders as the perfect launch pads for regional attacks. That IS is seeking sanctuary in Africa is not a dream, it is a reality." Opinion piece
Wednesday, November 02, 2016
How social media is preventing the ISIS advance online
The Economic Times, How social media is preventing the ISIS advance online " How Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet via its think-tank Jigsaw are helping thwart the ISIS advance online."
How Anonymous and Other Hacktivists Fight ISIS Online
motherboard, How Anonymous and Other Hacktivists Fight ISIS Online "We looked at what hacktivists have been doing against ISIS in the last couple of years for this week’s CYBERWAR episode. You can watch it on VICELAND on Tuesday, at 10:30 PM ET/PT. As an appetizer, read some of Motherboard’s past stories about Anonymous and ISIS online activities."
Tuesday, November 01, 2016
Cell phone analysis
dailycaller.com, Autopsies On Dead ISIS Fighters More About Cell Phones Than Blood And Guts "More than 120,000 documents and nearly 20 terabytes of digital information were recovered in August when U.S.-backed Syrian rebel forces recaptured Manbij, an ISIS stronghold in northern Syria."
This is Islamic State’s instant messaging app of choice
cmp.com, This is Islamic State’s instant messaging app of choice "For the Islamic State’s top Southeast Asian propagandist Bahrun Naim, the ultra-secure instant messaging app Telegram is a godsend as popular social networks Twitter and Facebook race to weed out web-savvy militants like him."
In Opinion: ISIS defeats cause collapse of online propaganda
Newsweek, In Opinion: ISIS defeats cause collapse of online propaganda "Military advances against territory held by the Islamic State group (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria have produced a welcome byproduct: a marked decline by 70 to 80 percent in the output of social media propaganda by the group." Refers to RAND, Examining ISIS Support and Opposition Networks on Twitter
Ghana’s Islamic online radio
Meet the Economics graduate who is CEO of Ghana’s Islamic online radio | Africanews "GH Islamic Radio (GIR) is an online radio that makes it easy for people all over the world to listen LIVE, to Islamic events, lectures, friday sermons etc. in the comfort of their home via the internet.
"People can listen via their website [islamicradiogh.com] and android App – fully created and managed by Shaibu – and is available for free on Google Play Store."
"People can listen via their website [islamicradiogh.com] and android App – fully created and managed by Shaibu – and is available for free on Google Play Store."
Monday, October 31, 2016
The Skype sex scam - a fortune built on shame
BBC News, The Skype sex scam - a fortune built on shame "One night a young Palestinian man living abroad fell victim to an online scam, involving a web camera and a beautiful woman. Here Samir (not his real name) tells the story of how he was trapped - and below the BBC's Reda el Mawy visits the Moroccan boomtown where many of the scammers are based."
'In God's Name: A young American who grew up in the heartland tells Scott Pelley what made him try to join ISIS in Syria'
CBS News, In God's Name: A young American who grew up in the heartland tells Scott Pelley what made him try to join ISIS in Syria "About 260 Americans have joined, or tried to join, terrorists overseas. And many of us wonder how in God’s name does that happen? How is an American drawn into a group that seeks to destroy everything that America stands for? Abdirizak Warsame has an exotic name but he was an American teenager, living with his mom in Minneapolis, who became the leader of an ISIS cell sending other young men from Minneapolis to their deaths. Warsame will be sentenced soon, he is facing up to 15 years in prison but he was released from jail, for one day, to talk to us, before the judge passes sentence, to explain how he fell for ISIS in God’s name."
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
How Islamic State Weaponized the Chat App to Direct Attacks on the West
WSJ, How Islamic State Weaponized the Chat App to Direct Attacks on the West "It is inside those channels that the extremist group moves from semipublic propaganda to encrypted chats. In the invitation-only chat rooms, Islamic State sympathizers debate Islamist ideology, discuss tactics and cheer on terrorist attacks, according to the Journal’s examination of such channels’ content. When followers are ready to take action, they are invited to communicate one-on-one with a recruiter via an encrypted function called secret chat that can evade detection by intelligence services, authorities say."
Teenage Tube alert suspect Damon Smith 'in love with IS'
Sky News, Teenage Tube alert suspect Damon Smith 'in love with IS' "Friends say the poker-loving teen was enamoured with Islamic State and watched videos of executions that the group posted online."
Thursday, October 13, 2016
How Sweden became an exporter of jihad
BBC News, How Sweden became an exporter of jihad Yalda Hakim's report is worth watching: "Sweden is a peaceful democratic state that has long been a safe haven for those fleeing conflict. Yet many young people whose families took refuge there are now turning their back on the country. More than 300 people have gone to fight in Syria and Iraq, making Sweden per capita one of the biggest exporters of jihadists in Europe."
ACSC Threat Report: The real messages
ACSC Threat Report: The real messages | ZDNet interesting analysis from Australia
MTN invests in Iran’s own Uber
IOL, MTN invests in Iran’s own Uber "MTN Group, the South African wireless carrier with $1 billion stuck in Iran, agreed to make an investment of 20 million euros ($22 million) that will support Snapp.ir, the Islamic Republic’s first cab-hailing smartphone application."
Being Muslim in the Age of Trump
theislamicmonthly.com, Being Muslim in the Age of Trump "Muslims must understand that in the age of the internet, most people will learn about Islam through the internet, and if Muslims do not take ownership of the content about Islam on the internet, Islamophobes will, as they already have done."
Africa's First Internet Addiction Rehab Opens In Algeria
afkinsider.com, Africa's First Internet Addiction Rehab Opens In Algeria "The Maghreb nation is facing a crisis from the technological developments where its citizens spend a whole day on the internet, some without taking their meals or taking showers, Aljazeera reported."
Islamic State’s Propaganda Campaign Falling Off Sharply
VOA News, Islamic State’s Propaganda Campaign Falling Off Sharply "A study released this week by the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, shows there has been a plunge during the past 12 months in IS' digital media production, declining from a peak of 761 releases a month in August of 2015, to just 194 a year later." Report link here, CTC, Communication Breakdown: Unraveling the Islamic State’s Media Efforts
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Indonesia: The Saudis Are Coming
NY Books, Indonesia: The Saudis Are Coming "Fights over competing versions of Islam have a long history in overwhelmingly Sunni Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, and the Saudi-funded university now has a major part in the contemporary battle."
Thursday, September 29, 2016
ISIS using Google Maps to plot airport and plane terror attacks, report warns
Express, ISIS using GOOGLE MAPS to plot airport and plane terror attacks, report warns "Spain’s Centre against Terrorism and Organised Crime (Citco) warned of fresh dangers to travellers in a new report entitled ‘Terrorist Threat Against Civil Aviation’."
The Clever Way This Website Is Fighting Islamophobia
fusion.net, The Clever Way This Website Is Fighting Islamophobia "Launched on Sept. 15, Islamically.com is fighting back against negative media portrayals of Muslims by showing site visitors what Islam actually teaches. To do this, the website offers English-language media, including articles, Instagram-esque photos, and subtitled video clips of weekly sermons from local mosques across the United States. It also lists contact information of local imams, so visitors can contact them directly via email or phone. For now, though, Islamically only features mosques and imams in New Jersey, where the site’s creator is based."
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Iran's National Internet
smallmedia.org, Filterwatch, Iran's National Internet "Last month, the Iranian government announced that phase 1 of its national information network has been completed. But what does that actually mean for internet users in Iran? Will this really lead to Iranians being cut off from the global internet? In today’s show, I’ll put these questions and more to a technology reporter with BBC Persian, who will give us his take on what the future holds for Iran’s national internet."
The Muslims of Cuba
aljazeera.com, The Muslims of Cuba non-tech, recommended article. "How a new crop of neighbourhood entrepreneurs are helping spread awareness about a fledgling religious community."
Monday, September 26, 2016
Gunman kills Jordanian writer charged over anti-Islam cartoon: Report
middleeasteye.net, Gunman kills Jordanian writer charged over anti-Islam cartoon: Report "The cartoon Hattar posted on his Facebook page featured an illustration of God under the title "God of Daesh," using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State (IS) group"
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Foreign hacker who aided Islamic State gets 20 years in U.S.
AP/Japan Times, Foreign hacker who aided Islamic State gets 20 years in U.S. "A computer hacker who helped the Islamic State by providing names of more than 1,000 U.S. government and military workers as potential targets was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison."
Friday, September 23, 2016
VIDEO: Women in Iran defy fatwa by riding bikes in public
middleeasteye.net, VIDEO: Women in Iran defy fatwa by riding bikes in public, 22 Sep 2016 video link here "Iranian women have been posting photos and videos of themselves cycling, defying a state-issued fatwa that claims riding a bike threatens a woman's chastity."
Radio station challenges ISIL in Mosul
aljazeera.com, Radio station challenges ISIL in Mosul "Despite the risks, Alghad FM broadcasts information and commentary into the ISIL stronghold via frontline transmitters."
Thursday, September 22, 2016
‘In-Betweeners’ Are Part of a Rich Recruiting Pool for Jihadists
NYT, ‘In-Betweeners’ Are Part of a Rich Recruiting Pool for Jihadists "A rich recruiting pool for Al Qaeda and the Islamic State includes what psychologists call “in-betweeners,” young adults whose identities have not yet solidified. Their uncertainty makes them vulnerable, said J. Reid Meloy, a forensic psychologist and clinical professor at the University of California, San Diego. “It allows the individual to attach his identity to something that is larger and inflates his sense of himself,” he said." [not necessarily a gender specific issue, surely?]
Excommunicating Saudis? A New Fracture Emerges in Islam
wsj.com, Excommunicating Saudis? A New Fracture Emerges in Islam, 22 Sep 2016 "Political conflicts in the Middle East between the Saudi-led camp of Sunni powers and a rival Shiite camp led by Iran have already morphed into a religious war. Now, a theological dispute within Sunni Islam is causing another regional political rift—a result of an initially obscure conference in Russia’s Chechen Republic."
IS executes 12 militants for attempting to flee Raqqa: Report
middleeasteye.net, IS executes 12 militants for attempting to flee Raqqa: Report "The Islamic State (IS) group publicly executed a dozen militants for attempting to desert their posts in the Syrian province of Raqqa, according to activist reports."
Bahrain
CBC, Canadian company helped Bahrain block opposition, anti-Islam websites, says report Allegations: "Canadian technology company Netsweeper helped the Bahraini government block opposition party websites, various news websites and content critical of Islam, according to a new report by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs." Report link here: Citizen Lab, Tender Confirmed, Rights At Risk: Verifying Netsweeper in Bahrain
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
In China, Fears of ‘Creeping Sharia’ Proliferate Online
foreignpolicy.com, In China, Fears of ‘Creeping Sharia’ Proliferate Online "Over the past six months, Chinese social media outlets have been electrified by Chinese Muslim calls for a statute to regulate halal food production. On social media platform Weibo, some Chinese grassroots netizens and even scholars have equated the effort to an exercise in terrorism and linked it to Chinese Muslim radicalization. The ugly rhetoric says far more about the state of Islamophobia in China than it does about the merits of halal regulation."
Kuwait royal jailed for three years for 'insulting' ruler
Middle East Eye, Kuwait royal jailed for three years for 'insulting' ruler "A Kuwaiti royal was ordered to pay $16,500 in compensation after being convicted of insulting the emir and several other royal family members."
al-Awlaki
Scott Shane, NYT, An Al Qaeda Martyr’s Enduring Pitch, 18 Sep 2016 "On Sept. 30, it will be five years since the C.I.A. drone strike in Yemen that killed Mr. Awlaki, the first United States citizen executed without trial on orders of a president since the Civil War. But the Hellfire missile that ended his life promoted him to martyrdom in the eyes of his fans, and his influence has turned up in terrorism case after terrorism case. His videos, forecasting a West in which Muslims would increasingly be denigrated, marginalized and threatened with expulsion or worse, have been viewed by hundreds of thousands."
Sunni-Shia: Islam Divided (radio programme)
BBC Radio 4, Sunni-Shia: Islam Divided "In the first of two programmes explaining the Sunni-Shia divide past and present, Tarek Osman tells the epic story of how Islam split after the death of the Prophet Mohammed."
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Behind Boko Haram's Split: A Leader Too Radical for Islamic State
Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, Behind Boko Haram's Split: A Leader Too Radical for Islamic State "The self-proclaimed caliphate’s biggest and deadliest franchise outside the Middle East, the “West Africa Province” also known as Boko Haram, fractured in recent weeks over Islamic State’s decision to replace its notorious leader, Abubakar Shekau."
Headscarf emoji proposed by 15-year-old Saudi girl
BBC News, Headscarf emoji proposed by 15-year-old Saudi girl "Rayouf Alhumedhi, 15, has sent a proposal to The Unicode Consortium, a non-profit corporation that reviews and develops new emojis."
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Activism, Advocacy, and Scholarship on Islam in the Digital Realm
drkristianpetersen.com, Activism, Advocacy, and Scholarship on Islam in the Digital Realm info on forthcoming event organised by the Mizan project (Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations, BU’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies) entitled Activism, Advocacy, and Scholarship on Islam in the Digital Realm: Prospects, Progress, and Challenges, 17-17 Sept. Trying to find more details ...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Did jihadist Rashid Kassim lure French youths to plot attacks?
BBC News, Did jihadist Rashid Kassim lure French youths to plot attacks? "Also known as Ibn Qassim, his focus is recruiting young French would-be jihadists, And he is said to use social media and chat groups, particularly Telegram. He urges his 300 followers to carry out what prosecutors have termed "terrorisme de proximite" (local terrorism)."
Monday, September 12, 2016
A Prayer for Mecca: the city that many hajj pilgrims don't see
From The Guardian, A Prayer for Mecca: the city that many hajj pilgrims don't see – video
"As the hajj begins once again, Saudi artist Ahmed Mater has revealed unprecedented changes to the holy city – from flashy new hotels to the loss of priceless neighbourhoods. In the third episode of Crossing the Line, our series connecting the US and Middle East, he takes us inside Islam’s urban heart"
Jihadists urge unity on 15th anniversary of terrorist attacks
VOA News, Jihadists urge unity on 15th anniversary of terrorist attacks "The jihadists used social platforms such as Telegram, Twitter and Google Plus to exchange their celebratory messages and share the anti-Western propaganda on this day. They circulated decorated images of the burning World Trade Center in New York, calling the anniversary an “Eid of happiness.”"
New Tricks Make ISIS, Once Easily Tracked, a Sophisticated Opponent
wsj, New Tricks Make ISIS, Once Easily Tracked, a Sophisticated Opponent, 11 Sep 2016 "The extremist group’s communications, once commonly conducted on phones and social media accounts easily tracked by authorities, have evolved into a mix of encrypted chat-app messages over WhatsApp and Telegram, face-to-face meetings, written notes, stretches of silence and misdirection."
Friday, September 09, 2016
Iran Introduces Halal Internet
The Media Line, Iran Introduces Halal Internet "“The network is basically a government effort to create a nationally controlled internet,” Sanam Vakil, an associate fellow at Chatham House, an international affairs think tank, in London, told The Media Line. “Iran is a state that has heavy internet censorship so a national internet would be a way to provide increased government control.”"
Smart Udhiyah Goes Online In Dubai
aboutislam.net, Smart Udhiyah Goes Online In Dubai
"In a bid to avoid long lines before `Eid Al-Adha, the Dubai Municipality has launched a smart app to provide users a chance to order their Udhiyah online, and be delivered at their doors."
"In a bid to avoid long lines before `Eid Al-Adha, the Dubai Municipality has launched a smart app to provide users a chance to order their Udhiyah online, and be delivered at their doors."
'Iranians are not Muslims', says Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti
Independent, 'Iranians are not Muslims', says Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti, 7 Sep 2016 widely reported: "Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh was responding to Iran's supreme leader, who denounced Saudi Arabia's handling of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca."
US, Private Sector Join Forces in Anti-IS Social Media Project
VOA, US, Private Sector Join Forces in Anti-IS Social Media Project "One of the Obama administration's latest approaches, initiated by an affiliate of Google, seeks to disrupt IS online recruiting efforts by targeted advertising algorithms and the use of YouTube's video platform to dissuade people from enlisting with IS." Also see Wired, Google’s Clever Plan to Stop Aspiring ISIS Recruits
How Google aims to disrupt the Islamic State propaganda machine
CSM/Yahoo, How Google aims to disrupt the Islamic State propaganda machine, 7 Sep 2016 "The internet is one of the most valuable tools for the Islamic State to spread its vision of radical Islam and lure recruits to the battlefields in Iraq and Syria. But the world's most powerful search engine is taking steps that could soon blunt the group's online propaganda machine."
'How Iran Conned the Internet Into Believing a Fake ISIS Story' [opinion]
Daily Beast, How Iran Conned the Internet Into Believing a Fake ISIS Story, 7 Sep 2016 "The Islamic Republic’s propaganda organ spread a false story about women’s dress code in Mosul, Iraq. Yet many news outlets believed it."
Libya: Sirte
RT.com, RT visits sites of ISIS executions in area freshly liberated by pro-govt Libyan fighters (EXCLUSIVE) " Reporting from the front line, RT’s William Whiteman tracked signs left by Islamic State’s long grip on the city of Sirte in Libya. A mosque from a propaganda video and a shore where a mass execution occurred now serve as eerie reminders of atrocities."
Wednesday, September 07, 2016
Anjem Choudary
Telegraph, How Anjem Choudary swore allegiance to Islamic State after curry house meeting Also see Mail Online, Hypocrite of hate! Extremist preacher Anjem Choudary abandons his anti-West rhetoric as he eats at non-halal McDonald's while on bail for the terror offences that will today see him jailed
British Florist's Picture Used In IS Magazine
Sky News, British Florist's Picture Used In IS Magazine "A florist has described his shock after being featured in an Islamic State propaganda magazine which calls on jihadis to "strike terror into the heart of disbelievers"."
Monday, September 05, 2016
Meet Generation M: the young, affluent Muslims changing the world
Harriet Sherwood, Guardian, Meet Generation M: the young, affluent Muslims changing the world, 3 Sep 2016 based around Shelina Janmohamed's new book (previously blogged) "Generation M are the Muslim millennials, the global generation born in the past 30 years, but with a twist. Unlike their Christian counterparts in the US and western Europe, most of whom are turning their backs on organised religion, Generation M has “one over-riding characteristic, which is that they believe that being faithful and living a modern life go hand in hand, and there is absolutely no contradiction between the two,” says Janmohamed."
Thursday, September 01, 2016
Queen Rania of Jordan: World's most influential online royal turns 46
IB Times, Queen Rania of Jordan: World's most influential online royal turns 46 "The mother-of-four, who is married to Abdullah bin al-Hussein, the King of Jordan, stays connected to the people and fans from all over the world with the internet, becoming one of the most contemporary and innovative royals of her time."
Iran Net Update
IRNA, Iran to launch its first ever national data network on Sunday: Minister "Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi said Iran is going to launch the first phase of its National Data Network on Sunday."
BBC News, Iran rolls out domestic internet, 29 Aug 2016 "The government says the goal is to create an isolated domestic intranet that can be used to promote Islamic content and raise digital awareness among the public."
The Next Web, Iran’s one step closer to launching its own internal Internet "It’s expected that this network will over 60 times faster than the current Internet infrastructure. This is a result of the massive deployment of fiber-optic cables, as well as locally-based data centers."
BBC News, Iran rolls out domestic internet, 29 Aug 2016 "The government says the goal is to create an isolated domestic intranet that can be used to promote Islamic content and raise digital awareness among the public."
The Next Web, Iran’s one step closer to launching its own internal Internet "It’s expected that this network will over 60 times faster than the current Internet infrastructure. This is a result of the massive deployment of fiber-optic cables, as well as locally-based data centers."
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