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The Release of Top Al-Qaeda Military Strategist/Ideologue Abu Mus'ab Al-Suri from Syrian Prison A Looming Threat

February 8, 2012, 4:55 pm -0500

On February 2, 2012, "Asad Al-Jihad2," a prominent member of the leading Shumoukh Al-Islam jihadi forum and a trusted source for jihadis, stated that Abu Mus'ab Al-Suri had been freed from a Syrian prison. His February 2, 2012 post on the ...

Egyptian Salafi MP Mamdouh Ismail Causes Stir by Calling to Prayer in Middle of Parliamentary Session

February 8, 2012, 2:35 pm -0500

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Fatwa on MTJ: It Is Permissible to Sow Internal Strife in Enemy Countries

February 8, 2012, 2:31 pm -0500

A member on the Salafi-jihadi website Minbar Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad (MTJ) posed a query to the website's Shari'a Committee regarding the permissibility of stoking internal strife in enemy countries. The reader, who calls himself "Qanas ...

Crisis between Egypt, U.S. Deepens over American Funding to Civil Society Organizations

February 8, 2012, 2:22 pm -0500

Introduction The crisis between Egypt and the U.S. recently deepened after the Egyptian regime stepped up its campaign against civil society organizations in the country.As part of an investigation into claims that some of these organizations are ...

Egyptian Activists Exchange Verbal Abuse in TV Debate on the Legacy of Former President Mubarak

February 8, 2012, 2:20 pm -0500

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Al-Qaeda's E-Magazine for Women Encourages Them to Disseminate Ideology of Jihad and Martyrdom

February 8, 2012, 2:17 pm -0500

On February 5, 2012, Al-Qaeda's media company, Al-Fajr, distributed the second issue of its e-magazine for women,Al-Shamikha, through a number of jihadi websites, roughly a year after the first issue appeared.[1]The magazine, which is ...

Cartoon In Jordanian Paper: "Obama Affirms 'Iron Commitment' To 'Israel's Security'"

February 8, 2012, 12:46 pm -0500

On iron ball: "Zionist lobby in U.S." Cartoonist: Jehad Awartane Source: Al-Dustour, Jordan, January 31, ...

Following Russian-Chinese Veto in Security Council, Increasing Calls in Arab World to Boycott Russian, Chinese Goods

February 7, 2012, 2:31 pm -0500

Introduction In protest over Russia and China's policy regarding the events in Syria, and especially following their February 4, 2012 veto of a UN Security Council Resolution calling on Assad to hand over power to his deputy and thus empower ...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Egyptians: Look To the Constitutions of South Africa or Canada, Not To the U.S. Constitution, As a Model

February 7, 2012, 2:28 pm -0500

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In Response to Escalating Threats between West and Iran, Iranian Official Calls On Regime To Attack Israel

February 7, 2012, 11:55 am -0500

Introduction As the reciprocal war of words between the Western and Iranian media escalated, and in response to Israeli declarations regarding the necessity of stopping Iran's nuclear program with a military strike, Alireza Forghani, a ...