Islamist Website Presents First Issue of "Technical Mujahid Magazine"

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD137506
 
Islamist Website Presents First Issue of "Technical Mujahid Magazine" 

On November 28, 2006, the Al-Fajr Information Center released the first
issue of the Technical Mujahid Magazine. The magazine discusses various
technical topics, such as security for electronic data and databases, using
GPS, and video editing and production. Some articles are aimed at
professionals, and others for laymen. 


The magazine's self-proclaimed purpose is "to help prevent acts of
aggression against Muslims [in cyberspace], and to assist the mujahideen in
their efforts." The introduction explains that "the Internet provides a
golden opportunity... for the mujahideen to break the siege placed upon them
by the media of the Crusaders and their followers in the Muslim countries,
and to use [the Internet] for [the sake of] jihad and the victory of the
faith." Since the Internet also renders the mujahideen vulnerable, however,
the magazine deals with issues of computer and electronic data security. 


It should be noted that the magazine is just one example evident on the
Islamist websites of the growing interest on the part of the mujahideen in
information technology, electronic data security, and hi-tech matters. This
will be the topic of a future MEMRI Islamic Websites Monitor report. 


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