Eid ul-Ahda

Metro, Eid ul Adha 2017: 18 quotes, wishes, prayers, messages, greetings, photos and poems to share with friends and family includes Instagram pix

Eid Geofilter

Snapchat filter for Eid al-Adha via Suffa-Tul-Islam‏

Mona Haydar

"My music isn't haram. Being judgemental is haram" - @mona_haydar speaks to @Maaiysa #AsianNetwork Also see:

Check out the lyrics here at monahaydar.com.

'Iran Retools Propaganda With Rap Videos'

Thomas Erdbrink, NYT, As ‘Death to America’ Chants Lose Power, Iran Retools Propaganda With Rap Videos, 27 Aug 2017 excellent illustrated article by Thomas Erdbrink, which includes this example from Amir Tataloo:

Instagram death threats

Daily Mail, 'If you value your life keep the f*** out of Islam': Loose Women star Saira Khan receives death threat after posting Instagram bikini picture and telling a Muslim preacher to 'kiss my bottom' "The television presenter, 47, who is Muslim, shared the Instagram photo of herself sunbathing on holiday alongside a caption blasting a female Muslim preacher who decreed it was 'sinful' for Muslim women to pluck their eyebrows. Ms Khan ended the ended the defiant post with the words: 'Here's my response - kiss my [bottom]'."

Barcelona

Daily Mail, Barcelona jihadi suspect tells court the killings sprees were part of a plan for larger terror attacks using explosives "The terror cell behind the vehicle murder sprees in Barcelona and Cambrils last week were planning further attacks using explosives..."

Iran in talks to unblock Twitter, says new minister

AFP/Citizen.co.za, Iran in talks to unblock Twitter, says new minister "Iran’s new communications minister said Tuesday that negotiations were underway with Twitter to unblock the service, which has been banned for years despite being used even by the country’s supreme leader."

'Beware the Women of ISIS: There Are Many, and They May Be More Dangerous Than the Men'

Daily Beast, Beware the Women of ISIS: There Are Many, and They May Be More Dangerous Than the Men "This report from the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism raises frightening questions about women returning from the ‘caliphate’—if they can return at all."

Matchmaking apps

TechCrunch, YC-backed Muzmatch definitely doesn’t want to be Tinder for Muslims

 

 Source: Muzmatch.com

Also see:
 
CBC, Canadian women create ‘offline dating’ service for Muslims looking for love

This discusses Matchbox which has a different approach to these issues.

Charlottesville

During an absence from the blog, I tweeted extensively re Charlottesville. Here's an important summary: NYT, Man Charged After White Nationalist Rally in Charlottesville Ends in Deadly Violence

Barcelona attack - roundup

BBC News, Barcelona attack: Spain terror cell had 120 gas canisters Significant coverage here Program on Extremism, from which the following graphic is sourced .
Also see their report here on Catalonia by Lorenzo Vidino

'Three Musketeers' guilty of planning UK terror plot

BBC, 'Three Musketeers' guilty of planning UK terror plot refers to use of Telegram and impact of online magazines.

KSA Cat Killer Craze

Newsweek, Cat Killer Sparks Internet Craze, Police Investigation in Saudi Arabia

For some Saudi women facing strict male authority and even abuse, there's only one answer: Run

LA Times, For some Saudi women facing strict male authority and even abuse, there's only one answer: Run opinion/analysis, highlighting online campaigns and social media use: "[But] Saudi women are increasingly risking imprisonment to flee, not just within the country, but overseas as well. They are coordinating those efforts with a network of supporters via social media, sometimes arranging marriages, vacations and study-abroad programs as a cover."

Where is my name? Afghan women protest to claim their identities

ABC (Australia), Where is my name? Afghan women protest to claim their identities "A group of Afghan women have launched a social media campaign to protest the country's custom of erasing women's names." See #WhereIsMyName?

New and Noted: 'Women, Gender and Daesh Radicalisation: A Milieu Approach'

Elizabeth Pearson & Emily Winterbotham, Women, Gender and Daesh Radicalisation: A Milieu Approach, RUSI Journal, 1-13, 28 Jul 2017 "In this article, Elizabeth Pearson and Emily Winterbotham explore the role of gender in radicalisation to Daesh (also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS). They discuss possible factors in female radicalisation, and how radicalisation differs between men and women. They find that the gender of the recruit affects the enabling factors, mechanisms and locations relating to radicalisation. The article challenges assertions that the recruitment of young men and women to Daesh follows identical patterns, as well as the narrative of women as innately peaceful, or as actors coerced into joining Daesh, revealing the importance of female empowerment in the group’s appeal."

BILD reporter discloses - This is how ISIS wanted to turn me into a terrorist

Bild, BILD reporter discloses - This is how ISIS wanted to turn me into a terrorist

Radio station shut down after broadcasting 25 hours of lectures by al-Qaeda recruiter

Independent, Radio station shut down after broadcasting 25 hours of lectures by al-Qaeda recruiter "Sheffield-based Iman FM claimed its staff were “not aware of the background” of American hate preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed by a US drone strike in Yemen in 2011."

How this 18-year-old gamer went from neo-Nazi to Muslim to alleged killer

Vice, How this 18-year-old gamer went from neo-Nazi to Muslim to alleged killer "The roommates had, in the parlance of that part of the internet, “edgy” politics. But over the last year, Arthurs had begun to make his online friends uncomfortable. Though he still hung out in the same rooms, his interests had shifted from national socialism to Salafism, an ultraconservative form of Sunni Islam."

U.S. Army sergeant indicted in Hawaii on charges of trying to help Islamic State

Reuters, U.S. Army sergeant indicted in Hawaii on charges of trying to help Islamic State