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Woolwich attack: Were the suspected killers influenced by Nigerian terrorists? – Telegraph speculation
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Man in bloody video – named ‘Mujahid’ – was known to Anjem Choudary’s banned Islamist group Al Muhajiroun – The Independent: "He [Anjem Choudary] denied that Mujahid could have been radicalised by his teachings, adding that more extremist material, including the sermons of Yemen-based cleric Anwar Al Awlaki and the Al Qaeda-linked magazine Inspire, have been easily available via the internet."
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Woolwich attack: We must tackle hate preaching over the internet, security experts say – Telegraph "Baroness Neville-Jones, a former security minister and chairman of the British Joint Intelligence Committee, and Colonel Richard Kemp, a former Army commander and terrorism expert, said the security services need to focus on the “inspiration” that comes from internet hate preaching." No indication
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thedailybeast.com, The Rise of Hijab Fashion Bloggers
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gothamist.com, Text Messages From NYPD’s Secret Muslim Spying Program Revealed
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theconversation.com, Inspire magazine and the rise of open-source jihad "But, in absolute terms, the numbers moved by jihadist propaganda to engage in terror will remain small (though the threat they present could be great). Criminalising such material would probably create more problems by increasing the excitement attached to it and giving it an aura of transgressive power. And any attempt to
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ABCNews, 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."
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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
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wamda.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)
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Boston.com, Imam William Suhaib Webb emerges as face of Boston’s Muslim community in time of crisis
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