al-Ma’sadat Media Foundation presents a new book from Abū Faḍl ('Umar al-Ḥadūshī) and Abū Yūsuf al-'Urdunī: "Notification of the Intelligent With Questions of the Beloved Jordanian"


Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Abū Faḍl (‘Umar al-Ḥadūshī) and Abū Yūsuf al-‘Urdunī — “Notification of the Intelligent With Questions of the Beloved Jordanian”
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To inquire about a translation for this book for a fee email: [email protected]

Articles of the Week – 3/3-3/9

Saturday March 3:
The Classical Islamic Law of Waqf: A Concise Introduction – Muhammad Zubair Abbasi, Arab Law Quarterly: https://bit.ly/A3uyoX
The Call to Islam: Hitin Urdu Magazine Interviews al-Qa’ida’s Head of Da’wah Khalid bin ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Husaynan – Aaron Y. Zelin, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/AhcEzw
Big Happenings in a Big Desert – Andrew Lebovich, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/wbTu5W
Monday March 5:
What the al Shabab-al Qaeda merger means for Australia – Leah Farrall, The Conversation: https://bit.ly/y0UhT7
Thursday March 8:
The YouTube Jihadists: A Social Network Analysis of Al-Muhajiroun’s Propaganda Campaign – Jytte Klausen, Eliane Tschaen Barbieri, Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, and Aaron Y. Zelin, Perspectives on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/AbxsTq
Islamism and the Syrian uprising – Nir Rosen, The Middle East Channel: https://bit.ly/zTaB2A
Friday March 9:
Quick Thoughts on the Failed Hostage Rescue in Nigeria – Alex Thurston, Sahel Blog: https://bit.ly/wDPlzt
Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood faces the future – Omar Ashour, The Middle East Channel: https://bit.ly/xIHAqk
AQAP’s Sibling Rivalry; One of Many Potential AQ Fractures – Clint Watts, Selected Wisdom: https://bit.ly/wCdYyX

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan releases Issue #70 of al-Ṣamūd Magazine

NOTE: Previous issues: #69#68#67#66#65#64#63#62#61#60#59#58#57#56#53, and #51. You can also see English translations of articles from previous issues here.


Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan — Issue #70 of al-Ṣamūd Magazine
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As-Saḥāb Media presents a new audiovisual message from al-Qā’idah's Ustāẓ Aḥmad Fārūq: "Regarding the Martyrdom of the Hero Commander Badr Manṣūr"

UPDATE 3/18/12 1:47 PM: Here is an English translation of the below Urdu audiovisual message:

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Ustāẓ Aḥmad Fārūq — “Regarding the Martyrdom of the Hero Commander Badr Manṣūr” (En)
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Statement:
Ustāẓ Aḥmad Fārūq — “Regarding the Martyrdom of the Hero Commander Badr Manṣūr” (Ur)
Audiovisual message:

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New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: "Condolences on the Death of Shaykh Muḥammad al-Ḥaniq"

UPDATE 3/10/12 8:40 AM: Here is an English translation of the below Arabic statement:

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula — “Condolences on the Death of Shaykh Muḥammad al-Ḥaniq” (En)
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula — “Condolences on the Death of Shaykh Muḥammad al-Ḥaniq”
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Check out the new piece my colleagues and I wrote for the peer-reviewed academic journal Perspectives on Terrorism: "The YouTube Jihadists: A Social Network Analysis of Al-Muhajiroun’s Propaganda Campaign"


This article was originally thought up and written about a year ago, but there have been some updates through the editing process along with a postscript from this past November. For a preview, here is the abstract:
Producers of Al-Qaeda inspired propaganda have shifted their operations in recent years from closed membership online forums to mainstream social networking platforms. Using social network analysis, we show that behind the apparent proliferation of such sources, YouTube account holders associated with incarnations of the British al-Muhajiroun collude to post propaganda and violent content. European groups commonly use American platforms and domain names registered with American companies. Seeking shelter under speech rights granted by the First Amendment, they evade European laws against incitement and hate speech.
Click here to read the entire piece.