Monday, October 22, 2007

MEMRI...News To Use

In an investigative article in the Egyptian weekly Roz Al-Yousef, journalist Asma Nassar revealed that a popular Koran commentary for children published in Egypt contains virulent incitement against Christians and Jews, and calls on both children and adults to fight them. Nassar's critical article presents excerpts from the book and comments from Muslim scholars who participated in its writing and from senior Al-Azhar figures.

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In July 2007, MEMRI launched a campaign to expose Islamist/jihadist websites, in particular those hosted by servers in the West.(1) The goal of the campaign is to hinder jihadists' efforts to spread their extremist message among increasingly wider audiences, thereby broadening their support base.

As a result of MEMRI's efforts, many ISPs in the West have removed Islamist websites from their servers, forcing the jihadists to seek new strategies. One such strategy is operating through multiple ISPs, so that the site continues to be available even if one ISP shuts it down.

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