'The doctor paying a high price for tweeting from a war zone'

BBC News, The doctor paying a high price for tweeting from a war zone ""Armed Houthi men are in my house." That's the last tweet posted by Abdulkader Alguneid, a 66-year-old physician who took to social media because he felt nobody was telling the story of the war in Yemen."

British Punk Rocker Widow Who Wants to Run ISIS’s Hackers

Nancy A. Youssef, Daily Beast, The British Punk Rocker Widow Who Wants to Run ISIS’s Hackers "If Jones is indeed able to carve out an operational role for herself, it could speak to the future of Western women in ISIS. While a handful of Arab women—notably, Umm Sayyaf, the wife of the terror group’s onetime financier—have taken leadership roles in ISIS, female Westerners largely have not. Instead, they’ve ended up as brides for ISIS fighting men, said Mia Bloom, professor of communication at Georgia State University who specializes in the role of women in terror organizations."

ISIS in America

Yahoo News, ISIS in America: how doomsday Muslim cult is turning kids against parents, 28 Sep 2015 "It is psychological warfare,” says Daniel Koehler, director of the Berlin-based German Institute on Radicalization and De-radicalization Studies (GIRDS).

" “They work like headhunters,” he says of the recruiters. “They have studied everything we know in our Western research about the psychology of radicalization, or social isolation, or the development and influence of politics.”

"He stresses: “They have studied us.”"

UN Imposes Sanctions Against Islamic State’s British Recruiters

bloomberg.com, UN Imposes Sanctions Against Islamic State’s British Recruiters " The United Nations has imposed sanctions against a group of four British jihadists who traveled to fight for Islamic State in Syria and have been using the Internet to recruit others to join them."

How the hijab – and H&M – are reshaping mainstream British culture

How the hijab – and H&M – are reshaping mainstream British culture | Remona Aly, Guardian "H&M has been largely applauded on social media, with one non-Muslim woman tweeting that she was “so happy that the gorgeous hijab-wearing fashionistas are being represented by a global brand”."

ISIS and sex.. the trap to attract youth

alarabiya.net, ISIS and sex ... the trap to attract youth opinion/analysis

Controversial Muhammad biopic selected by Iran for Oscars contention

Guardian, Controversial Muhammad biopic selected by Iran for Oscars contention "Muhammad: The Messenger of God, the most expensive movie yet made in Iran, has been chosen by the country to be put forward for the 2016 Academy Awards."

The Hajj Stampede Is a Fluid Dynamics Problem

wired.com, The Hajj Stampede Is a Fluid Dynamics Problem "That event then propagates outward, though not evenly in every direction. According to Helbing’s model, pedestrians are essentially just trying to avoid obstacles—including other pedestrians—while making their way to a given destination as quickly as possible. At low densities, which is to say no crowds, you get laminar flow, as smooth as a flat-bottomed, fast moving river."

English-speaking female jihadis in Libya issue Islamic State call to arms

Guardian, English-speaking female jihadis in Libya issue Islamic State call to arms

More than 450 killed in Saudi Hajj stampede

aljazeera.com, More than 450 killed in Saudi Hajj stampede also see the Live Blog

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A couple of interesting hajj related online resources:

 aljazeera.com, Hajj 360 "Walk with Al Jazeera’s Basma Atassi in Mecca, as she takes you on a tour to see the major landmarks that millions of Muslims visit during the period of Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage."



Also see:

alarabiya.net, Interactive: Kaaba over the years

Using artificial intelligence to fight terrorism

Using artificial intelligence to fight terrorism, 19/09/2015, Today - BBC Radio 4

Omar Hussein

What a British jihadist's anti-Arab rant tells us about life in the so-called Islamic State - BBC News "A British fighter for so-called Islamic State has penned what seems to be a racially charged rant against Arabs - providing a surprising glimpse into tensions inside IS-held areas of Syria."

#IStandWithAhmed

Who's behind the campaign for Ahmed, the young Muslim clockmaker? - BBC News "A Texas college student wanted to show her support for Ahmed Mohamed. Twenty-four hours later, her hashtag has started a movement.



"More than 700,000 people have taken to Twitter to support Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old student who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school that was mistaken for a bomb." 



See #IStandWithAhmed and siliconrepublic.com, #IStandWithAhmed sees engineers make a stand for teen innovator

Crane crash at Grand Mosque of Makkah

RT.com, Crane crash at Grand Mosque of Makkah



BBC News, Mecca crane collapse: 87 dead in Saudi Arabia



alarabiya.net, Eighty-seven killed in Makkah crane collapse



also see the #Mecca hashtag on Twitter



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ISIS 9/11 Cyber Attack: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

heavy.com, ISIS 9/11 Cyber Attack: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know "Twitter accounts affiliated with the Islamic State have purportedly threatened a September 11 hacking attack against the United States on the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attack by al Qaeda."

FBI arrests Jewish American for posing as Australian online jihadist

The Age, FBI arrests Jewish American for posing as Australian online jihadist, 11 Sep 2015 "Joshua Ryne Goldberg, a 20-year old living at his parents' house in US state of Florida, is accused of posing online as "Australi Witness," an IS supporter who publicly called for a series of attacks against individuals and events in western countries."

opinion: 'British Muslims are losing the war against ISIL'

Sunny Hundal, qz.com, British Muslims are losing the war against ISIL "When British Muslims who challenge extremism are being shouted down, when secularism is dismissed and joining a caliphate is praised, and when fighting abroad is glorified, it’s not difficult to see why British Muslims are still losing the war against ISIL."

Malaysia: Online Recruitment

freemalaysiatoday.com, Architect, technician jailed for trying to support IS, 9 Sep 2015 "It was through Facebook that both accused met several people who had the same interests gathering information on the war in Syria which were then shared on the WhatsApp application.



"They also joined a communications network in WhatsApp which was named “Jihad Fisabilillah” where they collected information on the IS group in Syria."

First multi-language app for hajj pilgrimage launched

alarabiya.net, First multi-language app for hajj pilgrimage launched "The mobile app, prepared by Dr. Najeeb Qasmi, was launched by renowned scholar of Hadith (sayings of Prophet Muhammad) and King Faisal award laureate Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Azmi."