tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56261892013-05-17T18:05:12.158+01:00Virtually IslamicNews, Commentary, Information and Speculation about Islam in the Digital Age - part of virtuallyislamic.comGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9936125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-55099399695576371522013-05-17T18:05:00.001+01:002013-05-17T18:05:12.193+01:002013-05-17T18:05:12.193+01:00Syria: updateABCNews, Grisly Execution Videos Show Growing Brutality in Syria "Both the execution and “cannibal” videos rocketed around the internet, creating a firestorm on social networking sites. Opposition activists argue they are isolated incidents not representative of the rebel forces fighting the Assad regime, while supporters of Assad argued that their true character is finally coming to light."GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-2204871238189654882013-05-17T18:02:00.002+01:002013-05-17T18:02:18.870+01:002013-05-17T18:02:18.870+01:00Ummaland twocircles.net, Ummaland: A Social Network for Muslims "Launched on 1st of February 2013 by friends Maruf Yusupov (Design and Strategy) and Jamolidding Daliyev (Backend Programmer) and Mahmudjan Memethaji (Frontend Developer), Ummaland.com is a social network for Muslims, trying to enable the community to become more united and productive. In an Interview to TCN’S Shaik Zakeer Hussain, Maruf GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-29209834341878952222013-05-17T11:50:00.003+01:002013-05-17T11:50:29.894+01:002013-05-17T11:50:29.894+01:00Knights of Glorywamda.com, Arab Heroes can now battle on the iPhone in Falafel Games' new mobile MMO Knights of Glory |"“We’re the only game where the Arabic player can identify with his own culture, his own history, and say ‘I’m one of the heroes’ instead of the one being shot at,” says Vince Ghossoub, co-founder of Falafel Games which recently released Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-80827955036555020252013-05-16T18:08:00.001+01:002013-05-16T18:08:24.250+01:002013-05-16T18:08:24.250+01:00Bin Ladenforeignpolicy.com, Bin Laden's porn has been found "The pornography recovered in bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, consists of modern, electronically recorded video and is fairly extensive, according to the officials, who discussed the discovery with Reuters on condition of anonymity."GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-83585416085061558972013-05-16T17:59:00.001+01:002013-05-16T18:04:33.179+01:002013-05-16T18:04:33.179+01:00Survey: Media Use in the Middle East digitalislam.eu, Survey: Media Use in the Middle East | Digital Islam Also see: menamediasurvey.northwestern.edu This contains several useful resources.GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-14836920289314896612013-05-16T17:56:00.003+01:002013-05-16T17:56:58.494+01:002013-05-16T17:56:58.494+01:00Al-Qaida par l'image. La prophétie du martyreInformation on Asiem El Difraoui, 'Al-Qaida par l'image. La prophétie du martyre' (Jihad of Images - al-Qaeda’s Prophecy of Martyrdom), discussed in jihadica (info updated from earlier post). I have ordered a copy of this book.
I had been considering a similar project, so was interested to see this. I am presently gearing up to get another book together (after I have worked through all my GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-86069103386090061602013-05-16T17:55:00.001+01:002013-05-16T17:55:48.778+01:002013-05-16T17:55:48.778+01:00Saudi virtue police condemn TwitterBBC News, Saudi virtue police condemn Twitter "Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites - and especially Twitter - "has lost this world and his afterlife".
"Twitter was the platform for those who did not have any platform, he said."
GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-28656736251954151322013-05-13T17:32:00.001+01:002013-05-13T17:32:15.311+01:002013-05-13T17:32:15.311+01:00Imam William Suhaib WebbBoston.com, Imam William Suhaib Webb emerges as face of Boston’s Muslim community in time of crisisGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-77106299750101571482013-05-13T17:31:00.001+01:002013-05-13T17:31:25.013+01:002013-05-13T17:31:25.013+01:00Syria videoTime, Savage Online Videos Fuel Syria’s Descent Into Madness "War is rarely anything but violent, but in Syria, where more than 70,000 civilians have been killed in the conflict since it started as a peaceful uprising inspired by the Arab Spring more than two years ago, the savagery has reached ghoulish proportions. And it seems that soldiers on both sides of the war are committing what appear toGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-15527407303125498312013-05-13T17:28:00.002+01:002013-05-13T17:28:31.847+01:002013-05-13T17:28:31.847+01:00GIMFTPM, Can The Jihadi Geek Squad Secure The Web For Al Qaeda? "The Global Islamic Media Front Technical Center is a group of mysterious programmers with links to Al Qaeda who claim to be trying to arm jihadists with digital weaponry. These high tech terrorists have released a series of plugins that purportedly encrypt instant messages to help mujahideen avoid surveillance while communicating onlineGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-79776498918168306272013-05-09T11:55:00.001+01:002013-05-09T11:55:49.725+01:002013-05-09T11:55:49.725+01:00Media Dialogue 2013Media Dialogue 2013: Registration is open | DW AKADEMIE | DW.DE | 12.04.2013 on media in PakistanGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-2282606863501775302013-05-09T11:51:00.001+01:002013-05-09T11:51:42.547+01:002013-05-09T11:51:42.547+01:00Secret NSA Google Search Tips Use These Secret NSA Google Search Tips to Become Your Own Spy Agency | Threat Level | Wired.comGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-39524768032502288002013-05-09T11:49:00.001+01:002013-05-09T11:49:38.241+01:002013-05-09T11:49:38.241+01:00Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Dark Side, Carefully MaskedNY Times, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Dark Side, Carefully MaskedGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-17334077931327390342013-05-09T11:42:00.001+01:002013-05-09T11:42:55.709+01:002013-05-09T11:42:55.709+01:00Downloading al-Qaeda terror guide ‘will lead to arrest and prosecution’ | The TimesDownloading al-Qaeda terror guide ‘will lead to arrest and prosecution’ | The Times (subscription needed to read full article). Will this impact on research, for those people working on issues associated with these magazines (journalists, academics, consultants on security issues, etc.)?GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-11090492119394276382013-05-03T14:14:00.001+01:002013-05-03T14:14:04.203+01:002013-05-03T14:14:04.203+01:008 Reasons Why I Don’t Feel Guilty About the Boston Bombingsmuslimmatters.org, 8 Reasons Why I Don’t Feel Guilty About the Boston Bombings opinionGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-37391504358610200662013-05-03T14:06:00.000+01:002013-05-03T15:55:56.004+01:002013-05-03T15:55:56.004+01:00Cambridge Lecturer Defends Himself For Comparing Homosexuality To Arsonhuffingtonpost.co.uk, Cambridge Lecturer Defends Himself For Comparing Homosexuality To Arson "A Cambridge University spokesman said: "Mr Winter has apologised for these remarks, recorded nearly 20 years ago, and has emphasised that he no longer holds these views."" Ongoing controversy, with internet element.GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-49876068981724374472013-05-03T12:00:00.000+01:002013-05-03T12:00:08.877+01:002013-05-03T12:00:08.877+01:00@abumamericanallAfrica.com: Somalia: Al-Amriki and Foreign Fighters in Showdown With Al-Shabaab Leader "In a desperate series of tweets Monday evening, al-Amriki, using the Twitter handle @abumamerican, bid farewell to the world as al-Shabaab fighters loyal to Godane allegedly stood poised to kill him and his followers."GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-1588770708729966332013-04-29T13:18:00.000+01:002013-04-29T13:18:05.023+01:002013-04-29T13:18:05.023+01:00www.virtuallyislamic.comMy research hub has been revamped, and now (hopefully) works better on mobile devices. There's still some work to do to restore links (usually I'd prefer to be doing all the coding, this time I have gone with another system). Anyway, take a look at the latest version of www.virtuallyislamic.com and let me know what you think.GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-90357099751577745752013-04-29T13:15:00.001+01:002013-04-29T13:15:33.848+01:002013-04-29T13:15:33.848+01:00"What's in the Internet videos posted by Tamerlan Tsarnaev?"The following article includes a few comments from myself:
John Thorne, Christian Science Monitor, What's in the Internet videos posted by Tamerlan Tsarnaev?, 28 Apr 2013 "The videos do not show ties to any specific group, but do hint at a deeper yearning in the alleged Boston Marathon bomber for a heroic jihadi persona." GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-35573635619896870022013-04-25T18:06:00.000+01:002013-04-25T18:06:10.728+01:002013-04-25T18:06:10.728+01:00Trial verdictMail Online, Only Allah can judge me': Muslim convert Richard Dart refuses to stand in dock as he is sentenced to six years in prison for terrorism offences, 25 Apr 2013 "Three London-based Islamic extremists, including a white Muslim convert and a former police community support officer, have been jailed for terrorism offences today." Net linkage to this trial
GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-4228940407933409792013-04-22T15:11:00.004+01:002013-04-22T15:11:31.733+01:002013-04-22T15:11:31.733+01:00Amazon.com, Gary R. BuntI have a new author page available at Amazon.com, Gary R. Bunt, which includes a link for the Kindle version of iMuslims.GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-5751496882124057582013-04-22T10:31:00.000+01:002013-04-22T10:31:46.794+01:002013-04-22T10:31:46.794+01:00Boston Marathon bombings: round-upA selection of coverage associated with the Boston Marathon bombings, that links specifically into internet-related issues:
Reuters, Boston suspect's web page venerates Islam, Chechen independence,
New Republic, The Radical Preacher Who May Have Influenced the Boston Marathon Bombers
USA Today, Jihadi sites express doubt on al-Qaeda ties to Boston
David Remnik, New Yorker, The Culprits
GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-90320196716171120932013-04-19T15:20:00.001+01:002013-04-19T15:20:13.625+01:002013-04-19T15:20:13.625+01:00Suspects described as brothers from Russian CaucasusCNN, Suspects described as brothers from Russian CaucasusGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-14909632686235635972013-04-19T13:58:00.001+01:002013-04-19T13:58:11.445+01:002013-04-19T13:58:11.445+01:00Yalla Italia Yalla Italia | il blog delle seconde generazioni Yalla Italia provides an example of how blogging can be utilised in relation to Muslim communities in minority contexts.GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626189.post-60155703042557998622013-04-19T12:24:00.001+01:002013-04-19T12:24:32.374+01:002013-04-19T12:24:32.374+01:00Moroccan high school runner is wrongly linked to Boston bombings after photograph of him at finishing line sweeps the internetMail Online, 'I'm NOT a terrorist... I was just watching the marathon:' Moroccan high school runner is wrongly linked to Boston bombings after photograph of him at finishing line sweeps the internetGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.com