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fcastro2

Pope Francis uses Easter message to focus on Kenya, Syria and Iraq | World news | The G... - 0 views

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pope syria ISIS peace

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  • Pope Francis used his Easter message on Sunday to pray for the nearly 150 victims of the Kenya university massacre, and highlight the suffering of people across the Middle East
  • We ask for peace, above all, for Syria and Iraq, that the roar of arms may cease and that peaceful relations be restored among the various groups which make up those beloved countries
  • The Argentinian pontiff called on the international community to “not stand by before the immense humanitarian tragedy unfolding in these countries”, drawing on the plight of refugees who have fled the violence.
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  • he prayed for refugees “suffering a brutal persecution” in Iraq and Syria, as Islamic State militants took over swaths of territory in the two countries
  • On Sunday Francis went beyond Syria and Iraq, referring also to the worsening situation in Libya. As rival militias vie for power, the pope spoke of his hopes “that the present absurd bloodshed and all barbarous acts of violence may cease”.
  • The pope’s speech was preceded by a multilingual mass, which included prayers in Arabic and Chinese, attended by thousands of followers.
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  • fcastro2 on 08 Apr 15
     
    This message shows how everyone around the world, not just government, is concerned about the Syrian crisis. 
irede123

WATCH: ISIS Executes 'Apostate' in Message to Egypt & Israel | Heavy.com - 0 views

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syria war Egypt

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  • irede123 on 08 May 16
     
    "In a new video purportedly released by the Islamic State in "Wilayat al-Fallujah," Iraq, an ISIS militant executes a man with a handgun after delivering a threatening message to Egyptian President al-Sisi. "
csosa14

Battle Continues in Tikrit - 0 views

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battle continues Iraqi Army ISIS Tikrit

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  • csosa14 on 12 Mar 15
     
    Iraqi army continues the battle or Tikrit but ISIS sends army a strong message.
  • csosa14 on 12 Mar 15
     
    Iraqi army continues the battle or Tikrit but ISIS sends army a strong message.
hwilson3

Shooting the Messenger: Egyptian Journalist Shot Dead by Sniper While Covering Cairo Pr... - 0 views

www.democracynow.org/...enger_egyptian_journalist_shot

#journalism #media #middleeast #censorship #cairo #TahrirSquare

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  • hwilson3 on 23 Feb 16
     
    This article discusses a journalist that was killed while trying to document the riots at Tahrir Square in Cairo. He was one of many that was trying to spread the message of the square, and was harmed along the way. The article discusses the police telling them to stop recording before he was shot. The fact that documenting these types of events was so highly punishable really puts the idea of censorship in this country in perspective.
  • hwilson3 on 23 Feb 16
     
    This article discusses a journalist that was killed while trying to document the riots at Tahrir Square in Cairo. He was one of many that was trying to spread the message of the square, and was harmed along the way. The article discusses the police telling them to stop recording before he was shot. The fact that documenting these types of events was so highly punishable really puts the idea of censorship in this country in perspective.
hwilson3

Arab YouTube revolution: Push for free speech - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

www.aljazeera.com/...-speech-20146993122591560.html

#youtube #socialmedia #comedy #middleeast #satire

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  • hwilson3 on 23 Feb 16
     
    This article offers a more lighthearted perspective on media and freedom of speech in the middle east. It focuses on the idea that comedy and satire can be used as a form of free speech through platforms such as youtube. People can relate to comedic forms of entertainment, so it can often be a great way to spread important messages to people who wouldn't see them otherwise.
  • hwilson3 on 23 Feb 16
     
    This article offers a more lighthearted perspective on media and freedom of speech in the middle east. It focuses on the idea that comedy and satire can be used as a form of free speech through platforms such as youtube. People can relate to comedic forms of entertainment, so it can often be a great way to spread important messages to people who wouldn't see them otherwise.
hwilson3

How YouTube Is Aiding The Libyan Revolution | SocialTimes - 0 views

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#libya #youtube #socialmedia #citizentube

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  • hwilson3 on 23 Feb 16
     
    When people are long distances away from revolutions, it is easy to not focus or forget about them. That is why the use of video is so important. This article discusses the uprising in Libya and how the over 9,000 videos uploaded to youtube impacted their causes. It also discusses another platform called Citizentube that helped people upload videos even when youtube is blocked. Being able to see all of the whats really going on really puts things in perspective and helps to spread message on a global scale.
  • hwilson3 on 23 Feb 16
     
    When people are long distances away from revolutions, it is easy to not focus or forget about them. That is why the use of video is so important. This article discusses the uprising in Libya and how the over 9,000 videos uploaded to youtube impacted their causes. It also discusses another platform called Citizentube that helped people upload videos even when youtube is blocked. Being able to see all of the whats really going on really puts things in perspective and helps to spread message on a global scale.
hwilson3

Negative Portrayals of Muslims Get More Media Attention | 9/11 & Islam Faith - 0 views

www.livescience.com/ve-messages-muslims-media.html

#middleeast #islamophobia #Islam #media

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  • hwilson3 on 03 Mar 16
     
    This article discusses media coverage of Islam related to emotions. It talks about how negative messages about Islam tend to strike and emotional cord with people, which is why they are used more often in media.
sheldonmer

Egyptians visit Washington to defend their 'revolution' - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the ... - 0 views

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United States egypt egyptian revolution washington

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  • during an anti-Morsi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, June 28, 2013. (photo by REUTERSAsmaa Waguih)
  • group of influential Egyptians sought to convince a dozen Americans that the removal of elected president Mohammed Morsi in 2013 and his replacement by Field Marshal Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was a plus for Egypt’s political evolution and US interests.
  • Morsi had violated the constitution by claiming dictatorial powers in November 2012 and acquiesced in the brutal beating of demonstrators in front of the presidential palace. Crime rose during Morsi’s tenure and Egyptians were afraid to walk the streets or send their kids to school, she told Al-Monitor.
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  • The Americans, in turn, criticized Egypt for criminalizing the Muslim Brotherhood, killing more than a thousand people and detaining thousands more, including journalists and secular liberals, in the aftermath of Morsi’s ouster.
  • Coptic and other Christian leaders and a representative of the Ministry of Endowments. T
  • told Al-Monitor that the Egyptians conveyed their support for Sisi, who, after ruling as head of a military council that replaced Morsi, was elected president in May with a large percentage of votes, although a smaller turnout than in the previous presidential election.
  • Zaki said the delegation also expressed their view that while “we know we are moving toward a strong state, a strong state needs civil society and political opposition.” The third message, he said, was that Egypt wants US support in the fight against terrorism.
  • Washington has praised Cairo for mediating last summer’s Gaza war between Israel and Hamas and expressed sympathy for those fighting Islamic extremists, such as the Egyptian soldiers killed in the Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 24.
  • l some restrictions on US aid to Egypt and many analysts in Washington assert that Egypt cannot return to stability while repressing major components of its society. They also criticize an impending edict for civil society groups to register with the government, which has led many respected foreign-funded nonprofit organizations
  • encouraged the Egyptians to embrace political and religious pluralism. “The Egyptians should understand that no government can deliver peace, prosperity and law and order that does not involve all sections of society,” he said.
  • “Don’t deal with us like a teacher with a pupil,” said Nashwa el-Houfi, a columnist for the daily newspaper Al Watan. “No one has the whole truth. You have part and I have part.”
  • Another plea was for Americans to stop acting as though they knew better what was in the interests of a country with a recorded history going back 7,000 years.
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      sheldonmer on 16 Nov 14
       
      This article talks about how some Americans feel like Egypt did itself a disservice by getting rid of Morsi's rule. This article describes the conversation had by some members of the Egyptian delegation that were invited to Washington by Hands Along the Nile Development Services. This articles goes on to talk about different issues regarding U.S., Egyptian relations and basically was the U.S. condones and what it doesn't, as if it mattered.
  • kristaf on 03 Nov 14
     
    The article mentions the views of Americans and the views of Egyptians regarding the state of Egypt with concerns surrounding the Muslim Brotherhood. Egyptians were able to carry a message to Americans. Egyptians voiced their want for U.S assistance with terrorism. 
nicolet1189

How ISIS Games Twitter - The Atlantic - 1 views

www.theatlantic.com/...372856

Isis Twitter campaign support strategy

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  • strong, organic support online.
  • strategies that inflate and control its message.
  • using social media to recruit, radicalize and raise funds,
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  • Twitter app called The Dawn of Glad Tidings, or just Dawn.
  • way to keep up on the latest news about the jihadi group.
  • Once you sign up, the app will post tweets to your account
  • spaced out to avoid triggering Twitter’s spam-detection algorithms
  • organized hashtag campaigns
  • repetitively tweet hashtags at certain times of day so that they trend on the social network. 
  • ISIS hashtag consistently outperforms that of the group’s main competitor in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, even though the two groups have a similar number of supporters online.
  • ISIS also uses hashtags to focus-group messaging and branding concepts, much like a Western corporation might.
  • ISIS does have legitimate support online—but less than it might seem.
  • nicolet1189 on 07 Nov 14
     
    Author J.M. Berger discusses ISIS's strategy on Twitter, comparing their highly skilled techniques on this platform to the likes of a P.R./ marketing team working for a Western corporation. Berger goes on to discuss programs that automatically post tweets to users accounts, an app they developed that provides updates, and an intricate system able to surpass Twitter's spam and security teams.
tdford333

The Whispers of WhatsApp: Beyond Facebook and Twitter in the Middle East - 2 views

www.jadaliyya.com/...sapp_beyond-facebook-and-twitt

Apps middle east facebook

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    This is a repost to learn how this works.
  • tdford333 on 28 Jan 15
     
    Like many in Beirut this summer, I found out about one of the recent bombings from a WhatsApp message on my mobile phone. I received a single word text from a friend: infijar (explosion). A second later the image below popped up on my phone screen. ...
mwrightc

'Flee': Message to ISIS oil tanker drivers released by Pentagon | Fox News - 0 views

www.foxnews.com/...vers-released-by-pentagon.html

ISIS syria tanker drivers

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  • mwrightc on 26 Jan 16
     
    This article describes what the Pentagon went through in order to warn the oil tanker drivers of the coming fighter jets that were going to destroy their trucks. This was because the tankers were carrying oil that was bringing in revenue to ISIS.
mwrightc

ISIS carries out Good Friday crucifixion of Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnalil in Yemen | D... - 0 views

www.dailymail.co.uk/...kidnapped-three-weeks-ago.html

ISIS priest yemen catholic

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  • mwrightc on 29 Mar 16
     
    An Indian Priest was captured three weeks ago by ISIS gunmen in Yemen. Father Thomas was then used as a message to the rest of the world from ISIS when the group crucified him on Easter Sunday
hwilson3

Middle Eastern Women and the Struggle for a Public Voice - Centre for World Dialogue - 0 views

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#journalism #media #womeninmedia #selfexpression

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  • hwilson3 on 29 Mar 16
     
    This article discusses women and media in the Middle East, and how women can "gain power through self expression." I thought that this was a very important message, and found points that the article raised about women in film and journalism were very relevant.
aacosta8

Hezbollah still spreads terror messages on US social media, despite legislation - 0 views

www.jpost.com/...dia-despite-legislation-448530

Hezbollah social media middle east

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  • aacosta8 on 07 Apr 16
     
    Hezbollah and its Al-Manar media outlet continue activity on US social media websites and even use a Miami-based Internet Service Provider despite legislation meant to stop it, Steven Stalinsky, the executive director of MEMRI
mwrightc

Footage shows suspects in Brussels attack - CNN.com - 0 views

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ISIS footage brussels attack

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  • blantonjack on 23 Mar 16
     
    It's one key piece of evidence authorities are looking at as they search for suspects after two explosions at the Brussels airport and another at a busy metro station in the Belgian capital Tuesday killed at least 30 people and wounded 230 others. This explosion and attack was said to be caused by ISIS in their latest message to the western powers.
  • mwrightc on 23 Mar 16
     
    This footage provides evidence that could explain what happened in the airport at Belgium. At least one of the bombings was a suicide bombing.
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