New wave of mass protests in Egypt stirs fears, hopes

New wave of mass protests in Egypt stirs fears, hopes - St. Louis Beacon (some reference to media coverage/issues)

Egypt's revolution hones its skills

Adel Iskandar, opinion piece, aljazeera.com, Egypt's revolution hones its skills "With all the attention afforded to Egypt's activist community, from global media's use of the Twitterati as informants, interlocutors, and recipients of international funding to support capacity building and scaling up of social media operations in human rights campaigns, communities of cyberactivists in Egypt have become celebrities. Even in Egypt's topsy-turvy political environment, activists have seen their local public image and visibility increase dramatically over the past two years as the country's state and private media provided them with a platform express their views, motives, and convictions."

Falling under the spell of a slain terrorist

Peter Bergen, CNN, Falling under the spell of a slain terrorist "The U.S. drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki, an American cleric who was born in New Mexico and who would go on to become an al-Qaeda leader in Yemen, did not silence his siren call to jihad."

Pakistani sisters killed for dancing in the rain

alarabiya.net, Pakistani sisters killed for dancing in the rain "Two teenage sisters blamed for damaging their family's reputation have been killed in Pakistan after they made a video of themselves dancing in the rain, according to media reports."

Hacking for Islam

Reuters, Insight - From remote Mauritania, hacker fights for Islam worldwide "In Nouakchott, a dusty city wedged between the Atlantic ocean and western dunes of the Sahara, a young hip-hop fan coordinates a diverse group of hackers targeting websites worldwide in the name of Islam."

Tunisia frees rapper jailed for calling police dogs in song

Yahoo, Tunisia frees rapper jailed for calling police dogs in song "Last month, another court sentenced Ala Yaacoub - more widely known by his rap name Weld El 15 - to two years in jail for insulting police by accusing them of using excessive force against ordinary people." The video was on YouTube.

Boston Marathon suspect had bomb-making instructions, jihad literature available online

startribune.com, Feds: Boston Marathon suspect had bomb-making instructions, jihad literature available online relates to 'Inspire'

'Virtual Jihad: Chechnya's Instagram Insurgency'

Neal Ungerleider, fastcompany.com, Virtual Jihad: Chechnya's Instagram Insurgency "Pictures of Chechnyan fighters and casualties have become an unexpected hot currency on Instagram's jihadist underground, where Al-Qaeda and Taliban sympathizers eagerly swap pictures and propaganda."

'Is it safe for children to study the Koran online?'

Rahila Bano, BBC Asian Network, Is it safe for children to study the Koran online? "More British Muslim parents are turning to online service providers for their child's Islamic education - but this has fuelled concern that members of radical groups, based abroad, could pass on extremist views to children."

Germany probes model plane attack suspects

AP/denverpost.com, Germany probes model plane attack suspects "German authorities are investigating two men of Tunisian origin suspected of planning to use model airplanes for terrorist attacks, prosecutors said Tuesday, as police in Germany and Belgium raided a series of sites searching for evidence of "possible attack plans and preparations."

Egypt's revolution inspires tech start-ups

BBC News, Egypt's revolution inspires tech start-ups "Egypt's swelling mass of young, educated, and enlightened graduates are now working on changing the future of a nation byte by byte, not just brick by brick."

cartoonist profiled

NYT, Khalid Albaih’s Pen Leaves a Mark Across the Arab World inspirational cartoonist profiled

Inspire/Esquire

alarabiya.net, Al-Qaeda’s Inspire magazine confused with Esquire at Gitmo hearing confusion at/of hearing...

My Isl@m - book

csmonitor.com, My Isl@m

Malaysia

New Report: Mapping Digital Media: Malaysia | Digital Islam

'Egypt's revolution inspires tech start-ups'

BBC, Egypt's revolution inspires tech start-ups, 21 June 2013 "Egypt's swelling mass of young, educated, and enlightened graduates are now working on changing the future of a nation byte by byte, not just brick by brick."

China jails Uighurs for online 'extremism'

Guardian, China jails Uighurs for online 'extremism', 20 June 2013 "Courts in China's far western region of Xinjiang have sentenced 11 ethnic Uighurs to up to six years in jail for promoting racial hatred and religious extremism online, in the latest crackdown on what China sees as violent separatists."

New and Noted: Media, Religion and Gender

digitalislam, New Book: Media, Religion and Gender: Key Issues and New Challenges "Routledge published a new book titled "Media, Religion and Gender: Key Issues and New Challenges" edited by Mia Lövheim."

CFP: 'Religion in Cyberspace 2013'

CFP: 'Religion in Cyberspace 2013', 11th international conference Cyberspace 2013 held in Brno, Czech Republic, 22-23 November 2013. [PDF]

Concerns over online Qur'an teaching as ex-Pakistan militants instruct pupils

Guardian, Concerns over online Qur'an teaching as ex-Pakistan militants instruct pupils, 17 June 2013 "Religious websites and instructors enjoy mini-boom reading Qur'an online as British Muslims tap into distance teaching."