Monday, December 08, 2014
How To Stop Being a Celebrity Shaykh Fanboy or Fangirl and Build Real Relationships With Them Instead
Omar Usman, muslimmatters.org, How To Stop Being a Celebrity Shaykh Fanboy or Fangirl and Build Real Relationships With Them Instead "Random Muslim Person sees inspirational Islamic video on YouTube. Random brother or sister now feels speaker in said YouTube video is the solution to all of their life problems."
Wireless in Gaza
Guardian, Wireless in Gaza: the young entrepreneurs beating the blockades "With few goods, or people, allowed to cross the border, the pool of customers and employees in Gaza is small. Web-based startups are giving those with bright ideas a chance to expand their horizons and their businesses."
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
Lebanon detains ‘wife and son’ of ISIS leader Baghdadi
alarabiya.net, Lebanon detains ‘wife and son’ of ISIS leader Baghdadi "The wife of the elusive Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdad, has been reportedly detained at the Lebanese-Syrian border, Lebanese security officials said on Tuesday."
Online - Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet Vol. 6 out
Online - Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet Vol.6 (2014)
Possible highlights (in relation to this blog) include:
Possible highlights (in relation to this blog) include:
Claudia Carvalho
Sean O'Callaghan
Kayla Renée Wheeler
I have yet to read these yet.
Baby boom? ISIS bans contraceptive pills in Mosul
alarabiya.net, Baby boom? ISIS bans contraceptive pills in Mosul "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in the city of Mosul have shut down family planning departments at public hospitals in order to prevent women from using contraceptive pills, the Iraqi Human Rights Ministry said on Monday."
Egyptian ‘hipster’ ISIS fighter Islam Yaken killed in Kobane
alarabiya.net, Egyptian ‘hipster’ ISIS fighter Islam Yaken killed in Kobane "Yaken - who according to friends had lived a cosmopolitan lifestyle back home in Egypt - bewildered many when he joined the extremist militants. A photo of him published on social media networks in August showed him brandishing a sword while mounted on a horse in Syria."
Monday, December 01, 2014
Russia blocks Vimeo video hosting access for Islamic State video
TASS, Russia blocks Vimeo video hosting access for Islamic State video "At the request from Russian telecommunications watchdog communications providers have blocked access to Vimeo video hosting which posted a video of extremist grouping Islamic State."
India: net as ISIS recruitment tool
NDTV, Instead of Jihadi, Was Used as Labour, Alleged IS Fighter Areeb Majeed Says net as recruitment tool "Majeed, according to investigators, says he was surfing the Internet to learn more about the conflict between Palestine and Israel when he began to watch orthodox Islamic preachers online.
""I was studying engineering but lost interest and began thinking about Islamic countries that followed the Shariat," he has reportedly said.
"With the other three men from his neighbourhood, he contacted a woman named Tahira Bhatt on Facebook who claimed to be a recruiter for IS. She asked the men to head to Iraq and gave them contact information for representatives who would meet them there."
""I was studying engineering but lost interest and began thinking about Islamic countries that followed the Shariat," he has reportedly said.
"With the other three men from his neighbourhood, he contacted a woman named Tahira Bhatt on Facebook who claimed to be a recruiter for IS. She asked the men to head to Iraq and gave them contact information for representatives who would meet them there."
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Istanbul’s Friday sermon focuses on lies, gossip via technological devices
hurriyetdailynews.com - Istanbul’s Friday sermon focuses on lies, gossip via technological devices "The sermon stated that people could forget about upholding their “holy watch” while seated before a computer and could act irresponsibly towards others’ dignities. People who make their tongues into a poisonous arrow through the use of gossip, lies and allegations should remember they will be held accountable for their acts, the sermon added."
Support for Isis stronger in Arabic social media in Europe than in Syria
Guardian, Support for Isis stronger in Arabic social media in Europe than in Syria "In Syria, Isis appears to be dramatically losing the battle for hearts and minds with more than 92% of tweets, blogs and forum comments hostile to the militants who have rampaged through the east of the country and western Iraq, seizing large tracts of territory and declaring the establishment of a religious state."
A Jordanian Spins Comic Book Tales to Counter Terrorist Ideologies
NYT, A Jordanian Spins Comic Book Tales to Counter Terrorist Ideologies "Mr. Bakhit, 36, is a Jordanian comic book author and entrepreneur who creates Middle Eastern stories that are an alternative to terrorist ideologies. His field research has included surveys of children in poor neighborhoods in and around the Jordanian capital of Amman and in Syrian refugee camps."
Hackers use defaced sites to build a botnet
Hackers use defaced sites to build a botnet - Cyberwarzone "Hackers and hacktivists are using defaced websites to infect unaware
visitors with malware. The malware allows the hackers to control the
infected device. The AnonGhost hackers are using their defaced websites
to build a botnet by infecting unaware visitors. In a earlier report we
reported that the AnonGhost hackers will be able to hit targets fasters
because Mauritania Attacker has gone active again."
visitors with malware. The malware allows the hackers to control the
infected device. The AnonGhost hackers are using their defaced websites
to build a botnet by infecting unaware visitors. In a earlier report we
reported that the AnonGhost hackers will be able to hit targets fasters
because Mauritania Attacker has gone active again."
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